Guitar World Staff, Intro by Jackson Maxwell

Guitar World pays tribute to one of rock's greatest axemen by revisiting 10 of his greatest riffs

Nineteen hundred and ninety-five was a strange year for rock; defined by the final releases from some of classic rock's greatest, and the debuts of other, more current greats of the genre.

1985 was an intriguing year for music; from the growing influence of the rock underground, to a growing class of idiosyncratic songwriters, to the beginnings of thrash metal.

1984 was a fascinating year in music, from the underground to the birth of hair metal, to the drastic changes in some of classic rock's biggest acts.