From their first studio set, Simple Minds captured the loyalty of a growing listening audience. By 1981, the band were in Gold and Platinum territory with their newer releases. When…
Bloc Party arrived in the early pages of the New Millennium. Their debut set, Silent Alarm, which arrived on 2005 is now celebrating 20 years of existence. It gave critics…
Space Rock was advanced in a great way with the formation of Hawkwind. Built in 1969, with their first album issued in 1970, Hawkwind immediately captured attention with their eponymous…
Jethro Tull began their rise in the late ’60s with a unique blend of Progressive and Folk/Rock elements. Adding in Ian Anderson’s flute and the mix was engaging and endearing.…
Tangerine Dream has a long history of ambient excellence, Their popularity periods are measured in label productions. For their most popular era, they were known as “The Virgin Years. The…
Grateful Dead helped to greatly solidify the Rock world with its psychedelic jam blend that went to great lengths in validation of the young Rock & Roll upstart. After 60…
Mike Oldfield gained critical success with his Tubular Bells set, an offering to the world that has aged as well as any fine wine. Following that effort up would be…
War extended from the Eric Burdon assembly, post involvement. After the success of “Spill The Wine”, the band stayed with it and produced a string of successful LPs and accompanying…
Robin Trower began his solo outing not long after his departure from Procol Harum. His debut set was Twice Removed From Yesterday, which issued in 1973. But it was his…
Pale Saints, formed in the late ’80s just as music was beginning to shift away from the New Wave style of the ’80s and into the distinct musical styles adopted…
Frank DiMino sang for a band popular in the late ’70s, a band known as Angel. Signed by the burgeoning Casablanca label, and discovered by Gene Simmons of KISS, Angel…
After the success of the Dire Straits debut set (and its three follow-ups), the band hit absolute paydirt with their fifth set, warmly known as Brothers In Arms. That album…