5 Classic Albums That Define Yacht Rock
Yacht rock is smooth, R&B-inflected soft rock that sailed (mostly) from California to take the charts by storm from the mid-'70s to early '80s.
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5 Unfinished Songs That Prove A Demo Doesn't Need A Final Cut To Hit Hard
When high-caliber musicians like George Harrison and Lou Reed make demos, sometimes their raw, unpolished versions hit harder than the final cuts.
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4 Aerosmith Songs That Prove 1989 Was The Best Year Of Their Career
From the 1970s to today, Aerosmith have had plenty of ups and downs. But in 1989, they turned out back-to-back Top 10 hits at the apex of their comeback.
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5 Of The Best Duets That Prove Polar Opposites Can Make Great Music Together
When Eminem dueted with Elton John, and Dolly Parton sang with James Ingram, we saw just how great songs can be when performed by musical polar opposites.
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The 5 Best Songs With Epic Drum Solos At The Beginning
When drum solos fall short, they become meandering, pointless bathroom breaks. With so much at stake, it becomes all the gutsier to put a drum solo out front.
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The Top 10 Hits That Took Over Summer 1964
The summer of 1964 was one of the most fertile in music history, with hits from the Beatles and the Beach Boys to the Supremes, Dean Martin, and more.
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The 5 Best Songs With Epic Guitar Solos At The Beginning
Starting with riffs and chords may be standard for rock jams and in popular music in general, but making that part a freewheeling solo is a mission statement.
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4 Beloved Love Songs — But No One Knows Who Wrote Them
Though these romantic tunes have been passed on and loved by many for years, it has been notoriously difficult to pinpoint the exact artist behind them.
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The Top 10 Hits That Took Over Summer 1978
In the summer of 1978, the charts were a melange of disco, rock 'n' roll, and R&B from the likes of Andy Gibb, the Rolling Stones, the Commodores, and more.
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Unpopular Classic Rock Opinions That Are Actually 10/10
It's important to take off the rose-colored glasses and look at the nostalgia through clear but critical eyes, even when it comes to classic rock.
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3 Unfinished Songs That Became Classic Rock Hits
These songs from Otis Redding and the Beatles were left unfinished by their original creators, only to become Top 20 hits and, in one case, a timeless classic.
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The Top 10 Rock Song Titles, Ranked Worst To Best
From the soulful poetry of Leonard Cohen to the morbid derangement of Tom Waits, these songs are our choices for the best rock song titles.
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4 Songs By Dolly Parton That Prove 1983 Was The Best Year Of Her Career
With solo albums as recent as 2023, Dolly Parton has a catalog going back more than 50 years, but one year in particular stands out as her career peak.
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5 Bruce Springsteen Songs That Prove 1984 Was The Best Year Of His Career
Bruce Springsteen has enjoyed many heights throughout his career, but 1984 saw the release of a truly iconic album along with his biggest hit single.
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5 Classic Rock Hits Gen Xers Would Rather Forget
Gen X would probably rather forget songs like Warrant's "Cherry Pie" and Extreme's "More Than Words," even if they were huge hits in the '90s.
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5 Iconic Singles Of The '60s That Sound Even Cooler Today
From Johnny Cash's prison performance to the Rolling Stones' pivot to the dark side, these once-groundbreaking '60s singles have aged like fine wine.
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The 5 Best Rock Supergoups Of All Time
Sometimes, supergroups manage to be more than the sum of their parts, and when that happens, the musical magic is transcendent.
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5 Buffalo Springfield Songs That Prove 1966 Was The Best Year Of Their Career
Buffalo Springfield were only an outfit for a couple of years, but five of the songs they released in 1966 make it clear that it was the best year the band had.
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The Shortest Songs In Punk Rock History Are Even Cooler Today
Clocking in at under a minute each, these raucous bangers still manage to do what punk does best: getting a hard-hitting message across quickly and loudly.
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The 4 Best Cross-Genre Collaborations That Spawned Folk Rock Hits
Folk rock pairs genres that are cut from a similar cloth, but some of the best songs recorded in this style involved one-of-a-kind artists joining forces.
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5 Songs By The Doors That Prove 1967 Was The Best Year Of Their Career
In 1967, the Doors released their first two albums which included songs like "Light My Fire" and "The End." It was the best year of the band's career.
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Classic Pop Hits With No Known Authors
We don't know who wrote these traditional songs that became pop hits, including Harry Belafonte's "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" and Rednex's "Cotton Eye Joe."
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5 Overlooked Genres To Try If You Love Classic Rock
If you're a classic rock fan looking to branch out, there's an entire world of under-the-radar genres such as acid folk and krautrock, waiting to be explored.
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5 Little-Known Facts Every Patti Smith Fan Should Know
From a curious credit in a Ray Manzarek album to her childhood literary inspiration, there are plenty of hidden gems in punk rock pioneer Patti Smith's life.
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5 Foreigner Songs That Prove 1981 Was The Best Year Of Their Career
Foreigner has decades of work in their catalog, but if we're being honest, one year clearly stands out as the best for their music: 1981.
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The Top 10 Hits That Took Over Fall 1970
From the continued rise of the Jackson 5 to the Carpenters' take on a bank commercial, the fall of 1970 was an exciting time to turn on the radio and rock out.
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5 Epic Rock Songs With September In The Title
September has become the subject of so many heart-wrenching — and epic — rock songs, from Daughtry to Green Day to a couple bands you're sure to love.
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