The Beatles’ Forgotten Top 20 Hit: A ‘Sweet’ Story
A top 20 hit in the U.S., yet it has received virtually no radio airplay in decades and is almost never mentioned in accounts of the band’s early days.
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Remembering Skynyrd Guitarist Ed King, ‘Alabama’ Co-Writer
He co-wrote and played the signature guitar opening on the classic track. Before that he co-wrote a 1967 psychedelic favorite
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Jeff Lynne Lights Up MSG: 2018 Review
The rejuventated musician returned to Madison Square Garden for the first time in 4 decades, offering hit after hit and plenty of new memories
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The Spencer Davis Group’s ‘I’m a Man’: Admit It, You Don’t Know the Lyrics
The teenaged singer of this British band, Steve Winwood, had a voice like no other. But what exactly was he singing in this hit?
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Thin Lizzy’s ‘The Boys Are Back in Town’: Them Cats Are Crazy
The anthemic call-and-response chorus, sung repeatedly over a twin-Les Paul guitar riff, has to rank as one of rock’s all-time greatest earworms
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Nilsson ‘Pussy Cats’: With a Little Help From a Bad Boy Beatle
By 1974, his once-promising career had hit a wall and it would clearly take something significant to get him back on track. Enter John Lennon
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Talking Heads’ ‘Stop Making Sense’ Expanded: One of the Best-Sounding Live Albums Ever
After 40 years, ‘Stop Making Sense’ in all its forms remains ineffably compelling and still feels fully modern.
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Aerosmith Releases Greatest Hits Collections
The editions, spanning their five-decade career, are being released in conjunction with their 50th anniversary tour.
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‘The Great Lost Kinks Album’: Revisiting an Overlooked 1973 Delight
Although compiled to satisfy a contractual obligation, the collection of stray tracks is “a corner of the room worth spending some time in.”
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Carlos Santana Documentary Set for Sept. Premiere & Theatrical Release
The film combines new interviews with Santana and his family, never-before-seen archival footage and much more.
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