"It's very ornate, but it doesn't really sound likeYesorKing Crimsonor whatever was going on at that time," Stickles tells GRAMMY.com," because he's still writing with his favorite two or three chords." "It just doesn't sound like a lot of records from that time period," DeCicca...
Flash forward to the 21stcentury. We may well be deep into the Age of Un-Enlightenment, where hot-takes and online trolling has replaced the philosophical imperative. Yet the “picturesque” art styleembodied by Hubert Robert has been carried on into the burgeoning field ofruins photography, the...
Well, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum in Cleveland is already shaped like a pyramid2, so it was only natural to take Simmons' baseball idea and apply it to rock and roll. Here is Simmons' explanation of the idea (revised for Rock and Roll):...
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...
As one of the most enduring and influential acts in the punk genre, Social Distortion continues to make waves with their unique blend of rock 'n' roll attitude and punk spirit. Rock Out To Some Of The Most Popular Songs From Social Distortion - "Story of My Life" - ...
A precise definition of rock music is probably beyond reach, but there is general agreement that rock has myriad sources and influences, R&B music above all. 1 What began as “rock’n’ roll” in the 1950s and became “rock” in the...
As one of the most enduring and influential acts in the punk genre, Social Distortion continues to make waves with their unique blend of rock 'n' roll attitude and punk spirit. Rock Out To Some Of The Most Popular Songs From Social Distortion - "Story of My Life" - ...
That bus would be a deciding factor for the pioneers of rock n' roll. The bus was always cold or breaking down - and it was often without heat. When the Winter Tour arrived at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa. HOLLYWOOD, CA - SEPTEMBER 07: Recording artist Buddy Holly's posthumo...
I don’t think I’d go that far, but “Sweet Jane” is a disarmingly brilliant piece of work. Though theLoadedversion lacks the punch and power of the opening track onRock ‘n’ Roll Animaland the tightness of the Mott the Hoople cover, its value lies in Lou’s loose, conversational...
Lewis Allan “Lou” Reed was born in Brooklyn, in 1942. A fan of doo-wop and early rock & roll (he movingly inducted Dion into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989), Reed also took formative inspiration during his studies at Syracuse University with the poet Delmore S...