Top 9 Space Rock Songs
On this 49th anniversary of the first men on the moon, we’ve put together a list of the best space-oriented rock songs throughout the classic rock album era. 9. “Rocket Man” by Elton … Read more…
Tag Archives: 1980s music
“Tennessee Flat Top Box” by Rosanne Cash
July 15, 2018 Written by Johnny Cash Produced by Rodney Crowell Released on the album King’s Record Shop in June 1987 “Tennessee Flat Top Box” was originally written and recorded by Johnny Cash … Read more…
“Rock You Like a Hurricane” by The Scorpions
June 3, 2018 Written by Rudolf Schenker, Klaus Meine & Herman Rarebell Produced by Dieter Dierks Recorded at Dierks Studios, Stommeln, West Germany, 1983 Released on the album Love at First Sting in … Read more…
“Back On the Chain Gang” by The Pretenders
April 1, 2018 Written by Chrissie Hynde Produced by Chris Thomas Recorded at AIR Studios, London, 2002 Released as a single in September 1982 and on the album Learning to Crawl in January … Read more…
“Leather and Lace” by Stevie Nicks and Don Henley
March 25, 2018 Written by Stevie Nicks Produced by Jimmy Iovine Released on the album Bella Donna in July 1981 On her debut 1981 album Bella Donna, Stevie Nicks proved how much of … Read more…
“So Central Rain” by REM
February 25, 2018 Written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills & Michael Stipe Produced by Mitch Easter & Don Dixon Recorded at Reflection Sound in Charlotte, North Carolina, Winter 1983-1984 Released on … Read more…
Top 9 Original Christmas Rock Songs
River of Rock gets in the Christmas spirit by curating a list of select, original songs with rock and Christmas elements. In full disclosure, we did borrow some from The Twelve Songs of … Read more…
Top 9 Forgotten Gems by Tom Petty
As a tribute to the late great Tom Petty (1950-2017), we’ve got a list of some of the artist’s lesser known quality tracks. NOTE: We’ve also included a bonus Top 9 List of … Read more…
“End of the Line” by The Traveling Wilburys
October 2, 2017 Written by Tom Petty, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison & Bob Dylan Produced by Jeff Lynne & George Harrison Recorded at Dave Stewart Studios, Los Angeles, Spring 1988 Released … Read more…
Songs of the Week Archive
Below is a list of songs of the day which we featured during the months of December 2017 and January through March 2018. March 25, 2018 “Leather and Lace” by Stevie Nicks & … Read more…
