Here are 10 classic rock albums from the 1970s that used to be considered heavy metal. Heavy metal didn't just arrive overnight with a guitar in one hand a bottle of Jack Daniels in the other, but ...

The late 1960s helped to inform the ’70s. Rock bands in the ’70s were reacting to the past decade, either positively or negatively. They either ran far away from the sounds of the ’60s or stuck to ...

A heavy rock band trying its hand at acoustic, soft, or mellow tracks doesn’t always work. But when it does, it can be a beautiful blending of genres that traditionally lie on opposite sides of the ...

The '70s were defined by music ranging from pop and punk to country rock and metal, but one genre stands out in the classic rock field: hard rock. Easily encompassing many of the above styles, as well ...

As rock got bigger in the 1970s, so did the drum solos. After all, it was the era of hard rock, prog rock, and heavy metal. While drum solos were usually displays of technical mastery (some of which ...

The 1970s were rock music’s golden age. This was the decade of arena tours, double-platinum albums, guitar heroes, and larger-than-life personalities. Hard rock exploded, punk emerged, Southern rock ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fifty-five years ago, the legendary '70s heavy rock band Led Zeppelin released "Black Dog," a song that became a breakthrough ...

Beck, Bogert and Appice, the rock power trio formed by members of highly influential bands, was named among the list of greatest supergroups in rock history. Known for their high-energy stage presence ...

"Green Grass and High Tides" by The Outlaws has been ranked the most "underrated '70s rock song" according to a ranking compiled by TheTopTens. While the song remains one of The Outlaws' biggest hits, ...