Tag "best classic bands"
When Paul Simon Dazzled on Opening Night of His Farewell Tour
Watch the beloved singer-songwriter as he began 2018’s Homeward Bound Tour with a full 25-song set of his memorable favorites
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When Bob Dylan Won the Nobel Prize for Literature
“He is probably the greatest living poet,” said the committee upon honoring the then-75-year-old American singer-songwriter with the prestigious award
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Rudolph Isley, Founding Member of the Isley Brothers, Dies
With his siblings Ronald and O’Kelly, he founded the celebrated R&B group who wrote and/or recorded such classics as “Shout,” “Twist and Shout” and “It’s Your Thing”
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The Stones & Brian Jones Documentary Coming
The film features revealing interviews with all the main players and previously unseen archive footage
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Rockpile’s ‘Seconds of Pleasure’: One And Done
By any measure they were a great rock ‘n’ roll band, but their sole album under the group’s name didn’t always show why.
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Peter Gabriel Concert Review: Music, Story-Telling, Visuals & More
Weaving nearly a dozen new songs into his set, along with several of his classics, the one-time Genesis frontman wowed on his latest tour.
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When David Lee Roth Opened a 2020 Vegas Residency
The longtime Van Halen frontman appeared at the House of Blues in Sin City, performing such favorites as “Jump,” “Panama,” and “California Girls”
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King Crimson’s Debut: Laying the Groundwork for the Prog Revolution
The 1969 debut album set a standard for all prog-rock that followed and raised the bar in terms of expectation and achievement.
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1968—The Year in 50 Classic Rock Albums
Rock was still very intense in ’68 but it began giving way to quieter, more roots-oriented sounds. More than anything though, the music was diverse.
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Jackson Browne on Making a New Album: ‘Your Standards Plague You’
The legend released Downhill From Everywhere at age 72. “It’s harder and harder, because your standards plague you.”
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