I love a good power chord as much as anyone, and this song is a true feast for power chord aficionados… Released in 1980 on…
Tag: Hard Rock
21/05/2021: “Bat Out Of Hell” by Meatloaf
I once said that I’d probably end up covering “Bat Out Of Hell”. Well, here we are! The entire Bat Out Of Hell album, released…
29/04/2021: “Highway Star” by Deep Purple
This speedy song is about driving a car, speedily. The band wrote the song to replace ‘Speed King’ as their concert opener, as they’d got…
23/04/2021: “Crazy Train” by Ozzy Osbourne
I’m including ‘Crazy Train’ solely because of the brilliant opening guitar riff. The rest of the song is also great, but there’s no denying the…
15/03/2021: “Princes Of The Universe” by Queen
Queen, for whatever reason, excelled at soundtracks. Perhaps that epic 80s Stadium Rock vibe helps. It’s bombastic and full of feeling, especially with Freddie Mercury…
01/03/2021: “Shock Me” by KISS
It’s fairly easy to spot a KISS devotee going to a concert. That’s because many of them will sport the band’s trademark face paint. KISS…
14/01/2021: “Born To Lose” by Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers
American Punk Rock icon Johnny Thunders rose to fame with the New York Dolls. It’s a shame that his major project after that, The Heartbreakers,…
08/11/2020: “Hot For Teacher” by Van Halen
Van Halen represent, for me, the epitome of classic hard rock. They do it all right – the blistering guitar solos, the turbulent drums, the…
25/11/2019: “When The Levee Breaks” by Led Zeppelin
Originally a blues song about the Mississippi flood, released in 1929 by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie, the Led Zeppelin version takes the ball…