Description of Hard Rock
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There is only one AC/DC.
They play rock 'n' roll that's
more punk than punk and
more metal than metal.
They rule. AC/DC formed i...
Mid-1970s grease rock
Stones-worship act who
made some of the meanest
and leanest of their
generation. Then they qu...
Rock icon Alice Cooper
was an early purveyor of
both glam and hard rock
while wearing makeup and
adopting stage theatrics....
The prototypical AOR/Hard
Rock money machine of the
mid-1970s. Paul Rodgers'
vocals epitomized the term
"cock rock." Members of...
Admittedly overblown yet
utterly infectious hard rock
from the slickest dude to
ever wear bandanas tied
around his legs. With Zep...
Intellectual, smart-ass Metal
made by rock critics. For
proof that BOC rules, listen
to "Cities On Flame With
Rock and Roll." One of th...
Sadly overlooked '70s Hard
Rock supergroup formed
by the rhythm section from
Vanilla Fudge: Tim Bogert
and Carmine Appice.
Proto-Metal Hard Rock band
formed in the '60s and
continued on into the '80s.
Fronted by singer Ian Gillan.
After leaving Deep Purple...
The preeminent Hard Rock
band from the '80s, GNR
played as hard as they
partied, from 1985 till they
called it quits in 1996. The...
Before the coke ("Hotel
California") but after the LSD
("The Bomber"), Joe Walsh
kicked out the jammy jams
with James Gang. James G...
Highly theatrical face
painters and metal mongers
KISS played cheez-whizz
rock 'n' roll and made no
apologies. Glam power lic...
Zeppelin took the blues and
injected it with satanism,
horniness, and light-speed
guitars, the result became
heavy metal. The name Le...
Classic hard rock band
fronted by the massive
singer-guitarist Leslie West.
No pressure: Mountain's
fourth live gig was an hou...
Boogie-prone hard rockers
famous for their
screech-filled cover of
"Love Hurts." "Hair of the
Dog" is another good one....
Pat Travers' out-Nuge-ing
the Nuge may be a bit much
sometimes, but you can't
deny the brilliance of
"Snortin' Whiskey."
Queen's excessive blend of
metal and majesty was one
of the biggest draws of the
'70s. In England, Queen is
second only to the Beatle...
Steppenwolf is best known
for the biker-metal anthem
"Born to Be Wild" but don't
forget the classic "Magic
Carpet Ride." Bandleader...
Guitar-tastic wild man the
Nuge played outta hand
hard rock in the '70s and
'80s. Nugent gained fame
with psych rockers the A...
The Runaways were an
exploitative but totally rad
all-girl hard rock band
created by sleazoid genius
Kim Fowley. Joan Jett an...
U.K. metal band with one of
the best names ever, not to
mention totally freaky
album art. Apparently they
played music, too. The ba...
The premier American hard
rock band of the late '70s
and early '80s. Eddie Van
Halen influenced a
generation of guitarists. V...
In the mid-1970s, these New
Orleans-bred Led Zeppelin
enthusiasts helped build the
bridge from Hard Rock to
Hair Metal.
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