pop-rock-bands

"We’re playing the 80s. Other bands are still playing the 70s."

"The date on the sleeve says 1978, but a cursory listen to Van Halen’s debut tells you that it is, by some distance, the greatest guitar album of the 1980s. [...] Listening to it is a joyful experience, and that love of music gave meaning to every note they played."

"Van Halen didn’t have much in common with The Clash or the Sex Pistols, but the Californians’ brand of ‘Atomic Punk’ had the same urgency as the London punks."

"Lewis loves you guys When the two were on, in sync, relatively sober, and not totally at each other's throats, Oasis was tough to beat."

"Brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher defined Britpop and took rock to new and unprecedented heights in the mid-’90s with Oasis — one of the most formidable and popularized UK bands in history. Oasis became one of the most beloved groups from the ‘90s with albums Definitely Maybe, (What’s The Story) Morning Glory and Be Here Now, which managed to breakthrough the mainstream following the grunge wave in the early ‘90s. [...] Despite the band disbanding in 2009, the group have remained one of UK’s most influential bands and their legacy is still celebrated by millions worldwide."

"We'll never make it outside 'Less we unlock the past and release The future that we've left to die. For too long we've taken placebos.But the unknown is awakening.Don't give up now, There's already so much at stake. If Atlas falls, I'll rise up and carry us all the way."

"So have you ever been caught in a sea of despair? And your moment of truth Is the day that you say “I’m not scared.”Put your hands in the air if you hear me out there. I’ve been looking for you day and night. Shine a light in the dark, let me see where you are, ‘Cause I’m not gonna leave you behind."

"The more the light shines through me, I pretend to close my eyes. The more the dark consumes me, I pretend I'm burning, burning bright."

"If you only knew, I'm hangin' by a thread, the web I spin for you. If you only knew, I'd sacrifice my beating heart before I'd lose you."

"Bloodshot against the clear blue sky, Tick tock, I think the well is running dry. My, my, I can't lie, I need a shot again, that sweet adrenaline."

"No one gets out alive, Every day is do or die. The one thing you leave behind Is how did you love? How did you love? It's not what you believe, Those prayers will make you bleed. But while you're on your knees, How did you love? How did you love?"

"Maybe you talk too much and you were asking for it, asking for it, asking You can blame bad luck but you were asking for it, asking for it, asking When all is said and done, you need to tie your tongue 'Cause when you spit on everyone You are, you are, you know you're asking for it, asking for it, asking."

"Send away for a priceless gift, One not subtle, one not on the list. Send away for a perfect world, One not simply so absurd. In these times of doing what you're told, Keep these feelings, no one knows.Whatever happened to the young man's heart? Swallowed by pain, as he slowly fell apart."

"I'm on the front line, Don't worry I'll be fine. The story is just beginning. I say goodbye to my weakness, So long to the regret, And now I see the world through diamond eyes."

"Devour, devour, Suffocate your own empire. Devour, devour, It's your final hour. Devour, devour, Stolen like a foreign soul. Devour, devour, What a way to go."

"It's amazing what the hard times can reveal, Like who shows up, who walks away, and who's for real. So take me on, I'll take the wheel and we can both outrun the past. We will always live forever if we don't look back.You saved my life, not once but twice. You keep me free from falling, You saved my life, make it all alright. When I don't feel like talking, You make sure I always see the daylight."

"Out here on planet zero, We live like no tomorrow. I think we've reached the ceiling. They'rе canceling your feelings. On to better days or so thеy say, But I don't think so. They're murdering our heroes Out here on planet zero."

"You've always been slightly awkward, kind of weird, Upside down and not all here. What's wrong with me and you is crystal clear.Sometimes I'm in a room where I don't belong, And the house is on fire and there's no alarm. And the walls are melting too. How 'bout you? I've never been the favorite, thought I'd seen it all 'Til I got my invitation to the lunatic ball And my friends are comin' too. How 'bout you? Don't worry, it's all just a symptom of being human."

"'Cause my monsters are real, and they're trained how to kill. And there's no comin' back and they just laugh at how I feel. And these monsters can fly, and they'll never say die. And there's no goin' back, if I get trapped I'll never heal. Yeah, my monsters are real."

"I created the sound of madness, Wrote the book on pain. Somehow I'm still here To explain That the darkest hour never comes in the night. You can sleep with a gun, But when you gonna wake up and fight For yourself?"

"Hello. Let me introduce you to The characters in the show. One says yes, one says no. Decide Which voice in your head you can keep alive.Even in madness I know you still believe Paint me on canvas so I become What you could never be.I dare you to tell me to walk through fire Wear my soul and call me a liar."

"Just like a crow chasing the butterfly, Dandelions lost in the summer sky. When you and I were gettin' high as outer space, I never thought you'd slip away. I guess I was just a little too late."

"Oh, my eyes are seein’ red Double vision from the blood we’ve shed The only way I’m leavin’ is dead That’s the state of my, state of my, state of my head. They don’t know, where we’ve been We got that concrete street skin The only way I’m leavin’ is dead. \That’s the state of my, state of my, state of my head."

"The first step is the one you believe in; The second one might be profound.I'd follow you down through the eye of the storm, Don't worry I'll keep you warm. I'd follow you down while we're passin' through space, I don't care if we fall from grace. I'll follow you down."

"I'm gonna make it rain, so ring the bell, I know it all too well Switchblade on the edge of your wrist Can I get a witness? (Witness!) 'Cause agony brings no reward For one more hit and one last score Don't be a casualty."

"You got the world on its knees, You’re taking all that you please. You want more (You want more), But you’ll get nothing from me. You’re like the burden we bear, You’re all the hate that we share. You want more (You want more), But you’ll get nothing from me But enemies. Enemies."

