Posts From Shrinivas Kodape
12 Overlooked Rock Songs of 1969
The year gave classic rock fans plenty to celebrate: Abbey Road, Led Zeppelin II, Tommy, the Woodstock festival. Those landmarks have dominated the conversation for generations but they tell only part of the story.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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