As part of the Grunge movement in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Nirvana revolutionized rock music with their album “Nevermind” in 1991, which became a mainstream hit. Kurt Cobain said in a 1991 interview with Gilbert Blecken that they were approached to open for many well-known bands at the time, but they declined. 4 … Read more
Little Richard was among the numerous performers that Jimi Hendrix played guitar for before he rose to prominence as one of the greatest guitarists of all time. Hendrix, who was still going by Maurice James, joined Richard’s band in 1965 and collaborated with him on just one song, “I Don’t Know What You Got (But … Read more
Bob Dylan is regarded as one of the greatest artists of all time and continues to have a significant impact on the music industry. The artist described what a drummer needed to be in his band and named some of his favorite drummers in a 2017 interview with Bill Flanagan. 6 drummers that Bob Dylan … Read more
Born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1949, singer-guitarist Mark Knopfler began his musical career in 1965. But it wasn’t until 12 years later, upon the formation of Dire Straits, that he found success. Because of the song “Sultans of Swing,” which peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 list at the time, their 1978 … Read more
John Bonham, who was born in 1948 in Redditch, Worcestershire, England, went on to become a legendary drummer for Led Zeppelin, one of the greatest bands ever. The drummer, who sadly passed away in 1980 at the age of 32, is still regarded as a major inspiration by heavy metal and hard rock drummers worldwide … Read more
Eddie Van Halen’s incredible guitar playing has made Van Halen one of the greatest Hard Rock bands of all time and a historical landmark. But Eddie and Alex’s last names were nearly absent from the band. The guitarist stated to Guitar World in a 2013 interview that he and Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi had … Read more
German magazine Guitar had an interview with AC/DC guitarist Angus Young, during which he discussed Jimmy Page and Jimi Hendrix. The performer remembered how he felt when he first heard “Purple Haze.” Angus Young talks about Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page: “I could play guitar a little bit, but I really got focused on it … Read more
Sadly, Jimi Hendrix’s career was brief, and he missed out on playing with a lot of other fantastic bands. According to musical producer Chet Helms, who had an interview retrieved by Grateful Dead Guide, the artist almost jammed with the Grateful Dead. When Jimi Hendrix almost jammed with the Grateful Dead: “Hendrix is back in … Read more
Nirvana’s lead vocalist and songwriter Kurt Cobain was a one-trick pony. His depressing antics turned into self-parody as early as 1993 when Noel Gallagher, the guitarist for Oasis, questioned his beliefs in “Live Forever.” The “everything is pointless” cliche became stale and monotonous, and it didn’t help that Cobain frequently used ponderous guitar solos that … Read more
Critics never seemed to give Led Zeppelin much of a break during the heyday of rock excess. Despite producing enormous epics like “Stairway to Heaven,” critics criticized the band’s debut album and said they were bottom-of-the-barrel rock and roll, despite the fans’ cries for the release of the band’s second album. Houses of the Holy … Read more