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From The Kinks to the Police, from Parliament-Funkadelic to Fleetwood Mac, here’s another 25 of the 100 greatest Rock bands of all time (numbers 75–51).
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From The Yardbirds to White Stripes, from The Pixies to The Impressions, here’s another 25 of the 100 greatest Rock bands of all time (numbers 75–51).
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From Green Day to Wu Tang, T. Rex to Sonic Youth…the most influential bands of all time ranked, starting from 100 and working our way up to #76.
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If you don’t love songs about boats, one-night stands, and breezy California nights, you’ve come to the wrong place. Yacht Rock embodies the singer-songwriter soft rock that dominated FM radio playlists in the ’70s. Combine slick L.A. production, earnest singing, and a touch of lite-country songwriting, and chances are, you had a Top 40 hit.…
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Jimi, Jerry and Fogerty in the army? Before they became visible and vocal critics of the Vietnam War, these hippie rock stars served in the military. Read the stories here.
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The tragedy of Sublime is one of posthumous success and unrealized potential. Their last hit, “Doin’ Time” captures all of this and more–possibly the definitive bummer in the summer tune.
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Before Chevy Chase joined the cast of Saturday Night Live and became a household name, he was just your average aspiring psychedelic rocker. Find out how Chevy Chase got his start on drums, and how his path intersected with a pre-fame Steely Dan.
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What do Jerry Lee Lewis and Jackie Treehorn have in common? They treat objects like women, man. Just kidding. It’s actually the song “Just Dropped In”. Find out how a country song about why you shouldn’t drop acid became a mind-bending psychedelic masterpiece.
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The guy who wrote “Talkin’ Baseball” actually has a pretty deep history in popular music. Learn more and dig into our Opening Day playlist.
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