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Nach dem dunkleren "My December" kehrte Kelly Clarkson auf "All I Ever Wanted" (2009) zum Pop zurück — Nummer 1 der Billboard 200, mit dem Rekord-Sprung an die Spitze der Hot 100 durch "My Life Would Suck Without You". #RockHistory #PopRock Phil Collins (b. 1951)
The drummer-turned-everyman superstar who was so ubiquitous in the '80s that backlash became a sport. The "In the Air Tonight" drum fill remains the most air-drummed moment in history. He could not stop, and we could not stop listening.
#RockHistory #PopRock #PhilCollins Led Zeppelins "The Song Remains the Same" (1976) ist das Live-Soundtrack-Album zum gleichnamigen Konzertfilm, aufgenommen vom 27.–29. Juli 1973. #RockHistory #ClassicRock Für "Moment of Glory" (2000) spielten die Scorpions mit den Berliner Philharmonikern. Michael Kamen sagte ab, um mit Metallica an "S&M" zu arbeiten – am Ende übernahm Christian Kolonovits. #RockHistory #ClassicRock Peter Gabriel (b. 1950)
He wore a fox head and flower costumes fronting Genesis, then walked away to make fearless solo art and champion world music. "Sledgehammer" gave MTV its most-played video ever. The art-rocker who became a humanitarian elder.
#RockHistory #ProgressiveRock #PeterGabriel "Surrealistic Pillow" (1967) war das erste Jefferson-Airplane-Album mit Grace Slick — und brachte mit "Somebody to Love" und "White Rabbit" ihre einzigen beiden Top-40-Hits der Hot 100. #RockHistory #PsychRock "The Who Sell Out" (1967) poses as a broadcast by pirate station Radio London, laced with fake commercials like "Heinz Baked Beans". Its release was reportedly followed by lawsuits over the real brand names. #RockHistory #ClassicRock Genesis (1967–present)
Peter Gabriel fronted them dressed as a flower, a fox in a red dress, and a malformed alien — then left, and the drummer became one of the biggest pop stars on Earth. From art-rock theatre to stadium pop in one improbable arc.
#RockHistory #ProgressiveRock #Genesis Around Conspiracy of One (2000), the Offspring publicly backed peer-to-peer file sharing, insisting it wouldn't hurt sales.
#RockHistory #Punk Judas Priests "Jugulator" (1997) war das erste Album mit Tim "Ripper" Owens als Nachfolger von Rob Halford - und das einzige der Band, das nie auf einer großen digitalen Plattform erschien, da Label SPV pleiteging. #RockHistory #Metal Rick Wakeman (b. 1949)
The caped keyboard wizard who staged 'King Arthur' on ice with a full orchestra and nearly bankrupted himself doing it. Six keyboards, endless wit, and the occasional on-stage curry. Prog's grandest showman.
#RockHistory #ProgressiveRock #RickWakeman Dire Straits' Debüt (1978) brachte "Sultans of Swing" hervor – Platz 4 der Billboard Hot 100 – und führte die Albumcharts in Deutschland, Australien und Frankreich an. #RockHistory #ClassicRock My Bloody Valentines "Loveless" (1991) entstand in neunzehn Studios; die Kosten sollen angeblich £250.000 erreicht haben. Danach warf Creation die Band raus. #RockHistory #Shoegaze Foghat (1971–present)
"Slow Ride" — the boogie-rock juggernaut that soundtracks every '70s flashback. Masters of the extended, sweaty, foot-on-the-monitor blues-rock workout.
#RockHistory #BluesRock #Foghat Death's "Leprosy" (1988) war die erste Arbeit von Produzent Scott Burns, der danach unzaehlige Death-Metal- und Grindcore-Alben praegte. Es gilt als bahnbrechende Leistung des Genres. #RockHistory #Metal Pink Floyds „Obscured by Clouds" (1972) ist der Soundtrack zum französischen Film „La Vallée" – aufgenommen in zwei Sessions mitten auf Tournee, kurz bevor „The Dark Side of the Moon" entstand. #RockHistory #ProgRock Uriah Heep (1969–present)
Organ-soaked, harmony-stacked hard rock that one critic infamously said he'd kill himself over if they made it — they made it, hugely, especially in Germany. 'Easy Livin'' and over-the-top grandeur.
