On May 16, 1978, a relatively unknown band called Van Halen opened for Black Sabbath. The young band had just released its debut self-titled album, but Sabbath singer Ozzy
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Warren Zevon was already a decade into a recording career when he released his breakthrough self-titled album in May 1976. But for every purpose the second
“Love Will Keep Us Alive,” the 1994 Eagles single that appeared on Hell Freezes Over, came to life during the band’s extended hiatus. “There was a short time, while
“We’re gonna ask you to do just one thing, all right? And that’s just to relax, loan your soul to us for a few minutes,
Like much of Metallica’s 1996 album Load, the lead single, “Until It Sleeps,” was unlike anything the band had attempted before. A contemporary inspiration, Soundgarden, may
They should sing these songs in church. Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On doesn’t simply boast the gospel influence that marks so much of America’s most
Paul McCartney has written a lot of love songs. Those include perfect, heartfelt gems with the Beatles (“Michelle,” “Eight Days a Week” and “The Long
Def Leppard have always peppered interesting covers into their sets, including a faithful take on Alice Cooper’s “Elected” in 1987 and a meditative version of
If the question is what went wrong with Poltergeist II: The Other Side, then the answer is easy: everything. If the question is why it
Eagles loaded their gear into the studio on Sept. 10, 2001, to begin work on their first album of new material since 1979’s The Long Run. They