There was a time when the guitar was more of a background instrument in a pop music ensemble. In the early part of the 20th century, pianos and saxes were more likely to stand out as the showy lead ...

Godsmack have used the past year to work on new music, teasing a plan for multiple releases. One of those sets that Sully Erna previously mentioned was a proposed acoustic EP, but in a new chat with ...

After an American Songwriter exclusive scientific experiment, we’ve determined that approximately 99% of the households in the United States own an acoustic guitar. Trust us, we’ve been very thorough!

Led Zeppelin started as a psychedelic blues band in the last 1960s. It didn’t take long for them to prove they had a soft side with their more delicate work in the folk and country genres. They never ...

Sometimes, a solid rock song just needs to have its production stripped down and its instrumentation broken down into basic parts to really shine. Plenty of rock stars have performed “unplugged” ...

In a new study, high-energy, less acoustic songs evoked personal memories featuring amusement and excitement, while lower-energy, more acoustic songs evoked memories characterized by calmness, romance ...