The ‘90s supposedly “killed the guitar solo.” Yet even amid a decade dominated by grunge, gangsta rap, teen pop and nu-metal, southern rock, a classic sound synonymous with guitar solos, made a ...
All of the artists on our list of Rock's Greatest '70s to '80s Reinventions made changes at the dawn of a new decade. Some of them were already in the midst of an evolution, and they simply ...
It doesn’t get more classic than “Paint It Black” by The Rolling Stones. This hit raga rock song was released way back in 1966, and it’s still heavily played on classic rock radio today.
There are also some songs that are funny without intending to be, perhaps due to excessive earnestness or due to it being so over the top that it becomes something of a laughing stock. But sometimes a ...
According to WhoSampled, ‘Long Red’ by Mountain is the most sampled classic rock song of all time, boasting almost 900 uses by other artists. Released in the summer of 1969, ‘Long Red’ first appeared ...
birds are perfect fodder for classic rock music. A beautiful acoustic number, this song written by The Beatles’ Paul McCartney was released on the band’s self-titled album, which is known also ...
Whomever the source, there's no denying karaoke rapidly started rising in popularity in the '70s ... go-to song comes from one decade in particular: the 1980s. Who could forget this classic ...
John Lennon and Frank Sinatra agreed that this classic ... a repertoire of songs that would make them a considerable part of the music industry in the late ’70s and early ’80s.
Especially, it seems, if that home is the USA, which has provided the subject to more classic rock songs than you can shake a stick at. Whether they’re dealing a cynical swipe at the government or ...