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Alice In Chains’ Beautiful Tribute Ballad “Black Gives Way To Blue”

The band's tribute to their late lead vocalist

“It’s a really intense song and a really open-hearted song because of Layne and the experience that we all went through,” said Alice In Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell of the band’s song “Black Gives Way to Blue,” from their album … Continue reading

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“Dust in the Wind” by Kansas

A progressive rock band's lyrical mediation on the impermanence of life

As songs from the late 1970s go, Kansas’ “Dust in the Wind” is a distinct departure from the norm. Released in 1977, the song debuted on the pop charts in April 1978, a year when disco heavily dominated the airwaves. … Continue reading

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