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AC/DC

May 15, 2014 by strictlyrock Leave a Comment

ACDC

Click on the image to buy this poster In 1963 the Young family left Glasgow, Scotland, to move to Sydney, Australia. Thanks to this move music fans around the world can now associate Australia with more than just Kangaroos, Koala Bears and Didgeridoos. They can associate the only country that is also a continent with one of the most straightforward hard rocking bands ever: the electrifying … [Read more...]

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Metallica

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metallica

Click on the image to buy this poster Drummer Lars Ulrich placed an ad seeking band mates in a local Los Angeles newspaper, in 1981. After singer/guitarist James Hetfield responded and the two clicked, Ulrich placed yet an other ad, which was answered by lead guitarist Dave Mustaine. Choosing the name Metallica, the band recorded what would be their first song for the compilation album, “Metal … [Read more...]

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Elton John

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Elton John

Click on the image to buy this poster Reginald Kenneth Dwight was born March 25th, 1947 in a suburb of London, England, with arguably the least appropriate name for a future megastar. From an early age, young Reginald showed promise musically and at age 11 won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music in nearby London. He later joined a group named “Bluesology,” whose members were comprised … [Read more...]

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The Police

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The Police

After his band Curved Air broke up in 1976, American drummer Stewart Copeland was itching to start a new band. In January of 1977 he started rehearsing with singer and bassist Gordon Sumner, who would later be known as “Sting”, and guitarist Henri Padovani. Copeland’s brother Miles became the group’s manager and after the trio recorded their first single “Fall Out/Nothing Achieving” in February of … [Read more...]

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The Doors

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The Doors

Click on the image to buy this poster Jim Morrison and keyboardist Ray Manzarek met at UCLA, in Southern California, while attending the university’s famous film program. Fortunately for the world of rock, the “silver screen” was not what made these two men famous. Manzarek, and his two brothers had started a band, “Rick and the Ravensask,” but were in need of a singer and bassist. One night on … [Read more...]

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Pink Floyd

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Pink Floyd

Click on the image to buy this poster In 1962, Roger Waters enrolled in architecture courses at the Regent Street Polytechnic School in London. It is ironic that arguably his most famous work, “The Wall,” has absolutely nothing to do with construction. After meeting drummer Nick Mason in 1963, who was taking the same courses, the two joined the band “Sigma 6.” At the time Richard Wright was … [Read more...]

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U2

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Click on the image to buy this poster In 1978, Larry Mullen, attending Mount Temple High School in Dublin, Ireland posted a notice on a bulletin board looking for band mates. Singer Paul “Bono” David Hewson, guitarist David “The Edge” Howell Evans and bassist Adam Clayton answered his ad, and as easy as that one of the biggest rock bands in the world, U2, was created, although they did try out … [Read more...]

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The Who

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Click on the image to buy this poster England, in the 1960’s, almost seemed like it was part of some strange mathematical equation thought up by the music gods. There was almost a formula to it. Take 4 or 5 males in their later teens or early twenties, add the fact that they came from middle class backgrounds and the fact they were from England, and the product of this equation seemed to equal … [Read more...]

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Elvis Presley

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Click on the image to buy this poster On January 8th 1935, in Tupelo, Mississippi, rock and roll royalty was born, Elvis Aaron Presley. Due to the fact that his father Vernon needed work, in 1948 Elvis relocated to Memphis, Tennessee with his family. Elvis graduated from L. C. Humes High School in 1953, and soon after, needing a birthday present to give to his mother, went to Memphis Recording … [Read more...]

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Jimi Hendrix

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Click on the image to buy this poster On November 27, 1942, Johnny Allen Hendrix was born in Seattle, Washington. The summer after his mother Lucille Jeter died, in 1958, his father James Hendrix, who changed his son’s name to James Marshall Hendrix after getting out of the army in 1946, gives Jimmy 5 dollars for a second hand acoustic guitar. These 5 dollars could very well have spawned one of … [Read more...]

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100 Greatest Rock & Roll Bands

  1. The Beatles
  2. The Rolling Stones
  3. Led Zeppelin
  4. Jimi Hendrix
  5. Elvis Presley
  6. The Who
  7. U2
  8. Pink Floyd
  9. The Doors
  10. The Police
  11. Elton John
  12. Metallica
  13. AC/DC
  14. Van Halen
  15. Nirvana
  16. Guns N' Roses
  17. Santana
  18. The Allman Brothers Band
  19. Bon Jovi
  20. David Bowie
  21. Grateful Dead
  22. Rush
  23. Yes
  24. Black Sabbath
  25. Bob Dylan
  26. James Brown
  27. The Beach Boys
  28. Eric Clapton
  29. Fleetwood Mac
  30. The Eagles
  31. Bob Marley
  32. Van Morrison
  33. Bruce Springsteen
  34. The Clash
  35. Queen
  36. Janis Joplin
  37. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
  38. R.E.M.
  39. The Kinks
  40. Steely Dan
  41. Steve Miller Band
  42. Jethro Tull
  43. Tool
  44. The Scorpions
  45. Coldplay
  46. Stone Temple Pilots
  47. Rod Stewart
  48. Marilyn Manson
  49. Creedence Clearwater Revival
  50. KISS
  51. The Pretenders
  52. Green Day
  53. Aerosmith
  54. Tina Turner
  55. Pearl Jam
  56. Ted Nugent
  57. Pantera
  58. Motörhead
  59. Judas Priest
  60. ZZ Top
  61. Megadeth
  62. Motley Crue
  63. Alice Cooper
  64. Def Leppard
  65. Iron Maiden
  66. Billy Idol
  67. Journey
  68. Anthrax
  69. Rage Against the Machine
  70. Blue Oyster Cult
  71. Alice in Chains
  72. Genesis
  73. Red Hot Chili Peppers
  74. Chuck Berry
  75. Buddy Holly
  76. Little Richard
  77. Elvis Costello
  78. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
  79. Sex Pistols
  80. Cream
  81. Frank Zappa
  82. Talking Heads
  83. Stevie Ray Vaughan
  84. Billy Joel
  85. The Band
  86. Ramones
  87. Lynyrd Skynyrd
  88. Jerry Lee Lewis
  89. Doobie Brothers
  90. Foo Fighters
  91. The Cure
  92. Soundgarden
  93. Iggy Pop
  94. Peter Gabriel
  95. The Byrds
  96. Traffic
  97. Deep Purple
  98. Blondie
  99. Velvet Underground
  100. Heart

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