The Greatest Feud That Never Was When Neil Young’s scathing criticism of the South and its ugly, painful history with racism came out to play in “Southern Man” and “Alabama,” it prompted a direct and measured response from Southern rock’s favorite son – Lynyrd Skynyrd frontman Ronnie Van Zant. The result was “Sweet Home Alabama” […] More
Can’t Deny 1 Thing If you don’t know who Greta Van Fleet is by now, you’re probably living under a rock. These dudes have been crushing it lately, and quite frankly, we believe they’re one of the bands to really revive that classic rock culture. But they have had no shortage of critics. One of […] More
It’s no secret Steven Tyler is an absolute legend in the world of rock n’ roll. The Aerosmith frontman has been at it for 40+ years and even today he is still active and can still sing. That’s actually a pretty impressive feat when you think about all the other bands that have retired from […] More
A New Species of Producer Brian Wilson’s reverence amongst his contemporaries is indescribably impactful, but I’ll try my best to allegorically explain it with the theory of evolution. Brian Wilson was the Island of Galapagos, rock artists were the finches, his records were genius conclusions (i.e. Charles Darwin), and the shift in musical production was […] More
No Wonder He Became a Wildlife Superstar John Denver was the son of an Air Force pilot who spent most of his time in the New Mexico wildlife. Denver was inspired by flight and nature and spent much of his time singing and writing about the great wild. Of course spending so much time in […] More
A Synthesis of Beauty and Brilliance James Douglas Morrison had an extravagant way of conveying his intrinsic beliefs. Some of these extravagancies would lead to police confrontation. Yet, at the same time of some of his arrests (related to intoxicated exhibitionism), he was making intellectual leaps. In 1969, shortly before his arrest in Miami, he […] More
The Opus It’s a rock song of the ages. The six minute suite which became, “Bohemian Rhapsody,” was almost everything but ostentatious. Queen was known for crossing genres between rock/ glam/ and progressive. If their music seemed flamboyant it was because of it’s complexity. Mercury included multi-faceted vocal arias and a confusing plot. The man […] More
Number 1 Rock Song Of All Time? Arguably the greatest rock song ever, “Stairway To Heaven” has been played through the decades endlessly. And, rightfully so. One of the most beautiful dynamic songs ever written, its lyrics have often been up for question and even controversy. Many believe there was a dark, supernatural involved in […] More
The Very Start Of AC/DC Wasn’t With Bon Scott Although many AC/DC fans regard Bon Scott as the better vocalist of the band, did you know he actually wasn’t the first? It was actually a guy by the name of Dave Evans who came before. But even he wasn’t the only one as even the […] More
Does Anybody Here Remember Vera Lynn? The 1982 cinematic release of Pink Floyd’s ‘The Wall’ originally premiered for the Cannes Film Festival. The film was supposedly made out of “competition” but instantly became one of the most prolific films in the history of music and animation. The plot follows “Pink” , a rock star, who loses his […] More
