Rock, Metal, Alternative Music & Culture | Louder
WEB2 days ago · By Laura Kelly 24 September 24. The Last Dinner Party take charge of Glasgow's O2 Academy, creating magic for a legion of new fans. Louder. View all. Louder is the definitive guide to the world of rock, metal and alternative music and the online home of Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog magazines.
The 100 greatest rock songs of the century... so far | Louder
WEBDec 17, 2020 · 99. Magnum - Live 'Til You Die. Since reuniting unexpectedly in 2001, Magnum have enjoyed an unexpected twilight years purple patch. The opener of their eighteenth studio album was heralded by a keyboard flourish, frontman Bob Catley then chirruped gamely, and the enduring Midlanders set to work with a sprightly, colourful and …
The 30 greatest Nirvana songs ever - and the stories behind them
WEBAug 24, 2022 · The 30 best Nirvana songs: 20-11. The 30 best Nirvana songs: 10-1. In September 1991, three socially-awkward slacker kids from Seattle changed the world. It’s genuinely difficult to overstate the impact Nirvana had – not just on music, but on popular culture as a whole – when their second album, Nevermind, dropped in the autumn of …
The 50 best Pink Floyd songs ever - Louder
WEBSep 20, 2022 · 48. The Thin Ice. The second track from The Wall is almost a segue of the opener, telling the story of the central Pink character growing up (opening with the closing crying child from In The Flesh).. All runs relatively smoothly, lyrically and musically, until Roger Waters takes over from David Gilmour on vocals, warning of “the thin ice of …
Metallica: the epic story behind the Black album - Louder
WEBSep 20, 2022 · The studio video footage shows James gleefully finding a picture of Rock on an old album, looking like a hair-metal hero. “Look, man…”. James is laughing, “Bob used to be a woman…”. Underneath the joke was the ongoing suspicion that the sensibilities of band and producer were still a long way apart.
The 50 best AC/DC songs ever - Louder
WEBSep 6, 2023 · 48. Kicked in the Teeth. The brilliant Powerage's yo-yoing dynamic - rock monsters followed by seductively mid-paced strollers - was perhaps best exemplified by Up To My Neck In You and Kicked In The Teeth.Although both date back to sessions from six months previously, but only the latter sounds like it comes from an earlier era, with Bon …
“When the mood took them, the prog legends of the 70s could
WEBJul 25, 2024 · 40. The Remembering (High The Memory) Jon Anderson wanted "a calm sea of music" for side two of Tales From Topographic Oceans, according to band biographer Tim Morse.But nothing ever turned out so simple with this band. The opening passages are dreamy enough, but soon Steve Howe can’t help but disturb the peace with emotive …
Every Electric Light Orchestra album ranked, from worst to best
WEBAug 7, 2024 · 13) Xanadu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Jet, 1980) On ELO’s 1981 concept album Time, Jeff Lynne pondered mankind’s future and sang in a voice from a far-off age: ‘Remember the good old 1980s/When things were so uncomplicated…’. What Lynne the visionary didn’t foresee was ELO’s demise in the coming decade.
The 50 best guitarists of all time - Louder
WEBSep 29, 2018 · 45. Tom Morello. Wayne Kramer (MC5): "In the world of cutting-edge modern electric guitarists, Tom Morello ranks foremost. I have played with him on recording sessions and dozens of live performances, and what my experience has shown me is that he is among the most original and creative players in the game.
The 40 best Kiss songs ever | Louder
WEBJul 15, 2019 · As Kiss complete their final farewell lap around the world, we present the 40 finest songs Kiss ever committed to tape, as voted for by fans. (Image credit: Casablanca) 40. War Machine (Creatures Of The Night, 1982) One of the heaviest tracks Kiss have recorded was, surprisingly, co-written by Gene Simmons, Bryan Adams and Adams’s …