Stevie Ray Vaughan's nexus-point style of playing – part Jimi Hendrix, part jazz, part Albert King – would have made him a star in any era. Coming of age as he did in the '80s, however, put him in a unique position. He was able to revive interest in the blues as he reacquaint...
told Uncut he’d “seen him do that before with the Desert Sessions but never with Queens,” adding, “The Queens of the Stone Age is a business, where he’s the CEO. It’s not run the same.”
“Our producer, Flood, and I looked at each other and I told Trent, ‘Well, you had the pop single for the record until you said ‘fuck’ in every line of the chorus.’ Trent started laughing and he said, ‘I know.’ He did it on purpose because he didn’t want, necessarily, t...
Styx's Tommy Shaw and Night Ranger's Jack Blades teamed up and conquered the charts with (of all things) the power ballad "High Enough." There's also more familiar guitar rock to be found in the form of "Coming of Age" and "Runaway." ...
Styx (1981):The most successful album in terms of achieving Styx's early goals of mixing of prog-rock ideals and AOR musicality, 'Paradise Theatre' perfectly balances grandiose pieces with short, sharp shocks like "Too Much Time on My Hands," "Snowblind" and "Half-Penny, Two-Penny." ...
we can enjoy half off crossing Styx. Or that’s what they told me. But listen up: too much is almost always never enough, especially when you need ample ambulatory encryption on which to rely because Hell is a hellhole and a real bitch to navigate. You never know when you’re gonna ...
As the rock-meets-salsa influences melted away, so did the hit singles. But that wasn't what 'Caravanserai' was trying for anyway. Instead, this is one of Santana's most adventurous, rewarding side trips, as the guitarist explores a stunning new introspective complexity. Scorpions, 'Animal ...