The 100 greatest rock songs of the century... so far | Louder
WEBDec 17, 2020 · Get Classic Rock. Features. Classic Rock. The 100 greatest rock songs of the century... so far. By Siân Llewellyn, Philip Wilding, Johnny Sparks, Dom Lawson, Fraser Lewry, Paul Elliott, Paul Rees, Polly Glass, Luke Morton, David Stubbs. ( Classic Rock ) published 17 December 2020. Many were longlisted, but this is the final selection – the ...
The 50 best rock bands of all time - Louder
WEBJul 27, 2020 · In the 80s, Journey became one of the biggest bands in America, with the Holy Trinity of AOR (Adult Oriented Rock) albums: Escape, Frontiers and Raised On Radio. But in 1987 Perry quit. Journey ended up on ice until his return in 1995. When Perry left again two years later, Journey found a new singer in Steve Augeri.
The 50 best rock albums of all time - Louder
WEBOct 12, 2019 · 47. Radiohead: OK Computer. These days always close to the top of any list of the best albums of all time, OK Computer is the album that took Radiohead far into the mainstream, while retaining rockist cred. Combining prog with alternative influences, they came up with a style that was supple, subtle and sensuous.
The 50 best Led Zeppelin songs of all time - Louder
WEBOct 22, 2020 · Here are the best 50 Led Zeppelin songs, as voted for by you. Buy all yourLed Zeppelin merchright here. 50. Custard Pie (Physical Graffiti, 1975) There's a compelling case to be made that Physical Graffiti is the greatest double album ever recorded. Led Zep's sixth studio recording, there’s a …
Ghost’s Mary On A Cross: the meaning of the song - Louder
WEBDec 19, 2022 · According to the band’s own mythology, Mary On A Cross dates back to 1969, when an early version of Ghost dipped its fingers in the psychedelic waves of the dying decade. Despite being fronted by a swaggering, handsome clergyman known as Papa Nihil, this groovy 60s incarnation of Ghost failed to set the world on fire.It was only when Papa Nihil made his 21st Century reappearance with the ...
Queen at Live Aid: the real story of how one band made rock
WEBJul 13, 2021 · Queen 's Live Aid performance in July 1985 may have clocked in at just 17 minutes, but they were 17 minutes which would both make rock history and transform the band for good. Though they'd enjoyed continued success with their platinum-selling 11th album The Works in 1984, as the mid-80s beckoned, frontman Freddie Mercury found …
Johnny Cash's Hurt: the story and meaning behind the classic song …
WEBApr 11, 2022 · The song that its writer once called a “valentine to the sufferer” had some dark origins. In the early 90s, Reznor rented a house in LA’s Benedict Canyon that had once been owned by actress Sharon Tate and was the scene of her gruesome murder in 1969 by the Manson family. The faint outline of the word ‘pig’ was still visible where it ...
The Doors: The 20 Best Songs - Louder
WEBAug 2, 2021 · 20. Not To Touch The Earth. Morrison’s girlfriend, Pamela Courson, claimed that on his last day on earth, Jim listened to tapes of his old songs and became fixated on this track, playing it over and over. The central part of Celebration Of The Lizard, the epic poem the band attempted to record during the Waiting For The Sun sessions, the line ...
Sultans Of Swing: The Untold Story Of Dire Straits | Louder
WEBApr 17, 2015 · At 10.10pm on October 9, 1992, Mark Knopfler bid goodnight to 40,000 people and walked off stage in Zaragoza, Spain. It was the last time he did so as the singer, guitarist and undisputed leader of Dire Straits. It brought to an end a 15-year journey during which time the band had risen from the pubs and sweaty clubs of London to the very ...
Nirvana band: the facts and history you should know | Louder
WEBJun 14, 2018 · Nirvana are one of the biggest and most influential bands in music history. Formed in Seattle in 1987, they pretty much single-handedly catapulted alternative music into the mainstream when their second album, Nevermind, took the music industry by surprise and turned popular culture on its head on its release in 1991.Their mix of dirgey, down-tuned rock’n’roll, punk rock spirit and ...