Ultimate Guitar Articles (Retrospective) https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/article/rss-article/category?category_id=27 Latest Articles from Ultimate-Guitar.Com en-US Jack Bruce And Pete Brown 'Weren't Getting Anywhere' With Cream's 'Sunshine Of Your Love.' Then, A Sunrise Changed It All: 'It's One Of Those Things Where It Actually Happened That Way' https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/jack-bruce-and-pete-brown-werent-getting-anywhere-with-creams-sunshine-of-your-love-then-a-sunrise-changed-it-all-its-one-of-those-things-where-it-actually-happened-that-way https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/jack-bruce-and-pete-brown-werent-getting-anywhere-with-creams-sunshine-of-your-love-then-a-sunrise-changed-it-all-its-one-of-those-things-where-it-actually-happened-that-way Sat, 18 Jul 2026 21:54:37 -0400 UltimateGuitar Jaco Pastorius Said He Was 'Not An Original Musician': 'I Am A Thief. I Rip Off Everything. I Have No Originals' https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/jaco-pastorius-said-he-was-not-an-original-musician-i-am-a-thief-i-rip-off-everything-i-have-no-originals https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/jaco-pastorius-said-he-was-not-an-original-musician-i-am-a-thief-i-rip-off-everything-i-have-no-originals Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:44:55 -0400 UltimateGuitar Frank Zappa Didn't Like 'Any Guitar Solos That Have Ever Been Released On A Record.' For Him, A Solo Was 'Me Against The Laws Of Nature': 'I Don't Know What I'm Going To Play' https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/frank-zappa-didnt-like-any-guitar-solos-that-have-ever-been-released-on-a-record-for-him-a-solo-was-me-against-the-laws-of-nature-i-dont-know-what-im-going-to-play https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/frank-zappa-didnt-like-any-guitar-solos-that-have-ever-been-released-on-a-record-for-him-a-solo-was-me-against-the-laws-of-nature-i-dont-know-what-im-going-to-play Sat, 04 Jul 2026 22:02:02 -0400 UltimateGuitar Phil Lynott Believed Rock's 'Weird' Phase Of 'ELP, Jethro Tull And 10⁄4 Time' Was 'Harmful' To The Genre: 'Musicianship And Melody Don't Always Have To Be The Same Thing' https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/phil-lynott-believed-rocks-weird-phase-of-elp-jethro-tull-and-104-time-was-harmful-to-the-genre-musicianship-and-melody-dont-always-have-to-be-the-same-thing https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/phil-lynott-believed-rocks-weird-phase-of-elp-jethro-tull-and-104-time-was-harmful-to-the-genre-musicianship-and-melody-dont-always-have-to-be-the-same-thing Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:02:01 -0400 UltimateGuitar Frank Zappa Rejected The 'Progressive Rock' Label — And Said Pink Floyd, Yes, And King Crimson Only Qualified 'Sometimes': 'a Lot Of Times It's Not Even Rock 'N' Roll At All' https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/frank-zappa-rejected-the-progressive-rock-label--and-said-pink-floyd-yes-and-king-crimson-only-qualified-sometimes-a-lot-of-times-its-not-even-rock-n-roll-at-all https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/frank-zappa-rejected-the-progressive-rock-label--and-said-pink-floyd-yes-and-king-crimson-only-qualified-sometimes-a-lot-of-times-its-not-even-rock-n-roll-at-all Mon, 29 Jun 2026 21:02:02 -0400 UltimateGuitar David Gilmour On Why The Guitar Is The Most Complete Instrument, And Why He Could Never Sound Like Clapton, Jeff Beck, Or Hendrix https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/david-gilmour-on-why-the-guitar-is-the-most-complete-instrument-and-why-he-could-never-sound-like-clapton-jeff-beck-or-hendrix https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/david-gilmour-on-why-the-guitar-is-the-most-complete-instrument-and-why-he-could-never-sound-like-clapton-jeff-beck-or-hendrix Mon, 29 Jun 2026 01:39:36 -0400 UltimateGuitar Allan Holdsworth Blew Away Yngwie Malmsteen And Steve Vai, But He Found It 'Incredibly Difficult' To Solo Over Some Of His Own Tunes: 'You'd Assume It'd Be Easier Because I Wrote It. 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He Said Some Nights 'Something Takes Over The Stage' And 'You're Looking At Your Fingers Saying, This Can't Be Me' https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/keith-richards-musicians-who-dont-play-live-are-chickening-out-he-said-some-nights-something-takes-over-the-stage-and-youre-looking-at-your-fingers-saying-this-cant-be-me https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/keith-richards-musicians-who-dont-play-live-are-chickening-out-he-said-some-nights-something-takes-over-the-stage-and-youre-looking-at-your-fingers-saying-this-cant-be-me Fri, 19 Jun 2026 01:02:01 -0400 UltimateGuitar