Goode" is celebrated as one of the greatest guitar songs of all time, but it wasn't the only legendary guitar track to come ...

Frank Zappa showcased his emotional side on this classic guitar instrumental.

Surf rock wouldn't be the same without Dick Dale.

Instrumentals, solos, and breaks are at the heart of rock music in all its iterations. And some instrumental moments are so legendary and so good that they are remembered for decades. Let’s look at ...

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees scored enduring FM-radio hits with "Tom Sawyer," "Limelight," "The Spirit of Radio," "Time Stand Still" and "Closer to the Heart." Rush paired that sharp ...

From “Testify” and “Wham!” to “Riviera Paradise,” “Stang’s Swang,” “Little Wing” and “Lenny,”every Stevie Ray Vaughan ...

When it comes to powerful, bold, and in-your-face rock ‘n’ roll, sometimes less is more—as exemplified by the groundbreaking instrumental that Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page once called “the ...

Like what happens when one sense is compromised and the other senses become heightened, bands that forgo the use of a lead singer and lyrics can sometimes capture the emotion of music better than more ...

While Link Wray's The Rumble, of 1958, is often cited as the first tune without vocals featuring distorted guitar, the rock instrumental came into its own during the early 1970s. Partially inspired by ...

You really can't say that instrumental rock-guitar music is in fashion right now, but that doesn't make one bit of difference to Joe Satriani. The guitar maestro's new album, 'Unstoppable Momentum,' ...

Ninety-nine point nine per cent of pop and rock music is vocal, but what of the minuscule remaining fragment? Why do people write instrumentals and, just as importantly, should they bother? The list ...