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Jan 25, 2023 · The only thing more eye-opening is when you realize that some of your favorite rock bands formed that year, making them five decades old. A lot happened in the rock and metal world in 1973. Rob ...
Jan 11, 2022 · 9 Bands You Wouldn’t Believe Are Turning 50 in 2022. Now that we're two years into the 2020s, looking back on artists' careers is getting scarier and scarier. The year 1972 was a full five ...
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Simply stated, Rock Music formed the basic DNA of popular music from about 1960 to 2000. The 1950s are fondly remembered as The Golden Age of Rock and Roll. Much of what we would call Rock and Roll—Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Little Richard, etc.—is firmly rooted in the blues, gospel, country, and R&B which came before it. But when these sounds mer...
Our ranking procedure was extremely scientific in that I wore a lab coat and safety goggles. Consistent with our broader mission here at Music Influence, the goal was to rank artists by influence. When we rank one artist above another, we are not making the argument that the former artist is better than the latter. Instead, we’re arguing that the h...
50. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers enjoyed a 30 year run on the charts without ever embarrassing themselves. The Dylanesque shit-kicker and his highly underrated band never sacrificed integrity for airplay but they had it by the truckload anyway. Emerging from the college scene in Gainesville, Florida, Petty first partnered with future bandmates Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench in Mudcrutch. Mudcrutch earned some local popularity before breaking up in 1974. After two years of unfruitful solo work...
49. The Ventures
The Pacific Northwest is noted for its uniquely fertile musical landscape, from Jimi Hendrix to Nirvana. But the first group to really put Washington state on the rock and roll map was the Ventures. The Ventures are, without competition, the single most successful instrumental rock group of all time. These Tacoma, Washington natives deserve credit for never diverting from their proven formula of guitar-heavy, pop-oriented, wordless rock and roll. Though their reputation precedes them as a def...
48. U2
For all of the comedic jabs, critical asides, and cultural slights to which U2 is constantly subjected, there is no arguing that they are one of the world’s most successful bands. The numbers don’t lie. But there’s more to it than just success. U2 was, for all of its alleged arrogance and egotism, one of the most consistently earnest and rewarding bands in the world during its prime. Formed in Dublin in 1976 around Bono (vocals), the Edge (guitar), Larry Mullen (drums), and Adam Clayton (bass...
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Jul 18, 2022 · By my reckoning, Midnight Oil have released three outright classic albums. Those are Head Injuries, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (usually abbreviated as 10–1) and Diesel and Dust. Ten songs ...
Apr 11, 2023 · 3. The Platters. Founded in 1952, the band is famous for songs like “Only You” and “Earth Angel.”. The original group was comprised of Herb Reed, Alex Hodge, Cornell Gunter and Joe ...
Apr 28, 2017 · In advance of an American tour, Midnight Oil open up about their history, their reunion and why their old songs feel more relevant than ever.
