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 Essential Linda Ronstadt Tracks (Part 2)

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12 Essential Linda Ronstadt Tracks (Part 2)

When you’re dealing with a catalog as deep as hers, there are always plenty of worthy tracks to revisit.

11 Essential Wishbone Ash Songs

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11 Essential Wishbone Ash Songs

They combined hard rock, folk and progressive influences into a twin-guitar sound that later influenced many other acts.

12 Essential Uriah Heep Songs

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12 Essential Uriah Heep Songs

Formed in London in 1969, “Heep” blended heavy riffs, soaring harmonies and progressive ambition into a sound all its own.

12 Overlooked Rock Songs of 1970

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12 Overlooked Rock Songs of 1970

Alongside the year’s well-known hits were many singles and album cuts that once received plenty of airplay but have largely slipped from regular rotation.

11 Great Doobie Brothers Songs (Beyond the Hits)

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11 Great Doobie Brothers Songs (Beyond the Hits)

A look beyond such classics as “Listen to the Music,” “Long Train Runnin’,” “China Grove,” and “Black Water.”

12 Overlooked Rock Songs of 1978: The Year New Wave and Mainstream Rock Collided

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12 Overlooked Rock Songs of 1978: The Year New Wave and Mainstream Rock Collided

Many of these worthy songs were simply overshadowed by the artists’ tracks from the same albums.

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.

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