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Vol IV, Issue 16 – No matter what (15 Aug 2019)

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Vol IV, Issue 16 – No matter what (15 Aug 2019)

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Name of song– No matter what

Band – Badfinger

Writer– Pete Ham

Album- No Dice

Release year– 1970

Peak chart positions

# 1 – South Africa Charts

# 5 – UK Singles

#5 – New Zealand Charts

# 7 –Canada Top Singles

# 8 –US Billboard Hot 100

# 8 – Australian Charts

# 13 –Belgium Charts

# 24 – Netherlands Charts

# 32 – West German Charts

                                                No matter what

 

“Badfinger” might not be a familiar name to many rock fans, but it would be unjust to ignore their name in shaping the seventies rock music. Considered as one of the most tragically fated rock band who could always have skyrocketed, but sadly landed flat on the ground, they would always be remembered as one band whose two members had taken their own lives, following the troubles plaguing them. It would be really astonishing that the band which gave such hit singles as “Day after day”, “Baby blue”, “Without you” (Covered later by Harry Nilsson and then Mariah Carey) could not get the name and fame they so truthfully deserved.

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Vol IV, Issue 15 – Moonlight feels right (01 Aug 2019)

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Vol IV, Issue 15 – Moonlight feels right (01 Aug 2019)

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 Name of song– Moonlight feels right

Band – Starbuck

Writer– Bruce Blackman

Album- Moonlight Feels Right

Release year– 1975

Peak chart positions

# 1 – US Record World

# 1 – Canada Adult Contemporary

# 2 – US Cash Box

# 2 –US Billboard Easy Listening

# 3 –US Billboard Hot 100

# 3 –Canada RPM Top Singles

# 21 –New Zealand Charts

# 25 – Australian Charts

                                                 Moonlight feels right

 

“Starbuck” shall be absolutely an unfamiliar name to most of the rock fans, however, the prototype one hit band have their own place in the rock world. Formed in Georgia in 1974 by keyboardist Bruce Blackman and marimba player Bo Wagner, they were a pop rock/soft rock band and had few hit numbers. Although, they had only three albums, they were quite successful and they continued touring and reunited briefly in the present decade. Besides the founding members, they had numerous line- up changes. With the death of Wagner in 2017, they have practically stopped producing music.

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Vol IV, Issue 14 – Warm ways (15 Jul 2019)

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Vol IV, Issue 14 – Warm ways (15 Jul 2019)

Name of song– Warm ways

Band – Fleetwood Mac

Writer– Christine McVie

Album- Fleetwood Mac

Release year– 1975

Warm ways 

“Fleetwood Mac” is a British-American rock band which was formed in late sixties and led to rule the seventies and the decades ahead. Fleetwood Mac was formed in London in 1967 by Peter Green (Guitars), Mick Fleetwood (Drums), Jeremy Spencer (Guitars) and John McVie (Bass). They pioneered the British Blues Rock scene from their conception.

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Vol IV, Issue 13 – Fox on the run (01 Jul 2019)

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Vol IV, Issue 13 – Fox on the run (01 Jul 2019)

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Name of song– Fox on the run

Band – Sweet

Writers– Brian Connolly, Steve Priest, Andy Scott, Mick Tucker

Album- Desolation Boulevard

Release year– 1975

Peak chart positions

# 1 – Australia, Denmark, South Africa & Germany

# 2 – Canada, Norway, Ireland, Netherlands & UK

# 3 – Austria, New Zealand, Switzerland

# 5 – US Billboard Hot 100 & Cash Box Top 100

# 10 – Sweden & Finland

Fox on the run

“Sweet” is considered one of the main British bands in the seventies which were the early forms of glam rock or pop metal of the following decade. They had it all, the hits, the music, the melody, the charm, and the sound, but somehow, they could not materialize their fame and success and faded out slowly over the next decade. Although the surviving members occasionally continue their tours, their heydays of the seventies could never be repeated.

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Vol IV, Issue 2 – Holiday (15 Jan 2019)

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Vol IV, Issue 2 – Holiday (15 Jan 2019)

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Name of song– Holiday

Band – Scorpions

Writer– Klaus Meine

Album- Lovedrive

Release year– 1979

 

Holiday

Reviewers- Bikash Shrestha/Nirab Kayastha

“Scorpions” are one of the most popular hard rock/heavy metal bands from the late sixties and going on strong till present. Formed in 1965 by Rudolf Schenker in Germany, they were able to establish themselves as hard rock band from the early days. However, with addition of Rudolf’s brother Michael Schenker as guitarist and Klaus Meine as vocalists, the band skyrocketed from Germany into the entire world. Various line-up changes followed during their career. The addition of Matthias Jabs as lead guitarist in 1978 shifted the band into more heavy metal sound along with prototype hard rock ballads. Endowed with total 18 studio albums till date, they have had numerous accolades and loyal fan following all over the world. They have been considered as “The Heroes of Heavy Metal” by The Rolling Stones and “Ambassadors of Rock” by MTV and were ranked 46th on VH1’s Greatest Artists of hard Rock.

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