Joe Gore

Nov 24, 2024 | acousticguitar.com | Adam Perlmutter |Jamie Stillway |Joe Gore

The music of John Lennon and Paul McCartney has long been a rich source of inspiration for jazz musicians. In the acoustic guitar realm, an excellent case in point is Pat Metheny’s interpretation of “And I Love Her,” as heard on his 2011 solo album What’s It All About. Metheny manages to capture the wistful vibe of this Beatles classic while casting it in a bossa nova–inspired setting and updating it with his intricate sense of harmony and phrasing.

Nov 7, 2023 | guitarplayer.com | Joe Gore

The following interview with David Bowie and Reeves Gabrels was originally published in the June 1997 issue of Guitar Player. “You'll need headphones,” warns David Bowie. Is his band that loud? Far from it. There are no floor monitors or P.A. columns in this Manhattan rehearsal studio. Everything goes direct to a mixing board before returning to the band via hearing-aid-style in-ear monitors. The band plays along with taped tracks, dropping in and out of the mix.

Nov 7, 2023 | flipboard.com | Joe Gore

Every Rolling Stones album ranked from worst to bestOver half a century into their existence, the Rolling Stones have only released 24 studio albums in the UK, but within this catalogue can be found …

Oct 17, 2023 | guitarplayer.com | Joe Gore

Back in January 1990, Guitar Player opened the new decade with a new type of guitar hero on the cover. In fact, said writer and Guitar Player Editor Joe Gore, Johnny Marr had done everything he could to avoid becoming a guitar hero: he avoided guitar solos whenever possible, put songs before showmanship, was subtle in his innovations (not for him posing with a four-necked guitar), violated pop music conventions whenever possible and denounced guitar heroism loudly and frequently.

Oct 17, 2023 | flipboard.com | Joe Gore

Here at Fanny’s House of Music, there’s a lot of virtues we hold dear. We try to be kind to everyone, and treat folks the same regardless of their …