Was David Hockney the real inspiration behind 1976’s ‘Taxi Driver’?
Not that those influences are readily apparent.
1976
The 1976 song Freddie Mercury picked over ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’: “A better song”
Eclipsing the masterpiece.
The 1976 Led Zeppelin guitar solo Jimmy Page struggled to play: “A bit frightened of it”
The pressure of originality.
The 1976 Kansas hit that harnessed the power of God: “Striving to know it or him”
Divine intervention.
Black Sabbath almost ruined America’s most famous classic rock song in 1976
A colliding of rock giants…
The 1976 album Joni Mitchell knew no one else could make: “Really inspired”
The profound side of music.
The 1976 Blondie song Debbie Harry called “so dirty”
During their early years, Blondie was a punk proponent.
How Boston’s risky $30,000 investment resulted in one of the best-selling debut albums of all time
An all-or-nothing gamble.