Popular Rock Artists

It's a very common story: a bunch of guys get together to form a band, earn moderate success, hit a creative or a group setback and then eventually disband. Much less common is the story of Candlebox where the dissociated group gets back together and makes even more music like it used to.

Although alternative rock reached a populat peak during the 1990's, its popularity had begun to wane by the new millennium. Consequently, many alternative bands faded into obscurity or died natural deaths. Depswa is one band that evaded such destiny.

There are some bands that have so much talent that their members go on to form successful bands of their own. Kyuss (pronounced KAI-yuss) is one such group. Despite a short lifetime of just five years, each of its members led new bands that all became successful in their own right.

Sometimes the best rock bands are those born out of humble beginnings: afternoons in the garage, perhaps small performances at the nearby park. That was certainly true for Nickelback, one of the biggest names in the contemporary rock and roll scene.

Most bands stick to just one genre, releasing songs from just a single musical category. Yet there are also musical acts that dabble in anything and everything, running the whole gamut of sounds and styles. Queen was one such band, and they're best known for trying out most of the rock styles available during their years of activity.

Grunge was very popular in the mid- and late 1990's, with a lot of MTV hits exploring the genre. It wasn't one for longevity, though; many of those same acts didn't survive into the first few years of the noughties. Unlike many of its fellow grunge bands, Staind stayed on like a grease stain on a clean shirt and thrived well into the current decade.