He was usually picking out chords on an old upright when he wasn’t playing sports. Tom Scholz happened to hear DeCarlo’s cover of “Don’t Look Back,” and was shocked, thus asking him to join the band. Prior to that, the largest crowd that Tommy had sung in front of was several...
Shannon Hoon’s first bit of mainstream exposure was as a backing vocalist on Guns N’ Roses’ 1991 ballad “Don’t Cry,” but by the time Blind Melon’s “No Rain” came out in 1992, he was one of the most notable voices in rock ’n’ roll. Though it was actually the second si...
Guitarist John Barry is relentless, playing fast, urgent power-chords and being so swift at switching from one note to the next that it sounds like all the spontaneously-strummed notes are beautifully slurred together in all their electrifying glory, churning out one simple but catchy and well-...
By their sophomore set, The Bends, the band began to find their footing musically with a sound that itself seemed to be a distant cry from “Creep.” Over time, the band’s disdain for “Creep” has died down, while the song itself has remained beloved by others, being covered by Korn...