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Steve Perry
Steve Perry (born 1949) is an American singer and songwriter, lead vocalist of Journey 1977–1987 and again for 1996's Trial By Fire, known for Don't Stop Believin' and Oh Sherrie, later solo with Street Talk, Traces (2018), and The Season (2021).
Stoner rock
Stoner rock, also called stoner metal or desert rock, is a fusion of heavy metal, doom metal, and psychedelic rock that emerged in the early 1990s California desert scene around Kyuss, defined by downtuned fuzz riffs, slow-to-mid tempo, and groove over speed.
Stormbringer (album)
Stormbringer (album): Deep Purple's ninth studio album, released 8 November 1974 on Purple Records; the Mark III lineup's second record after Burn, recorded in Munich, with funk and soul influences that preceded Ritchie Blackmore's departure.
Stranded (album)
Stranded (1973) is Roxy Music's third studio album, first after Brian Eno's departure, first UK number-one for the band, with Eddie Jobson joining and Ferry sharing songwriting with Mackay and Manzanera.
Super Freak
Super Freak: 1981 funk single by Rick James with Alonzo Miller, from Street Songs on Gordy; Billboard Hot 100 No. 16, Temptations on backing vocals, later sampled in MC Hammer's U Can't Touch This.
Surf music
Surf music, also called surf rock, is a rock style from early 1960s Southern California known for reverb-heavy guitar instrumentals and the Beach Boys' vocal harmonies.
Surrealistic Pillow
Surrealistic Pillow (1967) is Jefferson Airplane's second album, RCA Victor LSP/LPM-3766, recorded in Hollywood with producer Rick Jarrard. Its hits "Somebody to Love" (No. 5) and "White Rabbit" (No. 8) drove it to No. 3, and it joined the National Recording Registry in 2024.
Suzi Quatro
Suzi Quatro (Susan Kay Quatro, born 1950, Detroit) is an American singer-bassist and glam-rock star whose 1973 UK number one "Can the Can" launched a Chinn-Chapman hit run, plus Leather Tuscadero on Happy Days.
Swamp pop
Swamp pop is a rock 'n' roll subgenre from Acadiana (south Louisiana) and East Texas, blending New Orleans R&B, country, and Cajun/Black Creole music; created by teenagers in the mid-to-late 1950s, named by Bill Millar around 1970.
Synth-pop
Synth-pop, also called technopop, is pop and new wave music with the synthesizer as the dominant instrument. It peaked in Britain around 1979–1984 (Human League, Depeche Mode, Yazoo), drew on Kraftwerk, and saw revivals in the 2010s and 2020s.
Synthesizer
Synthesizer (シンセサイザー): an electronic instrument that synthesizes sound with circuits or digital computation, usually keyboard-controlled. Traces from the 1906 Telharmonium and RCA machine through Moog (1964), the Prophet-5, MIDI (1982/83), the DX7, and MIDI 2.0.
Synthwave
Synthwave, also known as retrowave or outrun, is an electronic music genre that emerged in the mid-2000s, reviving 1980s film scores, synth-pop, and Italo disco.
T.N.T. (album)
T.N.T. is the second studio album by AC/DC, released in 1975. It defined the band's hard rock sound and peaked at number 2 on the Australian chart.
Take Me to the River
"Take Me to the River" is a 1974 soul song by Al Green and Mabon "Teenie" Hodges from Al Green Explores Your Mind, best known through Talking Heads' 1978 Brian Eno-produced cover that peaked at number 26 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Taken by Force
Taken by Force, fifth studio album by German hard rock band Scorpions, released 4 December 1977 on RCA Records; last album with guitarist Uli Jon Roth, first with drummer Herman Rarebell, produced by Dieter Dierks, controversial cover art.
Talking Book
Talking Book, Stevie Wonder's fifteenth studio album (Tamla, October 1972), his classic-period breakthrough with TONTO synthesizers, produced with Margouleff and Cecil, yielding the Hot 100 number ones Superstition and You Are the Sunshine of My Life.
Talking Heads: 77
Talking Heads: 77 is the 1977 Sire Records debut album by Talking Heads (Byrne, Frantz, Weymouth, Harrison), recorded at Sundragon Studios, featuring "Psycho Killer", and reissued in 2024 as a Super Deluxe Edition.
Tattoo You
Tattoo You, the Rolling Stones' 1981 studio album (16th UK, 18th US), built by Chris Kimsey and Mick Jagger from 1970s outtakes; "Start Me Up" hit US #2 and the album topped the US chart nine weeks, selling over 6 million copies.
Teddy Riley
Teddy Riley (Edward Theodore Riley, born 1967) is the American producer, singer, and songwriter credited with creating new jack swing; founder of Guy and Blackstreet, producer of "My Prerogative," Michael Jackson's Dangerous tracks, and "No Diggity."
Teen pop
Teen pop, also called teenybopper pop, is pop music marketed to teenage audiences and usually performed by teens, known for hook-filled songs about young romance and idol-centered acts.
Teenie Hodges
Mabon "Teenie" Hodges (1945-2014) was the Memphis rhythm guitarist of the Hi Rhythm Section at Hi Records and co-writer with Al Green of "Love and Happiness" and "Take Me to the River".
The 2nd Law
The 2nd Law is Muse's sixth studio album, self-produced and released 1 October 2012 on Helium-3/Warner Bros. Named for the second law of thermodynamics, it covers energy limits and economic collapse, includes the London 2012 Olympics song Survival, and features the band's first Wolstenholme-sung tracks.
The Battle of Los Angeles (album)
The Battle of Los Angeles is Rage Against the Machine's third studio album, released on Epic Records on Election Day, November 2, 1999. It peaked at number one in the US, won a Grammy for "Guerrilla Radio," and was the band's final studio album before de la Rocha's 2000 departure.
The Book of Taliesyn
The Book of Taliesyn is the second studio album by Deep Purple, released in the US in October 1968 and reaching #54 on the American album chart.
The Chambers Brothers
The Chambers Brothers were an American psychedelic soul band formed in 1954 in Los Angeles by Mississippi-born brothers George, Willie, Lester, and Joe Chambers, best known for the 11-minute 1968 hit "Time Has Come Today," which spent five weeks at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The Colour and the Shape
The Colour and the Shape, Foo Fighters' second studio album (1997, Roswell/Capitol), first recorded with a full band. Produced by Gil Norton; Dave Grohl re-recorded most drum parts after William Goldsmith quit. Certified platinum in North America, Australia, and the UK.
The Diplomats
The Diplomats, also known as Dipset, are a Harlem hip-hop group founded by Cam'ron and Jim Jones with Juelz Santana and Freekey Zekey, known for Diplomatic Immunity (2003), Diplomatic Immunity 2 (2004), sample-heavy Heatmakerz production, and the 2018 comeback Diplomatic Ties.
The Game (Queen album)
The Game (1980), Queen's eighth studio album, recorded at Musicland Munich with producer Reinhold Mack; first US No. 1 album, 4x Platinum, with "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" and "Another One Bites the Dust".
The Gap Band
The Gap Band: American funk/R&B group founded 1967 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by brothers Ronnie, Charlie, and Robert Wilson, named for Greenwood, Archer, and Pine streets; known for "You Dropped a Bomb on Me," "Outstanding," and "Burn Rubber."
The Joshua Tree
The Joshua Tree is U2's fifth studio album, released 9 March 1987, produced by Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois. An America-themed record with "With or Without You" and "Where the Streets Have No Name", it won the 1988 Grammy for Album of the Year and sold over 25 million copies.