Tag "best classic bands"

Bob Marley & the Wailers’ ‘Catch a Fire’ Revisited: Review

With classic tracks like “Stir It Up” and “Slave Driver,” this 50th anniversary release is an essential component of any reggae collection.

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Essra Mohawk, Singer-Songwriter With Ties to Zappa, Garcia, Lauper, Tina and ‘Schoolhouse Rock,’ Dies

Although she never made the Billboard charts, she was highly respected and consistently prolific for more than 50 years.

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The John Lennon Supergroup, The Dirty Mac, With Clapton, Richards and Mitchell

The clip is from the 1968 concert film, The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus, directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg

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‘Looking for the Magic’ Anthology Collects Power Pop from the 1970s: Review

A 3-disc collection offers choice cuts from within the loosely defined genre, by Raspberries, Cheap Trick, Dwight Twilley & more.

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Wolfgang Van Halen Adds Dozens of 2024 Dates in Support of ‘Mammoth II’ Album

The musician son of Eddie Van Halen and Valerie Bertinelli continues to support the album extensively

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Photographer Elliott Landy on The Band

The renowned lensman took over 12,000 photos of them. Many of these stunning images are featured in his 2016 book and a new title coming in 2024.

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Stephen Stills, John Fogerty, Ann Wilson Perform at 2022 Free Concert

The event was organized by businessman Jim Irsay who had been displaying parts of his collection of music memorabilia throughout the year

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Remembering Prolific Keyboardist Paul Harris

“Paul Harris was a lovely, lovely guy. Immensely talented and creative; he was a really sweet person,” tweeted Stephen Stills.

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‘Their Satanic Majesties Request’—The Rolling Stones’ Worst, or An Unfairly Maligned Gem?

Some say it was little more than a ‘Sgt. Pepper’ ripoff. Others consider it one of their most original LPs. We gave a fresh listen.

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Cream: Rock’s Short-Lived First Supergroup

Formed by blues fanatics in 1966 and gone by ’68, Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker redefined what a rock band was capable of doing.

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