Rock Anthems
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There you are minding your own business, enjoying a concert by a legendary rock band, Then suddenly some stupid with a flare gun burns the place to the ground. “Wait a minute” I can hear you all think “This and the title sounds very much like a song” and you would be right. Deep Purple…
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Some of you may not realize this but Queen only had 3 number 1 hits in the UK; Bohemian Rhapsody in 1975,Under Pressure in 1981 and 10 years later with Innuendo in 1991. Ironically their previous number one hit had been brutalized by a certain Mr. Vanilla Ice who used it for his Ice Ice…
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George Kooymans, Golden Earring Guitarist and Co-Founder, Dies at 77 George Kooymans, guitarist and co-founder of the iconic Dutch rock band Golden Earring, has passed away at the age of 77. His family announced on Tuesday that he died as a result of ALS, the progressive muscle-wasting disease he was diagnosed with in 2020. “We…
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“An American Fool”(Inspired by “American Idiot” by Green Day, in the style of William Shakespeare) Enter Chorus. Chorus:Hark! Lend thine ear, and hear me speak, I pray,Of yon misguided wight from lands far west,Where folly reigns and reason runs astray—A jester bold, who knoweth not he’s jest. Verse I:Speak not to me of sense or…
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Kurt Cobain was more than just a musician—he was a cultural icon. As the frontman of Nirvana, he revolutionized rock music in the early ‘90s, bringing grunge to the mainstream with raw energy and emotion. His songwriting was deeply personal, blending angst, vulnerability, and social commentary into anthems like Smells Like Teen Spirit, Come as…
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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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Act I, Scene I Enter Chorus. Chorus:Hark! Attend, good people, to a tale most dire,Of conflagration fierce and lute’s sweet lyre.Beside fair Geneva’s tranquil lake it fell,A tragedy where smoke and water tell. Enter noble musicians: Lord Ritchie, Sir Ian, Sir Roger, and Sir Jon. Lord Ritchie:Upon the glassy shore we’d planned our art,A hall…
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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…
History of Sorts 