"The Big 10 - The Essential Tracks" is a closer look at the songs of an artist or a band,
and we choose the 10 most essential tracks. Not necessarily the greatest hits or the most well-known songs...
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We're starting another new series! "The Big 10 - The Essential Tracks" is a closer look at the songs of an artist or a band,
and we choose the 10 most essential tracks. Not necessarily the greatest hits or the most well-known songs... The first band in the spotlight: Dio.
"The Big 10 - The Essential Tracks" is a closer look at the songs of an artist or a band,
and we choose the 10 most essential tracks. Not necessarily the greatest hits or the most well-known songs... The second band in the spotlight: FM.
A look back at the career of one of UK's finest melodic rock bands, Shy. R.I.P. guitarist Steve Harris.
Aldo Nova started his solo career with a bang or with a "Fantasy" to be exact. He released two more albums in the early eighties,
the vanished out of the public eye. Jon Bon Jovi lured him back into the spotlight by signing him to his label and producing a new
album for him. Since then, apart from a instrumental album and some rare appearances, not much has been heard of him.
The heartbreaking news of Jimi Jamison's passing shocked us all last month. This is our tribute to him in a way, as he was
the singer of many Survivor classics.
We return to celebrate the bands of Firefest - Final Fling. It's time for Black'n Blue!
Our prog department asked for a "Big 10" of their own... and here it is, Pink Floyd!
Christmas is around the corner, so here's some Christian Rock... the best of PETRA. Because we are on the rock. United. Never mind...
The legendary Thin Lizzy. We chose our favourites from the classic era - the Phil Lynott years.
From the mystical early albums with Ronnie James Dio to the eighties' AOR friendly sounds, we take a look at the music of Rainbow.
As the Firefest is around the corner, we're dedicating a couple of episodes of The Big 10 to bands performing there. First up - AUTOGRAPH!
36 years, 18 studio albums... how can you select just 10 songs? It wasn't easy but we did it.
"The Big 10 - The Essential Tracks" continues again! This time, we take a closer look at the songs of the legendary AOR band FOREIGNER.
For a brief moment, Dee Snider and his merry crossdressers were the Biggest Thing in Metal. "What do you want to do with your life? - I wanna rock!" Classic...
When Kiss took off their masks in 1983, they entered a new era. It's not regarded as their "classic era" by many of the hardcore fans, but
for some of us at RockUnited.Com the "unmasked years" are the best years of Kiss. Never mind the questionable videos, lyrics or the fact that Gene Simmons
was mostly busy elsewhere... those were the crazy crazy nights and heaven was on fire!
Remembering the great Gary Moore - here are "The Big 10 - The Essential Tracks" of his.
Canadian legends HELIX have asked you to give them an "R" for more than three decades... here are "The Big 10 - The Essential Tracks" of theirs.
"The Big 10 - The Essential Tracks" presents... with pride... the mane attraction... White Lion!
This time we're taking a look at the solo career of Ozzy Osbourne, a true Heavy Metal Legend. So, just hop on the Crazy Train and Bark At The Moon!
It's been over 30 years since "Reckless", but that album still dominates our list of
the most essential Bryan Adams tracks... did I give away too much? And yes, we do know
that he has released albums after 1991 and we have heard them...
This time we've chosen the best songs of VAN HALEN. We have a feeling that these choices may shock some die-hards, but we like what we like!
THE RAMONES, the legendary three-chord punk pioneers. So...hey ho, let's go!
The most notorious band in the world or the saints of Los Angeles... are they still too fast for love? These are our favourite pieces of Dirt.
The Timotei Twins! The sons of legendary Ricky Nelson shoot to the top of the charts in the early nineties, and continue to make music even today.
Our tribute to Jani Lane, one of the finest songwriters of the whole "Hair Metal" era.
This time we're celebrating the life and the music of Eddie Money, who recently passed away. He left a legacy of some very fine songs, and we chose our favourites.
I recieved this article from Urban a few days ago, and started working on it on tuesday morning. Didn't get it finished and thought that I'd get it ready for publishing later that day. A few hours later the news of Marie Fredriksson's death reached us... it became our tribute to her. The songs will live on forever... but "Things Will Never Be The Same".
The legendary band fronted by the Wilson sisters Ann & Nancy is in the spotlight this time. Yes, we are not ashamed of liking their "mainstream era" the best... they may have not written all of those songs themselves, but they made them their own and they can be very proud of them.
They're arguably the best German Pirate Metal band of all time! They might be also the only German Pirate Metal band too, but who's counting? Put on your eye-batch and read on!
This Canadian band was big in their home country and even knocked on the door to international success. They had some minor hits and did extensive touring, but for some reason the big success eluded them. We've been listening to them a lot lately, and can't understand why - they had a lot of good songs! What's more, their recent material has had its' moments too.
"Michael Bolton? Rock? Isn't he the housewifes' favourite", you ask? Well, back in the eighties he released a few bonafide AOR classics, and while he has moved away from that style, he's still a great singer. Check out our favourite tracks from Sir Michael of Bolotin...
She was once a Runaway, the went Out For Blood and Danced On The Edge, before making it big with a Deadly Kiss and Ozzy... Ladies and Gentlemen, LITA FORD.
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