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The opening track on the band’s second album, “Led Zeppelin II”, “Whole Lotta Love” was released in the United States on November 1969, but despite ruling the music scene during the 1970’s, the song became the band’s only top 10 single in the US
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With Black Sabbath Ozzy Osbourne pioneered the Heavy Metal genre during the 1970’s, his unique and sometimes insane lifestyle along with his distinguishable vocals and mannerisms have granted him a special place in Rock history and turned the man into an icon. Today the “Prince Of Darkness” Ozzy turns 75, we recap his life and career
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“Led Zeppelin IV” it’s possibly Led Zeppelin’s most well known album or at least the one that most people starts off with when introduced to the band. We look back at this absolute Rock classic
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In a time where Alternative Rock and Grunge dominated the charts and preferences, Bon Jovi were able to successfully cross into the 1990’s with their 1992 release of “Keep The Faith”
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During the Halloween season of 1978 KISS makes their film debut on “KISS Meets the Phantom of The Park”, a TV movie made for NBC that features the band as their stage characters. Despite the bad reviews the movie had ever since it’s release, it has now attained cult film status
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We revisit what is considered Led Zeppelin’s heaviest album, their second, was released 54 years ago in 1969
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He is one of Rock’s most celebrated singers, Sammy Hagar, has had a career filled with success, as a member of Montrose, Van Halen and a solo artist, and reportedly he even played the first Rock concert that another legendary Rocker ever attended. Today Sammy turns 76
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The song had been originally recorded and released on Whitesnake’s 1982 album “Saints & Sinners but it was with the 1987 version released on their album “Whitesnake” that turned out to be the most famous and popular one
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David Lee Roth or “Diamond Dave”, it’s been one of Rock’s most popular entertainments over the last 40 plus years, not just a singer, the Van Halen frontman loves to act on stage and entertain
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He is one of Rock’s most successful drummers with a career spanning for over 40 years now and one of the 3 founding members of Bon Jovi still playing in the band. Tico Torres turns 70 today
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“Led Zeppelin III” was a turning point on Led Zeppelin’s career. Their third album released on October 5th, 1970, unlike it’s predecessors “I” and “II”, was mostly based on acoustic and folk songs
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After a mild 1980’s decade, AC/DC makes one of Rock’s biggest comebacks ever with “The Razor’s Edge” released on September 24th, 1990 which re-affirmed them as a vital force in Heavy Metal and Hard Rock
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He came to prominence during the 1970’s as a replacement for Ian Gillan on Deep Purple. He formed Whitesnake, the successful Hard Rock band that had a string of hits during the 80’s such as “Here I Go Again” and “Is This Love”. David Coverdale turns 72 today
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Portuguese guitarist Nuno Bettencourt rose to international prominence as a guitar player after he joined the Boston-area group Extreme in 1985, releasing their most memorable song “More Than Words” in 1990
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The former Runaways singer and ultimate 80’s Metal chick joined the all-female rock band the Runaways at 16 and had a successful solo career during the 1980’s
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KISS appeared without their ‘make-up’ for the first time during an interview on MTV promoting the release of their newest album, “Lick It Up on September 18th, 1983
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The 8 sided record that set a milestone in Rock music was released on September 1991. We revisit the Guns N’ Roses classic record
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Free’s Paul Kossoff is considered one of the most influential Rock guitarists, he was ranked 51st in Rolling Stone magazine list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time”
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Looking back at the career of Aerosmith’s legendary founder, guitarist, Rock legend and “Toxic Twin” Joe Perry
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Blaze Of Glory” remains the only No.1 hit and chart topper of Jon Bon Jovi’s solo career
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To celebrate the life of an absolute icon Pop Expresso put together 12 features on Freddie Mercury and Queen
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Probably the most successful German band ever, Scorpions have built their own foundation in the Heavy Metal and Hard Rock history
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Due to it’s lyrical content, at the time, some radio stations banned Alice Cooper’s “School’s Out” from their airwaves, but despite that, it still climbed it’s way into the charts
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As a founder and member of KISS, Gene Simmons has composed, played bass and done lead vocals in some of the band’s best known hits including “Deuce” and “Rock and Roll All Nite”
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The charismatic lead singer of Judas Priest owns one of the most powerful wide-ranging voices of all time which he has been using very well since the 1970’s in defining Heavy Metal and he has also contributed immensely to the LGBT community and cause after coming out in 1998
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Robert Plant, the self-acclaimed Golden God, is one of Rock’s most influential singers and figures ever, with an enduring following that impacts multiple generations of music fans
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Phil Lynott, a pivotal figure on the rise of the Heavy Metal music genre during the 1970’s, was born on this day in 1949
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It’s a fact, that Ian Gillian will always be regarded as Deep Purple’s eternal lead singer, despite not being a founding member of the band and being replaced twice
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Joey Tempest composed and sung one of the most popular songs of all time: “The Final Countdown”, and for that gift pop culture is thankful! The Swedish singer and composer turns 60 today
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To be put in perspective, Rock music in the 1980’s suffered a commercial mutation of the industry had got used to during the 60’s and 70’s, the 80’s were a decade where the flashier the better was the trend to follow, and music in general followed that rule.
