Posts From Greg Brodsky
The Label Exec Who Got Fired When He Tried to Sign The Cowsills
After hearing new music from the ’60s pop stars decades after their success, Marc Nathan tried to persuade Atlantic’s president to sign them.
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Jon Anderson Interview? Yes, Indeed
He opens up about the revolving door of Yes’ lineup, “Roundabout” and the development of their epic LP, Close to the Edge
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Dwight Twilley, Power Pop Legend Who Was Denied Success
The singer, songwriter and guitarist’s first recordings with musical partner Phil Seymour in the mid-1970s pre-dated the genre.
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9 Signature Rock Songs That Weren’t U.S. Chart Hits
Many songs associated with classic rockers were never actually hits. Here are the surprising back stories to ones by ELO, Billy Joel, Van Halen, Queen & more.
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How ‘Bat Out of Hell’ Became a Success: Inside Story
The album is one of the all-time best-sellers but you would never know that from its initial reception. Then it took off like… a bat out of hell.
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John Stewart: From a Trio to ‘Daydream Believer’ to ‘Gold’
After many years with the Kingston Trio, the baritone singer-songwriter wrote a Monkees’ favorite. But solo success eluded him until he struck Gold in 1979
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Roger Dean Interview: Getting Close To the Edge
The album designer, best known for his surrealistic cover illustrations for Yes, shares some surprising stories about working with the band.
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‘Body Heat’: 1981’s Double Dealing Movie Thriller
The steamy box-office hit starred William Hurt and Kathleen Turner, in her film debut. “You’re not too smart are you,” she says. “I like that in a man.”
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Woodstock 50 Debacle: No Peace. No Love. No Music
A 50th anniversary doesn’t just sneak up on you. So how did the plans for a worthy celebration of the 1969 festival fall apart?
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A Tribute to a Loyal Reader Who We Nicknamed ‘The Grim Reaper’
For years, Best Classic Bands reader Ric Allen Niedzinski would message us with news of a musician’s death.
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