From Prog-Rock to Pop, Counting Down The 22 Best Songs by Genesis
September 29, 2024
Genesis’ story is one of incredible artistic and commercial ambition, usually not simultaneously. The band began as a highly innovative and risk-taking progressive rock group before fashioning itself into a pop juggernaut. They made great songs along the way, from the…
Top 11 Rainbow Songs: When Ritchie Blackmore Finally Got His Way
September 21, 2024
Rainbow was the brainchild of guitar magus Ritchie Blackmore and unapologetically an attempt to gatecrash the charts. With the side project active for more than two decades, Rainbow did manage to secure hits and, what’s more, to incorporate trends that varied wildly…
“Columbia” is one of the songs that best defines the early Oasis sound. Tough, but relaxed, rocking and danceable it’s the sound of a band that could rock out and do it in front of a large audience. This is also what record label boss Alan McGee did when he…
The Meaning of the Lyrics of Deep Purple's Classic Rock Anthem, "Smoke on the Water"
September 6, 2024
“Smoke on the Water” may benefit from featuring one of the most famous guitar riffs in the history of music, whose popularity even Ludwig van Beethoven might have envied. But the song is also a piece of mysterious storytelling.
No, it is not as I imagined…
The Meaning of the Lyrics of Oasis’ Second Single, "Shakermaker"
September 5, 2024
“Shakermaker” was the song that established Oasis’ reputation among British indie-rock fans. With news that the Gallagher brothers are reuniting in 2025 and knowing that they need to put together a setlist of old hits, it’s time to look at the…
“Blue Orchid” was a highly anticipated single when it was released in 2005. The hype’s now died down, and the song remains one of the most popular tunes by The White Stripes, the bluesy-garage-rock band that dominated the conversation around rock music in the…
“Seven Nation Army” is one of the most famous rock songs of the 21st Century. The White Stripes’ tune has been turned into a gigantic sports anthem on the level of “We Are the Champions”, and its iconic riff is still chanted endlessly. But what…
Top 100 Greatest Rock Bands and Artists of All Time
August 20, 2024
The greatest rock bands and artists of all time all have their mythology. There are so many incredible stories about them that I sometimes doubt that they were ever real. But then I remember the songs, the albums, the posters on the wall.
Assembling a list of the 150…
Top 150 Greatest Rock Bands of the 2000s
August 18, 2024
The greatest rock bands of the 2000s were often on the charts, had millions of fans worldwide, and some of them played to stadium crowds. This didn’t happen so long. Yet, in a commercial sense, this was the last stand of rock music for a while.
All of the exposure…