35개 chapter에 주요 락 장르의 대표적인 기타리스트들을 다룬 이 책은 위대한 기타리스트들의 백과사전이라 할 수 있습니다.
락의 태동인 블루스의 Robert Johnson과 Muddy Waters에서 시작하여 Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Buddy Holly와 같은 락커빌리의 대표 연주자들, 그리고 브리티쉬 인베이전의 기타리스트들, the Dead와 Hendrix, 글램락, 퓨전을 대표하는 Pat Metheny, Frank Gambale, Scott Henderson, 또한 헤비메탈 및 그런지, 하드코어 등등의 장르를 다루고 있습니다.
이 책은 기타 팬들에게 중요한 정보가 되는 동시에 흥미롭고 자세하게 쓰인, 락의 연대기이기도 합니다.

- Contents -

Foreword
By Joe Satriani

Preface

Acknowledgments

INTRODUCTION
Blues And Country Masters
PreHistoric,PreElectric

1 The Fifties
Rock 'N' Roll Begins

2 Rockabilly
The Second Civil War

3 Instrumental And Surf Rock
The Age Of innocence

4 The British Invasion
Mop Tops, Matching Suits, And Fuzztones

5 The U.K. Blues Revival
Chicago By Way Of London

6 The U.S. Blues Revival
Electric Melting Pot

7 Folk Rock
Electric Meets Acoustic

8 Psychedelia
rockin' The Aquarian Age

9 Hard Rock And Heavy Metal
Birth Of A Behemoth

10 British Invasion II
The Second Wave

11 Art Rock
Progressive Pomp

12 Roots Rock
In Search Of Soul

13 Glam Rock
Dresses And Distortion

14 Hard Rock And Heavy Metal II
Into The Arena

15 Singer - Songwriters
Unplugged

16 Jazz - Rock Fusion
The Virtuoso Arrives

17 Southern Rock
A Rebel Yell

18 Electric Electrics
Strange Brew

Color Section

19 Punk And New Wave
Apocalypse '77

20 Session Players
The Quiet Monsters

21 Hard Rock And Heavy Metal III
New Heroes For A New Age

22 Pop Experimenters
Beyond Top 40

23 Euro - Metal
A Distant Roar

24 Instrumental Rock II
Pushing The Limits

25 Shred
Built For Speed

26 Hard Rock And Heavy Metal IV
The MTV Year

27 Arena Rock
The Sound Of Big Bucks

28 Roots Rock II
Modern Soul Stirrers

29 Thrash
The Dark Side Of The Force

30 Alternative
Guitar On The Edge

31 Euro - Pop, Euro - Goth, Euro - Rock
Lord Byron Meets The Stratocaster

32 Grunge
Death Of The Guitar Hero

33 Industrial And Grindcore
Noise As Art

34 Hard Rock And Heavy Metal V
Rage 'n' Roll At The End Of The Century

35 The Future Of Rock Guitar?
Riding The Cycle

Index

Photo Credits

About The Authors