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Hitting record shops in February 1979, America embraced Rockford’s Fab Four, launching Cheap Trick At Budokan to #4 on the Billboard charts and eventual triple Platinum status—the album would remain a permanent fixture on the U.S. charts for over a year. The band’s first Top 10 smash, “I Want You To Want Me” raced to #7 and “Ain’t That A Shame,” their dynamic cover of Fats Domino’s ’50s classic, peaked at #35.
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Singer/pianist Ben Folds (born September 12, 1966, in Winston-Salem, NC) is best known as the leader of the power pop trio Ben Folds Five, but has also struck out on his own as a solo artist. Despite playing in bands in high school, his musical career didn't really get off the ground until the late '80s, as a bassist for Majosha (the outfit issued such obscure releases as ...
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It would be hard to find a band with grander artistic scope than Coheed and Cambria. Over the course of six years and four groundbreaking albums, the New York foursome (Claudio Sanchez – vocals, guitar; Travis Stever – guitar; Michael Todd – bass; Chris Pennie – drums) has diligently developed a unique sound combining forward-thinking classic rock with strong pop ...
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Writing one perfect album is hard enough. But nine? Come on! Who else in the history of recorded sound has even dared reach such a milestone? Neil Young? Bob Dylan? Herb Alpert? Tiny Tim? Throw out greatest-hits packages, and you’ve got maybe HALF a decent album among them! No, the only band to have hit the nine-album mark without so much as a bum note is Denton, Texas’ ...
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Combining equal parts heavy riffs and delicate acoustic sounds, Alice In Chains forged a unique angry, tortured sound that put them at the forefront of Seattle's early-'90's grunge bands.
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Duran Duran personified new wave for much of the mainstream audience. And for good reason, too. Duran Duran's reputation was built through music videos, which accentuated their fashion-model looks and glamorous sense of style. Without music videos, it's likely that the band's pop-funk -- described by the group as the Sex Pistols meets Chic -- would never have made them ...
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"The best British metal band to emerge in years." - Q Magazine

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