Judas Priest, "Diamonds and Rust" (1977) Despite the specificity in the lyrics of "Diamonds and Rust" -- Joan Baez famously wrote it while looking back at her complex relationship with Bob Dylan -- Judas Priest nonetheless connected with the song enough to release it on 1977's 'Sin After...
Judas Priest (Formed in 1969) Bryan Rolli, UCR Judas Priest (Formed in 1969) Initially coming together in 1969 with vocalist Al Atkins at the helm, Judas Priest wouldn't land on their classic lineup for several more years. Guitarist K.K. Downing and bassist Ian Hill joined the fold in ...
Judas Priest (Formed in 1969) Bryan Rolli, UCR Judas Priest (Formed in 1969) Initially coming together in 1969 with vocalist Al Atkins at the helm, Judas Priest wouldn't land on their classic lineup for several more years. Guitarist K.K. Downing and bassist Ian Hill joined the fold in ...
Judas Priest (Formed in 1969) Bryan Rolli, UCR Judas Priest (Formed in 1969) Initially coming together in 1969 with vocalist Al Atkins at the helm, Judas Priest wouldn't land on their classic lineup for several more years. Guitarist K.K. Downing and bassist Ian Hill joined the fold in ...
" Townshend said then. "So, I wrote to Roger and said, 'Come on, let's have a chat and see what's there.'" Bands That Have Been Together for More Than 40 Years Being in a group is hard, but they've made it work. Gallery Credit: Matt Wardlaw...
Shakria (100% of 145 songs to Hipgnosis), price undisclosed KT Tunstall (50% of her catalogue to Primary wave), price undisclosed Mick Fleetwood (his share of Fleetwood Mac songwriting to BMG), price undisclosed. Ed Roland (all the music he wrote for C...
(Gene Simmons has gone on the record saying the song’s lyrics have no meaning). Either way, it was a prime choice for New Jersey’s blue collar thrashers on their 1999 ‘Coverkill’ album where they put a neon green shine on songs from Twisted Sister, Judas Priest, Deep Purple, ...
Sure, it may not seem fair to fault a then 16-year-old not yet ‘Dimebag’ Darrell, but they wrote it and the cover says Pantera. Aping the guitar theatrics found in traditional metal in the early ‘80s, the licks here are ever-competent, but the songwriting leaves just about everyth...
1. In her memoir, Wonderful Tonight, Boyd wrote: “He told me, in a matter-of-fact way, that he had written it for me. I thought it was beautiful — and it turned out to be the most successful song he ever wrote, with more than 150 cover versions.”...
Bachman confirmed that he can still perform the Guess Who songs he co-wrote during his own concerts, since he retains co-authorship rights. He was unsure, however, whether these legal actions would also precludeLenny Kravitzfrom singing "American Woman." Kravitz charted with a cover of the son...