I think every guitarist has tried to play a rendition of Eric Clapton’s ‘Layla‘ or Led Zepplin’s ‘Stairway To Heaven‘ at some point in their musical lives; it’s no surprise that they’re on Rolling Stone’s list of 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time.
This is what makes a great rock & roll guitar sound: an irresistible riff; a solo or jam that takes you higher every time you hear it; the final power chord that pins you to the wall and makes you hit “play” again and again. Every song here has those thrills. But these are rock’s greatest guitar moments because of what’s inside the notes: hunger, fury, despair and joy, often all at once. You hear the blues, gospel and rockabilly that came before, transormed by the need to say something new and loud, right away. Rock & roll has been the sound of independence for half a century. The guitar is still its essential, liberating voice. These are the 100 reasons why.
Oh yeah, rock on! How many of your favourites are on there?
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