Tag "best classic bands"
Focus Performs Magic on ‘Hocus Pocus,’ From TV’s ‘The Midnight Special’
The ground-breaking Dutch progressive rock band formed in 1970 and earned a surprising international hit in 1972-1973
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Joni Mitchell Releases Archives Vol 4: Asylum Years (1976-80) Box
The collection includes live tracks from her time in Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue during the 1975-76 tour, along with previously unissued material from original stereo reels, cassette tapes, and much more
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The 11 Number One Albums of 1969: CCR Were Rising
In a final year of the decade, three releases accounted for 33 of the year’s weekly chart toppers. The one with the most weeks at #1 may surprise you
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Pete Townshend Releases ‘Live In Concert 1985-2001’ Box Set
The 14-CD set has been newly mastered by long-time Who engineer Jon Astley
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Electric Light Orchestra’s ‘Out of the Blue’: The Masterpiece from Munich
It’s full of treasures, a sweeping double-LP that Jeff Lynne dubbed “probably the hardest work I have ever done, but the most satisfying.”
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Lindsey Buckingham Interview: Stevie Nicks, Mick Fleetwood and Songwriting
“Part of the deal with Stevie and me was that we had to spend an awful lot of time together without ever having gotten closure from each other”
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Continental Drifters Celebrated with Anthology, Book & Tribute LP
The group’s sound is difficult to categorize—not surprising given the disparate musical backgrounds of the players who were members at one time or another.
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Shocking Blue’s ‘Venus’: An Out-of-This-World Hit
When the Dutch rock band replaced its male lead vocalist with a striking 21-year-old female, they scored with a shock heard ’round the world
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Tom Petty, American Rock Giant, 1950-2017
One of our country’s greatest rockers for more than 40 years, the Floridian never backed down, creating solid music that didn’t need to bow to trends.
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Paul McCartney Opens 2024 ‘Got Back’ Tour
The 82 year-old’s 37-song set included the concert debut of “Now and Then,” the Beatles song released in 2023 based on a John Lennon demo
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