“Fade to Black” was a lot of things for Metallica in 1984 when it was released. It was essentially the band’s first ballad, showing the band capable of
At their best, Nirvana could play some of the catchiest distorted pop songs known to man; at their worst, they were just noisy and nearly unlistenable (although some
By 1977 Queen’s music had mostly been represented by moments of excess: the largesse of Queen II; the multi-layered, echoed rawness of Sheer Heart Attack; the pure weirdness
David Bowie has never failed to admit the debt his own music at one time owed to Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground. Bowie recorded some “tributes” to
Elton John’s double LP Goodbye Yellow Brick Road was released following a long string of successful albums (Don’t Shoot Me, I’m Only the Piano Player; Honky Chateau; Madman
Recorded and released at the height of “grunge,” 1993 was the perfect time for the Smashing Pumpkins to unleash Siamese Dream upon the world. I didn’t own the album
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