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During the late 1970’s, with Def Leppard, Joe Elliott became one of the notable names of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal
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It’s a music history fact that the 1960’s were prodigal in open air Rock and Pop festivals, one that is often forgotten was the 1969 Seattle Pop Festival. For $15 only you could watch a stunning parade of legendary acts all on the same three day bill including The Doors, Led Zeppelin, Alice Cooper and Santana among many others
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The influential and outstanding, Guns N’s Roses debut “Appetite For Destruction” released in 1987, marked a new era for Rock music, featuring a collection of outstanding and enduring Rock hits
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Today the legendary Brian May turns 76, look back at The Top 10 Greatest Queen Live Performances during the Freddie Mercury era
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As most of the 1970’s Hard Rock bands, Heart made a transition into the 1980’s adopting all kinds of synthesizers, and with “Alone” they scored the biggest hit of their career
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Together with lead singer Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora formed the main songwriting unit for Bon Jovi. Today Sambora turns 64 and we look back at 10 of his very best songs with Bon Jovi
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Bon Scott lived fast, died young, and we are not sure if he left a good looking corpse, but he did left an enormous legacy to music. We look back at his time in AC/DC with the Top 10 Best AC/DC songs with Bon Scott
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He thundered the Rock scene during the late 1960’s as the drummer for The Jimi Hendrix Experience
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On July 7, 1980, Berlin, Germany saw the final act of the gigantic 1970’s band. Led Zeppelin played for the very last time together just a few months before drummer John Bonham died
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Joey Kramer has been with Aerosmith since the band was formed. He has scored an impressive string of Rock hits over the years, making him one of the most influential Rock drummers in the scene. Today he turns 73
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Twiggy Ramirez was responsible for most of the songwriting on Marilyn Manson’s hit albums “Antichrist Superstar”, “Mechanical Animals” and “Holy Wood”. The bass player, who was recently fired from Marilyn Manson, turns 52 today
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John Bonham remains one of Rock’s most influential and unique drummers. He has a strong legacy that makes him an enduring and legendary figure of Rock N’ Roll history. He was born 75 years ago today
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Bill Ward co-founded Black Sabbath during the late 1960’s, becoming one of the most influential drummers to rise to fame during the 1970’s. We look back at his career today that he turns 76
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Lou Gramm is the original Foreigner vocalist, he co-wrote many of Foreigner’s hits including the 1985 “I Want to Know What Love Is”, today he turns 73
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Ace Frehley aka The Spaceman original guitarist and founding member of KISS remained with the band from 1973 to 1982, regarded as their most creative and successful period
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In 1992, a few months after Freddie Mercury’s untimely death caused by AIDS, Queen and a group of legendary artists and musicians including David Bowie, Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Elton John, George Michael, Roger Daltrey, Tony Iommi and Robert Plant among many others, gathered to pay tribute to the Queen legend in order to launch The Mercury Phoenix Trust, an AIDS charity organization
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In 1993 Aerosmith released one of the greatest albums of their career, “Get A Grip”. Featuring a string of hit singles and music videos that blend the band’s Hard Rock sound together with Pop sensibilities and Alternative Rock, making them fit to belong to the 1990’s Rock scene. We revisit this timeless Rock classic by Aerosmith
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Eddie Kramer has one of the most impressive careers in Rock music. Since the 1960’s his collaborations as producer and engineer with names such as Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, KISS, The Rolling Stones and Blue Cheer among many others, have earned him a big place on Rock N’ Roll history.
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Despite the short and meteoric career, Nirvana left their history well documented on film and video since the band was formed
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Angus Young is one of Rock’s biggest legends and has influenced and inspired generations of guitarists. He co.-founded AC/DC with his brother Malcolm Young in 1973, today he turns 68 and we celebrate his life and career with the Top 10 AC/DC songs
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Michael Bruce is one of the most influential Rock guitarists of all time and co-wrote many of Alice Cooper’s early hits. He was born on this day in 1948
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Together with her sister Ann, they became the first women to front a Hard Rock band. With Heart, Nancy Wilson scored several hits that are now regarded as Rock classics such as “Barracuda”, “Crazy on You”, “Alone”, “These Dreams” and “What About Love” among others. She turns 69 today
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Released on this day in 1976, “Destroyer” it’s much more than just another KISS album. It’s perhaps their defining record that includes some of their best songs produced by Bob Ezrin. We look back at this absolute Rock classic
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Twisted Sister reached the peak of their popularity during the 1980’s, a lot of thanks to Dee Snider’s charismatic presence and look. He was born on this day in 1955.
