Here is the heaviest song by 10 big '60s rock bands. Given that heavy metal didn’t completely take off until the 1970s – and the early part of the prior decade was dominated by pop, blues, R&B, surf ...

Short songs by The Kinks, Blur, The White Stripes, and Jimi Hendrix each impacted rock music in less than three minutes.

Here's the best "epic" song (lasting 10-plus minutes) from 10 classic progressive rock bands! Progressive rock is all about challenging artists and audiences in several ways, not the least of which is ...

According to an October 2025 Ranker poll, fans think The Beatles are the greatest classic rock band of all time. Ranker, ...

When one thinks of the instrumentation of the average rock band, the usual suspects come to mind: guitar, bass, drums, vocals, perhaps a keyboardist or a few horns thrown in. How about some violin?

These amazing classic rock songs may have dropped way back in 1976, but I still find myself enjoying them in the 2020s.

Classic rock didn't end with the '80s. As you'll see in the list of songs below, the '90s offered plenty of reason for rock music fans to tune into something other than the same records they had been ...

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 ...

News of the Billboard 200 reentry and deluxe album reissue both come at a time when Liam Gallagher, Noel, 58, and the rest of ...

The power ballads and rave-ups to best have you swooning this Valentine's Day. Rock may first and foremost be about sticking it to the man, as noted expert Ned Schneebly would tell you — but that ...

Remember which artist won the Grammy for Best Rock Performance last year? How about Best Rock Song from two years ago? Best Metal Performance three years back? Yeah, me either. The invisible-ink-quick ...