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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5 Classic Rock Duets That Cracked The Top 10
Duets from the classic rock era like "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around," "Walk This Way," and "Close My Eyes Forever" all cracked Billboard's Top 10.
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Classic Rock Songs Inspired By Children's Books
Children's books can have a lasting impact, including inspiring classic rock songs like CCR's "Lookin' Out My Back Door and the Cure's "Charlotte Sometimes."
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5 Album Covers That Made Vinyl Collecting An Art Form
The covers of these five albums, including Talking Heads' "Remain in Light" and Grace Jones' "Slave to the Rhythm," turned vinyl collecting into a visual art.
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5 '80s Songs That Wouldn't Be The Same Without Their Legendary Bass Lines
In the 1980s, songs like "You Can Call Me Al," "Age of Consent," "Anesthesia," and these others had legendary bass lines that made the tracks stand out.
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Essentials Every '70s Diehard Needs In Their Listening Room
If you're an audiophile and a 1970s enthusiast, your listening room will need an iconic lounge chair and some period-appropriate lighting, among other things.
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Classic Rock's Best Duets Of The '80s That Prove Chemistry Can't Be Faked
The best duets thrive on real chemistry, and '80s duets from artists like Tina Turner and Bryan Adams, and hard rockers Ozzy Osbourne and Lita Ford prove it.
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5 Rock Songs That Capture The Spirit Of Autumn
Autumn has been a source of inspiration for many musicians — it signifies the passage of time and aging and contains a calm but acute feeling of melancholy.
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Rockers Who Faced Major Medical Setbacks — And Kept Rocking
Life-changing injuries and grave illnesses didn't stop these rockers from belting out hits, and some even delivered the best performances of their careers.
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The 5 Best Female-Led Supergroups In Rock History
Music history is dotted with supergroups, but how many of these were formed and led almost exclusively by women? Never fear: We've found some of the best.
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The Who's Keith Moon Earned His Place In Rock History With These Epic Drum Solos
Keith Moon described drum solos, in his own words, as "boring," but some of his solos are heralded as some of the most iconic musical moments in rock history.
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5 Recording Studios Every '70s Diehard Would Give Anything To See
Recording studios like Abbey Road, Electric Lady, and Muscle Shoals delivered albums that became legendary. Here's what fans of '70s music can still see.
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7 Rock Albums That Changed Music Forever — All Released 35 Years Ago
In 1991, rock music was permanently snapped in a new direction with the release of these seminal albums, making legends of bands such as Nirvana and Pearl Jam.
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The 5 Best Autobiographical Bruce Springsteen Songs
Bruce Springsteen is one of the best songwriters in rock history, with plenty of tracks about who he is, where he came from, and what matters most to him.
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The 5 Best Folk Rock Hits Written By Women
From Carly Simon's famous veiled excoriation to Joni Mitchell's lamentation of urban blight, these female-penned folk rock hits still shine decades later.
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The Best Classic Rock Hits Inspired By Foreign Languages
In the 1960s and '70s, these classic rock stars scored major, contemporary-sounding hits with tunes inspired by older songs from other languages.
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5 Dolly Parton Songs That Prove She Was More Than A Country Music Icon
From oil-themed wit to the theme song for a Hollywood rom-com, Dolly Parton has never been satisfied to rest on her traditional country music laurels.
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The '70s And '80s Songs In Grand Theft Auto 6 So Far Are Classic Bangers
As expected, Rockstar Games didn't skimp on the music selection for "Grand Theft Auto 6" — so far, there's a lot to look forward to.
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