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Top 10 Weirdest Guitar Sounds Ever Recorded

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Top 10 Live Albums

Posted 09/23/2009 at 1:13pm | by Guitar World Staff

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With few exceptions, rock’s best live albums were recorded in the pre-MTV days as a cheap way to give fans a taste of what they missed if they couldn’t get tickets or were busy puking up Boone’s Farm wine in the arena toilets.

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Top 10 Stage Names of All Time

Posted 07/02/2009 at 11:28am | by Guitar World Staff

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What’s in a name? When it comes to rock ’n’ roll, pretty much everything.

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Top 10 Worst Dressed Guitarists

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Guitar World picks the worst dressed axmen in the history of rock and roll!

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50 Greatest Guitar Albums

Posted 02/19/2009 at 5:58pm | by Guitar World Staff

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Guitar World ranks the 50 greatest guitar albums in rock and roll history.

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Top 10 Greatest Make-Out Tunes

Posted 02/10/2009 at 5:51pm | by Robert Cherry

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Who can possibly concentrate on making out when these hot licks are emanating from the speakers?

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Top 10 Drinking Songs of All Time

Posted 02/05/2009 at 9:42am | by Guitar World Staff

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Here are the ten best musical selections for an evening of imbibing.

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50 Greatest Guitar Solos

Posted 01/29/2009 at 12:56pm | by Guitar World Staff

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Guitar World ranks the 50 greatest solos in rock and roll history.

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Top 10 Stupidest Band Names of All Time

Posted 01/07/2009 at 4:07pm | by Guitar World Staff

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Many band names comment on the band’s sound as well as its ideology, feel and creed. Here, however, are a bunch of names that make us wonder, What the hell were they thinking?

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100 Worst Guitar Solos

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After two decades of kissing ass, Guitar World tips over a few sacred cows in a definitive guide to guitar parts that blow.

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