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The secret sauce in ZZ Top's biggest hit album
Episode 134
It took original thinking to make one of the best-selling albums of an entire decade, and that’s just what ZZ Top did, although they had some help wi…
1 year, 9 months ago
How “Closer To The Heart” by Rush started with a friendship
Episode 133
It’s been said “Closer To The Heart” by Rush is Canada’s “Stairway To Heaven,” in ways that go beyond the technical, and it struck a chord worldwide …
1 year, 10 months ago
Bon Jovi's story that started in "Livin' On A Prayer"
Episode 132
It was a song that Jon Bon Jovi had to admit that he was wrong about. It took serious convincing for him to agree to put what became Bon Jovi’s signa…
1 year, 11 months ago
The emotional ride of The Rolling Stones’ “Wild Horses”
Episode 131
It may be the most delicate song in the entire Rolling Stones catalog, with Mick Jagger delivering every single line of “Wild Horses” with an impassi…
1 year, 11 months ago
Who was Heart's "Magic Man?"
Episode 130
Workplace romances can be challenging…especially when your job is being part of a rock band. That was certainly the case with the band Heart. In fact…
2 years ago
The year John Mellencamp took control
Episode 129
By 1983, John Mellencamp had finally gotten the upper hand on his career. After the success of his breakthrough album, 1982’s American Fool, he had a…
2 years, 1 month ago
The timeless appeal of Pink Floyd’s “Time”
Episode 128
The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd stands alone in many ways. By dealing with the uncomfortable concepts of life, death, greed, and mental illne…
2 years, 2 months ago
The ELO song scientifically proven to make you happy
Episode 127
ELO’s “Mr. Blue Sky” is one of the best examples of Jeff Lynne’s particularly bouncy brand of symphonic rock, a song that holds several surprises and…
2 years, 2 months ago
The inspiration behind Pete Townshend’s biggest hit
Episode 126
The song is the biggest hit of Pete Townshend’s solo career, an infectious tune that the songwriter behind The Who has called “just a little ditty.” …
2 years, 3 months ago
The midas touch of Pat Benatar and “We Belong”
Episode 125
When Pat Benatar’s Tropico album was released in 1984, she was on top of the world: an established superstar talent with a string of chart-toppers, a…
2 years, 4 months ago