"Jesus Is a Good Name to Moan" features squealing guitar feedback and demonstrations of its title, and "Deep Breathing" proves a more honest acoustic track.

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That album exploded with fierce, squalling guitar feedback, while Merritt's vocals came off like menacing growls as, once again, he sang lyrics that were frequently at ironic odds with the music.

NPR: The Magnetic Fields' Hard-Headed 'Realism'

On tour behind "In Guards We Trust, " one of the year's best albums, the New York group Guards muscled up, its live music less textured but no less appealing as a synth growled in the midrange along with washes of guitar feedback.

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Though Hendrix couldn't read or write music, his incredible ability to manipulate the guitar with controlled feedback, distortion, pedal effects and other techniques opened the door to a wide range of possibilities.

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Though it began as more of an experiment in guitar noise and feedback than a rock band, Sonic Youth has cemented its legacy as one of the most important acts of its era, influencing countless performers both directly and indirectly.

NPR: Sonic Youth: The First Quarter-Century

We already have force-feedback steering wheels, guitar-shaped controllers and pressure-sensitive dance pads.

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Squalls of feedback, clattering drums and a broken alarm almost overwhelm a squirming guitar solo, making the murk even more present before Doiron shouts "Look out, look out!"

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Hendrix changed the way the guitar was played and inspired legions of aspiring rock stars to crank up their amps and make that feedback sing.

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