Guns N’ Roses released “Appetite for Destruction,” their debut album, in 1987. It became a huge hit, and in less than two years, it topped the Billboard 200. The album has sold over 18 million copies in the US and 30 million copies worldwide. Consequently, it is the best-selling debut album of all time in…
By overcoming personal hardships, there is no limit to what you can achieve. Mary J Blige is living proof of this. She has gone through depression, drug and substance abuse, infidelity and has had to overcome all this to be regarded as the Queen of Soul and Hip Hop. Mary J Blige’s career began back…
A beat drop is a sudden change in a track’s rhythm or bass line. It tends to be associated with electronic dance music. However, it can be found in other genres, which makes sense because it originated in the disco and rock music of the 1970s. There are incredible beat-drop songs, meaning interested individuals shouldn’t…
There’s something irresistible about a power ballad, especially a power ballad for the 90s. The hair might have been laughable, the shoulder pads might have been ludicrous, and the videos might have been self-indulgent, but 90s pop stars knew how to craft a future karaoke classic. Guilty pleasures or not, we dare you not to…
Cristian Castro is a Mexican singer who has been active since 1991. On the whole, he has been quite successful. For proof, look no further than how Castro has released sixteen studio albums, which isn’t to mention any potential releases that are still to come. Of course, some of his songs are better than others….
You don’t have to be a biker to appreciate a good biker song, but it probably helps. As to what constitutes a biker song – anything really, providing it fulfills one basic function. Do the lyrics need to contain a few motorcycle name drops? Not necessarily. Does the tempo have to be full throttle? Not…
For over 20 years, Sum 41 has been gracing the stages and airwaves with hit after hit. Their smash-hit album, All Killer No Filler, released in 2001, selling over 2 million copies and earning Diamond status in the US. 6 albums later and the band is still touring relentlessly each year. The bands latest album,…
The only thing better than one rock star? Two of them. Most of the time, anyway. Not every collaboration ends well, especially when you have two big egos competing for their share of the limelight. But when they work, the results can be magical. Whether we’re talking Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty, Bob Dylan and…
Daryle Singletary songs were made to withstand the test of time, and they certainly do that. Although he was only on the country scene for a relatively few number of years before his tragic passing in his late 40s, he left a legacy of music behind for fans to remember him by. Daryle was a…