Jethro Tull is an English rock band that was formed sometime between 1967 and 1968. What they offered was a unique style of rock marked by a distinctive vocal style, eclectic influences, elaborate song construction as well as incorporating the flute as the trademark for their songs. The band was formed when Ian Anderson’s previous seven piece band called the John Evan Band went home to Blackpool just as they relocated to nearby Luton in search for more bookings. Anderson, along with the band’s b…
Fleetwood Mac is an Anglo-American band that was formed the August of 1967 in London, England. They were a highly successful and influential band that went through quite a number of personnel changes during their career as a band. The original members composed of Peter Green on guitars, Mick Fleetwood on drums, Jeremy Spencer on slide guitar and John McVie on bass, came out with a no nonsense self titled blues debut album that enjoyed relative success in 1968, this despite not having any singles…
The Eagles is an American rock band that formed in 1971 in Los Angeles. They were known as one of the most successful bands in the 70’s, coming out with such hits as “Hotel California”, “Desperado”, “New Kid in Town” along with a host of other huge hits. The Eagles is also credited of having the best selling record in US music history, Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) which have sold over 29 million copies. The Eagles first met as a back-up band for Linda Ronstadt. The line-up of guitarist Glenn …
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…
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…
The Who was considered as one of the most influential bands during the 1960’s. This was the time when rock n’ roll was beginning to take the world by storm. And it was also during this era that several British bands began their invasion into worldwide prominence. Along with the Beatles and The Rolling Stones, The Who were considered as the bands that defined rock n’ roll in the 1960’s. The three bands were seen as worthy to the title “The Greatest Band in the World”. The Who was known for the dy…
Who hasn’t heard of the Beatles? After all, they are probably just the best and the most important band to come out of the 1960’s. The Beatles was the band that helped define what rock and roll in the Sixties was all about. Not only were they able to put into display their artistic excellence into the limelight during these tumultous times, they were also able to achieve what few other bands before them were able to achieve- become a worldwide commercial success.Yes, the Beatles were a major for…