Rob Smith

How could something this awesome escape the attention of a wider audience? Because he hates it.

These tracks changed the game for hard rock in 1983.

Carlos Santana & Co. have been supernatural musical shape-shifters for 26 albums. Here's how those records rank.

Companion to the Robin Williams film is a great snapshot of mid-'60s radio.

Classic song reached only No. 24 on the U.K. chart and failed to chart at all in the U.S.

Former Raspberries frontman discusses difficult birth of 'Boats Against the Current.'

Band invited fans to Maine in 1997 for a weekend of art, humor, a big bonfire and lots of jamming.

The 1992 album gave legend his first Top 10 hit in 16 years.

Former White Stripe frontman owes debut to RZA and Tom Jones.

Their debut remains the only chart-topping album written and performed by an all-female rock band.

Sometimes, to amp up a song, you have to pare things back.

You'd probably have a problem getting classic rock fans to admit liking their music. Such is the guilt inherent to guilty pleasure.