Best Eagles Songs: 20 Tracks That Define Californian Country-Rock
The best Eagles songs cover emotive country-rock classics and haunting, excess-fuelled comments on the American Dream.
American Beauty: Grateful Dead’s Finest Hour On Record
Drenched in California sunshine, ‘American Beauty’ found Grateful Dead creating a proto-Americana album full of warmth and emotion.
Bohemian Rhapsody: How Queen Created A Game-Changing Song
With Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen created a song that changed the very concept of what a rock’n’roll band could do.
Peter Green: The Fleetwood Mac Founder’s Rise And Fall
One of Britain’s blues guitar greats, Fleetwood Mac founder Peter Green gave the band success, before becoming an acid casualty of the 60s.
Hybrid Theory: How Linkin Park Created A Genre-Defying Classic
With ‘Hybrid Theory’, Linkin Park unleashed a game-changing album that became the highest-selling debut since ‘Appetite For Destruction’.
Rumours: How Fleetwood Mac’s Greatest Album Almost Tore Them Apart
Despite being made as Fleetwood Mac were in tatters, ‘Rumours’ became one of the band’s biggest albums. It continues to resonate today.
Eddie Van Halen: The Only Guitarist To Rival Jimi Hendrix?
From his two-hand tapping technique to innovations with amps and guitars, here’s how Eddie Van Halen rewrote the guitarist’s rulebook.
John Bonham: Why Led Zeppelin’s Wild Man Is Rock’s Greatest Drummer
A powerhouse drummer who could be deft as a jazz master, John Bonham fuelled Led Zeppelin’s rise to become the greatest band in rock’n’roll.
Unknown Pleasures Videos: Joy Division’s Debut Reimagined
Filmed by a raft of directors, these ‘Unknown Pleasures’ videos offer fresh perspective on Joy Division’s immediate and haunting debut album.
Working Class Heroes: Does Social Status Affect Musicians’ Success?
Working-class musicians often seem more successful than artists from other social backgrounds – is it authenticity, the music, or sheer luck?
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