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Eric Clapton

By the time Eric Clapton launched his solo career with the release of his self-titled debut album in mid-1970, he was long established as one of the...

U2

U2

U2 formed in 1978 after Larry Mullen pinned a 'musicians wanted' ad to the notice board at Dublin's...

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David Bowie

David Bowie

The cliché about David Bowie says he's a musical chameleon, adapting himself according to fashion...

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Pat Benatar

Pat Benatar

Pat Benatar's polished mainstream pop/rock made her one of the more popular female vocalists of the...

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The Cars

The Cars

Blondie may have had a string of number one hits and Talking Heads may have won the hearts of the...

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Eric Clapton

Eric Clapton

By the time Eric Clapton launched his solo career with the release of his self-titled debut album in mid-1970, he was long established as one of the...

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Eagles

Eagles

With five number one singles, fourteen Top 40 hits, and four number one albums, the Eagles were among the most successful recording artists of the...

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David Bowie

David Bowie

The cliché about David Bowie says he's a musical chameleon, adapting himself according to fashion and trends. While such a criticism is too glib,...

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Crowded House

Crowded House

"Neil Finn and Nick Seymour, you are charged that in the year 1985 in the city of Melbourne you did form a four-piece group called The Mullanes which...

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Bon Jovi

Bon Jovi

Few bands embodied the era of pop-metal like Bon Jovi. By merging Def Leppard's loud but tuneful metal with Bruce Springsteen's working-class...

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Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper

Without Alice Cooper, there might never have been the NY Dolls, KISS, Marilyn Manson, Nine Inch Nails, Motley Crue, Slipknot or Rob Zombie ... maybe...

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Ac/Dc

Ac/Dc

More than three decades into a career that shows no signs of slowing down or letting up, AC/DC, like electricity itself, provides the world with an...

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Billy Idol

Billy Idol

Along with Duran Duran, Billy Idol was one the first pop/rock artists to achieve massive success in the early '80s due to a then brand-new U.S....

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Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen

When Bruce Springsteen finally broke through to national recognition in the fall of 1975 after a decade of trying, critics hailed him as the savior...

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Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin was the definitive heavy metal band. It wasn't just their crushingly loud interpretation of the blues — it was how they incorporated...

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Rod Stewart

Rod Stewart

Rod Stewart may have begun his career as a respected singer, yet that critical respect eroded as he got older, as he became more concerned with...

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Cold Chisel

Cold Chisel

Cold Chisel is the classic Australian "pub rock band", playing a tough breed of rock and blues inspired by seventies bands like Free, Deep Purple and...

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Queen

Queen

Few bands embodied the pure excess of the '70s like Queen. Embracing the exaggerated pomp of prog rock and heavy metal, as well as vaudevillian music...

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The Angels

The Angels

Anyone familiar with The Angels music and their history knows they are not only one of Australia’s greatest ever bands but one of its longest...

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Choirboys

Choirboys

Shortly after Cold Chisel both defined and popularized the sound of Australian pub rock, the Choirboys formed in Sydney's Northern Beaches. Singer...

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U2

U2

U2 formed in 1978 after Larry Mullen pinned a 'musicians wanted' ad to the notice board at Dublin's Temple Mount School. Adam Clayton had discovered...

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The Cars

The Cars

Blondie may have had a string of number one hits and Talking Heads may have won the hearts of the critics, but the Cars were the most successful...

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Pat Benatar

Pat Benatar

Pat Benatar's polished mainstream pop/rock made her one of the more popular female vocalists of the early '80s. Although she came on like an arena...

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Dire Straits

Dire Straits

Dire Straits emerged during the post-punk era of the late '70s, and while their sound was minimalistic and stripped down, they owed little to punk....

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INXS

INXS

With a career spanning 25 extraordinary years, INXS are undoubtedly one of the world's great bands. With more than 30 million records sold worldwide,...

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Midnight Oil

Midnight Oil

The facts: 1976 is the year that the historians generally nominate for the commencement of the Midnight Oil juggernaut, because that was the year...

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Deep Purple

Deep Purple

Deep Purple survived a seemingly endless series of lineup changes and a dramatic mid-career shift from grandiose progressive rock to ear-shattering...

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