Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff

When Suzi Quatro ‘Stumbled Into’ a Pop Hit

The Detroit native had a series of hit U.K. singles in the 1970s. But it wasn’t until her recurring role on a popular sitcom, that she finally had a U.S. hit.

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American Power Pop 1980-1989 3-CD Collection Coming

I Wanna Be a Teen Again spans more than 75 tracks featuring such artists as the Bangles, Marshall Crenshaw, Dwight Twilley, and Katrina and the Waves.

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Grateful Dead Celebrate 60th Anniversary With Live Collection

The Music Never Stopped, on 3 CDs or 6 LPs, is a journey through the music that shaped their live legacy.

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The 10 Number One Albums of 1976: Alive and Well

Of the hundreds of albums that charted in a great year for rock, only 10 topped the sales chart. We look at big titles from Eagles, Wings and Frampton.

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Rolling Stones Marked 60th Year as 2022 Tour Began

Less than six months after completing their last tour – and first without Charlie Watts – the World’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band were back.

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Musician Deaths of 2025

Many of our favorite recording artists, as well as other celebrities, have been taken from us in 2025. We pay our respects.

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Robin Trower is Busy at 80 in 2025: Tour, Expanded Classic LPs

The guitarist postponed his 2024 concerts following a “major operation.” He’s celebrating the release of expanded editions of his acclaimed 1974 and ’75 albums.

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A Decade of American Glam Metal 1982-1992 Gets 3-CD Box Set

The collection spans 58 tracks, including hits from such “hair bands” as Poison, Quiet Riot, Ratt, White Lion, Warrant, and dozens more.

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The Doors’ ‘Love Her Madly’ – Perfection

An early review of the song described it as a “terrific new rocker… sounds like it will rank among their best single songs.” They were right.

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‘Triumph: Rock & Roll Machine’ Documentary Returning to AXS TV

Says the director of the feature-length film about the Canadian power trio: “We wanted to know how and why the band dissolved at the peak of their powers”

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