Guitar World April 2024 Mick Mars Motley Crue Eddie Kramer Drop Nineteens CCR

Former Mötley Crüe guitarist Mick Mars discusses his aggressive debut solo album and digs through some Mötley Crüe history — the good, the bad and the ugly!

PLUS:
* Veteran engineer/producer Eddie Kramer — the closest thing Jimi Hendrix had to a sonic wingman — looks back on sessions with the Kinks, Zeppelin, Kiss and (of course) Hendrix.

* These days, somewhere amid the fire and flames of DragonForce’s extreme power metal, you’ll detect a little something extra in Herman Li’s playing: an emphasis on melody and dynamics.

* How guitarist Sam Shipstone’s sidewinding riffs keep Yard Act’s dark, dancy post-punk-funk deliciously off-kilter.

* In 1992, Boston’s Drop Nineteens became unlikely stars of the overwhelmingly British shoegaze scene. A year later, they fell off the map — but their legend only grew. Now, after nearly three decades in the dark, the band has returned.

* Former Blondie guitarist Frank Infante discusses his classic riffs and solos from “One Way or Another,” “Heart of Glass,” "Call Me," “Rapture” and more.
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* The GW guide to Adrian Belew’s 10 greatest guitar moments.

ALSO STARRING:
Stone Mecca, Robin Trower, Logan Ledger, Alena Ciera, Sue Foley, Alex Skolnick, Adam and the Ants’ Marco Pirroni, the Darkness and Ryujin.


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