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My Rock and Roll Roots,

I grew up with music, particularly Rock and Roll. Although my parents did not play any musical instruments, there was a solid interest in music in my family. My Mom would listen to pretty much whatever was playing at the time while my Dad had more particular tastes in music. My Dad worked for a record album distributing company for about 17 years and used to bring home tons of newly released "DJ" samples in the form of vinyl 45"s and LP's. We had a huge phonograph record collection and were always playing a wide variety of music. When I became older, I worked for the retail division of the same company as my Dad and had access to even more music.

My friends were also interested in music and we used to get together often and listen to our favorite bands of the 60's and 70's. Then came college in the 80's and my passion for Rock and Roll continued to grow. Then along came the grunge era of the 90's and with it a lot of great bands and music. These songs, from over 40 years of music, hold very strong memories for me and listening to them makes me remember how simple and happy life was back then. But alas, times have changed, and the music has changed along with them. Tonight I will raise a glass of wine to the best 40 years Rock and Roll has ever known.
Rock and Roll Music

Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll or rock 'n' roll) is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, jump blues, country, jazz, and gospel music. Though elements of rock and roll can be heard in country records of the 1930s, and in blues records from the 1920s, rock and roll did not acquire its name until the 1950s.
 

MUSIC - Rock & Roll
Rock & Roll
A great mix of classic rock & roll from the 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's and much more.

MUSIC - Jpop
Jpop
Japanese popular music (Jpop). A small but good selection of songs.

MUSIC - Kpop
Kpop
Korean popular music (Jpop). A small but good selection of songs.
30 Seconds to Mars

Thirty Seconds to Mars (commonly stylized as 30 Seconds to Mars) is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1998. The band consists of brothers Jared Leto (lead vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards) and Shannon Leto (drums, percussion). During the course of its existence, it has undergone various line-up changes with the Leto brothers being the only consistent members.
  • YouTube - 30 Seconds To Mars - The Kill (Bury Me)
  • YouTube - Thirty Seconds To Mars - Up In The Air
AC/DC

AC/DC are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1973. Their music has been variously described as hard rock, blues rock and heavy metal, although the band calls it simply "rock and roll". They are cited as a formative influence on the new wave of British heavy metal bands.
  • YouTube - AC/DC - Back In Black (Official 4K Video)
  • YouTube - AC/DC - Highway to Hell (Official Video)
  • YouTube - AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long (Official 4K Video)
Aerosmith

Aerosmith is an American rock band formed in Boston in 1970. The group consists of lead vocalist Steven Tyler, bassist Tom Hamilton, drummer Joey Kramer, and guitarists Joe Perry and Brad Whitford. Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has also incorporated elements of pop rock, heavy metal, glam metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many subsequent rock artists.
  • YouTube - Aerosmith - Dude (Looks Like A Lady) (Official Music Video)
  • YouTube - Aerosmith - Love In An Elevator
  • YouTube - Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion
  • YouTube - Walk This Way
  • YouTube - Aerosmith - Walk This Way (Live From The Office Depot Center, Sunrise, FL, April 3, 2004)
A-ha

A-ha (often stylised as a-ha; Norwegian pronunciation: [ɑˈhɑː]) are a Norwegian synth-pop band formed in Oslo in 1982. Founded by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitars and vocals), Magne Furuholmen (keyboards, guitars and vocals), and Morten Harket (lead vocals), the band rose to fame during the mid-1980s.
  • YouTube - a-ha - Take On Me (Official Video) [4K]
Alice In Chains

Alice in Chains (often abbreviated as AiC) is an American rock band formed in Seattle in 1987. Since 2006, the band's lineup has consisted of vocalist/guitarists Jerry Cantrell and William DuVall, bassist Mike Inez, and drummer Sean Kinney. Vocalist Layne Staley and bassist Mike Starr are former members of the band. Often associated with grunge music, Alice in Chains' sound and style is rooted in heavy metal. The band is known for its distinctive vocal style, which often included the harmonized vocals between Staley and Cantrell (and later Cantrell and DuVall). They are one of the most popular rock bands from the 1990s.
  • YouTube - Alice In Chains - I Stay Away (Official Video)
  • YouTube - Alice In Chains - Got Me Wrong (From MTV Unplugged)
  • YouTube - Alice In Chains - No Excuses (Official Video)
  • YouTube - Alice In Chains - Them Bones (Official HD Video)
  • YouTube - Alice In Chains - Would? (Official HD Video)
America

America are a British-American rock band formed in London in 1970 by Dewey Bunnell, Dan Peek, and Gerry Beckley. The trio met as sons of US Air Force personnel stationed in London, where they began performing live. Achieving significant popularity in the 1970s, the trio was famous for its close vocal harmonies and light acoustic folk rock sound. The band released a string of hit albums and singles, many of which found airplay on pop and soft rock stations.
  • YouTube - America - Ventura Highway (High Quality)
A Perfect Circle

A Perfect Circle is an American rock supergroup formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1999 by guitarist Billy Howerdel and Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan.
  • YouTube - A Perfect Circle - 3 Libras
  • YouTube - A Perfect Circle - Judith (Official Music Video)
Arctic Monkeys

Arctic Monkeys are an English rock band formed in Sheffield in 2002. They comprise lead singer and guitarist Alex Turner, drummer Matt Helders, guitarist Jamie Cook and bassist Nick O'Malley, who replaced co-founder and original bassist Andy Nicholson in 2006.
  • YouTube - Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor (Official Video)
Argent

Argent were a British rock band formed in 1969 by former Zombies keyboardist Rod Argent.
  • YouTube - Hold Your Head Up-Argent-1972-(Long Version)
Bachman–Turner Overdrive

Bachman–Turner Overdrive, often abbreviated as BTO, is a Canadian rock band formed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1973 by brothers Randy Bachman, Robbie Bachman, and Tim Bachman, along with their friend Fred Turner.
Bad Company

Bad Company were an English rock supergroup formed in London[2] in 1973 by singer Paul Rodgers and drummer Simon Kirke (both ex-Free), guitarist Mick Ralphs (ex-Mott the Hoople) and bassist Boz Burrell (ex-King Crimson).
  • YouTube - Bad Company - Bad Company (Official Audio)
  • YouTube - Bad Company - Can't Get Enough (Official Music Video)
  • YouTube - Bad Company - Feel Like Makin' Love (Official Audio)
  • YouTube - Good Lovin' Gone Bad (2015 Remaster)
  • YouTube - Ready for Love (2015 Remaster)
Big Country

Big Country is a Scottish rock band formed in Dunfermline, Fife, in 1981 by lead singer and guitarist Stuart Adamson (formerly of the Skids), guitarist Bruce Watson, bassist Tony Butler and drummer Mark Brzezicki.
  • YouTube - Big Country - In A Big Country
Björk

Björk Guðmundsdóttir OTF, born 21 November 1965, known mononymously as Björk, is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and actress. Noted for her distinct voice, three-octave vocal range, and eccentric public persona, she has developed an eclectic musical style over a career spanning five decades, drawing on electronica, pop, dance, trip hop, jazz, and avant-garde music. She is one of the most influential pioneers in electronic and experimental music.
Black Sabbath

Black Sabbath were an English heavy metal band formed in Birmingham in 1968 by guitarist Tony Iommi, drummer Bill Ward, bassist Geezer Butler and vocalist Ozzy Osbourne.
  • YouTube - Iron Man (2012 Remaster)
Blood, Sweat & Tears

Blood, Sweat & Tears (also known as "BS&T") is an American jazz rock music group founded in New York City in 1967, noted for combining a brass section with rock band instrumentation. BS&T has gone through numerous iterations with varying personnel and has encompassed a wide range of musical styles. Their sound has merged rock, pop and R&B/soul music with big band jazz.
  • YouTube - Blood, Sweat & Tears - And When I Die (Official Audio)
  • YouTube - Blood, Sweat & Tears - Spinning Wheel (Official Audio)
  • YouTube - You've Made Me So Very Happy
Blue Öyster Cult

Blue Öyster Cult is an American rock band formed on Long Island, New York, in the hamlet of Stony Brook, in 1967. They have sold 25 million records worldwide, including 7 million in the United States. Their fusion of hard rock with psychedelia and penchant for occult, fantastical and tongue-in-cheek lyrics had a major influence on heavy metal music.
  • YouTube - Blue Oyster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper (Official Audio)
  • YouTube - Blue Oyster Cult - Burnin' For You (Official Video)
  • YouTube - Blue Oyster Cult: Burnin' For You
Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan; born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Described as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture over his 69-year career. With an estimated 125 million records sold worldwide, he is one of the best-selling musicians.
  • YouTube - Bob Dylan - Blowin' in the Wind (Official Audio)
Bon Jovi

Bon Jovi is an American rock band formed in Sayreville, New Jersey in 1983. The band consists of singer Jon Bon Jovi, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, guitarists John Shanks and Phil X, percussionist Everett Bradley, and bassist Hugh McDonald.
  • YouTube - Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer
  • YouTube - Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead Or Alive (Official Music Video)
Boston

Boston is an American rock band formed in 1975 in Boston, Massachusetts, by chief songwriter and composer Tom Scholz. The band's core members included multi-instrumentalist Scholz and lead vocalist Brad Delp, who remained the only constant members from 1975 to 1990, and from 1994 until Delp's suicide in 2007. Other musicians and members of the band varied largely across the group's lineup history.
  • YouTube - Boston - Foreplay / Long Time (Official Audio)
  • YouTube - Boston - More Than a Feeling (Official HD Video)
  • YouTube - More Than a Feeling
  • YouTube - Boston - Peace of Mind (Official Audio)
  • YouTube - Boston - Rock & Roll Band (Official Audio)
  • YouTube - Boston - Smokin' (Official Audio)
Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Nicknamed "the Boss", Springsteen has released 21 studio albums spanning six decades; most of his albums feature the E Street Band, his backing band since 1972.
  • YouTube - Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A. (Official Video)
  • YouTube - Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run (Official Video)
Bush

Bush are an English rock band formed in London in 1992. As of 2025, their lineup consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Gavin Rossdale, lead guitarist Chris Traynor, bassist Corey Britz, and drummer Nik Hughes.
  • YouTube - Bush - Everything Zen [Widescreen]
Canned Heat

