REO Speedwagon was an anomaly in the music industry for most of the ’70s: They got radio play and sold out arenas and even stadiums
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Those who think culture is bizarre and entertaining today should really go back to some of the bonkers things that happened in the ’80s. As
Iron Maiden reached all-new levels of conceptual, progressive grandiosity on their seventh album, the aptly titled Seventh Son of a Seventh Son. But they hadn’t forgotten how
It’s no surprise that Wings’ synthy hit single “With a Little Luck” has a yacht-rock vibe or that Paul McCartney’s group feels suddenly airy and
There’s more to U2’s “Sunday Bloody Sunday” than meets the eye. On the surface, the song addresses the “Bloody Sunday” of Jan. 30, 1972, when British
U2 has developed a reputation for risk over the decades. As their stage architect, Mark Fisher, put it in 1999, “U2 is definitely not frightened to try
War was, in many ways, the moment in which U2 found the collective will to push back. Fearlessly political, its songs took on the looming
After years of being told how awful they were, Alice Cooper decided to prove their critics right on “No More Mr. Nice Guy.” They had been hard at
Talking Book became a showcase for Stevie Wonder’s burgeoning genius, which often revealed itself during the day’s darkest moments. The LP-opening “You Are the Sunshine
Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins was found dead on March 25, 2022, in his hotel room at the Four Seasons Hotel in Bogota, Colombia. A