Posts From Colin Fleming
Session Kings: The Beatles at the BBC on July 16, 1963
One of the finest sessions in all of rock and roll history, this marathon date captured the band at its performing peak.
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To Be Brian Wilson (ooh, still dig those sounds): A Tribute
People didn’t write songs like this. It may be the most introspective song in all of rock and roll history.
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The Yardbirds: ‘Heart Full of Soul’—Jeff Beck’s Guitar Was the Star
He suggested an alternate plan: to have his guitar basically take on the sitar’s role.
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Study Hall with the Doors, the Dead & the MC5: Real-Life Rock ’n’ Roll High School Gigs
You have to wonder how hard Jim Morrison’s screamed admonition to “Wake up!” hit the students who were there, so used to hearing those same words from their teachers on drowsy mornings.
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Digging In to The Yardbirds History
We sort out the notable moments of the legendary English blues-rock band in which Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page all played.
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The Ultimate Beatles ‘Record Store Day’: December 3, 1965
This is the day when they issued both Rubber Soul and their double A-side single, “Day Tripper”/“We Can Work It Out.”
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Thin Lizzy ‘Live and Dangerous’: When Anything Might Happen—And Did
The Irish rockers’ concert album hits us again and again, and we like it. At its close, you feel like you should take a breather.
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Brian Wilson & the Beach Boys’ ‘Don’t Worry Baby’: Instant Inspiration
There’s no more representative piece of work to play for a visiting alien as testament to Wilson’s gifts than “Don’t Worry Baby.”
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The Beatles’ ‘I Saw Her Standing There’: Way Beyond Compare
The song is an endless (and endlessly relatable) story, but also a finite one in that it takes place in less than three minutes.
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The Beatles’ First American Show: The Gig They Dreamed Of
After playing ‘The Ed Sullivan Show,’ the Beatles performed their first real U.S. gig in Washington., D.C.
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