Down in the Groovewas recorded over a period of at least four years, which is probably why the album as a whole doesn't sound all that smooth. "Had a Dream About You, Baby" is a fun, rocking little number that comes at the end of side one. Of particular merit here is the guitar...
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Although the grunge revolution didn’t influenceRonnie James Dio’s sound, the business side of his career was definitely affected. “[The label] dropped Ronnie, they dropped everybody. I had to go out and find independent [labels], which I’d never done before,” Wendy Dio told UCR. The...
” using it as a bit of a cautionary tale. The song uses a sample of The Clash’s “Train in Vain” drum beat to lay down its marching sound. Though it was the fourth song released from the self-titled debut record, it was their most successful, receiving multiple Grammy nominations...
“Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out Of,” the vibrant “Elevation” and the uplifting, “Walk On.” A hugely successful tour, a Top 10 album (it arrived at No. 3) and a sound that crossed genres put them back on top, and this album felt like the biggest thing in the world...
“Immigrant Song” has remained a pop culture staple over the years, having appeared in the filmsSchool of Rock,Shrek: The Third and Thor: Ragnarok, while a cover of the song was part ofThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoosoundtrack.
Centerfieldwas Creedence Clearwater revisited, long before John Fogerty's ex-bandmates established their own offshoot band of the same name. This belated return to their classic sound was dotted with similarly ageless songs that sounded rooted in a natural world now far beyond our reach, and Fog...
Opeth’s sound, from Day One, has been predicated on light and dark and shades of heaviness. It may not come in the form of a brutal scream or the stomp of a distortion pedal these days, but it’s there. The title track to 2016’sSorceressreminds us of how true this notion is, ...
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“Steamrock Fever” is a charging opener that dives straight into the other aspect of their sound, Roth’s flower child-inspired guitar playing early on in “We’ll Burn the Sky.” Countering the harder moments with brilliant, psychedelic-infused lead playing saturated in gorgeous, fluttering ...