@bandbee.bsky.socialKing Crimson (1968–present)
Prog's most fearsome and forbidding institution, reinvented again and again by the exacting Robert Fripp. 'In the Court of the Crimson King' (1969) basically launched the genre. Difficult, brilliant, uncompromising.
@didandrii.bsky.social@bandbee.bsky.socialMegadeth's "United Abominations" (2007), their first via Roadrunner, hit No. 8 on the Billboard 200 – their highest since 1994. Guitar World named it the No. 1 metal album of 2007. #RockHistory #Metal
@bookedonrock.bsky.socialNobody saw it coming! 🎸
Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden & Alice in Chains changed rock forever.
Author Gillian G. Gaar joins me to discuss Seattle's grunge explosion and the stories behind the music.
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@didandrii.bsky.socialThe Prematurely Ended Journey of a Musical Genius 🎸 How John Lennon Changed the World — and How It All Ended Too Soon.
#JohnLennon #thebeatles #musiclegends #rockhistory #onthisday #inmemory #beatlesforever #october9 #musicsky #ClassicRock youtube.com/shorts/NzvTG...
@bandbee.bsky.socialNach dem dunkleren "My December" kehrte Kelly Clarkson auf "All I Ever Wanted" (2009) zum Pop zurück — Nummer 1 der Billboard 200, mit dem Rekord-Sprung an die Spitze der Hot 100 durch "My Life Would Suck Without You". #RockHistory #PopRock
@bandbee.bsky.socialPhil Collins (b. 1951)
The drummer-turned-everyman superstar who was so ubiquitous in the '80s that backlash became a sport. The "In the Air Tonight" drum fill remains the most air-drummed moment in history. He could not stop, and we could not stop listening.
@bandbee.bsky.socialLed Zeppelins "The Song Remains the Same" (1976) ist das Live-Soundtrack-Album zum gleichnamigen Konzertfilm, aufgenommen vom 27.–29. Juli 1973. #RockHistory #ClassicRock
@bandbee.bsky.socialFür "Moment of Glory" (2000) spielten die Scorpions mit den Berliner Philharmonikern. Michael Kamen sagte ab, um mit Metallica an "S&M" zu arbeiten – am Ende übernahm Christian Kolonovits. #RockHistory #ClassicRock
@georgiosmasman.bsky.social"So here's this record of us 'live' with all the screaming and craziness: It sounds just like a Cheap Trick concert with a truly wild audience. Now I think about it, it appears obvious." #RickNielsen
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@bandbee.bsky.socialPeter Gabriel (b. 1950)
He wore a fox head and flower costumes fronting Genesis, then walked away to make fearless solo art and champion world music. "Sledgehammer" gave MTV its most-played video ever. The art-rocker who became a humanitarian elder.
@bandbee.bsky.social"Surrealistic Pillow" (1967) war das erste Jefferson-Airplane-Album mit Grace Slick — und brachte mit "Somebody to Love" und "White Rabbit" ihre einzigen beiden Top-40-Hits der Hot 100. #RockHistory #PsychRock
@bookedonrock.bsky.social🎸 Did the CIA write Scorpions’ “Wind of Change”? How did Springsteen, Nirvana & Green Day shape history?
Andrew Clarke explores *Songs That Changed the World* on Booked On Rock!
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@bandbee.bsky.social"The Who Sell Out" (1967) poses as a broadcast by pirate station Radio London, laced with fake commercials like "Heinz Baked Beans". Its release was reportedly followed by lawsuits over the real brand names. #RockHistory #ClassicRock
@bandbee.bsky.socialGenesis (1967–present)
Peter Gabriel fronted them dressed as a flower, a fox in a red dress, and a malformed alien — then left, and the drummer became one of the biggest pop stars on Earth. From art-rock theatre to stadium pop in one improbable arc.
@bandbee.bsky.socialAround Conspiracy of One (2000), the Offspring publicly backed peer-to-peer file sharing, insisting it wouldn't hurt sales.
@georgiosmasman.bsky.socialIf there's a note-perfect song on a note-perfect album, though, it might have to be "All I Want Is You" @thequietus.com
@bandbee.bsky.socialJudas Priests "Jugulator" (1997) war das erste Album mit Tim "Ripper" Owens als Nachfolger von Rob Halford - und das einzige der Band, das nie auf einer großen digitalen Plattform erschien, da Label SPV pleiteging. #RockHistory #Metal
