George Harrison ‘Cloud Nine’: Back at the Top

With friends Jeff Lynne and Eric Clapton aboard, and songs like “When We Was Fab” and “Got My Mind Set on You,” the 1987 album was a huge hit.

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The Mamas & the Papas’ ‘Creeque Alley’: Behind the Song

The lyrics are stocked with names and places, some of which may have been (and still are) unfamiliar to fans of the group. We break it down

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The Van Morrison Masterpiece: ‘Astral Weeks’

A “feverish poetic intensity persists” throughout the cycle of songs that comprise his 1968 work, even as those songs shift in pace and tone

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The Feelies Cover the Velvet Underground: Review

The Velvets’ original recordings are definitive, but this CD manages to be the next best thing: a new live album from the original band.

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Top Selling Albums of 1972: Rock’s Golden Era

Some of the biggest names in classic rock dominated the radio and sales charts throughout the decade. This year was no exception

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Berry Gordy Interview: The Man Who Made Motown

The entrepreneur who gave us Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross and so many others looks back.

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When Classic Rockers Rocked the Classics

Classical themes have found their way into rock since the earliest days of the music. We look at some of the best, from ELO to ELP and beyond.

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Elton John and John Lennon at MSG in 1974: Behind-the-Scenes

Ray D’Ariano was just 25 when he got his dream job. One month into his gig at MCA Records, he was alone backstage with two of the world’s biggest music stars

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Randy Newman ‘Sail Away’: The Big One

The 1972 album proved a breakthrough for his career both in terms of quality and box-office appeal as singers of many genres competed to record its tunes

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‘This is Spinal Tap’ Sequel to Include Paul McCartney, Elton John Cameos

Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer will have plenty of company in Spinal Tap II, from director Rob Reiner

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