There is no way to prove this, of course, but it seems safe to say that no war was as closely tied to the popular music of its era than Vietnam. What we know...
Category - Rock
Sometimes things work out perfectly. Recently, the song title “Shine On, Harvest Moon” popped into my head. It’s a classic, great song that...
The importance critics and fans ascribe to Kraftwerk is startling. Consider this, via Wikipedia: According to The Observer, “no other band since the...
What can really be said about KISS? Wikipedia perhaps sums it up best: …the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s with their elaborate live...
It’s interesting to see the wide divergence of acts with whom talented musicians played during their studio days, if they had any. Little Feat’s...
By Walter Weinschenk This part 2 of a post on the great Peter Green. Part I is here. Above is “The Green Manalish” and below is “The Supernatural.”...
By Walter Weinschenk This is Part 1 of a two-part feature. Part 2 will post on Friday. Above is “Black Magic Woman” and below is “Albatross...
Hat tip: Daniel W. This is from Tame Impala’s website: Tame Impala is the movement in Orion’s nebula and the slime from a snail journeying across a...
Roxy Music was an influential English band formed in 1971 by Bryan Ferry and Graham Simpson. Wikipedia positions their importance as a mix of glam, early punk...
Music in general is an acquired taste. Progressive rock, perhaps, is more so. Among prog rock bands, none are higher profile or more challenging on the ears...