Related Artists
-
Aerosmith Aerosmith was one of the most popular hard rock bands of the '70s, setting the style and sound of hard rock and heavy metal for the next two...
-
The Beatles So much has been said and written about the Beatles -- and their story is so mythic in its sweep -- that it's difficult to summarize their career...
-
The Black Crowes At the time of their 1990 debut, the kind of rock & roll the Black Crowes specialize in was out of style. Only Guns N' Roses came close to...
-
David Bowie The cliché about David Bowie says he's a musical chameleon, adapting himself according to fashion and trends. While such a criticism is too glib,...
-
Eric Clapton By the time Eric Clapton launched his solo career with the release of his self-titled debut album in mid-1970, he was long established as one of...
-
Sheryl Crow Sheryl Crow's fresh, updated spin on classic roots rock made her one of the most popular mainstream rockers of the '90s. Her albums were loose and...
-
Mick Jagger As the lead singer for the Rolling Stones, Mick Jagger is one of the most popular and influential frontmen in the history of rock & roll. Jagger...
-
The Kinks Although they weren't as boldly innovative as the Beatles or as popular as the Rolling Stones or the Who, the Kinks were one of the most...
-
Oasis Oasis shot from obscurity to stardom in 1994, becoming one of Britain's most popular and critically acclaimed bands of the decade; along with Blur...
-
The Replacements The Replacements initially formed in 1979, when Paul Westerberg joined a garage punk band formed by brothers Bob (guitar) and Tommy Stinson (bass)...
-
Rod Stewart Rod Stewart may have began his career as a respected singer, yet that respect eroded as he got older, as he became more concerned with stardom...
-
The Who Few bands in the history of rock & roll were riddled with as many contradictions as the Who. All four members had wildly different personalities,...
-
Bob Marley Reggae's most transcendent and iconic figure, Bob Marley was the first Jamaican artist to achieve international superstardom, in the process...
-
Elvis Presley Elvis Presley may be the single most important figure in American 20th century popular music. Not necessarily the best, and certainly not...
-
AC/DC AC/DC's mammoth power-chord roar became one of the most influential hard rock sounds of the '70s. In its own way, it was a reaction against the...
-
Bryan Adams With his distinctive vocals and blue-collar songwriting skills, Canadian icon Bryan Adams' take on rock 'n' roll basics found a niche that has lasted...
-
Aerosmith Aerosmith was one of the most popular hard rock bands of the '70s, setting the style and sound of hard rock and heavy metal for the next two...
-
The Black Crowes At the time of their 1990 debut, the kind of rock & roll the Black Crowes specialize in was out of style. Only Guns N' Roses came close to...
-
The Charlatans UK For many years, the Charlatans UK were perceived as the also-rans of Madchester, the group that didn't capture the zeitgeist like the Stone Roses...
-
Alice Cooper Originally, there was a band called Alice Cooper led by a singer named Vincent Damon Furnier. Under his direction, Alice Cooper pioneered a...
-
Guns N' Roses At a time when pop was dominated by dance music and pop-metal, Guns N' Roses brought raw, ugly rock & roll crashing back into the charts. They...
-
INXS INXS hailed from the pubs of Australia, which is part of the reason they never comfortably fit in with new wave. Even when the band branched out...
-
Elton John In terms of sales and lasting popularity, Elton John was the biggest pop superstar of the early '70s. Initially marketed as a singer/songwriter,...
-
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion After a long and semi-successful tenure as leader of scuzz-rock heroes Pussy Galore, Jon Spencer took his anti-rock vision and hooked up with...
-
Lynyrd Skynyrd Lynyrd Skynyrd was the definitive Southern rock band, fusing the overdriven power of blues-rock with a rebellious Southern image and a hard rock...
-
Tom Petty Upon the release of their first album in the late '70s, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers were shoehorned into the punk/new wave movement by some...
-
Liz Phair Growing out of the American underground of the late '80s, Liz Phair fused lo-fi indie rock production techniques and styles with the sensibility...
-
Iggy Pop There's a reason why many consider Iggy Pop the godfather of punk -- every single punk band of the past and present has either knowingly or...
-
Primal Scream Primal Scream's career could in many ways be read as a microcosm of British indie rock in the '80s and '90s. Bobby Gillespie formed the band in...
-
The Ramones The Ramones are the first punk rock band. Other bands, such as the Stooges and the New York Dolls, came before them and set the stage and...
-
The Replacements The Replacements initially formed in 1979, when Paul Westerberg joined a garage punk band formed by brothers Bob (guitar) and Tommy Stinson (bass)...
-
Sloan Sloan was one of the most successful Canadian bands of the '90s, which was both a blessing and a curse. While they were well known in their...
-
The Smiths The Smiths were the definitive British indie rock band of the '80s, marking the end of synth-driven new wave and the beginning of the guitar rock...
-
Social Distortion The enduring L.A. punk band Social Distortion has overcome numerous personnel shifts, the demise of the Los Angeles hardcore scene that spawned...
-
Bruce Springsteen When Bruce Springsteen finally broke through to national recognition in the fall of 1975 after a decade of trying, critics hailed him as the...
-
The Verve Long acclaimed as among the most innovative and spellbinding bands on the contemporary British pop scene, the Verve finally broke through to a...
-
The Who Few bands in the history of rock & roll were riddled with as many contradictions as the Who. All four members had wildly different personalities,...
-
Neil Young After Neil Young left the Californian folk-rock band Buffalo Springfield in 1968, he slowly established himself as one of the most influential and...