"Tell my mother, tell my father I've done the best I can To make them realize, this is my life. I hope they understand.I'm not angry, I'm just saying, Sometimes "Goodbye" is a second chance."

"How did I get here, and what went wrong? Couldn't handle forgiveness, now I'm far beyond gone. And I can hardly remember, the look of my own eyes. How can I love this, a life so dishonest, it made me compromise?Someone save me, if you will And take away all these pills. And please just save me if you can From the blasphemy in my wasteland."

"All my heroes have now become ghosts, Sold their sorrow to the ones who paid the most. All my heroes are dead and gone, But down inside of me, they still live on."

"Every day a new deception, Pick your scene and take direction. And on and on I search to connect, But I don't wear a mask and I have no regrets.I am focused on what I am after, The key to the next open chapter.'Cause I found a way To steal the sun from the sky. Long live that day That I decided to fly from the inside."

"All you’ll ever be Is a faded memory of a bully. Make another joke While they hang another rope. So lonely, Push him to the dirt ‘Til the words don’t hurt. Can you hear me? (Can you hear me?) No one's gonna cry On the very day you die. You’re a bully."

"Guess you might say I'm a little intense, I'm on the bright side of bein' hell bent. So, take it from me, you're not the only one Who can't see straight (Can't see straight)."

"Now you pack your bags, the party's such a drag, And everyone can tell that you're poisoning the well. But there are no mistakes, except what you create, You need to know your place."

"Nothin' 'bout me is ordinary, My friends all say I'm goin' crazy. I don't hear a word that they say, 'Cause the voices in my head are legendary. But I'll never tell 'em where the bodies are buried. Keeps 'em comin' back every day."

"The dead don't die, the heart still beats Head held high, I haunt these streets Life's killed me a hundred thousand times You can try, you can try, but the dead don't die."

"What good's a rock without a roll It's a sorry lookin donut if it doesn't have a hole She gets so hot she's infra-red She can show you a position that's prohibited."

"Airmail, cassettes, postcards, telex Drop me a line, be my grapevine I'm always trying to reach you, can't get through Our communication depends on me and you."

"We want to multiply, are you gonna do it? I know you qualify, are you gonna do it? Don't be so circumscribed, are you gonna do it? Just get yourself untied, are you gonna do it?Feel the heat pushing you to decide Feel the heat burning you up, ready or not.Some like it hot, and some sweat when the heat is on. Some feel the heat and decide that they can't go on. Some like it hot, but you can't tell how hot 'till you try. Some like it hot, so let's turn up the heat 'till we fry."

"You saw me standing by the wall, Corner of a main street And the lights are flashing on your window sill. All alone ain't much fun, So you're looking for the thrill. And you know just what it takes And where to go.Don't say a prayer for me now, Save it 'til the morning after. No, don't say a prayer for me now, Save it 'til the morning after."

"In touch with the ground, I'm on the hunt, I'm after you. Smell like I sound, I'm lost in a crowd, And I'm hungry like the wolf Straddle the line, in discord and rhyme, I'm on the hunt, I'm after you. Mouth is alive, with juices like wine, And I'm hungry like the wolf."

"Oh, why don't you use it? Try not to bruise it. Buy time, don't lose it. Oh, why don't you use it? Try not to bruise it. Buy time, don't lose it.The reflex is a lonely child, who's waiting by the park. The reflex is in charge of finding treasure in the dark And watching over lucky clover, isn't that bizarre? And every little thing the reflex does Leaves you answered with a question mark."

"Fear hangs a plane of gun smoke, Drifting in our room. So easy to disturb With a thought, With a whisper, With a careless memory."

"Only came outside to watch the night fall with the rain, I heard you making patterns rhyme. Like some new romantic looking for the TV sound, You'll see I'm right some other time.Look now, look all around, there's no sign of life. Voices, another sound, can you hear me now? This is Planet Earth, you're looking at Planet Earth. Bop bop bop bop bop bop bop bop this is Planet Earth."

"Moving on the floor now babe you're a bird of paradise, Cherry ice cream smile I suppose it's very nice. With a step to your left and a flick to the right, You catch that mirror way out west. You know you're something special And you look like you're the best.Her name is Rio and she dances on the sand, Just like that river twisting through a dusty land. And when she shines she really shows you all she can. Oh Rio, Rio dance across the Rio Grande."

"I light my torch and wave it for the New moon on Monday And a firedance through the night. I stayed the cold day with a lonely satellite."

"Please, please tell me now. Is there something I should know? Is there something I should say That would make you come my way? Do you feel the same? 'Cause you don't let it show."

"Meeting you with a view to a kill. Face to face in secret places, feel the chill.Nightfall covers me, but you know the plans I'm making. Still overseas, could it be the whole Earth opening wide? A sacred why, a mystery gaping inside. A week is why, until we...Dance into the fire. That fatal kiss is all we need. Dance into the fire. To fatal sounds of broken dreams. Dance into the fire. That fatal kiss is all we need. Dance into the fire."

"Telegram force and ready, I knew this was a big mistake. There's a fine line drawing My senses together And I think it's about to break.If I listen close I can hear them singers, Voices in your body coming through on the radio.The Union of the Snake is on the climb. Moving up it's gonna race it's gonna break Through the borderline."

"See them walking hand in hand across the bridge at midnight, Heads turning as the lights flashing out it's so bright. Then walk right out to the four-line track, There's a camera rolling on her back, on her back. And I sense the rhythm humming in a frenzy all the way down her spine.Girls on film; Girls on film."

"We'll try to stay blind To the hope and fear outside. Hey child, stay wilder than the wind And blow me into crime.Who do you need, who do you love When you come undone? Who do you need, who do you love When you come undone?"