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Here are 10 examples of musicians who only played on a big band’s debut album. It often takes several years for a band to release their first full-length sequence; as such, you’d think that by the time they do – and hopefully reap the benefits of their hard work – everyone involved is there for the long haul. However, the annals of rock and metal music are filled with situations that led people to jump ship before the group put out their sophomore album. Usually, they’re musicians who joined after the project got going, but there have also been numerous incidents of founding members moving on ...
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Journey managed to release one of the most talked-about clips in MTV history during their brief time making videos. As you’ll see below in our ranking of every Journey music video, however, there were plenty of other high and low points beyond the ubiquitous “Separate Ways (Worlds Apart).” Because of their relatively small video catalog, we’ve expanded the rankings to include closely related clips from Steve Perry, Bad English (which included three members of Journey’s current lineup), Gregg Rolie and Neal Schon. That serves to provide a broader overview of their career arc from the ’70s throu...
Ultimate Classic Rock
As we celebrate the anniversary of Godsmack‘s Faceless album this week, it got us to thinking what is the best Godsmack album? So Loudwire Nights host Chuck Armstrong is turning that over to you Godsmack fans for this week’s Chuck’s Fight Club. He’s decided to pit the hugely successful 2003 album Faceless against the band’s 1998 self-titled breakout album, both of which were key records in the group’s musical history. The Godsmack album put the band on the map, with the singles “Whatever” “Keep Away,” “Voodoo” and “Bad Religion” commanding the airwaves and making them a hot new band in the hea...
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On April 8, for precisely four minutes and 27 seconds, the moon will pass in front of the sun blocking out all light — a total solar eclipse. The last time this kind of galactic display occurred was in 2017, and although eclipses like this do happen once every 18 months or so, they’re usually not visible to people on land. This is because the distance between the moon and the sun varies, meaning the width of the eclipse’s path also varies, and given that most of the earth’s surface is covered by ocean, that’s a lot of eclipses that go unseen. But you’re not going to want to miss this upcoming ...
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Kurt Cobain penned some amazing lyrics for Nirvana, but which were his best? Nirvana changed the face of music and launched a cultural revolution during their relatively short tenure, as fans fell in love with the band’s heavy but incredibly infectious musical vibe. Part of that came from the lyrical output of frontman Kurt Cobain, who often played with contradictions within his lyrics to offer a unique take on his subject matter. Some lyrics were deeply personal, while others were character sketches inspired by the world around him. The end result yielded some of the most memorable and quotab...
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Here are 50 of the most misunderstood songs in rock and metal. Some songs mean exactly what they say, others are open for broader interpretation. And especially if you’re an internationally famous musician, this means a whole lot of people interpreting your work as they see fit. Naturally, it can lead to some incorrect assumptions and downright wild theories. Often, when a song is presumed to be about a particular topic and turns out not to be, it can be difficult to shake the perception people have adopted. It usually takes the artist themselves coming out to clarify the meaning of a song, to...
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Some of rock’s biggest acts have suffered dramatic fragmentation while trying to create new material. Even at the best of times, bands can be combustible. When alpha creative types work together, egos inevitably clash. Then you have to factor in personal biases, drug use and external influences. Shove all of these ingredients in a small studio with long hours and little sleep and you start to realize why recording sessions can create such volatile situations. The list below details 16 Albums That Tore Rock’s Biggest Bands Apart. In some cases, the splits were permanent, either bringing the ban...
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Some songs mean exactly what they say, others are open for broader interpretation. And especially if you’re an internationally famous musician, this means a whole lot of people interpreting your work as they see fit. Naturally, it can lead to some incorrect assumptions and downright wild theories. Often, when a song is presumed to be about a particular topic and turns out not to be, it can be difficult to shake the perception people have adopted. It usually takes the artist themselves coming out to clarify the meaning of a song, to set the record straight once and for all. We’re taking a look ...
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Here are 10 times rock and metal bands switched singers after their first album! Sometimes, things just aren’t meant to be. That’s as true of jobs and relationships as it is the earliest configurations of our favorite rock and metal acts. In fact, because it can take a few years for bands to find their footing and solidify their definitive lineup, it’s not uncommon for a guitarist, bassist, drummer or – as this list highlights – lead singer to be replaced after the debut album! Subsequently, said vocalist’s one-and-done appearance turns the corresponding collection into a hidden gem (or a negl...
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Fools have been popular song subjects as long as there have been songs. Even back when wandering minstrels would entertain royalty or accompany fearless knights heading off to war, half of the songs they knew were about fools. And more likely than not, it’s love that led to their foolish predicaments. Our list of the Top 30 Fools Songs includes plenty of tracks about fools in love. But some are just plain foolish – like the dude hanging out on a rainy street corner waiting for his girl … who’s patiently standing on another rainy street corner a couple blocks away. Pity the fools. 30. UFO, “A F...
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