Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
The Beach Boys’ ‘Good Vibrations’: Brian’s Masterpiece
1966 was a watershed year for the group, with the release of Brian Wilson’s genius album, Pet Sounds, and this song, recorded with the Wrecking Crew
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Jackson Browne on Making a New Album: ‘Your Standards Plague You’
The legend released Downhill From Everywhere at age 72. “It’s harder and harder, because your standards plague you.”
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AC/DC Triumphs in First Show in 7 Years
The band headlined the second night of the Power Trip Festival, marking the return of lead vocalist Brian Johnson as well as bassist Cliff Williams
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Joni Mitchell Releases ‘Archives Vol 3: The Asylum Years (1972-1975)’ Box
The collection spans the remarkably fertile creative period in which the singer-songwriter earned significant critical and commercial acclaim
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Roger Waters Releases Brooding ‘The Dark Side of the Moon Redux’
“I’m immensely proud of what we have created, a work that can sit proudly alongside the original, hand-in-hand across a half-century of time.”
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Van Halen Releases ‘The Collection II’ Box Set
The set includes newly remastered versions of four multi-platinum studio albums, along with a selection of rarities recorded between 1989 and 2004
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When Phil Collins Opened His 1st U.S. Tour in 12 Years
He sat throughout most of these performances, due to hip and back surgeries, but still treated his fans to songs from his extensive catalog
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Queen + Adam Lambert Begin North American Rhapsody Tour
“Our last tour featured our most ambitious production ever. So we decided to rip it apart and get even more ambitious,” says Brian May
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Steve Miller Interview: His Recordings Vault, Why ‘Abracadabra’ Grabs Ya, and More
“We used to set up our equipment and jam for an hour or two, and a lot of that would get recorded and then you wouldn’t even think about it.”–Steve Miller
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When Jeff Beck Opened His Final Tour, With Johnny Depp
The pair were supporting their new studio album, 18. Beck shared the bill for the first six shows with longtime musical friends, ZZ Top
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