Every rock website, Ezine, radio station and fan has their own personal opinion that answers this question. My definition is simply...rock music recorded by groups and artists that began to play rock-n-roll in the early 60s through the 70s and beyond. However, only a select group of the...
The intricate playing, full-on dynamic rock and roll, strong melodies and great harmonies made it irresistible to underground FM radio as well as the Top 40, where a three-minute edit of the eight-minute song made it to No. 13 in the U.S. Top 100 singles chart. Yes would travel thro...
Brownsville Station has been eligible since 1996, but never nominated for a possible Rock Hall induction. Fans include fellow Detroit export Alice Cooper, who cited Brownsville Station as an example of some of the “best hard rock” to emerge from the city. He praised the “Smokin’ in the ...
The bearer of good news was likely your favorite rock radio station, Rolling Stone or word-of-mouth. Second was going to your local record store or, in some cases, the record department of a department store. (For me, that meant either the Sam Goody free-standing store at what ...
In December, Cher noted: “I wouldn't be in it now if they gave me a million dollars… I’m never changing my mind. They can just go you-know-what-themselves.” RockHall.com
n August 1969, a groundbreaking rock festival took place, one of the best ever, witnessed by many thousands of people and featuring an amazing cast of diverse bands. No, I’m not talking about Woodstock, although that one wasn’t bad either. I mean the Atlantic City Pop Festival. ...
Songs run the gamut from their trademark spooky/ethereal sound (“So Supernatural,”“Don’t Come Running to Me”), near-rockabilly (“Cherry”), funk (“Soul Jive”), hard rock (“Late Night Street Fight,”“Shot in the Dark,”“Money Machine”), and more romantic-type fare (“The ...
given to him by his grandfather, as well as the piano. He had acquired his first acoustic guitar by the time he was nine and living in Monroe, Wisconsin, inspired by Elvis Presley's first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, as well as by the rock & roll records he was already buying...
Loud. Balls-to-the-walls rock, right? “Ride On” is a quiet, introspective cowboy song. It’s my favorite track because of the vulnerability in Bon Scott’s voice, the regret and yes…heartache in his soul. At five minutes, it’s too long for radio-play (and was thus, never ...
The leader of the jewel robbers is Rocks Valentine(Humphrey Bogart) and he is immediately suspicious of the Professor, notices how Jo seems enamored with the Professor, which adds jealousy to Rock’s emotional mix, and he becomes resentful how the rest of the gang is ready to adopt the Prof...