Acid Rock Your source of information for everything about rock music!

The Animals was an English rock band formed in the 60’s that became a big part of the British Invasion, a time when a number of rock and roll bands became popular in the United States as well as other parts of the world. The band was known for their gritty and bluesy sound most notably recognized in their most popular hit song, “House of the Rising Sun”. They eventually became an influence to the emerging psychedelic rock scene during the 60’s before they disbanded. The original lineup of The An…

The English rock group New Order was formed in 1980 composed of Bernard Sumner on vocals and guitar, Peter Hook on bass and electronic drums, and Stephen Morris on drums and synthesizers. This lineup was an offshoot of the band Joy Division which dissolved after the suicide of their frontman Ian Singer. It was a tragedy that gave birth to the band, New Order. From 1976 to 1980, the band members were also part of another well known post-punk band Joy Division which also enjoyed modest success fro…

The Allman Brothers Band is a Southern rock band that hailed from Macon, Georgia. They were credited to be the “the principal architects of Southern rock” by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The band was noted for their impressive jamming and improvisational abilities which led them to acquire eleven Gold and five Platinum albums between 1971 and 2005. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked the band as 52nd on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time due to the band’s impressive accomplishments….

The B-52’s is a New Wave rock band that formed in 1976 in Athens, Georgia. The original band line-up is composed of Fred Schneider on vocals, Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson on backing vocals, Ricky Wilson on guitar and Keith Strickland on drums. Unlike what most people would have thought, the band name was not taken from a type of airplane used in World War II. Rather B-52 was taken from a type of women’s hairdo that was popular during the Sixties. The B-52’s was formed in 1976 by Cindy Wilson an…

The Talking Heads was an American rock band that formed in the early 70’s in New York City. Its original line-up was composed of singer and guitarist David Byrne, Jerry Harrison on keyboards and couple Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz on bass and drums, respectively. David Byrne was actually born in Scotland but immigrated with his family to the US when he was young. The band was formed in 1974 when David Byrne, along with Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth, got together as a group that was initially …

Boston is an American rock band that was popular during the 70’s and the 80’s. Their songs became a staple of rock radio play lists. Some of there famous hits include ” Something About You”, “More Than a Feeling”, “Amanda”, “Foreplay/Long Time”, “Don’t Look Back”, “Smokin'” and “Peace of Mind”. Boston was initially formed by Tom Scholz who was an MIT engineering graduate then working for Polaroid. Scholz, along with some musician friends Barry Goudreau on guitars, Jim Masdea on drums, and vocali…

Jefferson Airplane was an American Rock band that was formed in San Francisco and was considered as a pioneer of the psychedelic rock movement. The band was able to lead the way for popularizing the psychedelic music scene in the mid-60’s San Francisco. They also achieved a lot of firsts for the growing number of psychedelic acts back then. Jefferson airplane was the first psychedelic band from San Francisco to sign a contract with a major record label. They were also the first band of their kin…

The Scorpions is a hard rock band that was formed in Hanover, Germany that became widely popular all over the world in the 80’s. The band was known for their popular hits such as the 80’s rock anthem “Rock You Like a Hurricane”, “Wind of Change”, “Still Loving You” and “Send Me an Angel”. In their fruitful career, the band was able to sell over 70 million albums worldwide.The Scorpions was first formed when rhythm guitarist Rudolf Schenker set out to form a band in 1965. The first band was compo…

Van Halen is an American rock band that became famous in the late 70’s and the 80’s. It was first formed in Pasadena, California in 1972 by the Van Halen brothers, guitarist Eddie and drummer Alex, as a three-piece band along with Mark Stone on bass. This initial line-up was then known as Mammoth. The band went on to recruit singer David Lee Roth as frontman to help keep Eddie to concentrate on playing the guitar. Mark Stone was then replaced by Michael Anthony on bass. The band went to play in …

The Jimi Hendrix Experience was a short lived band that was formed in 1966 composed of American front man Jimi Hendrix and English bassist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell. The band was considered highly influential in the development of the rock and roll genre, most notably because of the famous guitar work by their legendary front man, Jimi Hendrix. The band was formed when Jimi Hendrix went to England in 1966 accompanied by his manager Chas Chandler and moved to find musicians to play …