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Some classic rock songs from 'back then' have a distinctive sound in the intro, a rhythmic pattern that would probably make a good ringtone on our cell phones of today. One of those songs that could instantly set the mood was "Mississippi Queen, by the group Mountain, from 1970. The band consisted of four guys; Leslie West, Corky Laing, Felix Pappalardi and David Rea. This song, their most successful, reached #21 in the Billboard Hot 100 record chart of 1970. There are many other good songs with the everyday Cowbell in the intro including; #1. Moby Dick, by Led Zeppelin...

I saw Three Dog Night tonight and they were AWESOME. Those old timers can still rock. I just wish they did Eli. They did not.

Led Zeppelin’s classic ‘Stairway to Heaven’ has been voted the best guitar solo of all time.The rock behemoth fought off competition from Van Hallen’s ‘Eruption’ and Guns n Roses’ ‘Paradise City’ which were number two and three respectively. The list was based on 2,000 votes in a poll conducted by Total Guitar magazine. Magazine editor Stephen Lawson said: "Everyone loves to play air guitar when they hear the moment in a song where the guitarist rocks out." The full Top 10 is as follows:1. Led Zeppelin – ‘Stairway to Heaven’ 2. Van Halen – ‘Eruption’ 3. Guns N' Roses –...

With the general downfall of album oriented rock as a successful money-spinner, the grandiose concept albums that are now Sunday Morning rock show classics are no longer being made and released in large numbers. This comes as no surprise. Getting into a CD like The Wall, Court of The Crimson King, or 2112 doesn't always appeal to a wide audience. 2112 never got the acclaim it really deserved for two reasons. Rush played hard rock at that point in their careers. The sort of music that would headline The Castle Donnington Festival, but would never make the playlist for an...

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - British glam rock star Gary Glitter, convicted of child pornography offences in Britain in 1999, has returned to Cambodia, officials said on Wednesday, putting the government in a quandary about what to do with him. Glitter -- whose real name is Paul Francis Gadd -- turned up a week ago in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh where he has been staying as a tourist at an unidentified guest house. "He has been in town since last week," an interior ministry spokesman told Reuters. "We are trying to locate him. If we find him, we will need...