The lead single from Berry’s final record,Chuck, was released in the week of his death on March 18, 2017, at the age of 90. He had been making the album on and off for many years, and even if it walked largely well-trodden ground under the guise of new compositions such as this...
2: Chuck Berry – The Great Twenty-Eight Chuck Berry was such a master of the rock 45 that his definitive statement has to be this greatest hits album. There’s no filler or deep cuts in sight: Every track is a touchstone, from the debut single “Maybelline” to the Merseybeat nod on...
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Chuck Berry was rock’s greatest practitioner, guitarist, and the greatest pure rock ‘n’ roll writer who ever lived. — Bruce Springsteen (@springsteen)March 18, 2017 FromRod Stewart It started with Chuck Berry. He inspired us all. The 1st album I bought was Chuck’s “Live at the Tiv...
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Finally, “Lookin’ Out My Back Door” features one of the best single rock verse since Chuck Berry’s “Brown-Eyed Handsome Man,” lyrics drowning in hermetic blues, teeny-bopping idiocy, psychedelic sophistication, and self-reflexive nostalgia: “There’s a giant doing cartwheels/ A statue ...
The album that finally helped break Britpop stateside also begins not by invoking alternative rock, but actual rock ‘n’ roll. “Rock ‘n’ Roll Star” is a glam-flecked, riff-driven celebration of all things over-the-top in rock music that offers a good first impression of Oasis as ...
After recording the album’s second single, the Lucas-penned “Physical Attraction,” he and Madonna cut the rest of the album, with the exception of “Holiday,” which was produced by Jellybean Benitez. “Things were very informal and casual,” Lucas says of the sessions. “It was my ...
R.E.M.'s 11th album was their first without original drummer Bill Berry, who left the previous year. Employing session musicians and a drum machine to fill in the missing piece, R.E.M. entered a new stage of their career onUp,which served as the link between the group's golden age...
Inspired byChuck Berry‘s ‘Back In The USA’ and with a large nudge to The Beach Boys (with the definitive Beach Boy “Oooeeeeoooo” in the background harmonies), the opening track on The White album saw The Beatles playing high energy rock n roll at their best. McCartney stated...