Canned Heat is an American blues rock band that was formed in Los Angeles in 1965. The group has been noted for its efforts to promote interest in blues music and its original artists. It was launched by two blues enthusiasts, Alan Wilson and Bob Hite, who took the name from Tommy Johnson's 1928 "Canned Heat Blues", a song about an alcoholic who had desperately turned to drinking Sterno, generically called "canned heat".
  • YouTube - Going Up The Country (Remastered 2005)
  • YouTube - On The Road Again (Remastered 2005)
Cheap Trick

Cheap Trick is an American rock band formed in Rockford, Illinois, in 1973. The band's work bridged elements of 1960s guitar pop, 1970s hard rock, and the emerging punk rock sound, and helped set the template for subsequent power pop artists.
  • YouTube - I Want You to Want Me
  • YouTube - Cheap Trick - Surrender (Official Audio)
Chicago

Chicago is an American rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1967. Self-described as a "rock and roll band with horns", their songs often also combine elements of classical music, jazz, R&B, and pop music.
  • YouTube - Chicago - 25 or 6 to 4 (Official Audio)
  • YouTube - Questions 67 and 68 (2002 Remaster)
Chuck Berry

Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter; and one of the pioneers of rock and roll. Nicknamed the "Father of Rock and Roll", he refined and developed rhythm and blues into the major elements that made rock and roll distinctive with songs such as "Maybellene" (1955), "Roll Over Beethoven" (1956), "Rock and Roll Music" (1957), and "Johnny B. Goode" (1958). Writing lyrics that focused on teen life and consumerism, and developing a music style that included guitar solos and showmanship, Berry was a major influence on subsequent rock music.
Coldplay

Coldplay are a British rock band formed in London in 1997. They consist of vocalist and pianist Chris Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman and drummer Will Champion; manager Phil Harvey is also credited as a full member. The group are best known for their live performances and have had a significant impact on popular culture.
  • YouTube - Coldplay - Speed Of Sound (Official Video)
Cream

Cream were a British rock supergroup formed in London in 1966. The group consisted of bassist Jack Bruce, guitarist Eric Clapton, and drummer Ginger Baker. Bruce was the primary songwriter and vocalist, although Clapton and Baker contributed to songs. Formed by members of previously successful bands, they are widely considered to be the first so-called supergroup in rock history. Cream were highly regarded for the instrumental proficiency of each of their members.
Dead or Alive

Dead or Alive were an English pop band who released seven studio albums from 1984 to 2000. The band formed in 1979 in Liverpool and found success in the mid-1980s, releasing seven singles that made the UK Top 40 and three albums in the UK Top 30. At the peak of their success, the line-up consisted of Pete Burns (vocals), Steve Coy (drums), Mike Percy (bass), and Tim Lever (keyboards), with the core pair of Burns and Coy writing and producing for the remainder of the band's career due to Percy and Lever exiting the group in 1988.
  • YouTube - Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) (Official Video)
Deep Purple

Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in London in 1968. They are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although their musical style has varied throughout their career. Originally formed as a psychedelic rock and progressive rock band, they shifted to a heavier sound with their 1970 album Deep Purple in Rock. Deep Purple have been referred to as being part of the "unholy trinity of British hard rock and heavy metal in the early to mid-'70s", alongside Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. Listed in the 1975 Guinness Book of World Records as "the globe's loudest band" for a 1972 concert at London's Rainbow Theatre, they have sold over 100 million records worldwide.
  • YouTube - Highway Star (2024 Remaster)
  • YouTube - Deep Purple - Highway Star 1972 Video HQ
  • YouTube - Deep Purple - Hush (Official Music Video)
  • YouTube - Deep Purple - Woman from Tokyo
  • YouTube - Deep Purple - Smoke On the Water (Official Music Video)
Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode are an English electronic band formed in Basildon, Essex in 1980. Originally formed with the line-up of Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke, the band has consisted of Gahan and Gore since 2022.
  • YouTube - Black Celebration
  • YouTube - Depeche Mode - Blasphemous Rumours (Official Video)
  • YouTube - Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence
  • YouTube - Depeche Mode - Everything Counts (Official Video)
  • YouTube - Depeche Mode - Heaven (Official Video)
  • YouTube - Depeche Mode - I Feel You
  • YouTube - Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough
  • YouTube - Depeche Mode - Master and Servant
  • YouTube - Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again (Remastered)
  • YouTube - Depeche Mode - People Are People
  • YouTube - Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus
  • YouTube - Depeche Mode - Policy of Truth (Official Video)
  • YouTube - Depeche Mode - Precious (Remastered)
  • YouTube - Depeche Mode - Shake the Disease (Remastered)
  • YouTube - Depeche Mode - Somebody (Official Video)
  • YouTube - Depeche Mode - Strangelove (Remastered)
  • YouTube - Depeche Mode - Stripped (Remastered)
  • YouTube - Depeche Mode - Walking in My Shoes (Remastered)
  • YouTube - Depeche Mode - World in My Eyes (Official Video)
Derek and the Dominos

Derek and the Dominos were an English–American blues rock band formed in the spring of 1970 by singer-guitarist Eric Clapton, keyboardist-singer Bobby Whitlock, bassist Carl Radle and drummer Jim Gordon.
  • YouTube - Layla Derek & The Dominos - Topic
Dire Straits

Dire Straits were a British rock band formed in London in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (lead vocals, lead guitar), David Knopfler (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), John Illsley (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Pick Withers (drums, percussion). The band was active from 1977 to 1988 and again from 1990 to 1995.
  • YouTube - Dire Straits - Money For Nothing (Official Music Video)
Don Henley

Donald Hugh Henley (born July 22, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter and musician. Henley is a founding member of the Eagles, serving as a songwriter, drummer, and vocalist for the band. He sang lead vocals on Eagles songs such as "Witchy Woman", "Desperado", "Best of My Love", "One of These Nights", "Hotel California", "Life in the Fast Lane", and "The Long Run". The Eagles disbanded in 1980, but reunited in 1994.
  • YouTube - Don Henley - The Boys Of Summer
Duran Duran

Duran Duran are an English pop rock band. Formed in Birmingham in 1978 by keyboardist Nick Rhodes, guitarist (later bassist) John Taylor and singer/bassist Stephen Duffy, the band went through several early changes before the band's line-up settled in May 1980 as Rhodes, Taylor, singer Simon Le Bon, guitarist Andy Taylor and drummer Roger Taylor.
  • YouTube - Duran Duran - Hungry like the Wolf (Official Music Video)
  • YouTube - Duran Duran - Rio (Official Music Video)
Eagles

The Eagles are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1971. With five number-one singles, six number-one albums, six Grammy Awards and five American Music Awards, the Eagles were one of the most successful musical acts of the 1970s in North America. In addition, they are one of the world's best-selling music artists, having sold more than 200 million records worldwide, including 100 million sold in the US alone.
  • YouTube - Peaceful Easy Feeling (2013 Remaster)
  • YouTube - Eagles - Take It Easy (Live on MTV 1994) (Official Video) [HD]
Edgar Winter

Edgar Holland Winter (born December 28, 1946) is an American multi-instrumentalist, working as a vocalist along with playing keyboards, saxophone, and percussion. His success peaked in the 1970s with his band the Edgar Winter Group and their popular songs "Frankenstein" and "Free Ride" which remain staple tracks of classic rock radio.
  • YouTube - Edgar Winter Group - Frankenstein
Elton John

Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is a British singer, songwriter and pianist. His music and showmanship have had a significant, lasting effect on the music industry, and his songwriting partnership with the lyricist Bernie Taupin is one of the most successful in history. John was the 19th EGOT winner in history. He has sold over 300 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
  • YouTube - Elton John - I'm Still Standing
  • YouTube - Elton John - Rocket Man (Official Music Video)
  • YouTube - Elton John - Rocket Man
  • YouTube - Elton John - Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
  • YouTube - Your Song
Elvis Presley

Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer and actor. Referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll", he is widely regarded as one of the most culturally significant figures of the 20th century. Presley's energetic and sexually provocative performance style, combined with a mix of influences across color lines during a transformative era in race relations, brought both great success and initial controversy.
  • YouTube - elvis presley - in the ghetto
  • YouTube - Elvis Presley - My Way (Aloha From Hawaii, Live in Honolulu, 1973)
  • YouTube - Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds (Official Music Video)
Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Emerson, Lake & Palmer (informally known as ELP) were an English progressive rock supergroup formed in London in 1970. The band consisted of Keith Emerson (keyboards) of the Nice, Greg Lake (vocals, bass, guitars, producer) of King Crimson, and Carl Palmer (drums, percussion) of Atomic Rooster. With nine RIAA-certified gold record albums in the US, and an estimated 48 million records sold worldwide, they were one of the most popular and commercially successful progressive rock groups of the 1970s, with a musical sound including adaptations of classical music with jazz and symphonic rock elements, dominated by Emerson's flamboyant use of the Hammond organ, Moog synthesizer, and piano (although Lake wrote several acoustic songs for the group).
  • YouTube - Emerson, Lake & Palmer - From The Beginning (Official Audio)
Eric Clapton

Eric Patrick Clapton (born 30 March 1945) is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is regarded as one of the most successful and influential guitarists in rock music. Clapton ranked second in Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and fourth in Gibson's "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time". He was named number five in Time magazine's list of "The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players" in 2009.
  • YouTube - Cocaine
  • YouTube - I Shot The Sheriff
  • YouTube - Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight [Official Live]
Fleetwood Mac

Fleetwood Mac were a British and American rock band formed in London in 1967 by singer and guitarist Peter Green. Green named the band by combining the surnames of drummer Mick Fleetwood and bassist John McVie, the only two constant members of the band throughout its history. Fleetwood Mac have sold more than 120 million records worldwide, making them one of the world's best-selling musical acts.
  • YouTube - Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way (Official Music Video) [HD]
  • YouTube - Rhiannon
  • YouTube - Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon (Official Music Video) [HD]
  • YouTube - Fleetwood Mac - The Chain (Official Music Video) [HD]
Foghat

Foghat are an English rock band formed in London in 1971. The band are known for the use of electric slide guitar in their music. Their best known song is the 1975 hit "Slow Ride". The band have released 17 studio albums, including eight gold albums and one platinum, along with one double platinum live album. Despite several line-up changes, the band continue to record and perform.
  • YouTube - I Just Want to Make Love to You (Single Version)
  • YouTube - Foghat - Slow Ride (Official Audio)
  • YouTube - Fool for the City (2016 Remaster)
Foo Fighters

