The Classic Rock Legacy
Handicapping the 2017 Rock Hall Nominees
Shortly after the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced its 2017 nominees, we made our predictions of who would get in. See how we did
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Exclusive: Meat Loaf Video for ‘Going All the Way’
Best Classic Bands is pleased to present the premiere of the first single from Meat Loaf’s new collaboration with Jim Steinman!
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Motown Book: The Sound of Young America, a Must-Have
A 400-page stunner of a book depicting the definitive visual history and inside story of one of popular music’s most important record labels has been published
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The Monkees 50th Anniversary Celebration
It all started with a classified ad in the Hollywood Reporter. One year later – and 50 years ago – the group are enjoying a well-deserved victory lap
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Will the Grammy Awards Show Rock?
This year’s Grammy Awards pay homage to deceased rockers and may signal rock’s future.
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HBO’s ‘Vinyl’ Gets Rock & the Biz Right
Preview of the new series created by rock and film/TV A-Listers that depicts the wild wild times of the New York music business of the ’70s.
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Handicapping the 2016 Rock Hall Candidates
Best Classic Bands used a bit of intuition and a roll of the dice to assess which acts will be inducted into the Class of 2016
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Live Album Reissues Proliferate
Classic rock fans who enjoy live LPs and concert films from their favorite acts have a bonanza to choose from these days. Is this a golden age of live albums?
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Year of The Dead Continues
Fare Thee Well isn’t all that marked a Grateful Dead 50th anniversary and 20 years since Jerry Garcia’s passing. The Dear Jerry exhibit in Santa Cruz, CA and other events help Deadheads remember one of classic rock’s most beloved bands.
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The Dead’s Long Strange Trip Says Fare Thee Well
Yes, it’s been a long strange trip to the last Grateful Dead shows. Writers who have also been fans reflect on what the Fare Thee Well concerts mean. Is it cash grab by the surviving members? Will the shows do the Dead justice? One thing’s for sure: the band has made timeless music that is inescapable.
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