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‘With Arms Wide Open’ stands as one of Creed’s most defining and emotionally resonant songs, capturing a moment of personal transformation for frontman Scott Stapp and helping propel the band to massive mainstream success at the turn of the millennium. Released in 2000 as the third single from Creed’s second album, Human Clay (1999), the […]

On Steve Perry’s birthday, it’s worth stopping and asking a serious, barroom-argument question: is Steve Perry the greatest rock vocalist of all time? 77 years old today, the former Journey front-man doesn’t just blow out candles, he blows away most of the competition that ever dared step up to a microphone. Born January 22, 1949, […]

Creed just pulled off something nobody saw coming: they sold out the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo in record time, faster than you can shout “CAN YOU TAKE ME HIGHER?” Suddenly every 45-year-old guy who swore he was “never really into Creed” is scrambling for resale tickets and pretending this was always the plan. So […]

The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo may be rooted in country tradition, but over the years, it’s also turned into one of Texas’ biggest stages for rock music. From guitar-shredding legends to arena-filling hitmakers, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo has welcomed plenty of rock acts ready to turn NRG Stadium into something closer to […]

Van Halen’s ‘Poundcake’ is one of the most explosive openings in the band’s catalog, launching their 1991 album For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge with a blast of attitude, groove, and innovation. The song immediately announced that Van Halen, now firmly in the Sammy Hagar era, was heavier, more aggressive, and more confident than ever as they […]

Metallica’s ‘Nothing Else Matters’ stands as one of the most iconic and unexpected songs in the band’s history, marking a turning point not only for Metallica but for heavy metal as a whole. Released in 1992 as the third single from their self-titled fifth album, commonly known as The Black Album, the song revealed a […]

‘Killer Queen’ is one of Queen’s most distinctive and celebrated songs, marking the moment when the band truly broke through to international stardom. Written by lead singer and pianist Freddie Mercury, the track was released in 1974 on the album Sheer Heart Attack and became Queen’s first major hit in both the United Kingdom and […]

I remember the first time I saw Creed. It was in 1999. The same year that ‘Higher’, one of the signature songs of Creed and a defining anthem of late-1990s post-grunge rock came out. Released as the lead single from the band’s second album, Human Clay, the song marked a turning point that launched Creed […]

REO Speedwagon’s ‘Time for Me to Fly’ is one of the band’s most emotionally resonant power ballads, capturing a moment of transition both musically and personally for the group. The song was released in 1978 on their album You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can’t Tuna Fish, an album that marked REO’s commercial breakthrough […]

I’ve always had a fascination with how others perceived the music catalogs of the artists I love, which has led me to look up articles with people ranking entire discographies worth of songs. Naturally, with Aerosmith being my favorite band, I googled to see if anyone had ranked every single one of their songs and […]

‘Unskinny Bop is a hard-rock anthem by American glam metal band Poison, released in June 1990 as the lead single from their third studio album, Flesh & Blood. The song became one of the band’s biggest commercial hits, helping to define the late-‘80s/early-‘90s rock sound and solidifying Poison’s place at the forefront of the glam […]

Few artists wear the blue-collar soul of America as authentically as John Mellencamp. With his gravelly voice and stadium-shaking riffs, he didn’t just make music, he gave a voice to small-town struggles, heartache and the working man’s pride. From the jangly, anthem-ready hits of Jack & Diane to the introspective grit of Cherry Bomb, Mellencamp […]