The song Jimmy Page called one of his creative peaks: “The crest of a wave”
Everything you’d want in a lead guitarist.
Author: Tim Coffman Archives: 03/2025
“A major trainwreck”: The show Jeff Beck refused to play with Rod Stewart
Not willing to embarrass himself.
Channeling Zeppelin: The Metallica song described as the “‘Kashmir’ of the ’90s”
The grandiose sounds of hard rock.
Billie Joe Armstrong names the most hateful song he ever wrote: “Most diabolic”
Letting out his inner demons.
“I was so embarrassed”: The one Black Sabbath song Tony Iommi couldn’t play properly
Two different musical languages.
“I have a problem with all that”: The song George Harrison never wanted to be released
Not quite ready for primetime.
“Difficult to listen to”: The Pink Floyd song Roger Waters found irritating
The dreaded sounds of the 1980s.
