Albums That Serve As A Musician's Heartbreaking Final Goodbye
Art imitates life, and when these famed musicians saw their last days approaching, they poured their remaining energy into these heart-wrenching final albums.
Read MoreArt imitates life, and when these famed musicians saw their last days approaching, they poured their remaining energy into these heart-wrenching final albums.
Read MoreWhile most of us lack the power to silence musicians, some civil servants and politicos do have the power to block rock stars from visiting a given country.
Read MoreA boomer anniversary is a big deal, so from the Beach Boys to Van Halen, we're here with the essential classic rock hits to stoke those long-burning fires.
Read MoreSince emerging in the late 1960s as frontman for Detroit rock band The Stooges, Iggy Pop, nicknamed the "Godfather of Punk," has been a driving force in rock.
Read MoreSibling rivalries happen, but the contention between brothers in bands like Oasis, the Everly Brothers, and the Jesus and Mary Chain have been explosive.
Read MoreSome songs from the tumultuous year of 1967, from psychedelic to progressive rock to avant-garde, still feel vital because they forged today.
Read MoreMusic and romance go hand in hand, and from Fleetwood Mac to the White Stripes, band relationships have inspired some of rock music's greatest ever acts.
Read MoreIt can take years for a musician to reach a state of fame, fortune, and arena-headlining status, and in this time, relationships can come and go.
Read MoreThe more out-there and intense a topic was, the more likely there was a '70s band or artist that was obsessed with it and transferred that fascination to vinyl.
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 MoreFifty years after high school, you can count on Gen X reunions to be lively affairs, especially if they are bolstered by nostalgic songs that we want to hear.
Read MoreMost musicians hit it big young, but sometimes, success in the business comes later in life — a rare occurrence to be sure, but not unheard of.
Read MoreSome artists who got fired not only achieved success afterward but sometimes equaled or surpassed the success of their original groups, Grammys included.
Read MoreHidden tracks were utilized occasionally in the 1960s and 1970s but really took off as a practice in the 1990s with the widespread adoption of CDs.
Read MoreThe thing that some of the best classic rock songs have in common is a chorus that makes every single hair on our bodies stand on end.
Read MoreThroughout the decades of rock and pop, several artists declined a song, allowing another musician to step in, step up, and make one of their signature tracks.
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 MoreWhile rock heroes need their fans, they also aren't necessarily always happy with fan behavior. These artists aren't afraid to call fans out.
Read MoreThe '70s was a great time to become a rock star, and as part of acts like the Rolling Stones and Yes, these artists achieved it. But then, they gave it all up.
Read MoreFans are always crushed when one of their favorite musicians dies, but death doesn't always have to be the end of a successful or promising legacy.
Read MoreEven at peak success, the pressures of fame, grinding tours, and internal friction drove these rock stars out of bands, but not without second thoughts.
Read MoreThere's a mountain of songs that are tributes to New York, or at least about the city in some way, and some stand out above the rest.
Read MoreBehind the scenes, many rock bands have to deal with a ton of drama. Some bandmates had to tame the feuds themselves or leave before the conflicts got worse.
Read MoreFrom romantic tensions to creative differences and even tragic deaths, the splitting of these once-successful musical duos was fraught with emotional turmoil.
Read MoreSome artists recorded cover tracks that turned something good into something great, helping immortalize their legacy by outperforming the originals.
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 MoreWhen famous rock bands broke up, fans erroneously blamed these woman, ignoring the complex fractures caused by egos, finances, and the pressure of fame.
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