After The Goldrush was going to be a movie and Neil Young set about writing tunes like Cripple Creek Ferry for the soundtrack in his home studio with his Crazy Horse backing band which included a teenage Nils Lofgren on keyboards. The movie never seen the light of day but it’s album so...
After The Goldrush was going to be a movie and Neil Young set about writing tunes like Cripple Creek Ferry for the soundtrack in his home studio with his Crazy Horse backing band which included a teenage Nils Lofgren on keyboards. The movie never seen the light of day but it’s album so...
Dave Grohl had actually written a lot of the material for theFoo Fightersalbum while he was still in Nirvana. Following the death of Kurt Cobain, music was what kept Grohl going, and instead of forming a new band, he wanted to record all of the songs he'd written outside of Nirvana a...
Watch Roger Daltrey Cover CCR's 'Born on the Bayou,' Paul Simon's 'The Boy in the Bubble' Daltrey is using his solo tour to break out unexpected cover songs along with deep cuts from the Who's catalog Can't Explain By Andy Greene ...
In the early part of the ‘60s, the Rolling Stones were still trying to figure out who they were. The band’s blues rock influences, coupled with a bad boy persona, made them perfect foils for the Beatles. Still, the Stones’ early material was uneven, understandable considering the musici...
Considering this timeline, one can see why Bachman might accuse the British rockers of encroaching on their territory. "When I was in the Guess Who, we found out about this English band called the Who and were determined to force them to change their name," Bachman recently toldClassic Rock...
'We're Only in It for the Money' The Mothers of Invention (1968):Frank Zappa was no fan of hippies and the Summer of Love, and one of his sharpest albums takes aim at a period milestone: the Beatles' 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.' This isn't playful parody; this is ...
'We're Only in It for the Money' The Mothers of Invention (1968):Frank Zappa was no fan of hippies and the Summer of Love, and one of his sharpest albums takes aim at a period milestone: the Beatles' 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.' This isn't playful parody; this is ...
'We're Only in It for the Money' The Mothers of Invention (1968): Frank Zappa was no fan of hippies and the Summer of Love, and one of his sharpest albums takes aim at a period milestone: the Beatles' 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.' This isn't playful parody; this is...
Dio made a mockery of the sophomore slump with 1984’s stellarThe Last in Line, which showed the band was now locked into the winning prototype they would emulate on all future albums. The classic lineup of Dio, guitarist Vivian Campbell, bassist Jimmy Bain, drummer Vinny Appice and keyboard...