Vol III, Issue 21 – Heroes (01 Nov 2018)

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Vol III, Issue 21 – Heroes (01 Nov 2018)

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Name of song– Heroes

Singer – David Bowie

Album- Heroes

Writers– David Bowie & Brian Eno

Release year– 1977

Peak chart positions

# 8 – Ireland (IRMA) # 9 – Netherlands (Singles Top 100)

# 11 – Australia (AMR) # 17 – Belgium

# 19 – Austria # 19 – Germany

# 24 – UK Singles Chart # 35 – New Zealand

# 126 – US Singles Chart

Special mention

# 46 – Rolling Stone’s “The 500 Greatest Songs Of All time”

# 15 – NME’s “500 Greatest Songs Of All Time”

# 34 – Mojo Magazine’s “The 100 Greatest Singles Of All Time”

# 24 – Radio X’s “The Top 1000 Songs Of All Time”

# 7 – Radio X’s “Best Of British”

# 6 – Pitchfork’s “The 200 Best Songs Of The 1970s”

Heroes

Reviewers- Bikash Shrestha/Nirab Kayastha

“David Bowie” was an English musician who changed the face of world music forever. The founder of glam rock, he ventured into all genres of music and succeeded in all. Whether it is pop, rock, funk, disco, dance, he has been equally successful and influential in all. Undoubtedly, Bowie has been considered as one of the most influential musician of the 20^th century. With more than 140 million album sales worldwide, he is considered one of the world’s best selling music artists. In 2000, he was voted “the most influential artist of all time” by his fellow music stars. Besides music, he was also a talented actor. In modern world, it is almost impossible to find any musician not influenced by him.

Vol III, Issue 20 – Lady blue (15 Oct 2018)

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Vol III, Issue 20 – Lady blue (15 Oct 2018)

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Name of song– Lady blue

Singer – Leon Russel

Album- Will O’ The Wisp

Writer– Leon Russel

Release year– 1975

Peak chart positions

# 14 – Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart

Lady blue

Reviewers- Bikash Shrestha/Nirab Kayastha

“Leon Russell” is an American musician and songwriter who is considered one of the most prolific writers as well as most talented artists in the music history. He had been associated with numerous artists from The Beach Boys to Joe Cocker, from Eric Clapton to Bob Dylan, from The Ventures to Ray Charles, from Frank Sinatra to The Rolling Stones and from George Harrison to Dave Mason. Elton John considered him his mentor and inspiration. And at the same time, he also had a successful solo career. His song “A song for you” has been recorded by more than 200 artists and another of his song “This masquerade” has been recorded by more than 75 artists. Basically a session artist, he has been an influential figure in all the genres of music.

Vol III, Issue 19 – The temple of the king (01 Oct 2018)

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Vol III, Issue 19 – The temple of the king (01 Oct 2018)

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Name of song– The temple of the king

Band – Rainbow

Album- Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow

Writers– Ritchie Blackmore & Ronnie James Dio

Release year– 1975

The temple of the king

Reviewers- Bikash Shrestha/Nirab Kayastha

“Rainbow” may be not a common name to a hard rock fan, but it is a band having a significant contribution in the rock world since the late seventies. With over 28 million records sales worldwide, they have been voted no. 90 on VH1’s 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock. The band was the brainchild of “Deep Purple” guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. In 1975, Ritchie Blackmore felt alienated from Deep Purple with some musical differences and he teamed up with Ronnie James Dio’s band “Elf”, creating “Rainbow” (Also known as Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow). The band had various ups and downs with numerous line up changes and produced many albums and are still going strong. Their most notable numbers include “Since you’ve been gone”, “Jealous lover”, “Stone cold”, “Street of dreams” etc.

Vol III, Issue 18 – Tenderness (15 Sept 2018)

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Vol III, Issue 18 – Tenderness (15 Sept 2018)

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Name of song– Tenderness

Band – Steppenwolf

Album- For Ladies Only

Writer– Mars Bonfire

Release year– 1971

Tenderness

Reviewers- Bikash Shrestha/Nirab Kayastha

“Steppenwolf” is a household name in a hard core rocker’s house. Formed as a Canadian-American rock band in 1967 by John Kay (Vocals), Michael Monarch (Guitars), Rushton Moreve (Bass), Goldy McJohn (Keyboards) and Jerry Edmonton (Drums), they ruled the rock world between their heydays from 1968 to 1972. With various line up changes, they are still going strong. They are the band which created worldwide success with the song “Born to be wild.” This song was released in 1968 and used in the movie “Easy Rider” in 1969 and has always been associated with bikers and prototype counter culture. Their other notable contributions include “Magic carpet ride”, “The pusher”, “Rock me”, “Sookie sookie” etc. They had numerous hit singles but they shall always be remembered as the band which created the first heavy metal song “Born to be wild” (Not in musical style but in description).

Vol III, Issue 17 – Crystal blue persuasion (01 Sept 2018)

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Vol III, Issue 17 – Crystal blue persuasion (01 Sept 2018)

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Name of song– Crystal blue persuasion

Band – Tommy James and the Shondells

Album- Crimson & Clover

Writers– Eddie Gray, Tommy James, Mike Vale

Release year– 1969

Peak chart records (1969)

# 1 – Canada RPM Top Singles

# 2 – US Billboard Hot 100

# 2 – US Cash Box Top 100

# 9 – Canada RPM Adult Contemporary

# 27 – US Billboard Adult Contemporary

Crystal blue persuasion

Reviewers- Bikash Shrestha/Nirab Kayastha

“Tommy James and the Shondells” is an important American rock band from Michigan, especially active during the sixties. They are an influential rock band with their own hits along with numerous hits they gave to other bands. Formed originally as “The Echoes” with 12 years old Tommy Jackson (James) as lead singer in 1959, they finally named themselves “Tommy James and the Shondells” in 1964. Their most famous numbers include “Hanky panky”, “Crystal blue persuasion”, “Crimson and clover” (Later again a hit for “Joan Jett and the Blackhearts”), “Mony mony” (Later covered by Billy Idol), “I think we’re alone now” (Later covered by Tiffany) to name the few. Although the band could not be as big as they could have been, one important factor being that they had turned down the offering to play in the 1969 Woodstock as they did not want to take off their vacation, nevertheless, they shall always be remembered for their incredible hit numbers and the contribution they had in forming the shape of rock music in the sixties and the decades ahead.