The Temptations are, without question, one of music’s greatest groups of all time. Though they are a group of a distinctly American genre and their story is equally a uniquely American tale, their influence and success worldwide cannot be overstated. The Temptations were one of the pioneers of Motown’s popularity in the US, influenced international […]
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I confess that even though I grew up listening to classic rock (at least how it was defined in the ’90s and early ’00s), I somehow missed one of its pioneers, Roy Orbison. I was halfway through my twenties when I stumbled upon Bruce Springsteen’s speech for Roy Orbison’s Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame
Elton John is one of the most prolific songwriters of the 20th century. So prolific that for 26 years straight (1970-96), at least one of his songs would crack the Top 40. To have a single Top 40 hit is a major accomplishment for any artist, but to have at least one per year for
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Suppose you’ve perused my portfolio here on Rock Era Insider. In that case, it is no secret that I am a huge fan of David Bowie — everything from his music to his film performances (I wasn’t lucky enough to witness Bowie on the stage) to his personas and their subsequent births and retirements. And,
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Quick! Name 5 of the greatest things in the history of this planet! If you don’t have David Bowie and Halloween in that top 5…I don’t even know what to say to you. I don’t know if I’m afraid of you or pity you or what…I’m sure there’s a hotline that we can provide for
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As I’ve written about extensively before, David Bowie was a master of reinvention and rebirth, even ironically, during his own eulogy…so to speak. The reinventions encapsulated everything about Bowie: his look and his sound. Bowie is most known, as it relates to music, for his position as a songwriter and frontman. Thus, it’s easy to
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David Bowie’s Aesthetics Didn’t Exist In A Vacuum David Bowie had an aesthetic in the way that the Louvre has a painting. Yes, it’s technically true, but it does not elucidate the statement’s scope. David Bowie is known for his reinvention, both his music and his personal style that accompanied the change in sound. His
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There are few, if anybody else, in history who perfectly balanced artistic talent, charisma, weirdness, and rebirth as eloquently and successfully as David Bowie. His career spanned 5 decades with ten times the amount of identities and changes in musical direction. Over his career, he scored five number 1 singles and eleven number 1 albums
Queen is one of the most successful bands of all-time, full-stop. The men who comprised the band Queen were as eclectic as the band’s music itself. A designer, an astrophysicist, a dentist/biologist, and an electrical engineer formed a tour de force (of couuuurse!) blending rock n’ roll, symphonic, theatrical, new wave, dance and so many
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