What makes a classic rock album 'classic'? The label isn’t just about age, nor is it confined to a single sound. Instead, it marks a point where musical invention, cultural impact, and enduring ...

The 1986 Music Video That Won 9 MTV Awards in One Night Is Still the 'Greatest Ever Made' A 1975 hit from Led Zeppelin was named the greatest drum riff of all time. "Kashmir" features a towering ...

The guitar riff is synonymous with rock music. And the riff has evolved from a long line of amplified blues, from Muddy Waters and Chuck Berry to Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page. Though drum machines and ...

More than five decades after its release, Deep Purple's “Smoke on the Water” (1972) still shakes speakers around the world. The legendary rock track was recently ranked among the best classic rock ...

Our writers' picks for the very best bands since rock became a permanent part of popular music. One thing is for sure every year around the time of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies — ...

Rock music continued to evolve in 1967, and with it, so did guitar riffs. As fuzz guitar pedals became more ubiquitous, the volume intensified to blistering levels. Guitar effects have as much to do ...

Black Sabbath left a lasting impact on the music scene with its timeless hits still resonating with listeners even today. Released 56 years ago, the 1970 track “Paranoid,” from its second studio album ...