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Bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson and drummer John Rutsey formed Rush in ’69 as a Hard Rock covers band (Cream, Hendrix, Led Zep, etc.). Four years later they recorded their first album and shopped it around. No one was interested so they started their own label, Moon Records. A copy of the album was…
Having released their self-titled debut (with “Stop Your Sobbing,” “Brass In Pocket” and the jangling “Mystery Achievement) and “Pretenders II” (containing “Message Of Love,” “I Go To Sleep” and “Talk Of The Town”) The Pretenders’ story took a tragic turn. Bassist Peter Farndon was rolling out of control due to drugs and alcohol. The decision…
Jimi Hendrix, in his brief but legendary career, was a trailblazing guitarist and showman. The clips below chart his career from an early Beat Club TV appearance in London to his last major festival gig on the Isle of Wright… with the Monterey Pop Festival and Woodstock in-between. The Animals bassist Chas Chandler saw Jimi…
Great bands have made their mark this century. Narrowing it down to a Top 10 proved difficult but not impossible. Here are the Top 10 Rock songs (so far) for the 21st century. #10. Heaven Knows – The Pretty Reckless: 2013 Written by frontwoman Taylor Momsen and Ben Phillips, the song from the “Going To Hell”…
The songs on this list look hopefully toward the future. Of course, they are also an excellent way to launch the New Year. Prince – 1999 “So tonight we gonna party like it’s 1999.” The inspiration for the ’82 song came from a TV documentary Prince watched about Nostradamus. The film claimed Nostradamus predicted that…
The songs on the chart are listed by the date they reached #1, song title, artist and a brief description. In 2025, Three Days Grace had the longest run at #1. Papa Roach, Disturbed and The Funeral Portrait all had three week runs at the top. Nothing More, Sleep Theory and Linkin Park hit #1…
Alice In Chains ‘90s Grunge Formed in Seattle in 1987 and rooted in Heavy Metal, the band was known for its distinctive vocal style, which often included the harmonized vocals between the late Lane Staley and guitarist Jerry Cantrell (and later Cantrell with singer William DuVall). In the US, Alice in Chains has sold over 30 million records. They had…
“As a kid, when a lot of my friends were into Backstreet Boys, I attached myself to Alice Cooper, Cinderella, and Van Halen,” Lzzy Hale, Halestorm frontwoman, said in an interview. Halestorm, essentially a melodic Metal outfit, regularly displays those influences. #10. Amen According to Halestorm frontwoman Lzzy Hale “the song is about personal freedom…
With an “Appetite For Destruction,” Guns N’ Roses always managed to find controversy. There were those pesky arrests for disorderly conduct or public disturbance. During various performances or awards shows, a band member or two would show up intoxicated and say something that got everybody riled. Angered by something, usually insignificant, band members routinely announced…
Vocalist Scott Weiland met bassist Robert DeLeo at a Black Flag concert in Long Beach, CA. The meeting led to the formation of Mighty Joe Young and Shirley Temple’s Pussy (that was a lawsuit waiting to happen) before becoming Stone Temple Pilots (STP), with Robert’s brother Dean on guitar and drummer Eric Kretz. #10….