The song Joe Perry called the best example of a great riff: “Everyone recognises it”
“Something people sing along to”
From The Vault Archives: 08/2024
The Genesis album Steve Hackett called painful to make: “Came out kicking and screaming”
“This one was definitely a breach birth…”
The guitarist Eddie Van Halen thought hated his guts: “They would feel threatened”
A new challenger arriving.
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.”
The album David Crosby called the greatest ever made: “Some of the best singing on Earth”
How the human voice is supposed to 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 song Stevie Nicks waited three decades to record: “It saw the future”
Making sure the song is lived-in.
The classic Bob Dylan song that uses the ‘Something’ chord progression
The stories behind the chords.