(Stacker) - It turns out that you can rush perfection. At least that was the case for the rock masterminds behind the Rolling Stones, the Police, and the Beatles, who all wrote some of their biggest ...

Three Days Grace remains in second place for the most No. 1s in the Mainstream Rock Airplay’ chart’s 44-year archives, one ...

The year has gotten off to a rough start for rock music fans as nearly 20 legendary performers have already lost their lives. Beej Chaney, described as a punk rock hero in Minnesota, died on Jan. 5.

What song were ruling the rock radio airwaves back in 2005? It's been 20 years so it's understandable if you may have forgotten some of these songs. But we're guessing this refresher will bring it all ...

I grew up in the 1970s. The radio was always on – AM early in the decade and FM by the end. I pedaled my bike to the record ...

What the hell is yacht rock? Well, the internet has agreed that its defining sonic and aesthetical traits are broad. I’d have to agree, as it’s a sub-genre that stretches into everything from prog and ...

Here's the history of prog rock in 20 albums. Progressive rock has been a fairly niche style for most of its existence, yet that existence has also lasted longer than many other subgenres.

Heavy music was at war with itself in 1985 — and from the conflict emerged a slew of groundbreaking albums from one of hard rock and metal's most consequential years. Our list of the Top 20 Hard Rock ...

The common length of a song nowadays is around three and a half minutes. That’s pretty understandable. However, quite a few musicians out there couldn’t be bothered to cut their songs down to such a ...

The term “classic rock” covers a wide period of time and thousands of songs. However, it seems like radio stations that play older rock and roll spin the same 20 songs on repeat while tossing a couple ...

As the '80s came to a close and a new decade dawned, it was obvious that the heavy music landscape needed — and had begun to undergo — a radical shift. It was a unique moment in hard rock and metal ...