Articles by: Joe Bosso

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Joe is a freelance journalist who has, over the past few decades, interviewed hundreds of guitarists for Guitar World, Guitar Player, MusicRadar and Classic Rock. He is also a former editor of Guitar World, contributing writer for Guitar Aficionado and VP of A&R for Island Records. He’s an enthusiastic guitarist, but he’s nowhere near the likes of the people he interviews. Surprisingly, his skills are more suited to the drums. If you need a drummer for your Beatles tribute band, look him up.

Articles by: Joe Bosso

Carol Kaye on her 10 greatest recordings: "How many people can go home and say, ‘Yeah, I played with Frank Sinatra today’ or ‘We cut a cool track for The Beach Boys this afternoon’? Not many"

By Joe Bosso published 24 March 23

Classic interview: the most recorded bassist in history on here personal highlights

Classic interview: Lemmy talks rockabilly and picks his 10 essential songs playlist

By Joe Bosso published 16 March 23

Over a decade ago MusicRadar chatted with the Motörhead legend about his other musical passion – The Head Cat

Crosby, Stills and Nash and Young (L-R David Crosby, Graham Nash and Stephen Stills) perform onstage at the Big Sur Folk Festival held at the Esalen Institue on September, 15 1969 in Big Sur, California

Classic interview: David Crosby talks Crosby, Stills & Nash's debut album track-by-track

By Joe Bosso published 20 January 23

The folk-rock giant talked us through his band's eponymous debut

“Christine started playing something she had written on the piano one day, and it floored me“ – Fleetwood Mac Rumours track-by-track with co-producer Ken Caillat

By Joe Bosso published 13 December 22

Classic interview: Remembering Christine McVie and the masterpiece she played a key role in creating

"John absolutely hated Maxwell's Silver Hammer. My word, that song drove him totally mad": Abbey Road track-by-track with Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick

By Joe Bosso published 8 December 22

A classic interview with the band's late chief engineer – "The musical telepathy between them was mind-boggling"

"I got a fever" - 10 classic tracks that don't need more cowbell

By Joe Bosso last updated 6 September 22

Makes a good song great - guaranteed

"I looked around, and I saw a lot of Peter Pans but no Captain Hook" – Alice Cooper on 12 of his career-defining records

By Joe Bosso published 15 July 22

Classic interview: "We acted like rock stars. We were rock stars before we were rock stars"

"Dime's sound was so big, I had to look for ways to fit something inside that wall" –Rex Brown on his top five Pantera basslines

By Joe Bosso last updated 14 July 22

Classic interview: From This Love to Suicide Note Pt. II

The story of Rage Against The Machine's Bulls On Parade: "Our method of working was pretty much; jam, roll the cassette tape, then cut the real track"

By Joe Bosso last updated 12 July 22

As RATM return to the stage, Tom Morello gives an insider's perspective on one of their most incendiary track

Classic U2 interview: "Edge is very guitar-specific – last night he used 21 different guitars for 24 songs"

By Joe Bosso last updated 11 April 22

To celebrate 35 years since The Joshua Tree, we revisit our 2009 look at The Edge's rig with his longtime tech Dallas Schoo

George Harrison: his 10 greatest Beatles songs

By Joe Bosso last updated 8 July 22

The quiet Beatle's killer Fab Four tracks, to celebrate his birthday

"It was the best thing I’d ever heard" – Phil Collen talks Def Leppard's Hysteria track-by-track

By Joe Bosso published 24 February 22

Looking back on a classic 35 years on

Classic interview: Alex Lifeson talks Rush Moving Pictures track-by-track

By Joe Bosso published 15 December 21

"There’s a brightness about it, which I think is why people respond to it so much"

Classic Interview - Robby Krieger on making the Doors' LA Woman: "In my mind, Jim was indestructible. I thought he'd be drinking a fifth of whiskey a day until he was 90 years old. Guess I misjudged that…"

By Joe Bosso published 5 December 21

As the Doors' final album with Jim Morrison is reissued for its 50th anniversary, we revisit our 2012 chat with their guitarist

Metallica The Black Album track-by-track interview with Bob Rock

By Joe Bosso published 19 August 21

"I told the guys when we were done that I’d never work with them again. They felt the same way about me.”

Get more out of your band rehearsals with these 5 tips from Joe Satriani

By Joe Bosso published 24 June 21

Back To Live: Follow Satch's rules and rule your group!

21 of the best drummer jokes ever

By Joe Bosso last updated 6 April 20

Heartbeat of the band, butt of jokes

Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa, Joe Morello...and The Marx Brothers. They all find their way into Neil Peart's drum solos

Interview: Rush's Neil Peart in-depth on drum solos

By Joe Bosso last updated 12 September 22

Classic interview: "You have to practice... and trust yourself"

Slipknot's Jim Root: my top 5 tips for guitarists

By Joe Bosso published 5 November 19

"Play with people who are better than you... Up your game."

Bernard Purdie chooses his six career-defining drum performances

By Joe Bosso published 11 June 19

The Hitmaker on his favourite session moments

The great Hal Blaine, laying down what was surely a classic

The Wrecking Crew's Hal Blaine: my 11 greatest recordings of all time

By Joe Bosso published 12 March 19

Most-recorded drummer ever picks his best

10 questions for Hamish Anderson

By Joe Bosso published 31 July 15

The up-and-coming blues ace on first guitars and gig rituals

From left, Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent

Dailey & Vincent pick 10 essential bluegrass albums

By Joe Bosso published 28 July 15

"We like trying to expand the horizons of what we do and what people can expect from our genre"

Session pro Eddie Martinez's top 5 tips for guitarists

By Joe Bosso published 27 July 15

Run-DMC and Robert Palmer guitarist shares his session lessons

Def Leppard's Phil Collen: my top 5 tips for guitarists

By Joe Bosso published 22 July 15

"I love it when bands have a core foundation but they take a really surprising left turn"

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