"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Arguably one of the best decades of music, the 1970s saw the rise of disco, long shaggy hair, the ...

Lex Williams is a music writer and film critic, who shares her time between North Carolina and New York City. From a young age, Lex has always had a passion for arts in all its forms, having worked in ...

The 1980s were a transformative era in pop music. Musicians were moving away from the disco genre of the '70s and decided to innovate with bolder sounds. It was a time in which synthesizers, ...

Ah, the golden era of television! The 70s and 80s gifted us with theme songs that were as memorable as the shows themselves. These musical intros were more than just preludes; they set the tone, ...

Yes ended the ’70s in complete disarray. They’d argued over the musical direction taken on 1978’s Tormato, and even argued over the artwork. Long-time engineer Eddy Offord simply walked away. By the ...

Stuck between the '70s and '90s, literally and figuratively, the '80s reached its midpoint in a melting pot of styles: rock, pop, metal, new wave, alternative, soul, dance and more. As selected by the ...

Some artists thrived in the '80s — Michael Jackson, Prince, Madonna, etc. Others, arguably, did not. Even the most devoted of Bob Dylan fans don't typically point to the '80s as his best decade of ...

These four bands helped define hard rock in the 70s. But these songs showed that they could slow it down quite well.

Van Halen is one of the best rock bands of all time, and classic hit songs like "Jump" and "Hot for Teacher" remind us why!