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Pell Mell　

Pell Mell was a tremendous rarity： an instrumental combo who landed a major-label deal in the wake of the alternative rock explosion touched off by Nirvana. Its most prominent members were be ..more

Psms　

Pineapple Thief　

Pineapple Thief is a group that is really the brainchild of Bruce Soord. Their first release was Abducting. They followed that one with 137. ~ Gary Hill, Rovi ..more

Passion Pit　

The Boston, Massachusetts-based Passion Pit began as a one-man project of singer and songwriter Michael Angelakos to produce a Valentine’s Day gift for his girlfriend. The gift, an EP entitled { ..more

Patti Smith　

Punk rock’s poet laureate, Patti Smith ranks among the most influential female rock ＆ rollers of all time. Ambitious, unconventional, and challenging, Smith’s music was hailed as the most exc ..more

Papa Roach　

Starting out as a punk- and rap-influenced band, the northern Californian group Papa Roach eventually grew into a straight-ahead hard rock ensemble with strong heavy metal leanings. Con ..more

Public Image LTD　

Public Image Ltd. (PiL) were originally a quartet led by singer John Lydon (formerly Johnny Rotten, born January 31, 1956) and guitarist Keith Levene, who had been a member of the Cla ..more

Pablo Cruise　

Pablo Cruise achieved some measure of success during the latter part of the ’70s with their mellow, easygoing California pop. The band was formed in 1973 by former members of Stoneground and I ..more

Paramore　

Although their blend of emo-pop and slick, anthemic rock ＆ roll eventually made them stars on both sides of the Atlantic, Paramore began humbly enough in Franklin, Tennessee, where Hayley William ..more

Pantera　

The preeminent metal band of the early to mid-’90s, Pantera put to rest any and all remnants of the ’80s metal scene, almost single-handedly demolishing any notion that hair metal, {\speed ..more

Palma Violets　

Palma Violets are a four-piece band from London, made up of bassist/vocalist Chilli Jenson, guitarist/vocalist Sam Fryer, keyboardist Peter Mayhew, and drummer Will Doyle, who play thei ..more

Pearl Jam　

Pearl Jam rose from the ashes of Mother Love Bone to become the most popular American rock ＆ roll band of the ’90s. After Mother Love Bone’s vocalist, Andrew Wood, overdosed on heroin i ..more

Pixies　

Combining jagged, roaring guitars and stop-start dynamics with melodic pop hooks, intertwining male-female harmonies and evocative, cryptic lyrics, the Pixies were one of the most influential Am ..more

Pigeon Detectives　

Five pals from Leeds, England, who play scruffy but energetic rock ＆ roll with no shortage of swagger, the Pigeon Detectives formed in 2002, but the group’s members -- Matt Bowman on lead voc ..more

P!nk　

Although initially viewed as another face in the late-’90s crowd of teen pop acts, Pink (professionally known as P!nk) quickly transcended and outgrew that label with her combination of pop songcra ..more

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Pink Floyd　

Pink Floyd is the premier space rock band. Since the mid-’60s, their music relentlessly tinkered with electronics and all manner of special effects to push pop formats to their outer limits. ..more

PFM　

Italy’s leading progressive rock outfit of the early ’70s, PFM would have remained a purely Italian phenomenon had they not been signed to Emerson, Lake ＆ Palmer’s Manticore label. Their soun ..more

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