BEST CLASSIC BANDS – CELEBRATING THE ARTISTS, MUSIC AND POP CULTURE OF THE CLASSIC ROCK ERA
U2 Announce 2026 Album, With Final Recording by Dolly Parton
Carnaval De Luz is their first LP of new material in nine years.
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12 ‘Lost’ British Invasion Hits of the ’60s
It wasn’t all about the Beatles, Stones, Who and Kinks. We look back at a dozen other great British Invasion hits that you may have forgotten.
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Eagles’ ‘The Long Run’: The Making of a Classic
“’The Long Run’ was a pretty painful birth because we were like, ‘How the f*** are we going to top “Hotel California”‘?”—Joe Walsh
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Houseparty! 15 Essential J. Geils Band Tracks
They were not known as a singles band, and anyone who knows them only from “Centerfold” has heard one of the least representative things they ever did.
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‘Fleetwood Mac and Rumours’ in New Book Celebrating 50 Years
The 1977 blockbuster is the latest entry in a publisher’s ‘The Great Albums’ series.
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Naked Eyes Singer Pete Byrne (‘Always Something There to Remind Me’) Dies
The English synth-pop group earned a top ten single in the U.S. with their 1983 cover of the Burt Bacharach-Hal David song.
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U2 Announce 2026 Album, With Final Recording by Dolly Parton
Carnaval De Luz is their first LP of new material in nine years.
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Santana ‘Abraxas’: Post-Woodstock Latin Magic
When it came to recording their second album, the band wanted to expend more effort, and make a better-sounding record, than their somewhat rushed debut.
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Blondie: ‘Parallel Lines’—An International Smash
The LP, which included the smash “Heart of Glass,” would transform the group from boutique act into a worldwide sensation. Our Album Rewind…
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Oasis Add to 2027 Tour
Liam and Noel Gallagher will play dozens of dates two years after their giant 2025 reunion.
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ELO’s ‘Don’t Bring Me Down… Bruce!’
Most classic rock acts have a misheard lyric. It goes with the territory. So what did Jeff Lynne do when concert audiences started singing along to his big hit?
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Bob Seger’s ‘Face the Promise’ Album Gets Expanded
The LP, from 2006, was his 16th studio effort, and debuted at #4 on Billboard.
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Tom Petty’s Heartbreakers Reunite for Americana Awards Performance
It was the original lineup’s first time performing together in almost 25 years.
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Radio Hits in September 1971: Time to Celebrate
Some all-time classics by Rod Stewart, the Moody Blues and The Who were still climbing the chart while the Top 10 had a mix of pop, soul and rock favorites.
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