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Profile of English Mainstream Guitar Rock Band The Outfield Created: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Audiences may not have been aware of it at the time based on the highly accessible mainstream rock sound of The Outfield, but the impossibly melodic trio actually hailed from London, England. Opera...
Profile of '80s Mainstream Rock Solo Artist Jim Capaldi Created: Sunday, May 13, 2012 Updated: Sunday, May 13, 2012
Though best known as a founding member of legendary '60s rock band Traffic, drummer and multi-instrumentalist Jim Capaldi also engineered a remarkably consistent if criminally underrated solo caree...
Profile of Classic Rock Legend & '80s Solo Artist Steve Winwood Created: Saturday, May 12, 2012 Updated: Saturday, May 12, 2012
In addition to his many years as a classic rock stalwart and innovator as frontman and key creative cog in the Spencer Davis Group, Traffic and supergroup Blind Faith, Steve Winwood has enjoyed a l...
More '80s Rock Hall Candidates - '80s Music Artists That Should Join the Rock Hall in the Upcoming Decade Created: Sunday, January 03, 2010 Updated: Tuesday, May 08, 2012
A number of pop/rock artists made the bulk of their impact during the '80s, but far fewer have also accomplished enough to warrant a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame sometime during the upcom...
Beastie Boys Artist Profile Created: Sunday, October 30, 2011 Updated: Saturday, May 05, 2012
The Beastie Boys grew out of the early New York City hardcore punk and thrash scenes, initially performing and recording as a relatively straightforward hardcore trio. However, the group's active s...
'80s Violent Femmes Songs - Top 9 Violent Femmes Songs of the '80s Created: Friday, June 15, 2007 Updated: Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Exploring the back catalogue of a band like the Violent Femmes, one of rock music's all-time cult favorites, is a rewarding enterprise just on its own merit. But when placed against the backdrop of...
'80s Stevie Nicks Solo Songs - Top 6 Stevie Nicks Solo Songs of the '80s Created: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 Updated: Tuesday, May 01, 2012
One of the most iconic and beloved pop music figures of both the '70s and '80s, Stevie Nicks became a full-fledged superstar during the latter decade. Her success as a primary songwriter and member...
Top Scorpions Songs of the '80s Created: Monday, August 22, 2011 Updated: Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Germany's Scorpions are one of the longest-lived and consistently productive hard rock bands on the planet, having forged well beyond a 40-year career as major representatives of that genre. The gr...
Top Eddie Money Songs of the '80s Created: Thursday, August 11, 2011 Updated: Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Mainstream rock singer for the masses Eddie Money amassed a total of 23 charting singles during the first, more commercially relevant half of his career, which stretched roughly a decade and a half...
Profile of '80s Rockabilly New Wave Band Stray Cats Created: Monday, April 30, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
Although the spread of new wave during the early '80s marginally included the music and throwback image of Long Island's Stray Cats, the group was committed to its celebration of early rock and rol..
Top '80s Songs of Welsh College Rock Band The Alarm Created: Sunday, April 29, 2012 Updated: Sunday, April 29, 2012
Although '80s Welsh rock band The Alarm received only limited critical respect for its impassioned, arena-ready guitar rock, the group produced plenty of strong melodic songs that at times stood ta...
Profile of Raspy-Voiced '80s Welsh Rock Singer Bonnie Tyler Created: Sunday, April 22, 2012 Updated: Sunday, April 22, 2012
Having emerged during the late '70s as a country-leaning pop/rock singer of some regard, Welsh chanteuse Bonnie Tyler entered the '80s with a desire to make her mark as a singer of theatrical rock ..
Profile of Theatrical '80s Pop Metal Band Twisted Sister Created: Saturday, April 21, 2012 Updated: Saturday, April 21, 2012
Following several years of toil in New York City clubs trying to make its way as a straightforward, edgy hard rock band, Twisted Sister eventually found stardom after adapting its style and image t..
Profile of Anthemic Welsh Alternative Rock Band The Alarm Created: Saturday, April 14, 2012 Updated: Saturday, April 14, 2012
Typically viewed as a bit of an afterthought on the British early alternative rock scene - especially when U2 became critically beloved superstars - Welsh band The Alarm nevertheless deserves credi...
Top J. Geils Band Songs of the '80s Created: Sunday, April 08, 2012 Updated: Sunday, April 08, 2012
Though as a consistent, full-fledged six-piece powerhouse rock ensemble its best work was already in the past, the J. Geils Band made a vital contribution to the pop and mainstream rock landscape o..
