BEST CLASSIC BANDS – CELEBRATING THE ARTISTS, MUSIC AND POP CULTURE OF THE CLASSIC ROCK ERA
Remastered ‘Rocky’ Film to Return to Theaters For 50th Anniversary
The original film, which premiered on Nov. 20, 1976, received ten Academy Award® nominations and won three, including Best Picture and Best Director.
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11 Great Doobie Brothers Songs (Beyond the Hits)
A look beyond such classics as “Listen to the Music,” “Long Train Runnin’,” “China Grove,” and “Black Water.”
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The Who Release ‘Live at Eden Project’ Orchestral Album
The unique venue’s natural acoustics and enclosed structures created a warm, detailed sonic environment that offered a clarity and intimacy unmatched by traditional stadium settings.
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The Number One Albums of 1975: Aye Aye, Captain
Only one artist had an album that spent more than five weeks at the top. That same superstar had three chart toppers that year, totaling 15 weeks in all.
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Tom Jones: Sex Bomb on the Road—2016 Concert Review
His voice is virtually indistinguishable from what it was when he first arrived well over 50 years ago with “It’s Not Unusual” and “What’s New Pussycat?”
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Nick Lowe: ‘Labour of Lust’—The Basher Blossoms
The highly regarded British singer/songwriter/producer and his pals from Rockpile cut this classic album at the height of the new wave era.
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Remastered ‘Rocky’ Film to Return to Theaters For 50th Anniversary
The original film, which premiered on Nov. 20, 1976, received ten Academy Award® nominations and won three, including Best Picture and Best Director.
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The Rolling Stones’ Summer of ‘Satisfaction’
In 1965, the Stones hit #1 for a 4-week run. Can later generations even comprehend what it felt like for those of us growing up back then?
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Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi Lead Music America Concerts Celebrating Nation’s 250th Birthday
The Songs that Shaped Us also featured performances by Jackson Browne, Mavis Staples, Kenny Chesney, Dion, Darlene Love, and many others.
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Paul Carrack Releases Concert Album, ‘For One Night Only – Live in London’
The 2024 performance at Royal Albert Hall comprises two halves: side one features a big band and orchestra; he’s joined by his own band on side two.
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12 Overlooked Rock Songs of 1978: The Year New Wave and Mainstream Rock Collided
Many of these worthy songs were simply overshadowed by the artists’ tracks from the same albums.
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Paul McCartney Releases ‘The Boys of Dungeon Lane’ Album, Recalling Days of Growing Up in Post-War Liverpool
The album finds him writing about his childhood in post-war Liverpool, the resilience of his parents, and early adventures shared with George Harrison and John Lennon long before the world had ever heard of Beatlemania.
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10 Underappreciated Music Acts You Need to Hear
These artists deserve wide acclaim, but have attracted only cult followings.
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George Harrison’s ‘Living in the Material World’: Is It Underrated?
He said at the time, “I wouldn’t really care if no one ever heard of me again. I just want to play and make records.”
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