The Foo Fighters are an American rock band formed in Seattle in 1994. Initially founded as a one-man project by former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl, the band comprises vocalist/guitarist Grohl, bassist Nate Mendel, guitarists Pat Smear and Chris Shiflett, keyboardist Rami Jaffee and drummer Ilan Rubin. Guitarist Franz Stahl and drummers William Goldsmith, Taylor Hawkins, and Josh Freese are former members.
  • YouTube - Foo Fighters - Everlong (Official HD Video)
  • YouTube - Foo Fighters - Learn To Fly (Official HD Video)
  • YouTube - Foo Fighters - Monkey Wrench (Official HD Video)
  • YouTube - Foo Fighters - Times Like These (Official HD Video)
Genesis

Genesis were an English rock band formed at Charterhouse School, in Godalming, Surrey, in 1967. The band's longest-lasting and most commercially successful line-up consisted of keyboardist Tony Banks, bassist/guitarist Mike Rutherford and drummer/singer Phil Collins. In the 1970s, during which the band also included singer Peter Gabriel and guitarist Steve Hackett, Genesis were among the pioneers of progressive rock. Banks and Rutherford have been the only constant members throughout the band's history.
  • YouTube - Genesis - Squonk (Official Audio)
  • YouTube - Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (Official Audio)
Golden Earring

Golden Earring are a Dutch rock band, founded in 1961 in The Hague as the Tornados. They achieved worldwide fame with their international hit songs "Radar Love" in 1973, which went to number one on the Dutch chart, reached the top ten in the United Kingdom, and went to number thirteen on the United States chart, "Twilight Zone" in 1982, and "When the Lady Smiles" in 1984. During their career they had nearly 30 top-ten singles on the Dutch charts and released 25 studio albums.
Grand Funk Railroad

Grand Funk Railroad (often shortened to Grand Funk) is an American rock band formed in Flint, Michigan, in 1969 by Mark Farner (vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica), Don Brewer (drums, vocals) and Mel Schacher (bass). The band achieved peak popularity and success during the 1970s with hit songs such as "We're an American Band", "I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home)", "Some Kind of Wonderful" (a cover of Soul Brothers Six), "Walk Like a Man", "The Loco-Motion" (a cover of Little Eva), "Bad Time" and "Inside Looking Out" (a cover of the Animals). Grand Funk released six platinum and seven gold-certified albums between their recording debut in 1969 and their first disbandment in 1976.
  • YouTube - Are You Ready (Remastered 2002)
  • YouTube - Closer To Home (I'm Your Captain) (Remastered)
  • YouTube - We're An American Band (Remastered 2002)
Grateful Dead

The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in Palo Alto, California, in 1965.[1][2] Known for their eclectic style that fused elements of rock, blues, jazz, folk, country, bluegrass, rock and roll, gospel, reggae, and world music with psychedelia,[3][4] the band is famous for improvisation during their live performances,[5][6] and for their devoted fan base, known as "Deadheads".
  • YouTube - Grateful Dead - Truckin'
Green Day

Green Day is an American rock band formed in Rodeo, California, in 1987, by the lead singer and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong and the bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, with the drummer Tré Cool joining in 1990. Green Day formed about a year after I graduated from San Diego State University and soon became a huge college band. This is one of my favorite bands.
  • YouTube - American Idiot [Official Music Video] [4K Upgrade]
  • YouTube - Basket Case [Official Music Video] (4K Upgrade)
  • YouTube - Boulevard Of Broken Dreams [Official Music Video] [4K Upgrade]
  • YouTube - Brain Stew/Jaded [Official Music Video]
  • YouTube - Holiday [Official Music Video] [4K Upgrade]
  • YouTube - Longview [Official Music Video] (4K Upgrade)
  • YouTube - Welcome To Paradise [Live]
  • YouTube - Welcome To Paradise [Live] - different performance
  • YouTube - When I Come Around [Official Music Video] (4K Upgrade)
Greg Lake

Gregory Stuart Lake (10 November 1947 – 7 December 2016) was an English musician, singer, and songwriter. He gained prominence as a founding member of the progressive rock bands King Crimson and Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP).
  • YouTube - Greg Lake - Still You Turn Me On
Guns N' Roses

Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1985 from L.A. Guns and Hollywood Rose. After signing with Geffen Records in 1986, the band's "classic" lineup featured vocalist Axl Rose, lead guitarist Slash, rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin, bassist Duff McKagan, and drummer Steven Adler.
  • YouTube - Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine (Official Music Video)
  • YouTube - Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle
Hermans Hermits

Herman's Hermits are an English pop rock group formed in 1963 in Manchester and formerly fronted by singer Peter Noone. Known for their jaunty beat sound and Noone's often tongue-in-cheek vocal style, the Hermits charted with numerous transatlantic hits in the UK and in America, where they ranked as one of the most successful acts in the Beatles-led British Invasion. Between March and August 1965 in the United States, the group logged twenty-four consecutive weeks in the Top Ten of Billboard's Hot 100 with five singles, including the two number ones "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" and "I'm Henry VIII, I Am".
  • YouTube - I'm into Something Good
  • YouTube - Mrs Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter
  • YouTube - There's a Kind of Hush
Hoobastank

Hoobastank (sometimes stylized as h∞bastank, and originally known as Hoobustank) is an American rock band formed in 1994 in Agoura Hills, California, by vocalist Doug Robb, guitarist Dan Estrin, drummer Chris Hesse, and original bassist Markku Lappalainen. They were signed to Island Records from 2001 to 2012 and have released six albums and one EP to date. Their most recent album, Push Pull, came out in May 2018. They have sold ten million albums worldwide.
  • YouTube - Hoobastank - Just One, My Turn (Live Osaka)
  • YouTube - Hoobastank - Running Away
  • YouTube - Hoobastank - Same Direction (The Sequel) (Official Music Video)
  • YouTube - Hoobastank - The Letter ft. Vanessa Amorosi
  • YouTube - Hoobastank - The Reason (Official Music Video)
INXS

INXS (a phonetic play on "in excess" were an Australian rock band, formed in 1977 in Sydney. Originally called the Farriss Brothers, founding members were bassist Garry Gary Beers, main composer and keyboardist Andrew Farriss, drummer Jon Farriss, guitarist Tim Farriss, lead singer and main lyricist Michael Hutchence, and guitarist and saxophonist Kirk Pengilly. For 20 years, INXS were fronted by Hutchence, whose stage presence made him the focal point of the band. Initially known for their new wave/ska-pop style, the band then developed a harder pub rock style that included funk and dance elements.
  • YouTube - INXS - Beautiful Girl (Official Music Video)
  • YouTube - INXS - Don't Change (Official Music Video)
  • YouTube - INXS - Mediate
  • YouTube - INXS - Need You Tonight (Official Video)
  • YouTube - INXS - Never Tear Us Apart
  • YouTube - INXS - New Sensation (Official Music Video)
  • YouTube - INXS - The One Thing (Official Music Video)
  • YouTube - INXS - What You Need (Official Music Video)
Iron Butterfly

Iron Butterfly is an American rock band formed in San Diego, California, in 1966. They are best known for the 1968 hit "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida", providing a dramatic sound that led the way towards the development of hard rock and heavy metal music. Although their heyday was the late 1960s, the band has been reformed with various members with varying levels of success with no new recordings since 1975. Their second album, In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (1968), remains a best-seller, and Iron Butterfly was the first group to receive an in-house platinum album award from Atlantic Records.
  • YouTube - IRON BUTTERFLY - IN A GADDA DA VIDA - 1968 (ORIGINAL FULL VERSION) CD SOUND & 3D VIDEO
Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band formed in Leyton, East London, in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. Although fluid in the early years of the band, the line-up for most of the band's history has consisted of Harris, lead vocalist Bruce Dickinson, drummer Nicko McBrain, and guitarists Dave Murray, Adrian Smith and Janick Gers.
  • YouTube - Iron Maiden - Fear of The Dark (HQ)
Jane's Addiction

Jane's Addiction was an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1985. The band's best known line-up consisted of lead vocalist Perry Farrell, bassist Eric Avery, drummer Stephen Perkins and guitarist Dave Navarro. Jane's Addiction was one of the first bands from the early 1990s alternative rock movement to gain commercial success.
  • YouTube - Jane's Addiction - Been Caught Stealing (Official Music Video) | Warner Vault
  • YouTube - Jane's Addiction - Jane Says (Official Music Video)
Jet

Jet are an Australian rock band formed in 2001. Founding mainstays are brothers Nic (vocals, rhythm guitar, piano) and Chris Cester (drums, vocals) together with Cameron Muncey (lead guitar and vocals). They were joined in the following year by Mark Wilson (bass guitar).
  • YouTube - Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl (Official Music Video)
Jethro Tull

Jethro Tull are a British rock band formed in Blackpool, Lancashire in 1967. Emerging from the 1960s British blues scene, the band soon developed a distinctive progressive rock sound, blending hard rock, English folk music and classical music, while undergoing numerous stylistic shifts throughout its history. The band was founded and has been continuously led by Ian Anderson, its principal composer, lead vocalist and a multi-instrumentalist best known for his flute playing.
  • YouTube - Jethro Tull - Aqualung (Official Music Video)
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  • YouTube - Jethro Tull - Locomotive Breath (Rockpop In Concert 10.7.1982)
Jimi Hendrix

James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential guitarists of all time. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 as a part of his band, the Jimi Hendrix Experience, the institution describes him as "arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music".
  • YouTube - The Jimi Hendrix Experience - All Along The Watchtower (Official Audio)
  • YouTube - The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Foxey Lady (Miami Pop 1968)
Journey

Journey is an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1973 by former members of Santana, the Steve Miller Band, and Frumious Bandersnatch. The band as of 2025 consists of Neal Schon on guitars and vocals (the last remaining original member); Jonathan Cain on keyboards, guitars and vocals; Deen Castronovo on drums and vocals; Arnel Pineda on lead vocals; Jason Derlatka on keyboards and vocals; and Todd Jensen on bass. Journey had their biggest commercial success between 1978 and 1987, when Steve Perry was lead vocalist.
  • YouTube - Journey - Any Way You Want It (Official HD Video - 1980)
  • YouTube - Journey - Faithfully (Official HD Video - 1983)
  • YouTube - Journey - Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) (Official HD Video - 1983)
  • YouTube - Journey - Wheel in the Sky (Official HD Video - 1978)
Kansas

