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AC/DC: Two of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock & Roll

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AC/DC Origin: Sydney, Australia Genres: hard rock, blues rock,  rock and roll, heavy metal Bon Scott formed AC/DC with brothers Malcolm and Angus Young in 1973. Angus was only 18, and his sister suggested he wear his school uniform on stage. The look became the band's visual trademark. The group's lyrics are about drinking, sex, and rock. In 1976, Rolling Stone wrote about the band's first release:  " Hard Rock has unquestionably hit its all-time low ."  VH1's list of 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock ranked AC/DC number 4. MTV's Greatest Heavy Metal Band of All Time counted them at 7. VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time in 2010 numbered the band 23. In 2003, Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list included Back in Black at number 73 and Highway to Hell at number 199. The title tracks of both records are among the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock .

Tiny Dancer: Rolling Stones' #47 of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (2021)

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Tiny Dancer Single: Elton John Album: Madman Across the Water B-side: Razor Face Recorded: August 9, 1971 Released: 1972 Studio : Trident Studios, London Genre: Soft rock, country rock, pop rock Songwriters: Elton John, Bernie Taupin "Tiny Dancer" was the opening track to John's 1971 album, Madman Across the Water.  The song only reached number 41 on the US pop chart. Eventually, it became one of John's most popular. In 2010, Rolling Stone ranked the song number 397 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It was ranked  47 on the 2021 list of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Maxine Feibelman I knew [the song] was about me. Maxine Feibelman Bernie Taupin at his wedding to Maxine Feibelman In a 1973 interview in Rolling Stone, Bernie Taupin said that the song is about Maxine Feibelman, his wife at the time. In 2019, Feibelman said,  " I knew [the song] was about me. I had been into ballet as a little girl and sewed patches on Elton

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Pop Up Video: Touch Of Grey

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Touch of Grey Single: Grateful Dead Album: In the Dark B-side: My Brother Esau Released: 1987 Genre: Pop rock Songwriters: Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter Grateful Dead  first performed "Touch of Grey" as an encore on September 15, 1982, at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland. In 1987, it was the lead track from the Dead's studio album  In the Dark . Released as a single, it peaked on Billboard at number 9 .  Hit records weren't typical of the Dead. Their previous high-water mark had been in 1971 with " Truckin' ,"  which peaked at number 64. 

Wallpaper: The Bodyguard

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Wallpaper: Andy Gibb

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Wallpaper: Glass Houses

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Wallpaper: Adam Lambert

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Exodus: Rolling Stone's #71 of 500 Greatest Albums of All Time

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Exodus Album: Bob Marley & the Wailers Released: June 3, 1977 Genre: Reggae Producer: Bob Marley & the Wailers  Bob Marley & the Wailers '  ninth studio album, Exodus , was a critical and commercial success, peaking at number 20 on the Billboard 200 and reaching 8 in the UK. In 1999, Time magazine named Exodus the best album of the 20th century . It  numbered 26 of VH1's 100 Greatest Albums in 2001. In 2020, the album ranked 71 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

Wallpaper: Gladys Knight

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Wallpaper: Mad Season

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