Tag "best classic bands"

Twisted Sister Producer Tom Werman: ‘Dee Snider Said I Destroyed Their Multi-Platinum Album’

We asked the label exec about his post- Epic Records career, producing some of the biggest albums of the ’80s

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Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds: Duo, Trio, Quartet or Law Firm?

Their history—and their name—is somewhat convoluted, but one thing for certain is that this soft-rock group landed two big hits.

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Badfinger ‘Straight Up’: A Power Pop Masterpiece

They began as proteges of the Beatles, then became power pop heroes. The story behind one of the classic Apple Records albums.

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A New Edition of Pink Floyd’s ‘Atom Heart Mother’: Review

Their fifth album wasn’t nearly as successful as later effort like ‘Dark Side of the Moon,’ but there’s much here worth considering.

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Savoy Brown’s Kim Simmonds and 5 Decades of the Blues

The guitarist, singer and songwriter formed the British blues band in London in 1965. “When I started, all the club bands were playing Motown”

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New Journey Book Takes Definitive Look At the Band’s History

In Journey: Worlds Apart, author Nick DeRiso offers a detailed look at their evolving lineup, discography, touring history, and side projects

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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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