By Dave Swanson - Summit FM Contributor Hard rock is a true thing or beauty! That perfect balance of the almighty riffs put in motion by Chuck Berry and the other elder statesmen amped up in attack and volume to drive it all home. AC/DC took that approach, recast in their own unique spirit and […]
Read MoreBy Dave Swanson - Summit FM Contributor 'Sailin' Shoes,' the sophomore effort from Little Feat, delivered on any promises put forth on their debut, yet changed up their approach a bit at the same time. Released in 1972, 'Sailin' Shoes' was somewhat out of step, no pun intended, with so much of what was happening […]
Read MoreBy Dave Swanson - Summit FM Contributor As the Goo Goo Dolls stumbled out of their home base in Buffalo, New York back in 1986, it would have been hard for anyone at the time to have them pegged as becoming a million selling pop group. As they began, their sound was more akin to […]
Read MoreBy Dave Swanson - Summit FM Contributor Roaming out of the great wide open that was the Drive By Truckers, Jason Isbell set his sights on a meaningful solo career right out of the gate. Sometimes with his band, the 400 Unit, sometimes without, Isbell has continued to grow as an artist, for many, setting […]
Read MoreBy Dave Swanson - Summit FM Contributor One of the most unlikely success stories in all of the rock and roll fables is that of Dire Straits. Formed in 1977 by brothers Mark and David Knopfler along with drummer Pick Withers and bassist John Illsley, Dire Straits slipped out of the British music scene during […]
Read MoreBy Dave Swanson - Summit FM Contributor Though their roots stretch back into the late 1950s, Simon & Garfunkel were a product of the times. Those times were the music revolution that happened in the 1960s. Initially inspired by the Everly Brothers, the non-brotherly duo had that special vocal connection to produce sympathetic and wonderful […]
Read MoreBy Dave Swanson - Summit FM Contributor The year was 1978, in many ways a golden year in a golden decade for rock and roll. Popular music was all over the map, caught in an identity crisis of sorts. Disco was huge business and radio dominating. Mega-albums were soup de jour, with everyone from Fleetwood Mac […]
Read MoreBy Dave Swanson - Summit FM Contributor Can it really be 30 years since Sheryl Crow welcomed everyone into the Tuesday Night Music Club? Arithmetic being what it is, yes, indeed -- it has been 30 years! From childhood, Crow knew she wanted to be a singer and set about making her dream happen. From […]
Read MoreBy Dave Swanson, Summit FM Contributor Yeah, we know, it's an Akron thing! Truth be told, it's waaaay more than that! DEVO were, and still are, one of the most unique, adventurous, clever and exciting bands ever! Crawling out of their art students' hiding place at Kent State University back in the early 1970s, DEVO […]
Read MoreBy Dave Swanson - Summit FM Contributor After six years of consistently upping their game, the Police entered 1983 somewhat on top of the world. Each previous album was more successful than the one before it, they were on the radio, on MTV, and selling out concerts. Their unique hybrid of pop, rock and reggae […]
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