Posts From Greg Brodsky
Roger Waters Reminds Fans Who ‘Us’ + ‘Them’ Are
Audiences for his 2017-18 “Us + Them” world tour were in for a treat. Waters chose many Floyd favorites. Our review, with some video highlights
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Rick Wakeman Performs and Shares Wondrous Stories: Review
The keyboardist delighted the audience with his marvelous playing and had them in stitches with his engaging (and often ribald) tales
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Walter Yetnikoff, Colorful Head of CBS Records Powerhouse, Dies
During his run, he oversaw the success of Michael Jackson’s Thriller, Bruce Springsteen’s Born in the U.S.A., and countless other multi-Platinum albums
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Moody Blues’ John Lodge 2017 Solo Tour: Review
It was a big year for the Moody Blues with a tour and expanded edition of their masterpiece, and selection for the Rock Hall
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The Go-Go’s’ Rise and Fall Told in 2020 Documentary: Review
Filmmaker Alison Ellwood does a great job capturing the all-girl group’s surprising, early success and subsequent disappointment
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I Went to a 2021 Concert and It Was Glorious
After a year-plus like no other, when the group took the stage, the audience let out a pent-up, emotional round of applause
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Mar 29, 2021: Jerry Burgan, Co-Founder of We Five (‘You Were on My Mind’), Dies
The San Francisco-based folk-rock group scored their big hit in 1965 paralleling the rise of the electric sound from what had been traditional acoustic folk
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Leon Gast, Oscar-Winning Director For ‘When We Were Kings,’ Dies
The documentarian is best known for his film about the heavyweight championship boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman held in Zaire in 1974
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Rennie Davis, One of the ‘Chicago Seven,’ Dies at 79
He stood trial in 1969-70, along with Abbie Hoffman and others, for their roles in sparking anti-war riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention
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‘Sonic Boom’ Book Tracks Spectacular Rise of Warner Bros. Records
The title, from music journalist and biographer Peter Ames Carlin, covers the growth of the much-admired label, its colorful executives and historic roster
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