31 May The last “pure” rock and roll band, according to Bob Dylan byMaddy The problem and advantage of musical movements is that they come to an end. New sounds and styles…
31 May The album Paul McCartney called “throwaway” byMaddy At this point, more than half of the albums Paul McCartney released during his lifetime have been certified…
31 May The only Van Halen track Eddie Van Halen never got tired of byMaddy To receive the Van Halen seal of approval, something pretty significant was going to be required. It’s difficult…
31 May Glenn Frey once picked the most painless Eagles album bySerena Hernandez Even though most of the Eagles‘ songs have an obvious happy, almost summery vibe to them, the dynamics…
31 May The band Dave Grohl said was impossible not to like bySerena Hernandez Anyone trying to pick a quarrel with Dave Grohl is doing themselves no favours. It’s difficult to deny…
31 May The song that made Jimmy Page want to play guitar bySerena Hernandez Since the 1970s, practically every generation of rock guitarists has attempted to play a Jimmy Page lick at…
31 May The two songs that were painful for Eric Clapton to sing byMaddy Not many rock and roll guitar genres exist today that aren’t heavily influenced by Eric Clapton. For most…
31 May The artist Neil Young called “indescribable” bySerena Hernandez There are a few artists in every generation who don’t seem to come from this plain of existence.…
31 May The only early singles Steely Dan actually liked bySerena Hernandez It usually feels like old baby photos to any artist to look at their early records. While it…
31 May The Aerosmith classic Steven Tyler didn’t remember recording byMaddy Given the physical toll that Aerosmith’s members took on their bodies during the 1970s, the majority of them…
30 May The best song written about Pattie Boyd, according to Pattie Boyd byMaddy Among the most iconic figures of the 1960s is Pattie Boyd. She became instantly recognisable as an actor…
30 May When The Who’s Keith Moon and John Entwistle were arrested for kidnapping byMaddy One of the most recognizable rock groups of all time is still The Who. They became well-known in…
30 May The Beatles parody adored by the Fab Four bySerena Hernandez It didn’t take long for different news stations and media outlets to want to meet the guys behind…
30 May The mystery chord “nobody could work out” in the Led Zeppelin classic byMaddy Since the 1968 debut of hard rock pioneers Led Zeppelin, innumerable young aspirants have attempted to imitate songwriter…
30 May The song Tom Petty claims was stolen from him bySerena Hernandez Most of the time, composing songs is a cutthroat industry. There is just as much rivalry between musicians…
30 May The two worst David Bowie songs, according to David Bowie bySerena Hernandez It’s not uncommon for musicians to have an odd relationship with their own back catalogue. Throughout my career,…
30 May John Lydon on the moment pop music changed: “Kate Bush is a true original” byMaddy Generally speaking, it doesn’t take much to irritate John Lydon. He was likely to make fun of you…
30 May The punk song Paul McCartney was too scared to release bySerena Hernandez Despite the fact that rock ‘n’ roll originated in the 1950s, The Beatles turned into a massive diversion…
30 May The Beatles song Mick Jagger dismissed byMaddy There’s nothing cuter than reminiscing about The Beatles and Rolling Stones’ rivalry. The Fab Four eventually gave The…
30 May The “number one” guitarist of all time, according to Neil Young bySerena Hernandez When the legendary Neil Young speaks, the music business listens. Despite having a soft voice, Young has always…
29 May The first Doors song Jim Morrison ever wrote byMaddy The Doors were known for creating music that seemed to originate from another planet. You simply couldn’t find…
29 May The first song to feature Jimmy Page on guitar byMaddy Because of his unique body of work as the guitarist for Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page is recognised as…
29 May Billy Joel once picked out “the greatest band that ever was” bySerena Hernandez Forward motion has always been at the heart of rock & roll. There will always be nostalgic acts…
29 May The U2 classic they hated at first bySerena Hernandez For U2, discussing the significance of their music is not that difficult. As much as Bono has acknowledged…
29 May Why Roger Waters felt Genesis’ claims about Pink Floyd were “a load of fucking bollocks” bySerena Hernandez The psychedelic rock wave emerged in the 1960s thanks to British invasion rock acts like The Beatles, The…
29 May Slash on the best live rock ‘n’ roll album ever made byMaddy Slash is a guitarist, and he probably feels more at ease shredding his guitar on stage than doing…
29 May The AC/DC song they never wanted to release bySerena Hernandez When most people pick up an AC/DC, they usually know what they’re getting into. The Young brothers have…
29 May Don Henley on the song that moved the Eagles into “the top 10 per cent” of bands in America bySerena Hernandez Rock and roll can be viewed as a hybrid of classic guitar-based genres combined in wildly different proportions…
29 May The Beatles song that John Lennon considered his best bySerena Hernandez John Lennon probably would have been one of the world’s most vicious writers. If he had chosen to…
29 May The metal band Kurt Cobain called “shameless ripoffs” bySerena Hernandez Kurt Cobain never shied away from voicing his opinions. When it came to discussing anything that he thought…