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Rock N Roll

  • Going Dutch—Episode 2: Q65-The Life I Live

    “Q65” is a Dutch garage rock and psychedelic band formed in the mid-1960s. “The Life I Live” is one of their most famous songs, released in 1966. The track is known for its raw energy and is a significant part of the Dutch beat and rock scene of the 1960s. Title: The Life I LiveArtist:…

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  • Epic Rock—Episode 35: Runaway—Bon Jovi

    I know Bon Jovi has become more of a Country and Western band recently, but when they started off, or rather when he started off, it was a proper Hard Rock band. “Runaway” is the debut single by Bon Jovi. It was originally recorded in 1981 for the so-called “Power Station Demos” at the beginning…

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  • Epic Rock—Episode 34: Poundcake—Van Halen

    “Poundcake” is a Van Halen song and the opening track on their 1991 album For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge. (FUCK) “Poundcake” was the first song to be released as a single from the album, reaching number one on the US Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart and number 74 on the UK Singles Chart. Van Halen performs…

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  • Epic Rock Episode 31: Strange Machines—The Gathering

    There are not that many good Dutch rock songs, but “Strange Machine”s by The Gathering, certainly can be called a great metal track. It is the first song of The Gathering’s third album, the first to feature vocalist Anneke van Giersbergen. The song contains a passage from George Pal’s film version of H.G. Wells’s book,…

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  • Epic Rock Episode 30-The Wild and the Young-Quiet Riot

    “The Wild and the Young” is a song by American heavy metal band Quiet Riot, released in 1986 as the lead single from their fifth studio album QR III. The song was written by Spencer Proffer, Frankie Banali, Carlos Cavazo, Kevin DuBrow and Chuck Wright, and was produced by Proffer. The song’s music video was…

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  • Epic Rock Episode 29: Barracuda—Heart

    “Barracuda” is a song by American rock band Heart, released in 1977 on their third studio album, Little Queen, and was released as the album’s lead single. The song peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2009, “Barracuda” was named the 34th-best hard rock song of all time by VH1. Rock sisters…

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  • Epic Rock-Episode 21: Van Halen-Why Can’t this be Love.

    “Why Can’t This Be Love” is a song by Van Halen for their seventh studio album, 5150 The song was released as the lead single from 5150 through Warner Bros. Records. It was the group’s first single with lead vocalist Sammy Hagar, who replaced founding member David Lee Roth. The band, and especially Eddie van…

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  • Rock N Roll Obscurity-Episode 1:Loudness-Crazy Nights

    Crazy Nights(aka Crazy Night) is the fourth single by Japanese heavy metal band Loudness, from their 1985 album Thunder in the East. Written by lead vocalist Minoru Niihara and guitarist Akira Takasaki and produced by Max Norman, the single was released by Nippon Columbia on December 1, 1984, in Japan and by Atco Records on…

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  • ROCKTOBER Episode 4- The Horror Episode

    A slightly different episode of Rocktober. Because Halloween is approaching rapidly, I thought it would be a good idea to have a look at some classic Rock tracks used in Horror Movies. Dokken – Dream Warriors-Nightmare on Elm Street 3. Motörhead – “Hellraiser” from Hellraiser 3: Hell on Earth Fastway – “Trick or Treat” (from…

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  • ROCKTOBER Episode 3-Mother’s Finest-Piece of the Rock

    Mother’s Finest were probably the first band to fuse Rock with Funk. 45 years ago they released their biggest hit to date “Piece of the Rock” It is a song is about people who are all searching for something more in their lives, success, money food, etc. The story teller is saying that everyone wants…

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