The 100 greatest rock songs of the century... so far | Louder
WEBDec 17, 2020 · 99. Magnum - Live 'Til You Die. Since reuniting unexpectedly in 2001, Magnum have enjoyed an unexpected twilight years purple patch. The opener of their eighteenth studio album was heralded by a keyboard flourish, frontman Bob Catley then chirruped gamely, and the enduring Midlanders set to work with a sprightly, colourful and super-hummable slice of pomp-rock that stood its ground alongside ...
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.
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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 ...
Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd: the story behind the song - Louder
WEBAug 13, 2022 · The roots of Skynyrd had been sown in 1964, when singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarists Allen Collins and Gary Rossington and original drummer Bob Burns had met at a baseball game in Jacksonville and decided to form a band. By the end of the decade, they’d christened themselves Lynyrd Skynyrd, after Leonard Skinner, a hated high-school sports ...
The 50 best Pink Floyd songs ever - Louder
WEBSep 20, 2022 · 48. The Thin Ice. The second track from The Wall is almost a segue of the opener, telling the story of the central Pink character growing up (opening with the closing crying child from In The Flesh).. All runs relatively smoothly, lyrically and musically, until Roger Waters takes over from David Gilmour on vocals, warning of “the thin ice of modern life…”, and soon all hell breaks loose ...
The 30 greatest Nirvana songs ever - and the stories behind them
WEBAug 24, 2022 · The 30 best Nirvana songs: 20-11. The 30 best Nirvana songs: 10-1. In September 1991, three socially-awkward slacker kids from Seattle changed the world. It’s genuinely difficult to overstate the impact Nirvana had – not just on music, but on popular culture as a whole – when their second album, Nevermind, dropped in the …
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 ...
40 musicians choose their 20 favorite Pink Floyd songs | Louder
WEBAnd in 2009, Classic Rock asked several dozen about their favourite Pink Floyd songs. A number of those we spoke to are no longer with us: Ronnie James Dio, Greg Lake, Kevin Ayers, Joey Jordison, Rick Parfitt and Alan Vega.
The 50 best Iron Maiden songs of all time - Louder
WEBSep 20, 2022 · Ah yes – the songs. They've given us The Trooper, Fear Of The Dark, Run To The Hills, Wasted Years, Wrathchild... the list goes on.In fact, it goes on for exactly 187 songs released over the course of those 16 albums. With a fanbase as huge and as dedicated as Iron Maiden's, we knew exactly where to turn when it came to pulling together the definitive ranking of the 50 best Iron Maiden songs ...