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Running mates: coolest tour pairings in rock history

Rock's most surprising opening act and headliner combinations

Rock studio albums that were recorded live

Neil Young & Pearl Jam - Mirror Ball (1995)

The Beatles - Let it Be (1970)

Basically almost any MTV Unplugged live album

Rock musicians who never released a solo album

Mick Box (Uriah Heep lead guitarist)

Anthony Kiedis (Red Hot Chili Peppers)

Scott Ian (Anthrax rhythm guitarist)

Chris Martin (Coldplay)

Tom Araya (Slayer)

Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick lead guitarist)

Dave Mustaine (Megadeth)

Michael Anthony (Van Halen bassist)

Lemmy Kilmister (Motorhead)

Kevin Cronin (REO Speedwagon)

Nikki Sixx (Motley Crue bassist)

Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple/Rainbow lead guitarist)

Joe Elliott (Def Leppard)

Neil Peart (Rush drummer)

Angus Young (AC/DC lead guitarist)

Bono (U2)

James Hetfield (Metallica)

Michael Stipe (R.E.M.)

Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen lead guitarist)

Axl Rose (Guns N' Roses)

Rock acts that didn't play Woodstock '99

The Smashing Pumpkins - similar reasons (because the festival was too commercialized) and because Billy Corgan was suspicious of the concert organizers' motives for holding the show

Sugar Ray (they were replaced in their slot by G. Love & Special Sauce)

Foo Fighters

Al Green

Aerosmith

Jeff Beck - he also cancelled his appearance at the original festival

Details on similar Historical events led before/after Live Aid

Times when rock bands/artists used musical instruments as weapons

Rock musicians who weren't able to cope with adulthood

Rock musicians who hated being adults

What could have been - times when rock bands almost got back together/were offered to get back together for tours and/or new studio albums but didn't

Rock bands/artists that have returned to their roots/old sound/original sound

Rock bands/artists we wish would return to their roots/old sound/original sound

Rock bands/artists influenced by blues

Alabama Shakes

Alexis Korner - who might even be an example of the pioneer of blues rock. He's often referred to as "the founding father of British blues"

The Allman Brothers Band

The Animals

Ashton, Gardner & Dyke

Bachman-Turner Overdrive

Bad Company

Jeff Beck

Joe Bonamassa & Beth Hart

Big Brother & the Holding Company

The Black Crowes

The Black Keys - rare modern example

Blodwyn Pig

Blue Cheer

The Blues Project

Blues Traveler - modern-ish example and jam band to boot

Jake Bugg

Cactus

Canned Heat

Captain Beefheat

Chicken Shack

Chickenfoot

Eric Clapton

Joe Cocker

David Allan Coe - his first two albums before he switched to outlaw country

Cream

Creedence Clearwater Revival

The Dead Weather

Deep JImi&the Zep Creams

Derek & the Dominos

DOROTHY - also mixes in some hard rock traits

The Doors - also played psychedelic rock

The Downliners Sect

Jon English

Europe

The Fabulous Thunderbirds - note - Jimmie Vaughan (Stevie Ray Vaughan's older brother) was the original lead guitarist for this band and is a successful solo artist in his own right

Faces - but not Small Faces; Rod Stewart's concurrent solo albums also leaned a bit in this direction - though he moved away from it after a while

Fleetwood Mac - early on when Peter Green was in the band

Foghat

Free

David Gilmour

Gov't Mule

Graham Bond Organization

Grand Funk Railroad

Greta Van Fleet

Ferre Grignard

The Groundhogs - also progressive rock and psychedelic rock

The Guess Who

John Hammond, Jr.

