Some bands make very good careers out of repeating the same album over and over again. R.E.M. made a similarly good career out of never making the same album twice. Over 15 albums, they touched on everything from post-punk to jangly pop, low-fi to glam rock. It’s something that always made them incredibly exciting to…
The legacy of the Doors may have been overshadowed by the death of their frontman, Jim Morrison, at the age of 27, but without them, classic rock would be a very different thing. Between 1967 and 1971, the Doors released six studio albums. Not all of them are masterpieces, but they each contain enough gems…
Smokey Robinson served as the founder and frontman of the Miracles for almost 20 years, eventually leaving the group to pursue his career as both a solo artist and Motown’s vice president in 1972. His contributions to music, whether as a singer, a writer, or a record producer are hard to overstate. Described by Bob…
Evanescence is a rock band that was founded in 1995 in Little Rock, Arkansas. The two founding band members are singer, keyboardist, and pianist Amy Lee and Ben Moody, a guitarist. In 2002, the band released their first album, ‘Fallen,’ followed by a second album three years later. After a three-year break, Evanescence came back…
Darius Rucker is a talented country artist who got his start in the music business as a member of the band Hootie and the Blowfish. Rucker launched his very successful career as a solo artist when the band called it quits. He moved from rock and pop charts to making hits in the country genre….
Outkast redefined 90s hip hop and put Atlanta on the hip hop map with records that would forever change the hip hop landscape. The duo has proved that allowing oneself to evolve is one of the key ingredients of success in the rap game. Outkast was composed of two Atlanta-based rappers, Andre “3000” Benjamin and…
INXS, which is pronounced ‘in excess,’ was an Australian rock band that was formed in Sydney in 1977. Initially, the band was called The Farriss Brothers, as three of the founding band members were brothers. The band’s original members included main composer and keyboardist Andrew Farriss, guitarist Tim Farriss, drummer John Farriss, bassist Garry Gary…
Over 40 years since they launched themselves onto the international stage, AC/DC are still rocking and rolling with the best of them. They’ve lost members, gained members, weathered criticism, and gotten old. Somewhere along the line, they’ve also managed to sell over 200 million records, becoming the 16th best-selling music act in the world in…
One of the most successful bands of the ’60s and 70s, Three Dog Night, built a huge following in the 1960s with their high energy, harmony-driven music. While they are often remembered for only two classic hits – “One “and their greatest hit ever, “Joy to the World !” – they have many more great…