Rock Anthems

  • As preparations for their third album, Survivor knew they still had a lot to prove. Everything was about to change in a big way thanks to some unexpected interest from Sylvester Stallone. The band’s chief songwriters – Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan – agree they were at a crossroads at the time. “Probably this is

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  • “Perfect Strangers” is a song by the British rock band Deep Purple. It is the title track of their 1984 comeback album Perfect Strangers. It is one of the few Deep Purple compositions not to feature a guitar solo. Nevertheless, founding band member and guitarist Ritchie Blackmore has called it his favourite Deep Purple song.

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  • “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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  • 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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  • I watched “Guardians of the Galaxy-Volume 3” last night, and this song was featured prominently in one of the scenes in the movie. I had forgotten what great song it is. “We Care a Lot” is a song by American rock band Faith No More. There are three versions of the song, all of which

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  • 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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  • This song is about anxiety attacks and a feeling that you are going crazy. Lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong suffered from various panic disorders while he was growing up – he would sometimes wake up in the middle of the night with a panic attack and walk around his neighborhood to settle down. “Basket Case”

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  • It’s that time of year again. ROCKTOBER 2023 wrote a letter to the M.T.VWhat’s going on?Don’t you care about me?Sent the same letter to the radioBut my party went deadLike a shot in the head We all like it – Rock and RollWe all want it – On your showPlay it loud, don’t play it

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  • Every good rock band has at least one great epic rock song, For Survivor it is Santa Ana Winds, in my opinion it’s on par with Deep Purple’s Smoke on the Water, Aerosmith’s Dream On and Led Zeppelin’s Kashmir. Ironically Santa Ana Winds was released as a b-side to Caught in the Game, which was

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  • “Turbo Lover” is a single by heavy metal band Judas Priest from their album Turbo. Unlike the album, most of the reception for this song has been positive, and it is considered a Judas Priest classic. The song’s lyrics have been described as being about “auto”-eroticism. Singer Rob Halford said, “I just liked the analogy

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