Genesis, a UK-based band that has not only worked steadily through three distinct eras of the band’s evolution (the Gabriel years/the Hackett years/the Collins and Rutherford years), but had success…
Marilyn Manson entered into the consciousness of music fans with the release of his debut set, Portrait of an American Family. Issued in 1994, the album generated two singles. A…
As far as music is concerned, we live in a day and time, where there is much “been there, done that” assignation of new bands. But while that is largely…
The world got to know the versatility and wide field of talent that was Frank Zappa back in the ’60s. His foray into the public arena of Rock was fueled…
Jean-Michel Jarre, son of the famous film composer, Maurice Jarre, has enjoyed a lifetime of compositions that began with his extraordinary work, Deserted Palace in 1972. But it was his…
The Clash, begun in 1976 during the Punk musical identity growth, quickly turned into one of the era’s great bands, With only five albums in releasing ending with the 2xPlatinum…
Talking Heads, a NYC band that gained its notice by way of a small, overpacked but highly popularized Bowery club known as CBGBs, left behind an unmovable st of albums.…
The four guys from Athens, GA that formed the successful band known as R.E.M. Their first album on the IRS label generated Gold status in the US and still respectfully…
The Flaming Lips, a band from a heartland base of Oklahoma City, began their tenure as one of Rock’s excellent bands in the Psychedelic mode in 1983. With 16 studio…
Billy Joel released his first album in 1971. The album, Cold Spring Harbor, gained some interest but it wasn’t until Piano Man (1973), that Billy Joel became a recognizable name.…
Not many folks are in tune with The Sensational Alex Harvey Band (or SAHB, eventually), but for those who were, they were rewarded with a trove of theatricality mixed with…
The ’70s had a lot of fun with the Glam band, Slade. In their native UK, they were celebrated as heroes with consistent Number one songs over a short period…