Rickie Lee Jones Artist Profile Created: Saturday, March 31, 2012 Updated: Saturday, March 31, 2012
Eclectic female singer-songwriter Rickie Lee Jones emerged during the late '70s as a shining light for the future of acoustic rock based in varying degrees on rock, pop, folk and R&B styles. Over n..
Top '80s Songs by The Who Created: Thursday, March 29, 2012 Updated: Thursday, March 29, 2012
Despite releasing only two studio albums during the early '80s before going on long-term hiatus, The Who produced some important and lasting music in the years immediately following original drumme..
Pete Townshend Solo Artist Profile Created: Thursday, March 22, 2012 Updated: Thursday, March 22, 2012
While a member of The Who throughout the '70s and after that band went on hiatus in the early '80s, group leader, guitarist and primary songwriter Pete Townshend managed a successful career as an e..
Don Henley Solo Artist Profile Created: Friday, March 16, 2012 Updated: Friday, March 16, 2012
While a member of superstar classic rock band The Eagles during its astounding '70s run, Don Henley rather quickly became one of the group's primary songwriters and lead singers. Then, as an '80s s..
Top '80s Solo Songs by Members of The Eagles Created: Thursday, March 08, 2012 Updated: Thursday, March 08, 2012
Following the break-up of The Eagles, one of '70s rock's most popular and critically revered bands, the group's members had talent to burn outside the confines of a band structure. All in all, six ..
Quarterflash Artist Profile Created: Sunday, February 26, 2012 Updated: Sunday, February 26, 2012
Portland, Oregon-based pop/rock band Quarterflash achieved significant nationwide success within a year after forming, primarily on the strength of classic '80s pop single
Kim Wilde Artist Profile Created: Monday, February 20, 2012 Updated: Monday, February 20, 2012
English pop singer Kim Wilde may sometimes mistakenly be labeled in the U.S. as something of a one-hit wonder, but she actually maintained a vibrant, consistently active solo career in her native U..
The Church Artist Profile Created: Sunday, February 19, 2012 Updated: Sunday, February 19, 2012
Pop/rock music from Australia has often had a tendency to introduce groundbreaking, consistently interesting bands to the rest of the world. The Church certainly qualifies as one of these, having r..
Top Kenny Rogers Solo Songs of the '80s Created: Saturday, February 18, 2012 Updated: Saturday, February 18, 2012
As the '70s became the '80s, few musical artists existed on the planet who were more widely popular than country music veteran and soft rock specialist Kenny Rogers. Although his biggest hits had g..
Kenny Rogers Artist Profile Created: Saturday, February 11, 2012 Updated: Saturday, February 18, 2012
Though perhaps his peak as a solo artist came during a tremendously successful stretch during the late '70s, veteran country-rock artist Kenny Rogers was a huge force on the early '80s pop music la..
Whitney Houston Artist Profile Created: Friday, May 05, 2006 Updated: Sunday, February 12, 2012
Here's a look at the career of one of pop music's most enduring talents, who burst onto the music scene during the mid '80s with hit single after hit single and became one of the most successful fe..
Top Roxy Music Songs of the '80s Created: Sunday, February 05, 2012 Updated: Sunday, February 05, 2012
Despite a highly limited output during the '80s that consisted of only two studio albums featuring about 16 full-length original tracks, '70s art rock band Roxy Music made a significant mark during..
Late-'80s Folk Singer-Songwriter Revival Profile Created: Monday, January 30, 2012 Updated: Monday, January 30, 2012
Before the modest late-'80s revival of folk-influenced singer-songwriters became a factor on the pop music landscape, that introspective, personal and relatively quiet style had been a bit dormant...
Ted Nugent Artist Profile Created: Sunday, January 29, 2012 Updated: Sunday, January 29, 2012
Longtime hard rock guitarist Ted Nugent burst out of the Midwest during the late '60s, serving as lead guitarist for psychedelic rock band The Amboy Dukes. He followed that immediate impact with a ..
Krokus Artist Profile Created: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, January 25, 2012
'80s Swiss heavy metal outfit Krokus was one of the most prolific hard rock artists of the era, releasing seven studio albums during the decade that enjoyed consistently moderate to strong success ..
Bryan Ferry Artist Profile Created: Sunday, January 22, 2012 Updated: Sunday, January 22, 2012
As frontman of innovative '70s British rock band Roxy Music, Bryan Ferry immediately created quite a stir in glam rock circles for both his stylized look and his band's unique niche. Perhaps inevit..
Billy Squier Artist Profile Created: Saturday, December 31, 2011 Updated: Monday, January 16, 2012
Guitarist and singer-songwriter Billy Squier was a staple of '80s mainstream rock who commanded his share of respect from hard rock and arena rock purists as often as he attracted pop music buyers ..

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