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How can a commercially unsuccessful band be regarded as one of the most influential and important bands to come out in the history of rock music? Although achieving little commercial success as a band during the late 60’s and the early 70’s, the Velvet Underground has been considered as one of the most influential bands ever to come out from their era. This distinction may have made them a highly regarded band by other band that came out after them. The Velvet Underground was an American rock ba…

The Police is an English rock band that became popular in the 80’s. The band is composed of Sting on vocals, Andy Summers on guitar and Stewart Copeland on drums. They were one of the first bands to play a style of rock that was influenced by jazz, punk and reggae music. They became a critically acclaimed and multi-awarded band that became popular not only in the UK but in the US as well. The Police was formed by American-born drummer Stewart Copeland in early 1977 in order to join in with the g…

AC/DC is a hard rock band that was formed in Australia in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. The band was also considered as one of the pioneers of heavy metal music that became wildly popular during the 70’s. It was said that their name was developed after the young brothers saw the acronym of AC/DC on the back of a sewing machine that was owned by their sister. They took the name since they felt that AC/DC (short for alternating current/direct current) aptly symbolizes their raw energy …

Queen was an English rock band in the 70’s that was made up of Freddie Mercury on vocals, Brian May on guitar, John Deacon on bass and Roger Taylor on drums. Queen is noted for their diverse and multi-layered musical arrangements and vocal harmonies. They were also very popular for making audience participation as part of their live performances. And for that, they were highly regarded as one of the most accomplished rock acts to ever to com up on the rock stage. But their beginnings were not qu…

Deep Purple is an English hard rock band that was considered as one of the pioneers of the heavy metal genre along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. They formed in 1968 in Hertfordshire. The most successful line-up of the band included Ian Gillan on vocals, Ritchie Blackmore on lead guitar, Jon Lord on keyboards, Roger Glover on bass and Ian Paice on drums. Deep Purple first taste of stardom was when their cover of Joe South’s song “Hush” became a tremendous success on US shores and was able …

Radiohead is an English rock band that was formed in 1986 which first gained popularity by way of their hit single “Creep”. The band is composed of Thom Yorke on vocals, Jonny Greenwood on guitar, Ed O’Brien on rhythm guitar, Colin Greenwood on bass and synthesizers and Phil Selway on drums. They started out as a band that was formed while all of the members were attending Abington School, a public school in Oxfordshire. The early success of the band started while doing live performances in Oxfo…

Pink Floyd is an English rock band from the 1960’s that was known for their evolving style of rock music that have influenced a number of rock artists and help bring about quite a number of innovations not only through their music but also through their art. Pink Floyd was also known as one of the most successful and influential acts ever to grace the world of rock music. During the course of their rock career, they were able to sell over 250 million albums worldwide aside from an incredible num…

Aerosmith is an enduring American rock band that has become an icon, even regarded by many as “America’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band”. Aerosmith is composed of Steven Tyler on vocals, Joe Perry on lead guitar, Tom Hamilton on bass, Brad Whitford on rhythm guitar, and Joey Kramer on drums. The early formation of the band began in the late 1960’s when Tyler met Perry while vacationing in New Hampshire where Perry was playing with a band along with Tom Hamilton aside from washing dishes to pay the …

REM was one of the first American alternative rock bands to gain considerable attention during the 1980’s. They were formed in Athens, Georgia composed of Michael Stipe on vocals, Peter Buck on guitars, Mike Mills on bass, and Bill Berry on drums. They started as an underground band that created a number of albums that were critically acclaimed releases. With their constant touring and the popular support of college radio, they were able to gain a wide following among rock fans and enjoy quite a…

Tool is an American Rock Band known for their complex, progressive style of heavy rock sound. They formed sometime in 1990 in Los Angeles, California composed of Maynard James Keenan, Danny Carey, Adam Jones and Justin Chancellor. Their first album came out as a heavy metal sound among the more popular thrash metal during that time. They eventually evolved and later seen as one of the top bands seen on the alternative metal scene that was then gaining ground among metal fans. And their experimen…