When I was a kid, I was exposed to a lot of Doo-Wop music, especially on car trips. My siblings and I didn’t have iPods to listen to our own music. Truth be told, we were happy just to have a window seat to avoid “the hump.” If my kids are in the car alone […]
Archives for May 2013
Billboard Top 15 Hard Rock Albums – 5/25/13
Billboard Hard Rock Album chart. Top 15 albums ranked by sales data and compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. THE TOP 15 THIS WEEK: Joe Satriani – Unstoppable Momentum Rob Zombie – Venemous Rat Regeneration Vendor Volbeat – Outlaw Gentlemen And Shady Ladies Device – Device Halestorm – The Strange Case Of… Killswitch Engage – Disarm The Descent […]
Octane Big 'Uns Countdown – Week of 5-18-13
Each week, Hard Rock Daddy posts a video playlist of Octane’s Big ‘Uns Countdown featuring the top 15 hard rock songs of the week. The playlist can also be found on www.HardRockDaddyNetwork.com (the HRD YouTube channel). The top 15 songs on this week’s Octane’s Big ‘Uns Countdown are listed below the videos #15 – “America” […]
Hard Rock Music Time Machine – 1996: Hanging Out With Ronnie James Dio
The year was 1996. Hard rock and heavy metal had fallen out of favor during the heyday of grunge, especially with the major record labels. After a successful 15-year relationship with Warner Brothers Records, Ronnie James Dio was unceremoniously dropped from the label. As a rock God to a generation of fans, Dio would have […]
Ronnie James Dio & Yngwie Malmsteen – “Dream On”
Steven Tyler’s vocals on Aerosmith’s classic song “Dream On” are legendary. Few singers would have the nerve, much less the chops, to recreate “Dream On” in their own style and satisfy fans of the original. It is equally rare to have a vocal performance that is so memorable that it outshines Yngwie Malmsteen’s signature arpeggio shredding. […]