Kansas is an American rock band formed in Topeka, Kansas in 1973. They became popular during the 1970s initially on album-oriented rock charts and later with hit singles such as "Carry On Wayward Son" and "Dust in the Wind".
  • YouTube - Kansas - Carry on Wayward Son (Official Video)
  • YouTube - Kansas - Carry On Wayward Son (Official Audio)
  • YouTube - Kansas - Dust in the Wind (Official Video)
  • YouTube - Kansas - Point of Know Return (Official Video)
King Crimson

King Crimson are an English progressive rock band formed in London in 1968 by Robert Fripp, Michael Giles, Greg Lake, Ian McDonald and Peter Sinfield. Guitarist and leader Fripp has remained the only constant member throughout the band's long history. The band drew inspiration from a wide variety of music, incorporating elements of classical, jazz, folk, heavy metal, gamelan, blues, industrial, electronic, and experimental music. They also exerted a strong influence on the early 1970s progressive rock movement, including on contemporaries such as Yes and Genesis, and continue to inspire subsequent generations of artists across multiple genres. The band has earned a large cult following, especially in the 21st century.
  • YouTube - King Crimson - The Court Of The Crimson King
Kiss

Kiss (commonly styled in all caps) was an American rock band formed in New York City in 1973 by Paul Stanley (vocals, rhythm guitar), Gene Simmons (vocals, bass guitar), Ace Frehley (lead guitar, vocals) and Peter Criss (drums, vocals).
  • YouTube - Kiss - Rock And Roll All Nite (From Kiss eXposed)
Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968. The band comprised vocalist Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist-keyboardist John Paul Jones and drummer John Bonham. With a heavy, guitar-driven sound and drawing from influences including blues and folk music, Led Zeppelin are cited as a progenitor of hard rock and heavy metal. Among the best-selling music artists of all time, they influenced the music industry, particularly in the development of album-oriented rock and stadium rock. Led Zeppelin evolved from a previous band, the Yardbirds, and were originally named "the New Yardbirds".
  • YouTube - Led Zeppelin - Black Dog (Live at Madison Square Garden 1973) (Official Video)
  • YouTube - Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song (Live 1972) (Official Video)
  • YouTube - Led Zeppelin - Kashmir (Live at Knebworth 1979) (Official Video)
  • YouTube - Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven (Live at Earl's Court 1975) [Official Video]
  • YouTube - Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love (Official Music Video)
Level 42

Level 42 are an English jazz-funk band formed on the Isle of Wight in 1979. They had a number of UK and worldwide hits during the 1980s and 1990s. Level 42's highest-charting single in the UK was "Lessons in Love", which reached number three on the UK singles chart, and number 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, upon its release in 1986. An earlier single, "Something About You", was their most successful chart-wise in the United States, reaching number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
  • YouTube - Level 42 - Something About You
Live

Live /laɪv/, often typeset as Līve, LĪVE, or +LĪVE+, is an American rock band formed in York, Pennsylvania, in 1984 by Ed Kowalczyk (lead vocals, guitars), Patrick Dahlheimer (bass), Chad Gracey (drums), and Chad Taylor (guitars).
Lou Reed

Lewis Allan Reed (March 2, 1942 – October 27, 2013) was an American musician and songwriter. He was the guitarist, singer, and principal songwriter for the rock band the Velvet Underground and had a solo career that spanned five decades. Although not commercially successful during its existence, the Velvet Underground came to be regarded as one of the most influential bands in the history of underground and alternative rock music. Reed's distinctive deadpan voice, poetic and transgressive lyrics, and experimental guitar playing were trademarks throughout his long career.
  • YouTube - Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side (Official Audio)
Lynyrd Skynyrd

Lynyrd Skynyrd (/lɛnərd skɪnərd/ LEH-nerd SKIN-nerd) is an American rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1964. The group originally formed as My Backyard and comprised Ronnie Van Zant (vocals), Gary Rossington (guitar), Allen Collins (guitar), Larry Junstrom (bass), and Bob Burns (drums). The band spent four years touring small venues under various names and with several lineup changes before deciding on "Lynyrd Skynyrd" in 1968.
  • YouTube - Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird
  • YouTube - Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama (Audio)
Metallica

Metallica is an American heavy metal band. It was formed in Los Angeles in 1981 by vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, and has been based in San Francisco for most of its career. The band's fast tempos, instrumentals and aggressive musicianship made them one of the founding "big four" bands of thrash metal, alongside Megadeth, Anthrax and Slayer. Metallica's current lineup comprises founding members and primary songwriters Hetfield and Ulrich, longtime lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo. Former members of the band are bassists Ron McGovney, Cliff Burton and Jason Newsted, and guitarist Dave Mustaine, who formed Megadeth after being fired from Metallica in 1983.
  • YouTube - Metallica: Enter Sandman (Official Music Video)
Midnight Oil

Midnight Oil (known informally as "The Oils") are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1972. It is composed of Peter Garrett (vocals, harmonica), Jim Moginie (guitar, keyboard) and Martin Rotsey (guitar). The lineup also included Bones Hillman (bass) and Rob Hirst (drums) until their deaths in 2020 and 2026 respectively.
  • YouTube - Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning
Morrissey

Steven Patrick Morrissey (/ˈmɒrɪsi/; born 22 May 1959) is an English singer and songwriter. He came to prominence as the frontman and lyricist of the rock band the Smiths, who were active from 1982 to 1987. Since then he has pursued a successful solo career. Morrissey's music is characterised by his baritone voice and distinctive lyrics with anti-establishment stances and recurring themes of emotional isolation, sexual longing, self-deprecation, and dark humour.
Mötley Crüe

Mötley Crüe (/mɒtliː kruː/ MOT-lee KROO) is an American heavy metal band formed in Hollywood, California, in 1981 by bassist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, with guitarist Mick Mars and lead vocalist Vince Neil joining right after. The band has sold over 100 million records worldwide. They have achieved seven platinum or multi-platinum certifications, nine Top 10 albums on the Billboard 200 chart (including 1989's Dr. Feelgood, which is Mötley Crüe's only studio album to reach number one), twenty-two Top 40 mainstream rock hits, and six Top 20 pop singles.
  • YouTube - Mötley Crüe - Girls Girls Girls [Official Music Video]
New Order

New Order are an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1980 by vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist Bernard Sumner, bassist Peter Hook, and drummer Stephen Morris, with keyboardist Gillian Gilbert joining the band shortly after. Sumner, Hook and Morris were previously members of Joy Division, which had disbanded earlier in 1980 after the suicide of lead singer Ian Curtis. Their fusion of post-punk and electronic dance music made them one of the most acclaimed and influential bands of the 1980s.
  • YouTube - New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle (Official Music Video) [HD]
  • YouTube - New Order - Blue Monday 88 (Official Music Video)
  • YouTube - New Order - Confusion (Official Music Video) [HD Upgrade]
  • YouTube - New Order - Crystal (Official Music Video)
  • YouTube - New Order - Regret (Official Music Video)
  • YouTube - New Order - True Faith (1987) (Official Music Video) [HD]
Nine Inch Nails

Nine Inch Nails, commonly abbreviated as NIN, is an American industrial rock band formed by singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Trent Reznor in 1988 in Cleveland, Ohio. Reznor was the sole permanent member of the band until his frequent collaborator, English musician Atticus Ross, became an official member in 2016.
  • YouTube - Nine Inch Nails - Head Like A Hole
Nirvana

Nirvana was an American rock band formed in Aberdeen, Washington, in 1987. Founded by lead singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic, the band went through a succession of drummers, most notably Chad Channing, before recruiting Dave Grohl in 1990. Nirvana's success popularized alternative rock, and they were often referenced as the figurehead band of Generation X. Their music maintains a popular following and continues to influence rock culture.
  • YouTube - Nirvana - Come As You Are (Official Music Video)
  • YouTube - Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit (Official Music Video)
Oasis

Oasis are an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1991. The group initially consisted of Liam Gallagher (lead vocals), Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs (guitar), Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan (bass guitar) and Tony McCarroll (drums). Liam asked his older brother Noel Gallagher (lead guitar, vocals) to join as a fifth member a few months later to finalise their formation. Noel became the de facto leader of the group and took over the songwriting duties for the band's first four studio albums. They are regarded as the most globally successful group of the Britpop genre.
  • YouTube - Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger (Official Video)
Pearl Jam

Pearl Jam is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1990. One of the key bands in the grunge movement of the early 1990s, Pearl Jam has outsold and outlasted many of its contemporaries and is considered one of the most influential bands from that decade, dubbed "the most popular American rock and roll band of the '90s". The band has consisted of guitarists Stone Gossard and Mike McCready, bassist Jeff Ament, and vocalist and guitarist Eddie Vedder since its formation. The band had a revolving cast of drummers throughout their early days, including Dave Krusen, Matt Chamberlain, Dave Abbruzzese, and Jack Irons. The band's longest-tenured drummer was Matt Cameron, who joined the band in 1998 and departed in 2025. Keyboardist Boom Gaspar has also featured with the band as a session and touring musician since 2002.
  • YouTube - Pearl Jam - Alive (Official Video)
  • YouTube - Pearl Jam - Daughter (Official Video)
  • YouTube - Pearl Jam - Even Flow (Official Video)
  • YouTube - Pearl Jam - Jeremy (Official 4K Video)
Peter Frampton

Peter Kenneth Frampton (born 22 April 1950) is an English-American guitarist, singer, and songwriter who rose to prominence as a member of the rock bands The Herd and Humble Pie. Later in his career, Frampton found significant success as a solo artist.
  • YouTube - Peter Frampton - Baby, I Love Your Way - 7/2/1977 - Oakland Coliseum Stadium (Official)
  • YouTube - Do You Feel Like We Do
Peter Gabriel

Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English singer, songwriter, musician, and human rights activist. He came to prominence as the original frontman of the rock band Genesis. He left the band in 1975 and launched a solo career with "Solsbury Hill" as his first single.
  • YouTube - Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes
  • YouTube - Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer (HD version)
Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd are an English rock band formed in London in 1965 by Syd Barrett (guitar, vocals), Nick Mason (drums), Roger Waters (bass guitar, vocals) and Richard Wright (keyboards, vocals), with David Gilmour (guitar, vocals) joining at the end of 1967. Gaining an early following as one of the first British psychedelic groups, they were distinguished by their extended compositions, sonic experiments, philosophical lyrics, and elaborate live performances, and became a leading progressive rock band.
  • YouTube - Comfortably Numb
  • YouTube - David Gilmour - Comfortably Numb Live in Pompeii 2016
  • YouTube - Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (Official Video)
Pure Prairie League