The Head Machine

The Heavy

Hot Tuna

Glenn Hughes

Humble Pie

J Geils Band - first three albums only

James Gang

Jeff Beck Group

Jethro Tull - but only on their first album

Jimi Hendrix Experience

Eric Johnson

John Mayall's Bluesbreakers

Johnny Winter & Edgar Winter

Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

KALEO

Elle King

Mark Knopfler

Led Zeppelin - also one of the premier hard rock bands - considered very influential in the heavy metal scene, although they are generally not considered to be a metal band themselves

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Manfred Mann - occasionally

Eddie Meduza

Mdou Moctau

Morphine

Mountain

Robert Palmer

Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Tom Petty

Robert Plant

The Pretty Things

The Raconteurs

Radio Moscow

Gerry Rafferty

Bonnie Raitt

Chris Rea

Resurrection Band - rare christian rock example - they also dabbled in hard rock, heavy metal and even new wave

Rival Sons

The Rolling Stones

Rory Gallagher

Rumpelstiltskin

Santana

Royal Blood - rare modern example

Savoy Brown

Slash

Spencer Davis Group

Status Quo

Steppenwolf

Steve Miller Band

Stevie Ray Vaughan

James Taylor

Tedeschi Trucks Band

Ten Years After

Them - Van Morrison's first band

George Thorogood

Trophy Scars

Van Halen - while never their main style, they did consistently put out songs in this genre during the David Lee Roth years - for instance, Ice Cream Man, The Full Bug and Take Your Whiskey Home

Vanilla Fudge

ZZ Ward

Jack White

The White Stripes - well, some of the time, anyways

Whitesnake

Gin Wigmore

Dennis Wilson

The Winery Dogs

Witchcult

Wolfmother - also stoner rock

The Yardbirds - arguably one of the pioneers/first bands in the genre

Frank Zappa - in a genre roulette with chamber music, jazz fusion and progressive rock

ZZ Top

Rock concerts that occurred at Marlay Park in Dublin, Ireland

July 22nd, 2001 - Van Morrison

July 25th, 2001 - Sting

June 7th, 2002 - Santana

July 24th, 2002 - Bryan Adams

July 16th and 17th, 2003 - R.E.M.

June 22nd, 2007 - Peter Gabriel

June 26th, 2007 - Aerosmith

June 29th, 2007 - The Who

August 22nd, 2007 - Foo Fighters (w/Nine Inch Nails)

August 19th, 2008 - Lenny Kravitz

August 20th, 2008 - Metallica

August 1st, 2009 - Metallica

June 23rd, 2010 - Green Day

July 26th, 2011 - Roger Daltrey

August 25th, 2012 - Van Morrison

July 8th, 2018 - Queen + Adam Lambert

June 27th, 2022 - Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Weezer

June 28th, 2022 - Guns N' Roses

June 29th, 2022 - Red Hot Chili Peppers

July 4th, 2023 - Def Leppard and Motley Crue

June 22nd, 2024 - Pearl Jam

June 27th, 2024 - Green Day

Road dogs: Rock bands/musicians that tour non-stop excessively

Bryan Adams

Elton John (until his retirement from touring)

Neil Diamond (until his retirement from touring)

Rod Stewart

The Who (until their retirement from touring)

Meat Loaf (until his death)

Bon Jovi

R.E.M. (until their disbandment)

Jeff Lynne's ELO (during their reunion era years until their retirement in 2025)

Billy Joel (until his retirement from touring)

Films/movies with rock soundtracks

Rock songs about unrequited love

Bonnie Raitt - I Can't Make You Love Me (1991)

Fountains of Wayne - Stacy's Mom (2003)

R.E.M. - Losing My Religion (1991)

Derek & the Dominos - Layla (1970) - Eric Clapton's solo unplugged acoustic version counts also (1992)

Radiohead - Creep (1993) - the ultimate example

The Police - Every Little Thing She Does is Magic (1981)

Rock's most inappropriate wedding songs

Misfits - Die, Die My Darling (1984)

Billy Idol - White Wedding (1982)

Social Distortion - Ball and Chain (1990)

Bon Jovi - Bed of Roses (1992)

The Police - Every Breath You Take (1983) - the ultimate example

Buckcherry - Crazy Bitch (2006)

U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (1987)

Anti-Valentine's Day rock songs

Note - It's not Valentine's Day but these songs really relate to the subject I am currently going through - over not being able to ever have a girlfriend/partner despite being in my 30s

Puddle of Mudd - She Hates Me (2001)

Three Days Grace - I Hate Everything About You (2003)

Pat Benatar - Heartbreaker (1979)

The Beatles - Yesterday (1965)

Blink-182 - Dammit (1997)