we think they're coming from someone who hasn't lived through the 70s. We say, rewind the clock back to the summer 1976 and blast this one from the sun-soaked boat out on Lake St. Clair while you're tossing back the Pabsts. It will fit in perfectly between Lynda Ronstadt, Carole ...
While the band did enjoy a bit of a surge with that year’s ‘Lick It Up’ album, as the years rolled by and the lineup changed several times, the band’s popularity started to slowly wane (although, as Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley will remind you, a bad year for KISS was better...
War can be a lot of push and pull, and you get some of that musically with Nothing More’s “Go to War,” which provides solitary falsetto one minute and in-your-face aggression the next. Tribal Depeche Mode-esque drums and powerful synths propel the song forward, as Jonny Hawkins unspo...
Amid the nu metal era bombast in which Puddle of Mudd delivered ass-smacking lyrics in “Control” and the female backlash anthem “She Hates Me,” the group showed a surprisingly sensitive side with the rock love song “Blurry.” The heartfelt ode struck a chord with listeners, becoming th...
Well Aimed Arrows,Adult Entertainment(unreleased) — Intelligent punk with big-shoulder swing, dissonant male/female harmonies, jangling ringing electric guitars, sing-along choruses and a straight-four beat. Best lyrics of any band going, period. What more do you want? Too bad you can’t buy...
“Vacation Man” will convince you that you need a permanent holiday from everyday business life, as if the boardrooms and the corner offices don’t hold the secrets to success that you once dreamed of. I feel this way too – I’m with you guys. But even though this is exactly the ...
Even then, though, you could probably suss out who was going to come out on top. Mostly it was that ringing, choppy guitar riff on "I Will Follow", their fourth single. And the chorus is pretty good, too. 35. Wham!: "Wham! Rap"Released: January 1983Chart peak: UK #8, U.S. ...