Pink Floyd are an English rock band formed in London in 1965 by Syd Barrett (guitar, vocals), Nick Mason (drums), Roger Waters (bass guitar, vocals) and Richard Wright (keyboards, vocals), with David Gilmour (guitar, vocals) joining at the end of 1967. Gaining an early following as one of the first British psychedelic groups, they were distinguished by their extended compositions, sonic experiments, philosophical lyrics, and elaborate live performances, and became a leading progressive rock band.
Queens of the Stone Age

Queens of the Stone Age (commonly abbreviated as QOTSA or QotSA) is an American rock band formed in Seattle in 1996. The band was founded by vocalist and guitarist Josh Homme shortly before he returned to his native Palm Desert, California. Homme has been the only constant member throughout multiple line-up changes; since 2013, the line-up has consisted of Homme, Troy Van Leeuwen (guitar, lap steel, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals), Michael Shuman (bass, keyboards, backing vocals), Dean Fertita (keyboards, guitar, percussion, backing vocals), and Jon Theodore (drums, percussion).
  • YouTube - Queens Of The Stone Age - Go With The Flow (Official Music Video)
  • YouTube - Queens Of The Stone Age - Little Sister
Quiet Riot

Quiet Riot is an American heavy metal band founded in Los Angeles in 1973 by guitarist Randy Rhoads, bassist Kelly Garni, and vocalist Kevin DuBrow. The original lineup featured Rhoads and Garni with lead vocalist Kevin DuBrow and drummer Drew Forsyth, though that version of the band was mired in turmoil that would eventually see Garni fired for making death threats towards DuBrow.
  • YouTube - Quiet Riot - Cum On Feel The Noize (Official Video)
Ramones

The Ramones were an American punk rock band formed in the New York City neighborhood Forest Hills, Queens in 1974. Known for helping establish the punk movement in the United States and elsewhere, the Ramones are often recognized as one of the first bands of the genre. Although they had never achieved significant commercial success during their existence, the band is seen today as highly influential in punk culture.
  • YouTube - Ramones - "Beat on the Brat" - Hey Ho Let's Go Anthology Disc 1
  • YouTube - Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated (Official Music Video)
  • YouTube - Ramones - Sheena Is A Punk Rocker (Official Music Video)
Red Hot Chili Peppers

The Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1982, consisting of Anthony Kiedis (vocals), Flea (bass), John Frusciante (guitar), and Chad Smith (drums). Their music incorporates elements of alternative rock, funk, punk rock, hard rock, hip hop, and psychedelic rock, and have influenced genres including funk metal, rap metal, rap rock, and nu metal. With over 120 million records sold worldwide, the Red Hot Chili Peppers are one of the top-selling bands of all time.
  • YouTube - Red Hot Chili Peppers - Tell Me Baby [Official Music Video]
R.E.M.

R.E.M. was an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and lead vocalist Michael Stipe, who were students at the University of Georgia. R.E.M. was noted for Buck's arpeggiated "jangle" guitar playing; Stipe's distinctive vocal style, unique stage presence, and cryptic lyrics; Mills's countermelodic bass lines and backing vocals; and Berry's tight, economical drumming.
  • YouTube - R.E.M. - It's The End Of The World
REO Speedwagon

REO Speedwagon (originally stylized as R.E.O. Speedwagon), or simply REO, was an American rock band from Champaign, Illinois. Formed in 1966, the band cultivated a following during the 1970s and achieved significant commercial success throughout the 1980s. Their best-selling album, Hi Infidelity (1980), contained four US Top 40 hits and sold more than 10 million copies.
  • YouTube - REO Speedwagon - Keep on Loving You (Video Version)
  • YouTube - REO Speedwagon - Take It On The Run
  • YouTube - REO Speedwagon - Time for Me to Fly (Official Video)
Roxy Music

Roxy Music were an English rock band formed in 1970 by Bryan Ferry (lead vocals/keyboards/principal songwriter) and Graham Simpson (bass). By the time the band recorded their first album in early 1972, Ferry and Simpson were joined by Andy Mackay (saxophone/oboe), Phil Manzanera (guitar), Paul Thompson (drums) and Brian Eno (synthesizer). Simpson departed in mid-1972, from which point the bassist position in the band would be unstable, while Eno was replaced by Eddie Jobson (synthesizer/keyboards/violin) in mid-1973. By 1980, the band was reduced to a core trio of Ferry, Mackay and Manzanera, augmented by various backing musicians.
  • YouTube - Roxy Music - Avalon
  • YouTube - Roxy Music - Love Is The Drug
  • YouTube - Roxy Music - More Than This
Rush

Rush is a Canadian rock band formed in Toronto in 1968. The band's original line-up included guitarist Alex Lifeson, drummer John Rutsey, and bassist and vocalist Jeff Jones, whom Geddy Lee replaced shortly after its formation. Rush went through a few line-up changes over the next six years, before arriving at its classic power trio line-up with the addition of Neil Peart in July 1974, replacing Rutsey four months after the release of their self-titled debut album. The line-up of Lifeson, Lee and Peart remained stable for the remainder of the band's initial run until 2015, after which Peart retired from music. Lifeson later confirmed in 2018 that the band had disbanded, citing Peart's health as a contributing factor. Lifeson and Lee continued to occasionally work together in the years following Peart's death in 2020.
Santana

Santana is an American rock band formed in San Francisco, California in 1966 by Mexican-born American guitarist Carlos Santana. The band has had various recording and performing line-ups in its history, with Santana being the only consistent member. After signing with Columbia Records, the band's appearance at the Woodstock Festival in 1969 increased their profile and they went on to record the critically acclaimed and commercially successful albums Santana (1969), Abraxas (1970) and Santana III (1971).
Scorpions

Scorpions are a German hard rock band formed in Hanover in 1965 by guitarist Rudolf Schenker. The longest-running and most successful line-up of the band included Schenker, Klaus Meine (vocals), Matthias Jabs (lead guitar), Francis Buchholz (bass), and Herman Rarebell (drums), and lasted from 1978 to 1992.
  • YouTube - Scorpions - No One Like You (Official Video)
  • YouTube - Scorpions - Still Loving You (Official Video)
Sex Pistols

The Sex Pistols are an English punk rock band formed in London in 1975. Although their initial career lasted just two and a half years, they became culturally influential in popular music. The band initiated the punk movement in the United Kingdom, with their clothes and hairstyles becoming a significant influence on the punk subculture and fashion.
Simple Minds

Simple Minds are a Scottish rock band formed in Glasgow in 1977. The band is currently a core duo of original members Jim Kerr (vocals) and Charlie Burchill (guitar), augmented by guest musicians. Notable former members include Mick MacNeil (keyboards), Derek Forbes (bass), Brian McGee (drums), Mel Gaynor (drums), and John Giblin (bass).
  • YouTube - Simple Minds - Alive And Kicking
  • YouTube - Simple Minds - All The Things She Said
  • YouTube - Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)
  • YouTube - Simple Minds Promised you a miracle 1987 video (HD)
  • YouTube - Simple Minds - Sanctify Yourself
Sonic Youth

Sonic Youth was an American rock band formed in New York City in 1981. Founding members Kim Gordon (bass, vocals, guitar), Thurston Moore (lead guitar, vocals) and Lee Ranaldo (rhythm guitar, vocals) remained together for the entire history of the band, while Steve Shelley (drums) followed a series of short-term drummers in 1985, rounding out the core line-up. Jim O'Rourke (bass, guitar, keyboards) was also a member of the band from 1999 to 2005, and Mark Ibold (bass, guitar) was a member from 2006 to 2011. Sonic Youth emerged from the experimental no wave art and music scene in New York before evolving into a more conventional rock band and becoming a prominent member of the American noise rock scene.
  • YouTube - Sonic Youth - 100% (Official Music Video)
  • YouTube - Sonic Youth - Kool Thing
  • YouTube - Sonic Youth - Teenage Riot
Soundgarden

Soundgarden was an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1984 by singer and drummer Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto. Scott Sundquist was brought in to play drums in 1985 so that Cornell could focus solely on vocals. Sundquist was soon replaced on drums by Matt Cameron in 1986. Yamamoto left in 1989 and was replaced initially by Jason Everman and shortly thereafter by Ben Shepherd. Soundgarden disbanded in 1997 and reformed in 2010. Following Cornell's death in 2017, Thayil declared in October 2018 that Soundgarden had disbanded a second time.
  • YouTube - Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun
  • YouTube - Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun
  • YouTube - Soundgarden - Spoonman
Stealers Wheel

Stealers Wheel were a Scottish folk rock band formed in 1972 in Paisley, Scotland, by former school friends Joe Egan and Gerry Rafferty. Their best-known hit is "Stuck in the Middle with You". The band broke up in 1975 and re-formed briefly in 2008.
  • YouTube - Stuck In The Middle With You
  • YouTube - Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You (1972)
Steppenwolf

Steppenwolf was a Canadian-American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1967. The group was founded by singer/rhythm guitarist John Kay, keyboardist Goldy McJohn and drummer Jerry Edmonton, all formerly of the Canadian band the Sparrows. Guitarist Michael Monarch and bassist Rushton Moreve were recruited via notices placed in Los Angeles–area record and musical instrument stores.
  • YouTube - Born To Be Wild
  • YouTube - Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild (Easy Rider) (1969)
  • YouTube - Magic Carpet Ride
Stone Temple Pilots

Stone Temple Pilots, commonly abbreviated as STP, is an American rock band formed in San Diego, California, in 1989. Originally consisting of lead vocalist Scott Weiland, drummer Eric Kretz, and brothers Dean (guitar) and Robert DeLeo (bass), the band's lineup remained unchanged from its formation until the firing of Weiland in February 2013. Linkin Park vocalist Chester Bennington joined the band in May 2013 but left amicably in November 2015. Weiland died that December, while Bennington died two years later.
  • YouTube - Stone Temple Pilots - Interstate Love Song (Official Music Video)
  • YouTube - Stone Temple Pilots - Plush (Official Music Video)
Styx

