Best Debut Albums by Progressive Black Metal Bands Ranked
Here are the 13 best debut albums by progressive black metal bands (ranked)! It might seem like black metal and progressive metal go together like oil and water, but over the past 30 years, artists such as Negură Bunget, Emperor,…
1986’s Top 20 Rock Tours to Remember
A prog band turned pop colossus led to a record-breaking year as Pollstar estimated total 1986 revenue from the 40 leading tours to be $438 million. Still, it wasn’t all wine and roses: A stadium ballad act unwittingly began its…
Solo LP Rankings for Every Led Zeppelin Member
The crash landing of Led Zeppelin led to a trio of often very surprising solo careers for its main songwriters and arrangers. Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, and John Paul Jones spent most of the years that followed sounding anything but…
Best Alt-Rock Ballads of the ’90s: Top 11 Picks
Key Takeaways Emotional Resonance: The 1990s alternative rock ballads showcased deep vulnerability and introspection. Stripped-Down Sound: Many ballads featured minimal instrumentation paired with personal lyrics. Cultural Impact: These songs influenced future generations of artists to explore emotional depth in their…
’90s Indie Rock Albums You Must Have on Vinyl
Here are 11 essential indie rock albums from the 1990s that you should absolutely own on vinyl. This list could honestly go on forever, given the state of indie music in the ’90s. What it meant to be a true…
Best Album from 11 Iconic Rock Bands of the 2000s
These are the best albums by 11 legendary rock bands from the 2000s. What was particularly interesting about rock music in the 2000s was the variety of styles it encompassed. The nu-metal and post-grunge subgenres technically began in the mid-’90s,…
Solo LP Rankings for Every Fleetwood Mac Member
The biggest successes of Fleetwood Mac revolved around the creative collaboration of Lindsey Buckingham, Christine McVie, and Stevie Nicks. Every one of the band’s U.S. Top 10 hits bears their distinct influence. In a similar vein, Fleetwood Mac’s solo discography…
Best Hair Metal Albums of 1986 Ranked
Move over, thrash — these are the six best hair metal albums of 1986. As the Bay Area headbangers were catching fire and pioneering a subgenre based on full-speed-or-nothing brutality, a different scene just a few hours south was asserting…
Top 40 Songs from 1966 You Need to Hear
If 1965 was the year when pop and rock music started to take its first baby steps toward adulthood, as more artists began to explore albums as defining statements rather than collections of hit singles and hastily recorded cover songs,…
Bob Weir Songs: 10 Must-Listen Tracks
Key Takeaways Bob Weir, a pivotal figure in the Grateful Dead, passed away at 78, leaving behind a legacy of memorable songs. Weir’s songwriting contributed significantly to the band’s catalog, including classics like “Truckin’” and “The Music Never Stopped.” His…
Best Debut Albums by Progressive Death Metal Bands Ranked
Oto 11 najlepszych debiutanckich albumów zespołów progresywnego death metalu (w rankingu)! Nie jest zaskoczeniem, że niektóre z najlepszych zespołów progresywnego death metalu – takich jak Between the Buried and Me oraz Amorphis – wydały jedne z najlepszych albumów w tym…
Syd Barrett: Six Surprising Facts You Might Not Know
Among the members of Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett is often regarded as the most misunderstood. Although he was instrumental in founding the band and came up with their name, Barrett’s legacy is complex. He departed from Pink Floyd in early…