#RockHistory #HardRock #UriahHeep Guns N' Roses' "Chinese Democracy" (2008) durchlief einen über zehn Jahre langen, mit gemeldeten Kosten von über 13 Mio. Dollar einen der teuersten Aufnahmeprozesse der Rockgeschichte – mit Axl Rose als einzigem klassischen Mitglied. #RockHistory #HardRock Accepts "Metal Heart" (1985) war ihr erstes von Dieter Dierks selbst produziertes Album und wagte mit "Teach Us to Survive" sogar einen Ausflug in den Jazz-Metal. #RockHistory #Metal Nazareth (1968–present)
Scottish hard-rockers who turned a tender ballad, "Love Hurts", into a power-ballad blueprint, and screamed their way through "Hair of the Dog". Dan McCafferty's sandpaper voice was the real instrument.
#RockHistory #HardRock #Nazareth Harry Styles' "Fine Line" (2019) had the third-largest US sales week of the year and broke the record for the biggest debut by a British male artist since Nielsen SoundScan began. #RockHistory #PopRock Follow the Reaper (2000) was the third album by Finland's Children of Bodom; Nuclear Blast took it international in 2001.
#RockHistory #Metal Status Quo (1962–present)
Three chords, denim, and the longest boogie in rock — they opened Live Aid with "Rockin' All Over the World". Critics sneered for fifty years while the Quo just kept their heads down and their guitars chugging.
#RockHistory #BoogieRock #StatusQuo Rush's "Power Windows" (1985) deepened their synth-driven sound with sampling, electronic drums, strings and choir, with power as a running lyrical theme. #RockHistory #ProgRock John Lennon's "Imagine" (1971), whose title track is widely seen as his signature song, includes "How Do You Sleep?", an attack on his former writing partner Paul McCartney. #RockHistory #ClassicRock Grand Funk Railroad (1969–present)
Critics hated them; America didn't care and bought millions of records. They sold out Shea Stadium faster than the Beatles. Loud, simple, unstoppable Michigan rock. "We're an American Band."
#RockHistory #HardRock #GrandFunkRailroad Alice in Chains' "Dirt" (1992) war das letzte Album mit allen vier Originalmitgliedern. Auf "Iron Gland" singt Tom Araya von Slayer. Es wurde mit 5-fach Platin ihr kommerziell erfolgreichstes Werk. #RockHistory #Grunge "Rock or Bust" (2014) was AC/DC's first album with Stevie Young replacing Malcolm Young. At about 35 minutes it's their shortest album, and it hit number one in 12 countries. #RockHistory #ClassicRock Blue Öyster Cult (1967–present)
The thinking person's metal band — "(Don't Fear) The Reaper", umlauts, and a cowbell joke that outlived them all. Cerebral, sinister and weirdly catchy.
#RockHistory #HardRock #BlueOysterCult My Chemical Romances Debüt "I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love" (2002) wurde in nur sieben Tagen produziert und aufgenommen und charterte erst ab 2004. #RockHistory #Emo With "The Hunting Party" (2014), Linkin Park returned to their nu metal sound, the first album since "Meteora" without Rick Rubin. Guests included Tom Morello and Daron Malakian. #RockHistory #NuMetal Ted Nugent (b. 1948)
The Motor City Madman who plays guitar in a loincloth, hunts with a bow, and never touched the drugs that felled his peers. Loud, divisive and relentlessly himself. "Stranglehold" still scorches.
#RockHistory #HardRock #TedNugent Für "Grace Under Pressure" (1984) trennte sich Rush erstmals seit 1974 von Langzeit-Produzent Terry Brown und vertiefte den synthesizerlastigen Kurs. Das Album wurde in den USA mit Platin ausgezeichnet. #RockHistory #ProgRock 1985's "Freaky Styley" was produced by Parliament-Funkadelic's George Clinton, whose chemistry energized the sessions – even though the album failed to enter the Billboard 200. #RockHistory #Funk Bob Seger (b. 1945)
The gravel-voiced bard of the American heartland — "Night Moves", "Turn the Page" — who sang about fumbling teenage love and lonely highways. Detroit's working-class poet laureate.