Styx is an American rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1972. They are known for blending melodic hard rock guitar with acoustic guitar, synthesizers mixed with acoustic piano, upbeat tracks with power ballads, and incorporating elements of international musical theatre. The band established themselves with a progressive rock sound during the 1970s and began to incorporate pop rock and soft rock elements in the 1980s.
Supertramp

Supertramp were a British rock band formed in London in 1970. Marked by the individual songwriting of founders Roger Hodgson (vocals, keyboards and guitars) and Rick Davies (vocals and keyboards), the group were distinguished for blending progressive rock and pop styles. The classic lineup, which lasted ten years from 1973 to 1983, consisted of Davies, Hodgson, Dougie Thomson (bass), Bob Siebenberg (drums) and John Helliwell (saxophone), after which the group's lineup changed numerous times, with Davies being the only constant member throughout its history.
  • YouTube - Bloody Well Right (Remastered 2010)
System of a Down

System of a Down is an Armenian-American heavy metal band formed in Glendale, California, in 1994. Since 1997, the band has consisted of founding members Serj Tankian (lead vocals, keyboards), Daron Malakian (guitar, vocals), and Shavo Odadjian (bass); along with John Dolmayan (drums), who replaced original drummer Andy Khachaturian. The band achieved commercial success with the release of five studio albums, three of which debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200.
  • YouTube - System Of A Down - Aerials (Official HD Video)
  • YouTube - System Of A Down - B.Y.O.B. (Official HD Video)
  • YouTube - System Of A Down - Chop Suey! (Official HD Video)
  • YouTube - System Of A Down - Hypnotize (Official HD Video)
  • YouTube - System Of A Down - Question! (Official HD Video)
  • YouTube - System Of A Down - Toxicity (Official HD Video)
Talk Talk

Talk Talk were an English band formed in 1981 by Mark Hollis (vocals, guitar, piano), Lee Harris (drums), Paul Webb (bass), and Simon Brenner (keyboards). Initially a synth-pop group, Talk Talk's first two albums, The Party's Over (1982) and It's My Life (1984), reached top 40 in the UK and produced the international hit singles "Talk Talk", "Today", "It's My Life", and "Such a Shame".
  • YouTube - Talk Talk - It's My Life (Official Video)
  • YouTube - Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It (Official Video)
Tears For Fears

Tears for Fears are an English new wave band formed in Bath in 1981 by Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal. Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate, Tears for Fears were associated with the synth-pop bands of the 1980s, and attained international chart success as part of the Second British Invasion.
  • YouTube - Tears For Fears - Change
Ten Years After

Ten Years After is an English blues rock group formed in Nottingham in 1966. They had eight consecutive albums in the Top 40 on the UK Albums Chart between 1968 and 1973. They also had twelve albums enter the US Billboard 200. The band are best known for tracks such as "I'm Going Home", "Hear Me Calling", "I'd Love to Change the World" and "Love Like a Man".
  • YouTube - I'd Love to Change the World (2017 Remaster)
  • YouTube - Ten Years After - I'm Going Home
The Alan Parsons Project

The Alan Parsons Project were a British rock duo formed in London in 1975. Its official membership consisted of producer, audio engineer, musician and composer Alan Parsons, and singer, songwriter and pianist Eric Woolfson. They shared writing credits on almost all of their songs, with Parsons producing or co-producing all of the recordings, while being accompanied by various session musicians, some relatively consistently to the point that they are considered as members by many fans.
  • YouTube - The Alan Parsons Project - I Wouldn't Want to be Like You (Official HD Video)
The Allman Brothers

The Allman Brothers Band was an American rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1969. The eponymous brothers Duane (slide guitar, lead guitar) and Gregg Allman (vocals, keyboards) founded it with Dickey Betts (lead guitar, vocals), Berry Oakley (bass), Butch Trucks (drums), and Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson (drums). Subsequently based in Macon, Georgia, they incorporated elements of blues, jazz and country music and their live shows featured jam band-style improvisation and instrumentals.
The Animals

The Animals, currently billed as Eric Burdon & the Animals (featuring original frontman Eric Burdon) and also as Animals & Friends (featuring original drummer John Steel), are an English rock band formed in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1962. The Animals' original lineup consisted of frontman Eric Burdon, guitarist Hilton Valentine, bass guitarist Chas Chandler, keyboardist Alan Price, and drummer John Steel. Known for their gritty, bluesy sound, they balanced tough, rock-edged pop singles against rhythm-and-blues-oriented album material, and were part of the British Invasion of the US.
The Association

The Association is an American sunshine pop band from Los Angeles, California. During the late 1960s, the band had numerous hits at or near the top of the Billboard charts (including "Windy", "Cherish", "Never My Love" and "Along Comes Mary") and were the opening act at 1967's Monterey Pop Festival. Generally consisting of six to eight members, they are known for intricate vocal harmonies by the band's multiple singers. Their best-known lineup included Terry Kirkman (vocals, woodwind instruments, percussion), Russ Giguere (vocals, guitar), Jim Yester (vocals, rhythm and lead guitar), Jules Alexander (vocals, lead and rhythm guitar, bass), Brian Cole (vocals, bass) and Ted Bluechel Jr. (vocals, drums, percussion).
  • YouTube - Cherish (Remastered Version)
  • YouTube - Never My Love (Remastered Version)
The Band

The Band (sometimes stylized as the Band or the band) was a Canadian-American rock band formed in Toronto, Ontario. It consisted of Canadians Rick Danko (bass, guitar, vocals, fiddle), Garth Hudson (organ, keyboards, accordion, saxophone), Richard Manuel (piano, drums, vocals) and Robbie Robertson (guitar, piano, percussion) and American Levon Helm (drums, vocals, mandolin, guitar, bass). The Band's music combined elements of Americana, folk, rock, R&B, jazz and country, which influenced artists including George Harrison, Elton John, the Grateful Dead, Eric Clapton and Wilco.
  • YouTube - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (Remastered 2000)
The Beach Boys

The Beach Boys are an American rock band formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961. The group's original lineup consisted of brothers Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and their friend Al Jardine. Distinguished by their vocal harmonies, adolescent-oriented lyrics, and musical ingenuity, they are one of the most influential acts of the rock era. The group drew on the music of older pop vocal groups, 1950s rock and roll, and black R&B to create their unique sound. Under Brian's direction, they often incorporated classical or jazz elements and pioneered unconventional recording techniques in innovative ways.
  • YouTube - California Girls (Remix/Remastered 2001)
  • YouTube - The Beach Boys - Don't Worry Baby (Official Music Video)
  • YouTube - Fun, Fun, Fun (Remastered 2001)
  • YouTube - Good Vibrations
  • YouTube - I Get Around (Remastered 2001)
  • YouTube - Little Deuce Coupe (Remastered 2001)
  • YouTube - Surfin' U.S.A. (Remastered 2001)
  • YouTube - The Beach Boys ~ Surfin' USA. Girls surfing really good video.
The Beatles

The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The core lineup of the band comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are widely regarded as the most influential band in popular music and were integral to the development of 1960s counterculture and the recognition of popular music as an art form. Rooted in skiffle, beat and 1950s rock 'n' roll, their sound incorporated elements of classical music and traditional pop in innovative ways. The band also explored music styles ranging from folk and Indian music to psychedelia and hard rock. As pioneers in recording, songwriting and artistic presentation, the Beatles revolutionised many aspects of the music industry and were often publicised as leaders of the era's youth and sociocultural movements.
  • YouTube - The Beatles - The Beatles - Here Comes The Sun (Official Music Video) [2019 Mix]
  • YouTube - Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (Remastered 2009)
  • YouTube - Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (Remastered 2009)
The Cars

The Cars were an American rock band formed in Boston in 1976. Emerging from the new wave scene in the late 1970s, they consisted of Ric Ocasek (rhythm guitar), Benjamin Orr (bass guitar), Elliot Easton (lead guitar), Greg Hawkes (keyboards), and David Robinson (drums). Ocasek and Orr shared lead vocals, and Ocasek was the band's principal songwriter and leader. The Cars were at the forefront of the merger of 1970s guitar-oriented rock with the new synthesizer-oriented pop that became popular in the early 1980s.
  • YouTube - The Cars - Just What I Needed (Official Live Video)
  • YouTube - The Cars - You Might Think (Official Music Video)
The Clash

The Clash were an English rock band formed in London in 1976. Billed as "The Only Band That Matters", they are considered one of the most influential acts in the original wave of British punk rock, with their music fusing elements of reggae, dub, funk, ska, and rockabilly. The band also contributed to the post-punk and new wave movements that followed. For most of their recording career, the Clash consisted of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Joe Strummer, lead guitarist and vocalist Mick Jones, bassist Paul Simonon, and drummer Nicky "Topper" Headon.
  • YouTube - The Clash - I Fought the Law (Official Video)
  • YouTube - The Clash - London Calling (Official Video)
  • YouTube - The Clash - Rock the Casbah (Official Video)
  • YouTube - The Clash - Should I Stay or Should I Go (Official Video)
The Cult

The Cult are an English rock band formed in Bradford in 1983. Before settling on their current name in January 1984, the band had performed under the name Death Cult, which was an evolution of the name of lead vocalist Ian Astbury's previous band Southern Death Cult. They gained a dedicated following in the United Kingdom in the mid-1980s as a post-punk and gothic rock band, with singles such as "She Sells Sanctuary", before breaking into the mainstream in the United States in the late 1980s establishing themselves as a hard rock band with singles such as "Love Removal Machine". Since its initial formation in 1983, the band have had various line-ups: the longest-serving members are Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy, who are also their two main songwriters.
  • YouTube - The Cult - Fire Woman HD
  • YouTube - The Cult - Love Removal Machine HD
  • YouTube - The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary HD
  • YouTube - The Cult - Wild Flower HD
  • YouTube - The Cult | House Of Strombo
The Cure

The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley in 1976 by Robert Smith (vocals, guitar) and Lol Tolhurst (drums). As of 2026, the band's line-up comprises Smith, Simon Gallup (bass), Roger O'Donnell (keyboards), Jason Cooper (drums) and Reeves Gabrels (guitar). Smith has remained the only constant member throughout numerous line-up changes since the band's formation.
The Cyrkle

The Cyrkle is an American rock band active from the early to late-1960s, and since 2016. The group has charted two Top 40 hits, "Red Rubber Ball" and "Turn-Down Day".
The Doobie Brothers

