Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
Pretenders’ First 2 Albums Get 40th Anniversary Deluxe Editions
The remastered originals will also feature previously unreleased live recordings from the era, as well as demos and rarities
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Billy Joel Triumphs in Return to the Garden
The Piano Man resumed his residency at New York’s Madison Square Garden, more than 20 months after live performances were suspended for the pandemic
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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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