There are certain songs from the 70s/80s/90s that I struggle to figure out which band sang because there were a number of similar sounding bands out at the time who never quite caught my imagination. Hopefully this list will straighten things out. We'll start with the heavier, hard rock bands.
AC-DC (1973) Aus Dirty deeds done dirt cheap 1976 Whole lotta Rosie 1977 Rock 'n' roll damnation 1978 Highway to hell 1979 Too much 1980 You shook me all night long 1980 Rock 'n' roll ain't Noise Pollution 1980 Back in Black 1980 For those about to rock 1982 Shake your foundations 1985 Who Made Who 1986 Heatseeker 1988 Thunderstruck 1990 Hard as a rock 1995 |
Kiss (1973) US Then she kissed me 1977 I was made for loving you 1979 A world without heroes 1981 Creatures of the night 1983 Lick it up 1983 Heaven's on fire 1984 Tears are falling 1985 Crazy crazy nights 1987 Reason to live 1987 Turn on the night 1988 Hide your heart 1989 Forever 1919 God gave rock 'n' roll to you 1991 Unholy 1992 |
Iron Maiden (1975) UK Run to the hills 1982 The number of the beast 1982 The trooper 1983 2 minutes to midnight 1984 Aces high 1984 Running Free 1985 Wasted years 1986 Can I play with madness 1988 The evil that men do 1988 Bring your daughter to the slaughter 1990 Be quick or be dead 1992 Fear of the dark 1993 Hallowed be thy name 1993 Man on the edge 1995 |
Judas Priest (1969) UK Take on the world 1979 Living after midnight 1980 Breaking the law 1980 United 1980 Don't go 1981 Hot rocking’1981 You've got another thing coming 1982 Freewheel burning 1984 Some heads are gonna roll 1984 Love bites 1984 (not same as Def Leppard song) Johnny be Goode 1988 Painkiller 1990 A touch of evil 1991 Nightcrawler 1993 |
And now for some slightly softer rock bands.
Aerosmith (1970) US Walk this way 1975 Dude (looks like a lady) 1987/90 Angel 1988 Love in an elevator 1989 Janie’s got a gun 1989 The other side 1990 Living on the edge 1993 Crying 1993 Amazing 1993 Crazy 1994 Falling in love 1997 Hole in my soul 1997 Pink 1997 I don't want to miss a thing 1998 (Armageddon) Jaded 2001 |
Def Leppard (1977) UK Photograph 1983 Rock of Ages 1983 Too late for love 1983 Animal 1987 Pour some sugar on me 1987 Hysteria 1987 Armageddon it 1988 Love bites 1988 Rocket 1989 Let's get rocked 1992 Make Love like a man 1992 Have you ever needed someone so bad 1992 Heaven is 1993 Tonight 1993 When love and hate collide 1995 Promises 1999 |
Guns ’N’ Roses (1985) US Welcome to the jungle 1987 Sweet child o’ mine 1988 Paradise city 1988 Patience 1989 You could be mine 1991 Don't cry 1991 Live and let die 1991 November rain 1992 Knocking on heaven's door 1992 Yesterday's 1992 Civil war 1993 Since I don't have you 1994 Sympathy for the devil 1994 |
Foreigner (1976) UK/US Feels like the first time 1977 Cold as ice 1977 Hot blooded 1978 Double vision in 1978 Blue morning, blue day 1978 Dirty white boy 1979 Head games 1979 Women 1980 Urgent 1981 Waiting for a girl like you 1981 Jukebox hero 1981 I want to know what love is 1984 Say you will 1987 I don't want to live without you 1988 Low down and dirty 1991 I'll fight for you 1991 |
Styx (1972) US Lady 1973 Come Sail Away 1977 Blue Collar Man 1978 Sing for the Day 1978 Renegade 1979 Babe 1979 Boat on the River 1980 Borrowed Time 1980 The Best of Times 1981 Too Much Time on my Hands 1981 Nothing Ever Goes as Planned 1981 Rockin the Paradise 1981 Mr Roboto 1983 Don’t let it End 1983 Show me the Way 1990 Love at First Sight 1991 |
Whitesnake (1978) UK Fool for your loving 1980 Ain't no love in the heart of the city 1980 Don't break my heart again 1981 Would I lie to you 1981 Here I go again 1982 Guilty of love 1983 Give me more time 1984 Standing in the shadow 1984 Love ain't no stranger 1984 Still of the night 1987 Is this love 1987 Give me all your love 1988 Crying in the rain 1988 The deeper the love 1990 Now you're gone 1990 Too many tears 1997 |
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