The Doobie Brothers are an American rock band formed in San Jose, California in 1970. Known for their flexibility in performing across numerous genres and their vocal harmonies, the band has been active for over five decades, with their greatest success taking place in the 1970s.
  • YouTube - Black Water
  • YouTube - China Grove
  • YouTube - It Keeps You Runnin' (2009 Remaster)
  • YouTube - Listen to the Music
  • YouTube - The Doobie Brothers - Minute By Minute (Official Music Video) [HD]
  • YouTube - Takin' It to the Streets (2006 Remaster)
  • YouTube - Toulouse Street
  • YouTube - The Doobie Brothers - What A Fool Believes (Official Music Video) [HD]
The Doors

The Doors were an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1965, comprising vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger, and drummer John Densmore. They were among the most influential and controversial rock acts of the 1960s, primarily due to Morrison's lyrics and voice, along with his erratic stage persona and legal issues. The group is widely regarded as representative of the era's counterculture.
  • YouTube - The Doors - Break On Through (To The Other Side) [Official Video]
  • YouTube - Love Her Madly
  • YouTube - The Doors - People Are Strange (Official Audio)
  • YouTube - The Doors - Touch Me (Live)
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The Guess Who

The Guess Who is a Canadian rock band formed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1965. The band found their greatest success in the late 1960s and early 1970s under the leadership of singer and keyboardist Burton Cummings and guitarist Randy Bachman, with hit songs including "American Woman", "These Eyes", "No Time", "Laughing", and "Share the Land". During their most successful period, the Guess Who released eleven studio albums, all of which reached the charts in Canada and the United States. Their 1970 album American Woman reached number 1 in Canada and the United States, while five other albums reached the top ten in Canada. The Guess Who charted fourteen Top-40 singles in the United States, and more than thirty in Canada.
  • YouTube - American Woman (2024 Remaster)
  • YouTube - The Guess Who - Americain Woman (Running Back Thru Canada)
  • YouTube - The Guess Who - No Sugar Tonight / New Mother Nature (Audio)
  • YouTube - The Guess Who - No Sugar Tonight // New Mother Nature (Running Back Thru Canada)
  • YouTube - The Guess Who - No Time (Official Audio)
  • YouTube - The Guess Who - No Time (Running Back Thru Canada)
  • YouTube - The Guess Who - Undun (Official Audio)
  • YouTube - The Guess Who - Undun (Running Back Thru Canada)
The Killers

The Killers are an American rock band formed in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2001 by Brandon Flowers (lead vocals, keyboards, bass) and Dave Keuning (lead guitar, backing vocals). After the band went through a number of short-term bassists and drummers, Mark Stoermer (bass, rhythm guitar, backing vocals) and Ronnie Vannucci Jr. (drums, percussion) joined in 2002.
  • YouTube - The Killers - Somebody Told Me (Official Music Video)
The Kinks

The Kinks were an English rock band formed in London in 1962. The band's original line-up comprised brothers Ray Davies (lead vocals, rhythm guitar) and Dave Davies (lead guitar, vocals), Pete Quaife (bass), and Mick Avory (drums, percussion). Emerging during the height of British rhythm and blues and Merseybeat, their breakthrough third single, the Ray Davies-penned "You Really Got Me" (1964), became an international hit, topping the charts in the United Kingdom and reaching the Top 10 in the United States. Other early hits included "All Day and All of the Night" (1964), "Tired of Waiting for You", "Set Me Free", "See My Friends", and "Till the End of the Day" (all 1965). They were part of the British Invasion of America until several problems during their 1965 American tour led to them being banned from touring there for a number of years.
  • YouTube - The Kinks - All Day And All Of The Night (Official Audio)
  • YouTube - The Kinks - Lola (Official Audio)
  • YouTube - The Kinks - You Really Got Me (Official Audio)
The Marshall Tucker Band

The Marshall Tucker Band is an American band from Spartanburg, South Carolina. Noted for incorporating blues, country, rock and jazz into an eclectic sound, the Marshall Tucker Band helped establish the Southern rock genre in the early 1970s. While the band had reached the height of its commercial success by the end of the decade, it has recorded and performed continuously under various line-ups for 50 years.
  • YouTube - The Marshall Tucker Band "Can't You See"
  • YouTube - The Marshall Tucker Band - Can't You See | Live at Grand Opera House (1973)
  • YouTube - The Marshall Tucker Band "Heard It In A Love Song"
  • YouTube - The Marshall Tucker Band - Heard It In A Love Song
The Moody Blues

The Moody Blues were an English rock band formed in Birmingham in May 1964. The band initially consisted of Graeme Edge (drums), Denny Laine (guitar/vocals), Mike Pinder (keyboards/vocals), Ray Thomas (multi-instrumentalist/vocals) and Clint Warwick (bass/vocals). Originally part of the British beat and R&B scene of the early–mid 1960s, the band came to prominence with the UK No. 1 and US Top 10 single "Go Now" in late 1964/early 1965. Laine and Warwick both left the band in 1966, with Edge, Pinder and Thomas recruiting new members Justin Hayward (guitar/vocals) and John Lodge (bass/vocals). They embraced the psychedelic rock movement of the late 1960s, with their second album, Days of Future Passed (1967), a fusion of rock with classical music (performed with the London Festival Orchestra) that established the band as pioneers in the development of art rock and progressive rock. It has been described as a "landmark" and "one of the first successful concept albums".
  • YouTube - The Moody Blues - I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)
  • YouTube - Moody Blues - I'm just a Singer (in a Rock and Roll Band)
  • YouTube - Moody Blues - Question (1970)
  • YouTube - Moody Blues - Question - Royal Albert Hall.mp4
The Offspring

The Offspring is an American rock band formed in Garden Grove, California, in 1984. Initially formed under the name Manic Subsidal, the band currently consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Bryan "Dexter" Holland, lead guitarist Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman, bassist Todd Morse, multi-instrumentalist Jonah Nimoy, and drummer Brandon Pertzborn. The Offspring is often credited (alongside fellow California punk bands Green Day, NOFX, Bad Religion, Rancid, and Pennywise) for reviving mainstream interest in punk rock during the mid-1990s. During their 41-year career, the Offspring has released eleven studio albums and sold more than 45 million records, making them one of the best-selling punk rock bands.
  • YouTube - The Offspring - "Come Out And Play"
The Police

The Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977. Their core line-up comprised Sting (lead vocals, bass, primary songwriter), Andy Summers (guitar) and Stewart Copeland (drums, percussion). The Police became globally popular from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s. Emerging in the British new wave scene, they played a style of rock influenced by punk, reggae, and jazz.
  • YouTube - The Police - Can't Stand Losing You (Official Music Video)
  • YouTube - The Police - De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da (Official Music Video)
  • YouTube - The Police - Every Breath You Take (Official Music Video)
  • YouTube - The Police - Message In A Bottle (Official Music Video)
  • YouTube - The Police - Roxanne (Official Music Video)
  • YouTube - The Police - Spirits In The Material World (Official Music Video)
  • YouTube - The Police - Walking On The Moon (Official Music Video)
  • YouTube - The Police - Wrapped Around Your Finger (Official Music Video)
The Righteous Brothers

The Righteous Brothers are an American musical duo originally formed by Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield but now comprising Medley and Bucky Heard. Medley formed the group with Hatfield in 1963. They had first performed together in 1962 in the Los Angeles area as part of a five-member group called the Paramours, and adopted the name the Righteous Brothers when they became a duo.
  • YouTube - [You're My] Soul And Inspiration
  • YouTube - You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for over six decades, they are one of the most popular, influential, and enduring bands of the rock era. In the early 1960s, the band pioneered the gritty, rhythmically driven sound that came to define hard rock. Their first stable line-up consisted of vocalist Mick Jagger, guitarist Keith Richards, multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones, bassist Bill Wyman, and drummer Charlie Watts, after pianist Ian Stewart was side-lined by their manager Andrew Loog Oldham. During their early years, Jones was the primary leader. Oldham encouraged them to write their own songs. The Jagger–Richards partnership soon became the band's primary songwriting and creative force. Rooted in blues and early rock and roll, the Rolling Stones started out playing cover versions and were at the forefront of the British Invasion in 1964, becoming identified with the youthful counterculture of the 1960s.
  • YouTube - The Rolling Stones - Angie - OFFICIAL PROMO (Version 1)
  • YouTube - The Rolling Stones - Can't You Hear Me Knocking - Live OFFICIAL
  • YouTube - Paint It, Black
  • YouTube - The Rolling Stones - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (Official Lyric Video)
The Smashing Pumpkins

The Smashing Pumpkins (also simply known as Smashing Pumpkins)[note 1] are an American alternative rock band formed in Chicago in 1988 by frontman and guitarist Billy Corgan, guitarist James Iha, bassist D'arcy Wretzky and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin. The band has undergone several line-up changes since their reunion in 2006, with Corgan being the primary songwriter and sole constant member since its inception. The current lineup consists of Corgan, Iha, and Chamberlin. The band is known for its diverse, densely layered sound, which evolved throughout their career and has integrated elements of gothic rock, heavy metal, grunge, psychedelic rock, progressive rock, shoegaze, dream pop, and electronica.
  • YouTube - The Smashing Pumpkins - 1979 (Official Music Video)
The Smiths

The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982, composed of Morrissey (vocals), Johnny Marr (guitar), Andy Rourke (bass) and Mike Joyce (drums). Morrissey and Marr formed the band's songwriting partnership. The Smiths are regarded as one of the most important British bands and one of the pioneers of 1980s independent music.
  • YouTube - The Smiths - Bigmouth Strikes Again (Official Audio)
  • YouTube - The Smiths - Girlfriend In A Coma (Official Music Video)
  • YouTube - The Smiths - Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now (Official Music Video)
  • YouTube - The Smiths - This Charming Man (Official Music Video)
The Sugarcubes

The Sugarcubes (Icelandic: Sykurmolarnir) were an Icelandic alternative rock band from Reykjavík formed in 1986 and disbanded in 1992. For most of their career, the band consisted of Björk Guðmundsdóttir (vocals, keyboards), Einar Örn Benediktsson (vocals, trumpet), Þór Eldon [fr] (guitar), Bragi Ólafsson (bass), Margrét "Magga" Örnólfsdóttir [wd] (keyboards) and Sigtryggur Baldursson (drums). Previous members included Friðrik Erlingsson [es] (guitar) and Einar Melax [es] (keyboards).
The Turtles

