In the 1980s, acoustic rock songs were often just as powerful as fully electrified ones. Artists knew that they could deliver an important message or idea with a stripped-down six-string and give fans ...

If you were a fan of the acoustic guitar, the 1990s were your decade. Everywhere you looked, some new rock artist was playing his or her acoustic. MTV created a whole series around the idea, and at ...

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 ...

If you hang around musicians for long enough, the question will come up. Is there such thing as a perfect album? The same thing happens with film buffs and movies or painters and paintings. The ...

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 ...

Taylor Swift has dropped some new versions of The Life of a Showgirl, this time she’s going unplugged with a few of the album’s songs. The acoustic tracks are available on four new CDs on the musician ...