Almost 30 years after its release, Forrest Gump remains as popular as ever. The heartwarming, tear-jerking tale of a man short on brains but big on heart won six Academy Awards, grossed over $678.2 million at the box office, and has since been selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the US National…
Not many bands last fifty-one years while consistently producing new albums and still touring. Molly Hatchet, a band named for a murderous prostitute, has been around since 1971, playing southern rock and hard rock. Despite their substantial contributions to music, this band is one of the underrated groups that is not (yet) inducted into the…
Dwight Yoakam, the elite American country music singer songwriter, made his debut in 1984. Since then, he has released 17 studio albums beginning with Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc., which the RIAA certified double-platinum. Some critics argue that Yoakam’s best days were in the 80s and 90s, but his work transcends all time. Let’s rank all…
Oingo Boingo is an American goofy stage band that produces peculiar yet intriguing tracks in their albums. Most people compare it to Devo throughout their career because they ooze similar genre gimmicks. However, Oingo Boingo never attained the media success that the Devo had. According to Rate Your Music, Oingo Boingo was founded in their…
Blondie is one of the most famous bands in rock and roll. After all, it was one of the pioneers of new wave in the mid 1970s. However, Blondie went on to incorporate influences from other genres of music such as pop, rap, and reggae, with the result that it has a one-of-a-kind sound. The…
In 2004, Joss Stone hit the charts with her debut album, The Soul Session, a multi-platinum selling phenomenon and Mercury Prize nominee that firmly established her as one of the hottest new talents around. Its follow-up, Mind, Body & Soul, was equally huge, topping the UK charts and certifying platinum. Her third album, Introducing Joss…
The American punk rock band known as Bad Religion was first formed out of Los Angeles, California in 1980. High school students, Greg Graffin, Jay Bentley, Jay Ziskrout, and Brett Gurewitz had their first public performance when they opened for another punk rock group, Social Distortion at a warehouse opening. The first show Bad Religion…
Asia was formed in 1981 when a bunch of prog-rockers who’d already enjoyed success with their former bands (namely, John Wetton of King Crimson, guitarist Steve Howe of Yes, keyboardist Geoff Downes of Yes, and drummer Carl Palmer of Emerson, Lake & Palmer) decided they had the makings of a supergroup. Their debut album was…
KC and the Sunshine Band formed in 1973 and promptly set about conquering the charts. Their first major hit came with the single Get Down Tonight, a song that kicked off a series of number one dance floor fillers and sent the band’s career stratospheric. Since then, they’ve broken up, reunited, and enjoyed as many…