Classic Rock

Right from the beginning Led Zeppelin was breaking the rules. Most radio stations wouldn't play songs that were much longer than three minutes, and perhaps originally due to the time restraints of of the old 78 rpm discs, record companies didn't often release singles that were longer than that. The groups that made up the...
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Did any band have more direct impact on the music of the '80s and '90s than Led Zeppelin? I'll show my bias by saying, "No", but I'm sure there are those who'll disagree. They aren't writing this post so... Too Bad! One thing that is for sure, the American Blues scene really had a...
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Our tour of Rock 'N Roll Dreams in the 1990s begins with a song from the last album by Genesis to include singer Phil Collins. After drummer Collins had taken over for former lead singer, Peter Gabriel, the band had enjoyed their greatest success. Their 1991 album, We Can't Dance was a long awaited...
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Rock 'N Roll dreams in the 1980s started off with the continuation of Cliff Richard's career comeback. The British Rocker had dominated the UK Charts in the late 50s and early 60s, often being referred to as the British Elvis Presley.  In the early 70s, he stopped releasing new albums, but remained in the...
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As we enter the 1970s we start to see the Heavy Metal bands singing about dreams. In 1972, Black Sabbath, one of the hardest and most influential groups of the early Heavy Metal movement, brought us "Tomorrow's Dreams" on their fourth album Black Sabbath Vol 4: Black Sabbath - Tomorrow's Dream If you can see this,...
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I thought I had plenty of time to write this post about the man best know for being the first lead singer of Rainbow, the second lead singer of Black Sabbath and the lead singer of Dio, but after receiving the sad news this morning... Despite ongoing treatments for stomach cancer, recent news was sounding...
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Roy Orbison's "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)" from 1961, came on the heels of other hits including, "Only the Lonely", "Blue Angel",  "Running Scared",  "Love Hurts" (big on the Australian charts), and "Crying". The song was written by hit Country song writer, Cindy Walker who would go on to be inducted in...
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Dreaming and music have long been connected. One of the earliest connections found in Rock Music may be "When My Dreamboat Comes Home" by Fats Domino. It went to number 2 on the R&B Charts and 14 on the Top 100 in 1956. Domino is, of course, one of the legends of early Rock 'N...
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Voodoo Child (Slight Return) is a song from the Jimi Hendrix Experience's third and final album, Electric Ladyland. It actually came from a much longer song from the same album titled "Voodoo Chile". Most radio listeners probably wouldn't recognize the longer, slower, bluesier "Voodoo Chile", yet "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" is often mistakenly referred...
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1963 was a big year for The Beatles, heck, it was a big year in Rock music history because of The Beatles! The young British band, consisting of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr started the year off by releasing "Please Please Me" as a single in January. The Beatles - Please Please...
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