Joe Bosso

Joe Bosso

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

Paul McCartney playing bass

Paul McCartney's 12 greatest Beatles bass performances: "I did get quite proud to be the bass player. Once you realised the control you had over the band... They can’t go anywhere, man. Ha! Power!"

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Let's Come Together and celebrate Macca

Carol Kaye recording

Carol Kaye on her 10 greatest recordings: "It wasn’t like we were making doughnuts. We were making records, and a lot of them were hits"

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

The HeadCat

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

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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

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

Christine McVie

“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

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

Abbey road stack

"They're actually walking away from Abbey Road... they didn't want to be seen as walking toward the studio. I did think, 'They're sending a message'": Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick on the recording of Abbey Road, track-by-track

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A classic interview with the band's late chief engineer – "they'd been literally incarcerated at EMI. They grew to truly hate the place"

Will Ferrell Chad Smith giant cowbell

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

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Makes a good song great - guaranteed

Alice Cooper

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

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

Pantera

"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

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

Rage Against The Machine

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"

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

The Edge

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

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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 Beatles

George Harrison: his 10 greatest Beatles songs

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

Def Leppard

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

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Looking back on a classic 35 years on

Rush

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

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

The Doors

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…"

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

Metallica

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

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

Joe Satriani

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

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

There's a joke here somewhere

21 of the best drummer jokes ever

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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

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

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

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

Bernard Purdie chooses his six career-defining drum performances

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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

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Most-recorded drummer ever picks his best

10 questions for Hamish Anderson

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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

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"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

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Run-DMC and Robert Palmer guitarist shares his session lessons

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