The Turtles were an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1965. The band achieved several Top 40 hits throughout the latter half of the 1960s, including "It Ain't Me Babe" (1965), "You Baby" (1966), "Happy Together" (1967), "She'd Rather Be with Me" (1967), "Elenore" (1968), and "You Showed Me" (1969),[5] with "Happy Together" reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The group originally consisted of lead vocalist Howard Kaylan, backing vocalist Mark Volman, lead guitarist Al Nichol, rhythm guitarist Jim Tucker, bassist Chuck Portz, and drummer Don Murray, with subsequent members being bassists Chip Douglas and Jim Pons, and drummers Joel Larson, Johnny Barbata, and John Seiter.
  • YouTube - Happy Together - The Turtles (1967)
The White Stripes

The White Stripes were an American rock duo formed in Detroit, Michigan, in 1997. The group consisted of Jack White (guitar, keyboards, piano, vocals) and Meg White (drums, percussion, vocals). They were a leading group of the 2000s indie and garage rock revivals.
  • YouTube - The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army (Official Music Video)
The Who

The Who are an English rock band formed in London in 1964. Their classic lineup (1964–1978) consisted of lead vocalist Roger Daltrey, guitarist Pete Townshend, bassist John Entwistle, and drummer Keith Moon. Considered one of the most influential rock bands of the 20th century, their contributions to rock music include the development of the Marshall stack, large public address systems, the use of synthesisers, Entwistle's and Moon's influential playing styles, Townshend's feedback and power chord guitar technique, and the development of the rock opera. They are cited as an influence by many hard rock, punk, power pop and mod bands. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.
The Yardbirds

The Yardbirds are an English rock band formed in London in 1963. The band started the careers of three of rock's most famous guitarists: Eric Clapton (1963–1965), Jeff Beck (1965–1966) and Jimmy Page (1966–1968), all of whom ranked in the top five of Rolling Stone magazine's 2011 list of 100 greatest guitarists.[5] The band's other members during 1963–1968 were vocalist/harmonica player Keith Relf, drummer Jim McCarty, rhythm guitarist Chris Dreja, and bassist Paul Samwell-Smith, with Dreja switching to bass when Samwell-Smith departed in 1966.
  • YouTube - For Your Love - Original
The Youngbloods

The Youngbloods was an American rock band consisting of Jesse Colin Young (vocals, bass, guitar), Jerry Corbitt (vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica), Lowell "Banana" Levinger (guitar and electric piano), and Joe Bauer (drums). Despite receiving critical acclaim, they never achieved widespread popularity. Their only U.S. Top 40 entry was Chet Powers's "Get Together".
  • YouTube - The Youngbloods - Get Together (Audio)
The Zombies

The Zombies are an English rock band formed in St Albans in 1962. Led by keyboardist/vocalist Rod Argent and lead vocalist Colin Blunstone, the group had their first British and American hit in 1964 with "She's Not There". In the US, two further singles—"Tell Her No" in 1965 and "Time of the Season" in 1968—were also successful.
  • YouTube - The Zombies - She's Not There
  • YouTube - Tell Her No
  • YouTube - The Zombies - Time Of The Season (Lyric Video)
Thin Lizzy

Thin Lizzy are an Irish rock band formed in Dublin in 1969. The band initially consisted of bass guitarist, lead vocalist and principal songwriter Phil Lynott, drummer Brian Downey, guitarist Eric Bell and organist Eric Wrixon, although Wrixon left after a few months. Bell left at the end of 1973 and was briefly replaced by Gary Moore, who himself was replaced in mid-1974 by twin lead guitarists: Scott Gorham, who remained with the band until their break-up in 1983, and Brian Robertson, who remained with the band until 1978 when Moore re-joined. Moore left a second time and was replaced by Snowy White in 1980, who was himself replaced by John Sykes in 1982. The line-up was augmented by keyboardist Darren Wharton in 1980.
  • YouTube - Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back In Town (Official Music Video)
Three Dog Night

Three Dog Night is an American rock band formed in 1967, founded by vocalists Chuck Negron, Cory Wells, and Danny Hutton. This lineup was soon augmented by Jimmy Greenspoon (keyboards), Joe Schermie (bass), Michael Allsup (guitar), and Floyd Sneed (drums). The band had 21 Billboard Top 40 hits between 1969 and 1975, with three hitting number one.
  • YouTube - Joy To The World
  • YouTube - Mama Told Me (Not To Come) (Single Version)
  • YouTube - Shambala (Single Version)
Tool

Tool is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1990. It consists of vocalist Maynard James Keenan, guitarist Adam Jones, drummer Danny Carey and bassist Justin Chancellor, who replaced founding member Paul D'Amour in 1995. Tool has won four Grammy Awards, performed worldwide tours, and produced albums topping charts in several countries.
  • YouTube - TOOL - Parabola (Official Video)
  • YouTube - TOOL - Schism (Official Video)
  • YouTube - TOOL - Sober (Official Video)
  • YouTube - TOOL - Stinkfist
  • YouTube - TOOL - The Pot (Audio)
  • YouTube - TOOL - Vicarious (Official Video)
Toto

Toto is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1977. Toto combines elements of pop, rock, soul, funk, hard rock, R&B, blues, and jazz. Having released 14 studio albums and sold over 50 million records worldwide,[1] the group has received several Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2009.
  • YouTube - Toto - Africa (Official HD Video)
  • YouTube - Toto - Hold The Line (Official Video)
  • YouTube - Toto - Rosanna (Official HD Video)
U2

U2 are an Irish rock band formed in Dublin in 1976. The group comprises Bono (lead vocals), the Edge (lead guitar, keyboards, and vocals), Adam Clayton (bass guitar), and Larry Mullen Jr. (drums and percussion). Initially rooted in post-punk, U2's musical style has evolved throughout their career, yet has maintained an anthemic quality built on Bono's expressive vocals and the Edge's chiming, effects-based guitar sounds. Bono's lyrics, often embellished with spiritual imagery, focus on personal and sociopolitical themes. Popular for their live performances, the group have staged several elaborate tours over their career. The band was formed when the members were teenaged pupils of Mount Temple Comprehensive School and had limited musical proficiency.
  • YouTube - U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (Official Music Video)
  • YouTube - Sunday Bloody Sunday (Live From Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Colorado, USA / 1983 / Remastered 2021)
  • YouTube - U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name (Official Music Video)
  • YouTube - U2 - With Or Without You (Official Music Video)
Uriah Heep

Uriah Heep are an English rock band formed in London in 1969. Their current lineup consists of guitarist Mick Box, keyboardist Phil Lanzon, lead vocalist Bernie Shaw, drummer Russell Gilbrook, and bassist Dave Rimmer. They have experienced numerous lineup changes throughout their 57-year career, leaving Box as the only remaining original member.
  • YouTube - Easy Livin' (2017 Remaster)
Van Halen

Van Halen was an American rock band formed in Pasadena, California, in 1972. Credited with restoring hard rock to the forefront of the music scene, Van Halen was known for their energetic live performances and the virtuosity of their guitarist, Eddie Van Halen. From 1974 to 1985, Van Halen consisted of guitarist, keyboardist, backing vocalist and primary songwriter Eddie Van Halen, his older brother, drummer Alex Van Halen, lead vocalist David Lee Roth, and bassist Michael Anthony. This is one of my favorite bands.
  • YouTube - Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love (2015 Remaster)
  • YouTube - Atomic Punk (2015 Remaster)
  • YouTube - Eruption (2015 Remaster)
  • YouTube - Van Halen - Hot For Teacher (Official Music Video)
  • YouTube - I'm the One (2015 Remaster)
  • YouTube - Van Halen - Jump (Official Music Video) [HD]
  • YouTube - Van Halen - Panama (Official Music Video)
  • YouTube - Van Halen - Unchained (Official Music Video)
  • YouTube - Van Halen - You Really Got Me (Official Music Video)
Weezer

Weezer is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1992. Since 2001, the band has consisted of Rivers Cuomo (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Patrick Wilson (drums, backing vocals), Brian Bell (guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), and Scott Shriner (bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals). They have sold 10 million albums in the United States and more than 35 million worldwide.
  • YouTube - Weezer - Buddy Holly (Official Music Video)
  • YouTube - Weezer - Say It Ain't So (Version 3)
Whitesnake

Whitesnake were an English rock band formed in London in 1978. The group were originally put together as the backing band for singer David Coverdale, who had recently left Deep Purple. Though the band quickly developed into their own entity, Coverdale was the only constant member throughout their history.
  • YouTube - Whitesnake - Here I Go Again
  • YouTube - Whitesnake - Is This Love (Official Music Video)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Yeah Yeah Yeahs are an American indie rock band formed in New York City in 2000. The group consists of vocalist/pianist Karen O, guitarist/keyboardist Nick Zinner, and drummer Brian Chase. The band's energetic performances and blend of genres made them key figures of the 2000s garage rock and post-punk movements. They do not have a bassist but have been supported by David Pajo and Imaad Wasif during live performances.
  • YouTube - Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps (Official Music Video)
  • YouTube - Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero
Yes

Yes are an English progressive rock band formed in London in 1968. Comprising 20 full-time musicians over their career, their most notable members include lead singer Jon Anderson, bassist Chris Squire, guitarists Steve Howe and Trevor Rabin, drummers Bill Bruford and Alan White, and keyboardists Tony Kaye and Rick Wakeman. The band have explored several musical styles and are often regarded as progressive rock pioneers. Since February 2023, the band's line-up consists of Howe, keyboardist Geoff Downes, bassist Billy Sherwood, singer Jon Davison, and drummer Jay Schellen.
ZZ Top

ZZ Top[a] is an American rock band formed in Houston, Texas, in 1969. For 51 years, it consisted of vocalist-guitarist Billy Gibbons, drummer Frank Beard, and bassist-vocalist Dusty Hill until his death in 2021. ZZ Top developed a signature sound based on Gibbons' blues style and Hill and Beard's rhythm section. They are known for their live performances, sly and humorous lyrics, and the matching appearances of Gibbons and Hill, who wore sunglasses, hats, and long beards.
  • YouTube - ZZ Top - Gimme All Your Lovin' (Official Music Video) [HD]
  • YouTube - La Grange (1999 Remaster)
  • YouTube - ZZ Top - Legs (Official Music Video) [HD Remaster]
  • YouTube - Tush (2006 Remaster)