Led Zeppelin did acoustic music better than most, with some of their stripped-back tracks among their very best, showing a different side to the band.

A major touchstone for the writing process of our new record was whether any given song could stand on its own when played only on acoustic guitar–like, say, around a campfire,” singer/guitarist ...

Starting life as a tender acoustic song, ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’ became an epic rock track, and one of George Harrison’s finest Beatles moments. The song began as an experiment with a ...

Weller was never sure of this song back in the days of ... doesn't get his due as being one of the great rock voices around, so take a look at this acoustic set performed at the Rough Trade ...

Since finding major-league success with mid-90s albums such as Dilate, DiFranco has commanded a global fanbase who hang on every socially charged lyric. And while the acoustic is still this alt-folkie ...

Three of the world’s most stellar acoustic guitarists – Richard Smith, Joscho Stephan and Rory Hoffman – return in perhaps the last opportunity to hear what will be one of the most extraordinary ...

The song starts with a wonderful acoustic guitar intro that slowly adds thumping drum parts and Night ... more potency from a set-up that can reveal the differences in weight and volume from each drum ...

Some of our favorite bands and artists only perform as recording acts, rarely touring. Others were (and still are) renowned ...

Buying a new guitar cable is far from the most exciting thing you’ll ever do as a guitarist, but it’s certainly an essential piece of gear you can’t do without. Cheap cables break, usually at the most ...

He bought his first guitar as a teenager, and he soon joined a band. One of Springsteen’s top recent songs was a live release performed before the destruction of Giants Stadium in East ...

The best Cranberries songs are ... Johnny Marr-esque acoustic guitars. For a key track on a multi-million-selling album, the song remains surprisingly overlooked, but it’s an understated treat ...

In making this list, we included soundtrack albums built around original songs (hey, Superfly) as well as expertly curated compilations (we see you, Quentin); some great soundtracks feature fresh ...