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To celebrate Jon’s 61st anniversary, here’s a Top 10 list of some of Bon Jovi’s best ever songs
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A talented artist, songwriter, musician and a passionate advocate for women’s and gay rights, Kurt Cobain left the earthly plan by his own hand on April 8, 1994 at age 27, but today we celebrate his life with a special feature that includes 6 articles to remember Kurt Cobain
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Kurt Cobain, that sung on the song “Stay Away” the line “Rather Be Dead Than Cool/ Fashion Stinks, Fashion Style”, end up developing a personal style reflected on his clothes and hair that remains trendy and copied by many around the world
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Kurt Cobain, that sung on the song “Stay Away” the line “Rather Be Dead Than Cool/ Fashion Stinks, Fashion Style”, end up developing a personal style reflected on his clothes and hair that remains trendy and copied by many around the world
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Revisiting 10 of the best Rock Live albums, the real concert experience in your living room.
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With Duran Duran, Andy Taylor reached the pinnacle of his success during the 1980’s, but the guitarist has had also a successful solo career collaborating with many other artists and with Power Station back in the 1980’s. Look back at Taylor’s life and career on the day he turns 62
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Considered by many as Bon Jovi’s signature song, “Livin’ On A Prayer”, the song reached No.1 on the Hot 100 on this day in 1987. Check some interesting facts about the song background
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With Mötley Crüe, Vince Neil established himself as one of the most influential Hard Rock vocalists from the 1980’s, today the singer turns 62
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Founding Bon Jovi member, the keyboardist David Bryan also co-wrote many of the band’s songs. Watch Bon Jovi Live at the Rock In Rio Festival, Lisbon, Portugal, 2008 to celebrate his birthday
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Axl Rose is one of the most influential Rockers of the last 40 years, we made a list of Guns N’ Roses 10 Best music videos to celebrate his 61st Birthday
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Duff McKagan is mostly famous for being Guns N’ Roses bass player, but his roots remain on the Seattle Rock scene where he was born on this day in 1964
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Much has been written about Paul Stanley, he’s the Starchild, one of the most iconic alter-egos and characters in Rock music. With KISS, Paul Stanley has led a career that has earned him millions of followers around the globe. The pinnacle of his success was back in the 1970’s but today, Stanley remains one of the biggest Rock Stars in the world
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The first ever edition of Rock In Rio took place in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil on January 11th, 1985, and for 10 days a parade of Rock stars such as Queen, Iron Maiden, Ozzy Osbourne or Rod Stewart among others played for a crowd of an estimated 1.4 million people
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The driving force behind AC/DC, Malcolm Young was one of the most influential guitar players of all time, he was born on this day in 1953. We look back briefly at his life and career
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The legendary Lemmy Kilmister was a buddy of many men, we can say he was a Christmas present to all of us or at least to music. He was born on this day in 1945
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As a member of KISS he was known as The Catman, Peter Criss, co-founder, drummer and occasional vocalist of the band turns 77 today and we recap his career
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Paul Rodgers owns one of the most powerful and influential vocals in Hard Rock. He came to prominence at a very young age with Free in the late 1960’s and was even thought once to replace Jim Morrison in The Doors. Today he turns 73
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Nikki Sixx has been one of the most famous bass players in Rock for over 40 years, as a part of Mötley Crüe he scored several hits and lead the Hair Metal movement during the 1980’s, he was born on this day in 1958
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A powerful and high pitched vocal range that at times blew PA’s at live concerts, Robert Plant’s legacy as the lead singer for Led Zeppelin has given us memorable songs
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The family of the Cream and Blind Faith legend and drummer superstar Ginger Baker announced on Facebook earlier that he’s currently at the hospital critically hill, asking for prayers
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To celebrate the life of an absolute icon we’ve put together 9 features on Freddie Mercury and Queen
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Robert Plant, the self-acclaimed Golden God, is one of Rock’s most influential singers and figures ever, with an enduring following that impacts multiple generations of music fans
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BREAKING: The legendary AC/DC guitarist Malcolm Young passed away today at age 64
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Before Mike Patton, Chuck Mosley was the voice for Faith No More, he recorded one of the band’s biggest hits, “We Care A Lot” and stayed with the band from 1984 to 1988 releasing the albums “We Care a Lot” and “Introduce Yourself”. Chuck Mosley passed away on November 9th at age 57
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Marking the birthday of one of most enduring Rock icons Happy Birthday to “The Demon” Gene Simmons Watch KISS performing
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