music. However, Sabbath's riff-driven style would later catch on within the doom and stoner metal underground, while Judas Priest's twin guitar attack and Rob Halford's powerful high singing established the blueprint for the traditional style of metal popularized throughout much of the '80s.REA...
The best albums of 1980, like the years around it, reflect wildly varied sounds in full flower. As disco began to ebb, other genres began to flow. Metal, for instance, had a crucial year, with albums by Judas Priest, Ozzy Osbourne,Iron Maiden, and more.Kurtis Blowmade one of the firs...
music. However, Sabbath's riff-driven style would later catch on within the doom and stoner metal underground, while Judas Priest's twin guitar attack and Rob Halford's powerful high singing established the blueprint for the traditional style of metal popularized throughout much of the '80s.REA...
Hole In My Head might be some of her best work yet as she (along with the help of Drive-By Truckers bassist Matt Patton) layers short bursts of folk, punk and rock alongside heartfelt ballads. Rarely does a sprint to the finish feel this fun and thoughtful. Ihsahn, Ihsahn Candlelight R...
music. However, Sabbath's riff-driven style would later catch on within the doom and stoner metal underground, while Judas Priest's twin guitar attack and Rob Halford's powerful high singing established the blueprint for the traditional style of metal popularized throughout much of the '80s.REA...
Before Kurt Cobain and company hit the scene and grunge entirely took hold of the music industry, hair metal had its last gasp, and a pretty damn good last gasp at that. READ MORE:10 Cheesiest Hair Metal Ballads Here are 10 of the greatest hair metal albums from the turn of the decade...
Before Kurt Cobain and company hit the scene and grunge entirely took hold of the music industry, hair metal had its last gasp, and a pretty damn good last gasp at that. READ MORE:10 Cheesiest Hair Metal Ballads Here are 10 of the greatest hair metal albums from the turn of the decade...
From house to hip-hop, college rock to techno, bubblegum pop to post-punk, heavy metal to hardcore—here are our favorite tracks of the 1980s.
Known for his smooth crooning style and romantic ballads, this artist became one of the most successful figures in country music during the 1950s and '60s. His unique fusion of traditional country sounds with elements of pop helped to expand the genre's appeal while earning him numerous hit ...
Her voice was still developing, so she sold ballads like her cover of “Love Don’t Live Here Anymore” with raw emotion rather than vocal power. And the soulful “Shoo-Bee-Doo” hinted at the genre exercises that would pepper every Madonna album from here on out. She was an unfinished...