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The Ramones’ ‘Road to Ruin’ Deluxe Edition: Review
Today, all four of the group’s original members are dead but the music lives on, and it’s a good deal better than many listeners realized in 1978.
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Top Selling Albums of 1970: Look Back
Recordings made by some of the biggest classic rock artists of the era dominated the list of top-selling albums in the U.S.
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Lindsey Buckingham Shines in Concert: Review
Buckingham needed neither the band nor Christine McVie. He has emerged a compelling and commanding solo performer, worthy of the spotlight.
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Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary Concert: All-Star Lineup
The list of artists at the 1992 event was a mile long with dozens of legends celebrating the Bard’s songs. Watch the A-Listers rehearse and take their turn on “My Back Pages”
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20 Classic Punk Rock Songs (Part 1)
Any list of Top 20 songs of any genre are going to be subjective. But, says its author, here are ones by Blondie, Generation X and more for punk rock
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Remembering ‘The Midnight Special’
The series launched the 1970s trend of live rock music on late night TV with its pilot in 1972 + boosted the career of Wolfman Jack. Check out the guests and some great clips
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The Beatles’ ‘White Album’: 50th Anniversary: Listen
The 1968 double album is being substantially expanded with 27 early acoustic demos and 50 session takes, most of which are previously unreleased in any form
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Moody Blues’ Justin Hayward: Concert Review
The group’s lead singer, guitarist and writer of many of their favorites offered songs and stories from throughout his career
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Paul McCartney’s Surprise 300-Seat Club Gig: 2016
It’s every fan’s dream to see their favorite classic rock act perform at the kind of venue they played when they were on their way up
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Radio Hits in October 1978: Look Back
We’re not kidding! The Stones, The Who, Bob Seger, Billy Joel and Foreigner were all in the Top 10 this week but rock’s days were numbered in that radio format
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Handicapping the 2019 Rock Hall Nominees!
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced its nominees for the 2019 class. We predict which artists we think will make the final cut.
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Van Halen’s Debut Album @40: A Turning Point for Rock
It didn’t sound at first listen like something to change the course of rock music, but they opened doors for any number of rock acts.
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Rock Hall 2019 Nominees: Nicks, Def Lep, Todd +
The 15 choices will be whittled down in December when the Hall of Fame announces its Class of 2019. Stevie Nicks has already been inducted with Fleetwood Mac
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Beatles Fan’s Memorable Meeting With John Lennon
Before he became a successful record company promotion man, Dave Morrell was an 18-year-old music fan who dug the Beatles. He shares a one-of-a-kind story from his book
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REO Speedwagon Rolls With the Changes
Talk about perseverance! It took seven studio albums before the midwestern band achieved real success. Two years later, they were at the top of the music world
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Phil Collins Opens 1st U.S. Tour in 12 Years
Though the 67-year-old now sits throughout most of these performances, due to hip and back surgeries, he treats his fans to songs from his extensive catalog
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Radio Hits in October 1965: Look Back
The Beatles’ “Yesterday” – one of the most recorded songs ever – was #1 this week in 1965. But a few months later an instrumental would beat it for the Grammy Award for Record of the Year
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Roger McGuinn Plays Tribute to Tom Petty: 2017
The Byrds co-founder’s Oct. 5 concert was his first public occasion to talk about the death of his close friend. He shared a story of how they met and toured and dedicated two songs
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Pink Floyd’s ‘Wish You Were Here’: A Look Back
Despite tense recording sessions, the band’s followup to ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ became a landmark of art-rock on its own right
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Fleetwood Mac Begin 2018-2019 Tour: Recap
The band, now with Mike Campbell and Neil Finn replacing Lindsey Buckingham, reached back into its enormous catalog and added songs associated with its new members
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