#RockHistory #HeartlandRock #BobSeger After Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman left, Yes recorded "Drama" (1980) hurriedly with Trevor Horn on vocals and Geoff Downes – because a tour was already booked. It peaked at No. 2 in the UK. #RockHistory #ProgRock Cream's "Wheels of Fire" (1968) came as a two-disc LP: one disc recorded in the studio, the other recorded live. #RockHistory #ClassicRock ZZ Top (1969–present)
That little ol' band from Texas — beards, hot rods, and spinning fuzzy guitars. Two of the three bearded ones are named Beard; the drummer, Frank Beard, is the clean-shaven one. Blues-boogie with a wink.
#RockHistory #BluesRock #ZZTop Muse self-produced "The Resistance" (2009) at their studio in Como, Italy, including the 13-minute three-part symphony "Exogenesis." It won the Grammy for Best Rock Album. #RockHistory #ProgRock Billie Eilish schrieb "Hit Me Hard and Soft" (2024) mit ihrem Bruder Finneas, der auch produzierte. Es führte in über 20 Ländern die Charts an; "Wildflower" gewann später den Grammy als Song of the Year. #RockHistory #PopRock Ronnie Van Zant (1948–1977)
The barefoot, hard-drinking poet of Southern rock who reportedly told friends he'd never see 30 — and died at 29 in the 1977 plane crash. He's buried, as legend has it, in a Neil Young T-shirt.
#RockHistory #SouthernRock #RonnieVanZant Green Day's "Nimrod" (1997) is noted for its diversity, with folk, hardcore, surf rock and ska elements. It yielded the acoustic single "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)." #RockHistory #Punk Erschöpft von den Tourneen 1964 schlugen die Beatles auf 'Beatles for Sale' düstere Töne an - Lennon wurde autobiografisch in 'I'm a Loser', geprägt vom Treffen mit Bob Dylan. #RockHistory #ClassicRock Lynyrd Skynyrd (1964–present)
"Sweet Home Alabama", "Free Bird", and the worst luck in rock: a 1977 plane crash killed singer Ronnie Van Zant and two bandmates days after their new album shipped. Southern rock's anthem-makers and its great tragedy.
#RockHistory #SouthernRock #LynyrdSkynyrd David Bowie's "Heathen" (2002) reunited him with producer Tony Visconti for the first time since 1980, with guests like Dave Grohl and Pete Townshend. It was hailed as his best album since "Scary Monsters". #RockHistory #ArtRock AC/DC's "Who Made Who" (1986) is the soundtrack to Stephen King's film "Maximum Overdrive." #RockHistory #HardRock Duane Allman (1946–1971)
Slide-guitar genius and the secret weapon on Clapton's "Layla", dead at 24 in a 1971 motorcycle crash. He packed more soul into a few years than most manage in a lifetime. Skydog.
#RockHistory #SouthernRock #DuaneAllman Die Best-of "Nirvana" (2002) enthielt erstmals "You Know You're Right", aufgenommen 1994 in Nirvanas letzter Studiosession vor Kurt Cobains Tod. Sie stieg auf Platz 3 der Billboard 200 ein. #RockHistory #Grunge Deftones' zweites Album "Around the Fur" (1997) lieferte mit "My Own Summer (Shove It)" und "Be Quiet and Drive" zwei Singles. Es wurde 1999 mit Gold und 2011 mit Platin von der RIAA ausgezeichnet. #RockHistory #Metal The Allman Brothers Band (1969–2014)
Southern rock's twin-guitar pioneers, dogged by tragedy — Duane died in a 1971 motorcycle crash, and bassist Berry Oakley died the same way, a year later, blocks from the same spot. The blues made them, and the road took them.
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