The guitar riff isn’t dead, but its presentation has changed. Across various rankings of the greatest riffs of all time, lone guitar intros dominate – think Smoke on the Water and Whole Lotta Love.

Mark Knopfler's iconic opening riff helped turn "Money for Nothing" into a chart-topping hit, and the song went on to make ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Ramones’ classic makes it onto the list – but which is it? - Roberta Bayley/Redferns We’re going to fall out about this, ...

Some guitar riffs are so legendary and so iconic that even the mildest fans will recognize them from a distance. These guitar riffs from the 1990s are some of the very best to come out of that decade, ...

Eric Clapton's "Layla" was inspired by love for Pattie Boyd and features iconic guitar riffs. Eric Clapton and George Harrison dueled on guitar over Boyd; Clapton "emerged as the victor." Boyd later ...

Few sounds in music are more distinct and compelling than the rich, textured din of a Guitar Center. Riffs stacked upon riffs, noodling tangled up in more noodling, shredders going wild while, in the ...

There's something comforting about cranking up a legendary hard rock song that still hits hard, every time it gets played over your loud speakers, phone or on the radio. Even though the decades go on, ...

It’s safe to say that the next generation of metal and rock is alive and well. 11-year-old Cole Parsons went viral thanks to his crazy shredding skills on the guitar. While it’s unknown if he won his ...

In this latest episode of Loudwire's Gear Factor, Fernando Ufret (who you've probably seen playing song parodies as South Park's Eric Cartman) plays his favorite riffs. Armed with an acoustic guitar, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you stick on a modern semi-guitar-driven band and you’ll find drums and vocals pushed to the front with all-in intros extremely ...