“A woman in climax”: Prince’s ultimate guitar tone
Elusive as ever.
From The Vault Archives: 08/2024
The classic Fleetwood Mac song that only took Christie McVie 30 minutes to write
“I’ve never been able to figure out how I did that.”
Root notes and bass melodies: how Paul McCartney used ‘Pet Sounds’ to educate his kids
“Just a real nice sound.”
A Tragic Farewell: the final time Joni Mitchell saw Jaco Pastorius
“That was the last I saw of him.”
The “corny” musician Jack Black always loved: “It’s not all hot cheese”
The edible side of fresh cheese.
The classic Bob Dylan song that uses the ‘Something’ chord progression
The stories behind the chords.
The Beatles song Ringo Starr thought no one could match: “You can’t top it”
The garage rock version of Fab.
The classic song Robert Plant refused to release as a single: “They didn’t realise how serious I was”
“I can sing from anywhere.”
The grunge album that changed Dave Grohl’s life: “I’d never heard anything like that”
Reshaping the way that he approached music.