Best Classic Bands | Rob Patterson, Author at Best Classic Bands

Rolling Stones Ya-Ya’s Still Unrivaled

The late Lester Bangs had “no doubt that it’s the best rock concert ever put on record.” Decades later, our writer feels that’s still true

FEATURES: Interviews

Danny Fields: Behind-the-Scenes Player in Rock

Our conversation with the insider who played a role in the careers of such influential acts as the Doors, Velvet Underground, MC5, Stooges and Ramones

FEATURES: Listicles

10 1970s Classic Rock Songs You Won’t Forget

You don’t need to spin some of the biggest rock songs of all time. Just hit that button in your brain and voila! They play!

FEATURES: Listicles

12 Standout Male Blue-Eyed Soul Singers

Our writer loves few things more than a great blue-eyed soul singer. Here he offers up what he believes are a dozen of the best

FEATURES: Spotlight Feature

Trans-Siberian Orchestra Interview, 2023 Winter Tour

The 2023 winter tour celebrates The Ghosts of Christmas Eve. We spoke to TSO founder Paul O’Neill shortly before his unexpected death

REVIEWS: Album Rewinds

Kinks’ Masterful ‘Everybody’s in Show-Biz’

The Kinks returned to America in 1972 after a ban to become the arena rock band they deserved to be.

The Scene: The Classic Rock Legacy

Woodstock: The Myth vs the Reality

The iconic Woodstock Fest in ’69 has both its myth and reality – not all that different. But over time the event’s public image has strayed from the truth.