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On this day in music, May 3, 1968, The Jimi Hendrix Experience recorded “Voodoo Child (Slight Return),” a track that would become one of Hendrix’s most iconic songs. Featured as the final track on the group’s third and final album, Electric Ladyland, the song was released as a single in the UK shortly after Hendrix’s…
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U2’s The Joshua Tree (1987) is the band’s fifth studio album, widely regarded as one of their most iconic and influential works. It blends rock, post-punk, and Americana influences to explore themes of spirituality, political struggle, and personal introspection. The album features some of U2’s most recognizable tracks, including “With or Without You,” “I Still…
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John Sykes, a guitarist who played with rock bands Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, and Blue Murder, died on January 20, 2025 at the age of 65. The British musician died after a “hard-fought battle with cancer.” John Sykes is an accomplished English musician, songwriter, and guitarist, renowned for his contributions to hard rock and heavy metal.…
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“Dear Prudence” is a song originally written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney for The Beatles, appearing on their 1968 White Album. Siouxsie and the Banshees covered the song in 1983, releasing it as a single, which became one of their most successful hits. Siouxsie and the Banshees’ Version Background and Reception Siouxsie Sioux has…
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“Sausalito Summernight” is the title of a 1981 U.S. Top 40 hit by Nederpop band Diesel. It was fourth of four singles issued from the band’s 1980 debut album Watts in a Tank, the final three of which became chart hits. It was the greatest hit from the LP (U.S. #25). The track became a…
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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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