Tag: rock

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

adminLeave a comment

For the love of rock

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

www.intheloveofrock.com

 

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.

Read more “Vol IV, Issue 13 – Fox on the run (01 Jul 2019)”

Vol IV, Issue 6 – One love (15 Mar 2019)

adminLeave a comment

For the love of rock

Vol IV, Issue 6 – One love (15 Mar 2019)

www.intheloveofrock.com

 

Name of song– One love

Band – Pat Benatar

Writers– Neil Giraldo & Myron Grombacher

Album- Wide Awake In Dreamland

Release year– 1988

One love

Reviewers- Bikash Shrestha/Nirab Kayastha

“Pat Benatar” is considered as one of the most significant female pop/rock singer of the Eighties. Born in New York City in 1953, she started singing from her early age. Besides singing, she was also interested in theaters, and she became successful as an actress as well. With her autobiography, she also became a successful writer. She began her musical career in early seventies and reached her peak during early eighties. Although she is labeled as a solo singer, she had a steady band and her music has been credited to her band through all her albums. Her husband, Neil Giraldo had been the guitarists in all her albums. Her most successful numbers had been “Hit me with your best shot”, “Fire & ice”, “Promises in the dark”, “Love is a battlefield”, “We belong” etc.

Read more “Vol IV, Issue 6 – One love (15 Mar 2019)”

Vol IV, Issue 4 – High flyer (15 Feb 2019)

adminLeave a comment

For the love of rock

Vol IV, Issue 3 – High flyer (15 Feb 2019)

www.intheloveofrock.com

 

Name of song– High flyer

Band – UFO

Writers– Michael Schenker & Phil Mogg

Album- Force It

Release year– 1975

 

High flyer

Reviewers- Bikash Shrestha/Nirab Kayastha

“UFO” is a classic hard rock band formed in London in 1968. Creating classic hard rock numbers like “Shoot shoot”, “Rock bottom”, “Let it roll”, “Only you can rock me”, they have a cult status in the rock world. An intermediate bridge between early hard rock, heavy metal and new wave of British heavy metal, they are a perfect classic hard rock band. Formed by Phil Mogg (Vocals), Mick Bolton (Guitars), Pete Way (Bass) and Andy Parker (Drums), they were a small band to begin with. However, soon, with the addition of Michael Schenker from Scorpions, they drove to international stardom in the early seventies. With much line-up changes, over the next decades, they consolidated their success and they have been still going strong!

Read more “Vol IV, Issue 4 – High flyer (15 Feb 2019)”

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

adminLeave a comment

For the love of rock

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

www.intheloveofrock.com

 

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.

Read more “Vol IV, Issue 2 – Holiday (15 Jan 2019)”

Vol III, Issue 22 – Do ya (15 Nov 2018)

adminLeave a comment

For the love of rock

Vol III, Issue 22 – Do ya (15 Nov 2018)

www.intheloveofrock.com

 Name of song– Do ya

Band – The Move

Writer– Jeff Lynne

Album- Message from the Country

Release year– 1971

Reissued year– 2005

Peak chart position

# 93 – US Billboard Hot 100 (1971)

Do ya

Reviewers- Bikash Shrestha/Nirab Kayastha

“The Move” was an English band who was at the zenith during the late sixties. Formed by Chris Kefford, Carl Wayne, Bev Bevan, Trevor Burton and Roy Wood in 1965 in Birmingham, “The Move” were named thus as all the members had moved out from different groups at the same time. They were a band with strong pop, rock and rock ‘n’ roll basis with wonderful songs to their name, however they were more famous for their stage antics, publicity stunts and extravagant lifestyle just like their contemporary “The Who”. They even had to pay life-long royalty from their hit song “Flowers in the rain”, when they lost the lawsuit to the British Prime Minister then over the case when their manager portrayed a cartoon postcard of him with his secretary in bed during their publicity stunts. This came down heavily for the band – directly or indirectly affecting the groups’ long term direction and future. During their short lived career, they had numerous line-up changes and with finally addition of Jeff Lynne in 1970, it led their transition with 3 members into “Electric Light Orchestra” (ELO).

Read more “Vol III, Issue 22 – Do ya (15 Nov 2018)”