Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
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The day I die .There is no tunnel of light, no judgment. Just the thud of my soul dropping into a smoky backstage lounge that reeked of leather, stale whiskey, and guitar strings. A man in mirrored sunglasses and bat wings turned around and grinned.“Welcome to the Afterlife, mate,” said Ozzy Osbourne. Beside him, two…
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In general I do a lot of history blogs which are often hard hitting, but every once in a while I like to do something more lighthearted. Aside from history, music is one of my great passions and especially Rock music. This blog is a compilation of an A-Z Rock music guide. I say a…
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“In the beginning, back in nineteen fifty-five,Man didn’t know about a rock ‘n’ roll showAnd all that jive.” These opening lines from AC/DC’s classic Let There Be Rock set the stage for what is essentially a history lesson in rock ‘n’ roll—delivered with electrifying energy by the one and only Bon Scott. I don’t often…
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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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“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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“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…
