Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
Genesis Shares 2025 Remasters From ‘Lamb Lies Down…’ 50th Anniv. Super Deluxe Edition
The landmark record, originally released in 1974 at the pinnacle of the band’s early success, proved to be their final studio release with their charismatic frontman Peter Gabriel.
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Cat Stevens Has Busy 2025: Memoir, Hits Collection and Book Tour
The tour, “An Evening of Tales, Tunes and Other Mysteries,” will be “an intimate night where stories, songs, and truths intertwine.”
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Peter Frampton Adds to 2025 Tour: “Let’s Do It Again!”
The popular singer, songwriter and guitarist was finally selected for induction into the Rock Hall in 2024.
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Rick Wakeman Pays Tribute to Strawbs Bandmate Dave Cousins
The longtime leader of the folk rock / progressive rock group died on July 13, 2025, at age 85.
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Saga Frontman Michael Sadler Shares Rare Cancer Diagnosis
The Canadian rock band earned their biggest hit with the 1982 single, “On the Loose.”
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Filmmaker, Journalist Cameron Crowe Writes Memoir, ‘The Uncool’
The writer and/or director of such acclaimed films as Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Jerry Maguire, and Almost Famous, was an unlikely rock and roll insider at age 15.
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When Live Aid Rocked the Planet
We recap the biggest charity concert in music history, where dozens of stars performed in London and Philadelphia for a massive worldwide TV audience in 1985
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The Top Albums of July 1970
Some of the era’s legendary names in classic rock had new releases – many of which are in your collection – at the top of the sales chart this week.
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The Kinks Conclude 60th Anniversary With ‘The Journey Part 3’
The celebration closes with the 3rd career-defining anthology of The Journey, curated by the band.
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1975’s Self-Titled Fleetwood Mac Album Gets Blu-ray Edition With First Dolby ATMOS Mix
The album—the first with the lineup of Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks—celebrated its 50th anniversary on July 11, 2025.
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