Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff

Blondes Have More Fun: Rod Stewart’s New Album, ‘Tears of Hercules’

It’s the 31st studio album from the two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee. A busy year ahead for the classic rock legend

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Ronnie Wilson of Funk Group the Gap Band Dies

Along with his brothers Charlie and Robert, the group amassed fifteen Top 10 R&B hits, spanning a dozen years beginning in the late ’70s

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1980: The Year in 50 Classic Rock Albums

The big question was where would rock go? Would the ’80s simply be a continuance of the ’70s, or would we see a new landscape?

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Keith Emerson (1944 – 2016) Tributes

We’ve handpicked some tributes from fellow musicians to the ELP keyboardist who died on March 10, 2016. “I hope you still felt proud.”

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Emerson, Lake & Palmer’s New Live 1970-1997 Box

The collection on 10 LPs or 5 CDs from the prog rock greats features “five of their biggest and most important shows.” It follows a recent studio box set

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Genesis Adds More 2022 Dates to Reunion Tour

Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks have announced even more shows for 2022. More to come? The U.S. leg begins November 15

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Keith on His Relationship With Mick: ‘I Have His Back; He Has Mine’

“When I see my man out there singing, I think ‘Jeez, look at that cat there. I have to support my friend and he knows that I’m gonna be there”

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Billy Joel 50th Anniversary Vinyl Collection Due

The star’s rise from obscurity to international superstardom is being celebrated with a 9-LP box of his first studio albums and a previously unreleased concert

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Beatles’ ‘Hard Day’s Night’ Gets 4K UHD + Blu-ray Edition

The 1964 black-and-white film has been upgraded many times in the previous decades. The new restoration has been approved by its director, Richard Lester

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Indie Band the Posies Break Up Amid Sexual Misconduct Claims

In an extensive investigation, numerous women have come forward to accuse Ken Stringfellow (center) of a sustained pattern of abusive behavior

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