We examine the forward-thinking era that gave us monster records from Slash, Metallica and Randy Rhoads – and Joe Satriani tells us what made Van Halen s 1984 such a game-changer for guitarists
Punk was a revolution, disco a global phenomenon, but the guitar music of the 70s was dominated by the giants of rock. Here are the decade s top 10 guitar albums, as chosen by you.