Pussy - Invasion LP British band Jerusalem is well known among 70s hard rock enthusiasts for their classic 1972 debut album on the Deram label and our recent vinyl and cd reissues. Pussy was also managed and produced by Ian Gillan (Deep Purple)
Metallica, Zepplin, Judas Priest and every other metal or hard rock act you can think of (and many you’ve probablyneverheard of). Of those bands, the only one I could ever really stand was Iron Maiden. As far as rock bands go, Maiden ...
We here at Best Classic Bands may spend most of our time remembering—and writing about—our ’60s/’70s heroes; that, after all, is when most of the “best classic” music we lived for was made. But we can’t deny that we never put our fingers in our ears when certain hits of t...
singers have adopted a common accent —“Singing English,” as the authors put it. It’s also true, though, that the Americanized British vocal style has become less prevalent since the heyday of Led Zeppelin. Punk rockers of the ’70s, new-wavers of the ’80s, and Britpop bands of ...
“My dad was massive into ’70s rock — Sabbath, Deep Purple, Bad Company — but Nirvana were the first band I found on my own. Not many people were into [grunge] at my school so I held it close.” Shades of all those bands can be heard inAnnabel Dream Reader, but its Aug. 26...
him from taking guitarist Page up on his offer to sing with the New Yardbirds. However, Reid would tell friends Robert Plant and John Bonham about Page's new project and introduced the parties, essentially setting in motion the formation of what would become one of the biggest bands in ...
That includes everything from the psychedelic soul dub of Houston’s Khruangbin, the endlessly extended breaks of early disco and proto-hip-hop, the alternative hip hop of De La Soul and the Fugees, the French rap of MC Solaar, and the indie rock of Jim James and My Morning Jacket, ...
The result is one of the greatest albums of all time, with the cheery rock-pop hits masking the bittersweet, sarcastic and pointed lyrics about separations, new relationships, drug use and, eventually, love. So much care was taken to record the beautiful songs – from the lush vocal harmoni...
United by the vague, umbrella-like term of progressive rock, bands likeGenesis,Pink Floyd,QueenandKing Crimsonexpanded the lexicon of rock with influences that ranged from classical and baroque to free jazz and acid-folk; blues to reggae and music hall. Today, these records define the s...
Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Eric Burdon were among others drawn to the sound. The Bluesbreakers drew on a fluid community of musicians who drifted in and out of various bands. Mayall’s biggest catch was Clapton, who had quit the Yardbirds and joined he Bluesbreakers in 1965 because he...