The 100 greatest rock songs of the century... so far | Louder
WEBDec 17, 2020 — 99. Magnum - Live 'Til You Die. Since reuniting unexpectedly in 2001, Magnum have enjoyed an unexpected twilight years purple patch. The opener of their eighteenth studio album was heralded by a keyboard flourish, frontman Bob Catley then chirruped gamely, and the enduring Midlanders set to work with a sprightly, colourful and super-hummable slice of pomp-rock that stood its ground alongside ...
The 50 best rock bands of all time - Louder
WEBJul 27, 2020 — In the 80s, Journey became one of the biggest bands in America, with the Holy Trinity of AOR (Adult Oriented Rock) albums: Escape, Frontiers and Raised On Radio. But in 1987 Perry quit. Journey ended up on ice until his return in 1995. When Perry left again two years later, Journey found a new singer in Steve Augeri.
The 50 best rock albums of all time - Louder
WEBOct 12, 2019 — 47. Radiohead: OK Computer. These days always close to the top of any list of the best albums of all time, OK Computer is the album that took Radiohead far into the mainstream, while retaining rockist cred. Combining prog with alternative influences, they came up with a style that was supple, subtle and sensuous.
The 50 best Led Zeppelin songs of all time - Louder
WEBOct 22, 2020 — Here are the best 50 Led Zeppelin songs, as voted for by you. Buy all yourLed Zeppelin merchright here. 50. Custard Pie (Physical Graffiti, 1975) There's a compelling case to be made that Physical Graffiti is the greatest double album ever recorded. Led Zep's sixth studio recording, there’s a …
The Doors: The 20 Best Songs - Louder
WEBAug 2, 2021 — 20. Not To Touch The Earth. Morrison’s girlfriend, Pamela Courson, claimed that on his last day on earth, Jim listened to tapes of his old songs and became fixated on this track, playing it over and over. The central part of Celebration Of The Lizard, the epic poem the band attempted to record during the Waiting For The Sun sessions, the line ...
Ghost’s Mary On A Cross: the meaning of the song - Louder
WEBDec 19, 2022 — According to the band’s own mythology, Mary On A Cross dates back to 1969, when an early version of Ghost dipped its fingers in the psychedelic waves of the dying decade. Despite being fronted by a swaggering, handsome clergyman known as Papa Nihil, this groovy 60s incarnation of Ghost failed to set the world on fire.It was only when Papa Nihil made his 21st Century reappearance with the ...
The 50 best Queen songs of all time - Louder
WEBNov 2, 2022 — Queen songs, much like their albums, are the sorts of things which should be celebrated as much as analysed. There's a great scene in the Bohemian Rhapsody movie where Freddie Mercury and the rest of the Queen gang come up with We Will Rock You and We Are The Champions.The idea, they say, is to write songs that songs that the audience can sing back at them; to make their audience part of the song.
The 30 greatest Nirvana songs ever - and the stories behind them
WEBAug 24, 2022 — The 30 best Nirvana songs: 20-11. The 30 best Nirvana songs: 10-1. In September 1991, three socially-awkward slacker kids from Seattle changed the world. It’s genuinely difficult to overstate the impact Nirvana had – not just on music, but on popular culture as a whole – when their second album, Nevermind, dropped in the …
The 40 best Kiss songs ever | Louder
WEBJul 15, 2019 — As Kiss complete their final farewell lap around the world, we present the 40 finest songs Kiss ever committed to tape, as voted for by fans. (Image credit: Casablanca) 40. War Machine (Creatures Of The Night, 1982) One of the heaviest tracks Kiss have recorded was, surprisingly, co-written by Gene Simmons, Bryan …
The 50 best Metallica songs of all time - Louder
WEBSep 20, 2022 — 50) Of Wolf And Man (Metallica, 1991) With over 20 million copies sold worldwide, Metallica’s eponymous fifth album, better known as the ‘Black’ album, is one of the biggest-selling metal albums ever.Famously, the San Francisco quartet had sold one million records with 1986’s Master Of Puppets without releasing a single or ever making a promotional video, but five years on, their ...