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Few are the artists who find success in two rock groups. The prospect of starting over is likely quite daunting, particularly if your first band was a wild success. Oftentimes, those who become part of a well-regarded second act eventually end up back in the first one. Expectations come into play, as questions about matching or succeeding previous accomplishments begin to weigh everything down. Then there are the internal issues created with new personalities, new musical directions, new labels and management. Our ranking of Rock’s 40 Best Two-Band Careers also takes into account how much of a...
Ultimate Classic Rock
No consensus is unanimous. For proof of that statement, look no further than the list of 30 films below, drawn from the hundreds — even thousands in some cases! — of half-star reviews on Letterboxd for some of the most beloved films in the history of cinema. (A half-star is the lowest-possible rating on Letterboxd, by the way; there is no zero star option.) As you browse through these 30 reviews, you will notice that I have blacked out the names of these Letterboxd users. That’s because I do not want you to race off to yell at the people who wrote these reviews. That’s not what this is about. ...
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It’s time to raise a toast, but will you do so to Metallica‘s “Whiskey in the Jar” or AC/DC‘s “Have a Drink on Me”? That’s right, we’ve got two great bar songs and you have to pick one to toast to as part of Chuck’s Fight Club on Loudwire Nights this week. Both of these classics will go down smooth for hard rock fans, but which is your favorite? Loudwire Nights host Chuck Armstrong will introduce the battle during Monday’s Loudwire Nights program at 8PM. Then on Tuesday at 8PM, he’ll give a proper spotlight and make the argument for Metallica’s Thin Lizzy cover “Whiskey in the Jar” as being th...
Loudwire
Here are 10 songs that represent Rush’s remarkable career! Ask any progressive rock fan to name their favorite artists and Rush is almost guaranteed to come up. After all, the Canadian trio – comprised of vocalist/keyboardist/bassist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson and percussionist Neil Peart – achieved massive success amidst releasing 19 studio LPs (starting with 1974’s Rush and ending with 2012’s Clockwork Angels). Nearly 10 years after their final show – and nearly five years after Peart’s tragic passing – they remain one of the biggest and most influential genre bands of all time. READ ...
Loudwire
He may be synonymous with country, but you’d have to be high to say Willie Nelson doesn’t know a thing or two about rock ‘n’ roll. The Texas icon, older than the genre itself, built a career off the back of his own legendary country songbook as well as a knack for turning songs of all genres into something fitting his unique vocal phrasing and guitar picking. With a body of work as long and prolific as his, it’s no surprise he’s taken on his share of classic rock favorites and even rubbed elbows with some of the most enduring artists in the genre. Here are 10 of our favorites. The Beatles Betw...
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For nearly the entirety of his career as a performing and touring musician, Bruce Springsteen had had an issue with taking his show to bigger venues. His reluctance was well known, and he had historically been slow to make such moves, even as the number of people who wanted to see him grew. “When we were in clubs,” he told biographer Dave Marsh for Marsh’s 1987 book Glory Days. “… we’d play five or six nights in a club before we’d go into a theater. … [W]e played five or six nights in a theater before we’d go into an arena. In the arena, we’d play five or six nights in the arena.” When plottin...
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There are plenty of artists out there who have made a very good living after releasing just one hit single. But as Norman Greenbaum or Dexys Midnight Runners can tell you, it’s pretty hard to string together two, three or especially four. Many of the artists below have track records that pose an opposite and extremely enviable dilemma: How to pick the best four-single run from their long and storied careers? We took 20 of classic rock’s biggest and most influential artists, in no particular order, and selected their best four-single run. To keep things on an even playing ground we stuck with U...
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Tracking Aerosmith‘s career trajectory from the beginning to the end of the ’80s reveals one of the most remarkable comebacks in rock history. The band was washed-up and left for dead at the turn of the decade, with Joe Perry having quit in 1979 and Brad Whitford following suit in 1981. Drugs and dysfunction had hobbled the one-mighty rockers, and they watched their album sales plummet as a new crop of bands rose up to usurp them. After reaching their nadir on 1982’s Rock in a Hard Place, Aerosmith reunited with Perry and Whitford and began the long, difficult process of mounting a comeback. T...
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Journey boasts an embarrassment of set list riches as they prepare to jump to stadiums in July. Earlier 2024 shows featured hit after hit after hit. Yet, as shown on our list of Top 10 Songs Journey Hasn’t Played Yet in 2024, there is still room for more key cuts. Before this next round of dates with Def Leppard and a rotating group of support acts that includes Cheap Trick, Heart and Steve Miller, Journey played a series of well-received concerts with Toto. “Any Way You Want It,” “Don’t Stop Believin'” and “Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)” made appearances every night, according to Setlist.fm. T...
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Post Malone covering George Strait was unexpected if you’d not been paying attention. The “I Had Some Help” hitmaker’s catalog of classic country covers runs deep. Contemporary artists like Blake Shelton, Morgan Wallen and (possibly) Luke Combs will dot his official country debut on Aug. 16, but over the last several months the Texan has pulled out hits from George Strait, Randy Travis, John Michael Montgomery and about 10 others. We found video of some of his most memorable country covers. Subscribe to Taste of Country on Youtube Stagecoach 2024 featured a setlist filled with great country so...
Taste of Country
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