Pantera’s end might have been stepped in tragedy, but even that can’t detract from just how mighty they were. At their peak, Dimebag Darrell, Vinnie Paul Abbott, Phil Anselmo and Rex Brown represented the very best of metal. When all the big ’80s thrash pioneers like Metallica, Megadeth and Slayer started lightening up for the…
The Bee Gees are often thought of as just another 1970s band, but the siblings were undoubtedly among the best pop stars. Bee Gees have influenced artists from around the globe, and they deserve recognition for all their hard work. They started out as a skiffle/rock-and-roll band in the 1950s before gaining worldwide fame with…
They formed Depeche Mode in 1980 as an English band from Basildon when the British new wave was getting underway. Original members Andy Fletcher, Vince Clarke, and Dave Gahan. Clarke departed early in the band’s history. Martin Gore stepped up as a songwriter for the group. The three put their skills together to develop their…
When it comes to longevity, Chicago has most bands beat. The group formed in 1967, and despite multiple lineup changes in the years since, they’re still recording, still selling out stadiums, and still keeping their fans happy. To date, they’ve recorded 24 studio albums and sold over 100 million records worldwide, making them one of…
Santana is a rock legend that has been one of the best bands in history. The band features Carlos Santana, an all-time great guitarist and it hails from San Francisco where it was previously referred to as “The City.” The influential group became world famous for their Woodstock performance with Soul Sacrifice off their self-titled…
The Moody Blues formed in Birmingham in 1964. After a few years of hanging around the scene, they made their breakthrough in 1967 with their second album, Days of Future Passed, an album that’s rightly been described as one of the first (and best) concept albums. They released their final studio album in 2003, but…
In 1968, Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Peter Banks, Tony Kaye, and Bill Bruford banded together to form Yes. After two unsuccessful albums, they finally hit pay dirt with their third studio album, The Yes Album. Since then, they’ve gone through multiple lineup changes, dappled in numerous musical styles, and experienced huge ups and equally mammoth…
Ranking all 14 of Beck Hansen’s albums is no easy task, but somebody has got to do it. We’ll start at number 14 and work our way through the career of the man with many monikers up until we reach “the one.” This list will be based on a fairly simple but strict criterion: the…
Born on December 28, 1978, is the American singer, songwriter, and producer John Legend, who has brought forth over twenty years’ worth of hit music, year after year, since 2004. Originally hailing from Springfield, Ohio, Legend started out as a management consultant for the Boston Consulting Group after graduating from college in the year 2000….