The song peaked at #23 on the Billboard Hot 100 upon its release, but is regularly referred to as one of the greatest rock and roll songs of all time. 05“Life Is a Highway” – Tom Cochrane Tom Cochrane’s “Life is a Highway,” released on the Canadian rocker’s 1991 album, ...
The Rock Hall has a lot of things it needs to fix before it is taken seriously but The Carpenters are the most egregious omission. If there is room in the Hall forNina SimoneandJoan Baez, (both deserving) and all the hip hop artists, there is a place for The Carpenters. Rainy Days ...
This Memorial Day Weekend, the Home of Rock and Roll conducted its annual countdown of the top 500 songs of all time. The countdown also coincided with the 45th anniversary of the first time WPDH signed on the air as a rock station in the Hudson Valley.This year's #1 pick caused quit...
Influence of rock music; Analysis of death themes; Operational definition of rock and roll songs; Rock popularity; Male-dominated song content; Relationships in songs; Death for common people; Suicide; Heroic death; Death of idols; Focus on act of death; Finality of death.Plopper...
Stewart has always been one of the greatest song interpreters of all time. Many of Rod Stewart’s most prominent rock songs from the 1970’s were written by other artists. Nonetheless, Rod Stewart has also written many rock classics. Rarely, a master song interpreter is also a master ...
Rock music underwent a radical transformation in the beginning of the '80s, and in 1983, the genre made some of its heaviest strides yet. It was a year that saw heavy metal assert itself as a viable commercial genre, withQuiet Riot'sMetal Healthunseating thePolice'sSynchronicityto become the...
Because Radiohead has released nine albums, and has never catered to radio to the point of having a large collection of immediately recognizable singles, it may be hard for an unfamiliar listener to know where to start.
Who better to get our Top 100 Classic Rock Songs list off to a fast start thanSammy Hagarand his anti-speed limit anthem, "I Can't Drive 55?" Nearly a decade of constant touring and increasing record sales – remember "Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy?" – had already established Hagar ...
songs, their pop has lost none of its luster, and the power shot through it none of its spark. They’re dad-rockers all the way down, both in age and the never-disguised set of influences they flit between. No lameness about ‘em, though; the music is punchy and exciting, and the...
Our Top 10 Tina Turner Songs list reflects on the legendary career of one of rock and roll’s most exciting vocal performers. Tina Turner’s career can be split into two parts. Her years with her husband Ike Turner and her solo career after she split from the very abusive relationship she...