5 Rock Songs Every Gen Xer Needs On Their Workout Playlist
If you're a Gen Xer, there are plenty of songs to choose from when creating a motivating soundtrack to your workout session, from warm-up to cooldown.
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Michael Stipe Cringed When R.E.M. Went Pop With This 1991 Single — It Became A Smash Hit Anyway
R.E.M. made waves with its poetic college rock music, but in 1991, Michael Stipe swallowed his pride and gave us a happy-go-lucky tune that climbed the charts.
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5 One-Hit Wonder Love Songs From The '90s That Still Have Us Head Over Heels
From the La's to the Proclaimers, these romantic anthems from the '90s may have been a flash in the pan, but they found a permanent place in our hearts.
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These Rock Star Chameleons Played In An Absurd Number Of Bands
Some rock stars can change and adapt their sound so well that they've been in a wildly high number of well-known bands, sometimes spanning multiple genres.
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The Wild Concert That Rocked The USSR Weeks Before Its Collapse
For helping to defend their government from an attempted coup in 1991, young Soviet metalheads were rewarded with the concert of a lifetime.
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5 Love Songs From 1990 That Sound Even Sweeter Today
In 1990, Mariah Carey debuted "A Vision of Love," and Sinead O'Connor slayed with "Nothing Compares 2 U." Those songs and these others sound even sweeter now.
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5 Classic Rock Songs From 1994 That Prove It Was The Decade's Best Summer For Music
If you weren't there for the summer of 1994, you missed out, but you can still rock out to some of the best songs that came out of that summer season.
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5 Songs That Prove 1994 Was The Decade's Best Year For College Hits
In a decade defined by musical invention, we think 1994 stands out as the best year for music that was popular on campuses across America.
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Bob Dylan Quotes On Music Every True Fan Will Appreciate
Bob Dylan doesn't just woo listeners with deftly crafted poetic insights when singing — he also leaves his mark when speaking in interviews.
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5 Hit Songs That Prove 1993 Was The Decade's Greatest Year For Women In Rock
Women in rock like Melissa Etheridge, PJ Harvey, and the Cranberries released authentic, personal music in 1993 that proved it was the best of the decade.
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5 Songs That Prove 1991 Was The Best Year For College Rock
Bubbling up from the '80s, college rock got off the sofa and graduated in 1991, with iconic hits from bands such as R.E.M. and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
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Shoegaze Never Had A No. 1 Hit — But These 5 Songs Prove The Genre's Incredible Influence
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.
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The Most Unexpected Career Moves In Music History
Musicians get bored, have secondary interests, and hear the whispers of mischievous demons like anyone else, and sometimes they make unexpected career moves.
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Bob Dylan's 1997 Love Song Is So Iconic The Biggest Names In Music Couldn't Resist Covering It
Bob Dylan's song off of his 1997 album "Time Out of Mind" has been covered more than 450 times, including by artists like Garth Brooks and Adele.
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5 Songs That Prove 1991 Was The Decade's Best Year For Shoegaze Music
The heyday of shoegaze was relatively short-lived, but music from acts such as My Bloody Valentine and Curve made 1991 the peak year of that fuzz-filled era.
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Neil Diamond's Hard Pivot To Country In The '90s Was A Bold Risk That Paid Off
Neil Diamond was a pop-rock hitmaker from the '60s to the '80s, but in 1996, he took a risk and made "Tennessee Moon," a country album. The risk paid off.
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5 Classic Rock Songs That Take Gen Xers Back To Their First Kiss
These classic love songs from the Cure, Mazzy Star, INXS, Journey, and the Smiths may bring back the nostalgia of a first kiss for gen xers.
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Iconic Moments That Changed Rock History Forever
Over the course of rock history, certain individuals and their acts stand out as the most important ones that created and defined the genre.
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5 Neil Young Songs Only True Fans Will Appreciate
Dig 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.
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Bob Dylan Never Had A No. 1 Hit — But His Son Jakob Topped Three Charts At Once In 1997
Bob Dylan may be one of the best-known singer-songwriters of the 20th century, but he's never had a No. 1 song — though his son did.
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The Absolute Worst Concert Performances Of The 1990s
From SNL to Woodstock '99, the '90s were host to some truly questionable performances that were burned into the fabric of music history for the wrong reasons.
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5 '90s Shoegaze Songs We'd Trade The World To Hear Again For The First Time
Enveloping 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.
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5 Rock Songs That Took These Movie Trailers To A Whole New Level
The song or piece of orchestration underneath a trailer's action sets its tone, establishes its pace, and has the power to elevate the clip to instant virality.
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Tours That Destroyed Iconic Rock Bands
There have been tours that were responsible for the destruction of many groups, whether it be due to the internal tensions boiling over or a real-life tragedy.
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5 Rock Songs From 1991 That Sound Even Cooler Today
In 1991, songs like "Black" and "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver" were great, but over time, those songs and these others have become even cooler.
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5 Flop Love Songs From The '90s That Have Earned Respect From Younger Generations
Though artists like Sade and Lauren Hill had hit love songs in the '90s, they also had some flops, and now, younger generations are claiming them.
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Rock Legends With Zero No. 1 Hits
During rock's zenith of cultural and commercial importance in the latter third of the 20th century, some legends failed to gain a No. 1 hit.
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