In 1989, Niall Quinn, Noel Hogan, Mike Hogan, and Fergal Lawler formed a group called the Cranberry Saw Us. A year later, Dolores O’Riordan replaced Quinn as the lead singer, the band changed its name to the Cranberries, and over the next few years, quietly established itself as one of the biggest alternative acts of…
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…
LL Cool J kickstarted his career in 1985 with his platinum-selling debut album, Radio. Over the next few years, he helped take rap mainstream, selling out arenas and becoming an ever-present fixture on the charts. In the 1990s, he cemented his status as the grandmaster of rap with albums like Mama Said Knock You Out…
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…
Lana Del Rey is the undisputed queen of Hollywood sadcore, an artist who’s turned nostalgia into an art form and melancholy into pop gold. Since breaking through with her second album, the critically acclaimed Born to Die, in 2012, she’s won numerous awards, been nominated for six Grammys and a Golden Globe, and been praised…
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…
The Smashing Pumpkins are an alternative rock band that was formed in Chicago in 1988. Originally, the band members were lead vocalist and guitarist Billy Corgan, bassist D’arcy Wretzky, guitarist James Iha, and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin. Over time, the band has undergone many line-up changes. Currently, the remaining original members of the band are Corgan,…