Def Leppard

Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1977 in Sheffield as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement. Since 1992, the band have consisted of Joe Elliott (vocals), Phil Collen (guitar), Vivian Campbell (guitar), Rick Savage (bass guitar), and Rick Allen (drums). At nineteen years, this is the band's longest-standing lineup.

The band's strongest commercial success came between the early 1980s and the early 1990s. Their 1981 album High 'n' Dry was produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange, who helped them begin to define their style, and the album's stand out track "Bringin' On the Heartbreak" became one of the first metal videos played on MTV in 1982. The band's next studio album Pyromania in 1983, with the lead single "Photograph", turned Def Leppard into a household name. In 2004, the album ranked number 384 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

The Eagles

The Eagles are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1971 by Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Bernie Leadon and Randy Meisner.

The Beatles

The Beatles are one of the popular rock groups as well as the most influential in the modern era. Member John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, most of their songs were written by Lennon and McCartney. Their popularity is so high in the United Kingdom so that in 1963 the press spawned the term "Beatlemania". They also later success in the United States and worldwide.
Formed in Liverpool in 1959 with the formation of the early John Lennon (vocals, guitar), Paul McCartney (vocals, guitar), George Harrison (vocals, guitar), Stuart Sutcliffe (bass) and Pete Best (drums). But soon after Stuart Sutcliffe resigned (moved to Germany and married Astrid Kircherr and died there in 1962 due to bleeding in the brain). Then in 1962 Pete Best was leaving the Beatles, and was replaced by Richard Starkey, aka Ringo Starr
Manager of The Beatles, Brian Eipstein, first encountered through the many requests buyer Beatles LPs in music store. The first time Brian tried to offer Beatles to Decca Records, major label record company at that time. Auditions can be obtained, only Decca management believes that the guitar music is past tenarnya. Although the four young men to be broke, Brian finally able to get an audition for them at a record label, Parlophone, which in essence is a record company to broadcast radio. George Martin, Parlophone manager, agreed, and began recording for the Beatles' first album, titled "Please Please Me". The song Please Please Me and Love Me Do is a mainstay for the album.





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10 best bassists

1. Cliff Burton (Metallica)

Clifford Lee Burton (February 10, 1962 - 27 September 1986) was an American bassist known as the bass player of the American thrash metal band Metallica. As a bassist he makes heavy use of distortion and effects (some of which are usually associated with non-bass guitars), best exemplified in the signature, "(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth". Burton became an important early influence in creating a unique musical style that made the famous Metallica. Burton joined the band in 1982 and performed on their debut album, Kill 'Em All. Burton performed on two albums of Metallica, Ride the Lightning and Master of Puppets, both of which met with major commercial and critical success. Burton posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Metallica on 4 April 2009. Burton died when the band's tour bus skidded and crashed in Sweden.

Dream Theater

Dream Theater is one of the most prominent progressive metal group in the world today. Founded by Mike Portnoy, John Petrucci and John Myung, they have released eight studio albums, four live recordings and one short album (EP). Their first album, When Dream And Day Unite as recorded by Charlie Dominici Kevin Moore as lead singer and keyboards player. Dominici was much older than the other members and wanted to play other music, so he then came out of the group. They then find an ideal replacement for 2 years until finally met with James LaBrie, lead singer of Canada through the auditions.

GUNS N' ROSES

Biography:
March 1985, former lead singer Axl Rose Tracii Guns Hollywood Rose and LA Guns guitarist ex plans to form a group which eventually given the name Guns N 'Roses. The group was founded in Los Angeles, the United States had a chance to keep changing personnel and even Tracii Guns had to pull out of this group.

Their first album Appetite for Destruction released 1987. This album sell well because it singles kinds Welcome to the Jungle, Sweet Child o 'Mine and Paradise City.

Foreigner

Foreigner have gone and done acoustic versions of some of their most popular songs.

This collection will be released under the title of Acoustique through earMUSIC on September 26. It will come as a CD or in limited edition two CD/DVD digi pack.

Metallica

Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1981.The band was founded when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett (who joined the band in 1983) and bassist Robert Trujillo (a member since 2003) alongside Hetfield and Ulrich. Previous members of the band include former lead guitarist Dave Mustaine (who later went on to found the band Megadeth) and former bassists Ron McGovney, Cliff Burton and Jason Newsted. The band also had a long collaboration with producer Bob Rock, who produced all of its albums from 1990 to 2003 and served as a temporary bassist between the departure of Newsted and the hiring of Trujillo.

Queen

Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano), Brian May (guitar, vocals), John Deacon (bass guitar, vocals), andRoger Taylor (drums, vocals). Queen's earliest works were influenced by progressive rock, but the band gradually ventured into more conventional and radio-friendly works, incorporating more diverse and innovative styles in their music.