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Shoegaze shuffled into the '90s with a fresh, innovative, and very distorted sound, and these songs may remind you of more recent and successful bands.
Read MoreCountry and rock have been bedfellows since the '50s, but these '70s artists, from Jerry Garcia to Neil Young, blended the genres to create pure magic.
Read MoreDig through Neil Young albums ranging from 1973 to 2012 and beyond, and you'll find decades of songs that will always beguile and blow fans' minds.
Read MoreSome songs are so popular that you'd swear they had to be a No. 1 hit, but songs like "Dancing in the Dark" and "Bohemian Rhapsody" never topped Billboard.
Read MoreEnveloping us with a miasma of distorted guitar and melancholy lyrics, the first listen of these shoegaze songs by bands such as Lush will always be the best.
Read MoreThe business end of rock 'n' roll can be cutthroat, which is why, time and again, band managers have been canned once their musical acts climbed the summit.
Read MoreDavid Bowie saw it in Devo, and Chaka Khan knew Whitney Houston would go far. Here's a look at artists who knew young stars would skyrocket to fame.
Read MoreGiven the short supply of bass players, it's little wonder that time and again, smaller acts have lost theirs to mega-successful bands or artists.
Read MoreNo Doubt's Gwen Stefani, the Stooges' Iggy Pop, and Van Halen's Sammy Hagar followed their time in those influential bands with wildly profitable solo careers.
Read MoreChaotic relationships sunk musicians in every era, but among the rock stars that were big in the '80s, you'll find brutal examples.
Read MoreJimi Hendrix, Courtney Love, Ozzy Osbourne, and these other artists got the last laugh after their early rock bands showed them the door.
Read MoreIf you've ever heard of AC/DC, Van Halen, Prince, or the Runaways, it's despite the best efforts of Deep Purple, Journey, Rick James, and Rush, respectively.
Read MoreConcert encores are often the cherry on top of a great concert. Bands like Fleetwood Mac, the Cure, Pink Floyd, and Black Sabbath gave some of the best ever.
Read MoreIf you examine '70s flop songs closely, you'll find tracks that were dismissed in their time, only to be rediscovered years later by new generations of ears.
Read MoreDrummers are a crucial part of any band, so it's unsurprising that many classic rockers left their original groups to join acts that exploded in popularity.
Read MoreDavid Bowie put out a few iconic albums as an artist whose popularity has spanned five decades. But here's why his best album probably isn't the one you think.
Read MoreThe already outsized egos rockers need for success in the first place only grow with the trappings of fame, swelling every night in the spotlight.
Read MoreNeil Sedaka was a legendary songwriter whose two versions of the song "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" were each a top 10 hit more than a decade apart.
Read MoreThese tracks of the 1980s have more than outlived their initial success, securing spots as timeless rock staples we love even more decades after their release.
Read MoreSometimes, reviewers miss the mark, and some of the most successful rock singles of the '80s found themselves on the wrong side of the critical gun.
Read MoreNeil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline" was a perfectly good song, but now it's just irritating thanks to its ubiquitousness at weddings, sporting events, and karaoke.
Read MoreFrom Travis Tritt to Prince to Courtney Love, all types of musicians have turned to their craft to unleash cold-blooded lyrics toward those who scorned them.
Read MoreCountless 1970s bands have reunited many years after their initial climb, but it's rare for an artist to hit a new echelon during their comeback.
Read MoreThe Rolling Stones released "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" in 1965, effectively putting the group on the map. But Devo's 1977 version tops it.
Read MoreTom Petty's hit songs are like the soundtrack to the later decades of the 20th century, and we wish we'd had the chance to ask him about his music.
Read MoreIn 1973, flamboyant glam rock, hard-hitting punk, and even electro-rock were muscling aside the cobwebs of '60s rock music, as defined by these iconic songs.
Read MoreWhether they're grappling with universal joy or existential despair, these songs from Bon Jovi, Whitney Houston, and other '80s icons asked the big questions.
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