Tim Buckley’s second album of 1970, Starsailor is a life-affirming blast of musical freedom that is still blowing minds today ...

These three rock bands from the 1970s changed their sound at exactly the right time. These were career-altering decisions.

In 1970, the Ides of March released "Vehicle," a horn-driven rock anthem that became the band's breakthrough hit. Peterik was only 18 years old when he wrote the song, drawing inspiration from an ...

Sometimes a band's biggest breakthrough comes after one of its lowest moments. That was exactly what happened with Free's iconic 1970 hit "All Right Now." The classic rock staple was written ...

Ray Manzarek could probably have walked into any band he wanted to when The Doors eventually dissolved, but there was one ...

The best road-trip songs don’t ease you onto the highway—they hit the gas before you have time to buckle up. Black Sabbath’s ...

Punk rock in the 1970s was a tribal movement and liking bands from outside the circle was strictly forbidden… a few managed ...

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Fleetwood Mac's "Monday Morning" was written by Lindsey Buckingham while with Stevie Nicks as a music duo, which became the band's opener for their hit album.

From Willie Nelson to Johnny Paycheck, these 1970s country songs about drinking beer pair perfectly with an ice-cold one.

We sense to a rare degree the real feelings of the two of them; there’s no overlay of technique, effect or style.” – Roger ...