The early 1990s were almost the end of great rock bands, but Nirvana has to fit here, and Green Day is the exception to the decline of the rest into navel-gazing emos or thrashing thuds. Navel-gazing emo isn't always a bad thing, but it sure isn't "Rock". Almost missed this one...
“Woo-hoo!” Blur were one of the top Brit-pop bands of the ‘90s, but livened things up considerably with their hard-driving stadium anthem “Song 2,” which was featured on their self-titled 1997 album. Ironically, the song was recorded as a joke by the band, figuring their label ...
Following the hair-metal spandex extravagance of the previous decade, the ‘90s ushered in a new brand of rock: grunge. Fusing elements of punk and metal with a counterculture perspective, the genre brought a rush of new bands to the forefront of music, includingNirvana,Pearl Jam,Soundgardenand...
A product of its time that also transcends its particular era, Slint’s 1991 albumSpiderlandsounds astonishingly contemporary today, what with the band’s post-rock synthesis of punk and hardcore inherited by a slew of current bands, including Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Dry Cleaning, La Disput...
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Best rock albums of all time 1. Led Zeppelin: IV $9.49Buy now from Amazon Year: 1971 Arguably Led Zeppelin's finest moment, this was the record with the perfect blend of what made them one of the greatest bands of all time. Pure rock and roll thrills (literally, on track two), ...
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Notes:Many of the bands on the festival will be playing full album sets, including headliners My Chemical Romance, who will perform The Black Parade. Other bands of note on the bill include Fall Out Boy, A Day to Remember, Jimmy Eat World, Dashboard Confessional, Pierce the ...
10 Rock + Metal Bands Who Had 3 Great Singers (At Different Times) Sometimes more than one lead vocalist can carry a band's discography. And plenty of rock and metal acts have had different eras with different singers. Here are just a few. Which ones can you think of?
The Rolling StonesFormed in 1962, the Rolling Stones became one of rock's most definitive bands. music Also known as: rock music Written by Simon Frith Emeritus Professor of Music, University of Edinburgh, Scotland. Author ofPerforming Rites: On the Value of Popular Musicand others. ...