Tag "best classic bands"
Wayne Kramer, MC5 Guitarist, Dead at 75
The Detroit band’s influence expanded after it broke up, kick-starting the nascent punk scene.
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10 Grammy Award Hits & Mistakes For Album of the Year
“And the winner is…” often leads to a lot of head shaking. We’ve identified some that were well-deserved and others that didn’t make sense
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Remembering ‘The Midnight Special’
The series launched the 1970s trend of live rock music on late night TV with its pilot in 1972 + boosted the career of Wolfman Jack. Check out the guests and some great clips
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Rolling Stones Release Singles 1966-1971 Vinyl Set
The 2024 limited-edition set includes reproductions of 18 7” vinyl singles and extended play records beginning with “Paint It, Black”
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Stray Cats’ Debut Album & the Rockabilly Revival
The Long Island trio had to go to England to find success playing American rockabilly. By the time they returned home, they were stars.
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Graham Nash on the Early Days of CSN
Reflecting on the formation of CSN, Nash said, “When that sound happened it was instantly recognized by me, David and Stephen as something stunning.”
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Van Morrison: His Finest Live Album @ 50
The enhanced original ‘It’s Too Late to Stop Now’ and the added three discs and DVD are a treasure trove of live in-concert gems
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Lisa Marie Presley Was ‘Lights Out’ On Her Recording Debut
Of her 2003 album: “That was my biggest challenge, to break through this phantom tabloid thing I had and put down something substantial.”
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Jefferson Airplane ‘Surrealistic Pillow’: The LP That Fed Your Head
The Summer of Love landmark sounds like a sonic experiment, drenched in echo and reverb, with poetic lyrics that often flirt with the totally irrational.
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Dire Straits’ ‘Live: 1978–1992’ Is a Must-Have Boxed Set: Review
The eight-CD (or 12-LP) set, which comes with a 16-page booklet, is a treasure trove of great rock performances.
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