Shrinivas Kodape, Author at Best Classic Bands

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Shrinivas Kodape

Shrinivas is a writer and a journalist, and his love of all things musical started long before the little word at the end of his name. Raised on the technical ferocity of cult heavy metal titans like Testament, Overkill and Accept, then veering into the harmonious expanse of Wishbone Ash, Uriah Heep and Budgie, he started life as a thrash metaller. A Media professional by training, he is seasoned with experience from Asiana Times and Fashion TV and has worked as an assistant editor for L‘utopia Magazine, crafting long-form features, interviewing, and directing stories all the way through from paper to publication. A former rock star, he knows music from the other side of the stage and understands the feeling of seeing Megadeth in India in October 2015. Influenced by writers like Hunter S. Thompson, Joseph Conrad and F. Scott Fitzgerald, he lives by the ethos of ‘Classic rock is not just a genre; it is a lifestyle.'

12 Steve Miller Band Songs (Beyond the Familiar Hits)

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12 Steve Miller Band Songs (Beyond the Familiar Hits)

Looking beyond such Top 40 favorites as “The Joker,” “Rock’n Me,” “Take the Money and Run” and “Jet Airliner” to some of their more adventurous material.

12 Overlooked Rock Songs of 1976

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12 Overlooked Rock Songs of 1976

Many were album tracks that achieved a brief radio following. Others became modest hits but never achieved their rightful recognition for a variety of reasons.

12 Great MTV ‘Unplugged’ Albums

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12 Great MTV ‘Unplugged’ Albums

The format worked because it gave artists a chance to reinterpret familiar material in a more intimate setting while revealing sides of their songwriting that the original recordings sometimes only hinted at.

Pat Benatar’s ’80s Reign: 10 Tracks That Defined the Female Arena-Rock Blueprint

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Pat Benatar’s ’80s Reign: 10 Tracks That Defined the Female Arena-Rock Blueprint

She and her guitarist-producer husband Neil Giraldo released loads of hit singles on Top 40 and rock radio, collecting four Grammy Awards in the process.

12 Overlooked Rock Songs of 1971

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12 Overlooked Rock Songs of 1971

Many of them were bona fide hits. Some even went Top 10. Others had the “misfortune” of being relegated to an LP cut because of the wealth of classics included on the same album.

11 Great Fleetwood Mac Songs (From the Early Years)

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11 Great Fleetwood Mac Songs (From the Early Years)

Before they became global superstars in the mid-’70s, the British rock band had limited U.S. success with their great blues rock songs.

15 Great Kinks Songs (Beyond the Hits)

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15 Great Kinks Songs (Beyond the Hits)

To many listeners, their singles discography begins with such songs as “You Really Got Me,” continues with “A Well Respected Man,” and concludes with “Lola.” There’s so much more.

12 Essential Neil Diamond Songs

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12 Essential Neil Diamond Songs

In just a few years time, he had evolved from a mid-20s songwriter honing his craft at New York’s famed Brill Building to successful recording artist in his own right.

12 Great Creedence Clearwater Revival Songs (Beyond the Hits)

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12 Great Creedence Clearwater Revival Songs (Beyond the Hits)

Looking beyond such chart successes as “Proud Mary,” “Bad Moon Rising,” “Fortunate Son,” and “Down on the Corner.”

12 Essential Songs By The Band

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12 Essential Songs By The Band

Of the many great catalogs available from artists within the American roots music genre, there are only a handful that reach their level.

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