Tag "best classic bands"
They’re Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!
It was bizarre but an instant smash hit. Then there was a backlash. Read the strange tale of Napoleon XIV and hear the song that drove people mad.
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A World of Their Own: Australia’s Seekers Gave Us More Than ‘Georgy Girl’
The Australian folk-rock quartet’s big hits also included “I’ll Never Find Another You” and “A World of Our Own.”
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The Beatles’ ‘Revolver’ Box Set: Was It Their Most Ambitious Adventure?
The music sounds noticeably brighter and sharper than before, and the vocals and instruments can be distinguished more clearly.
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10 Surprising Singing Performances From TV and Film Stars
While each of the actors we’ve selected are bona fide stars, you may not be aware that they’ve sung in public.
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Remembering Toto Drummer Jeff Porcaro
The Toto founding member was one of the most-recorded drummers ever, adding magic to whatever he played on by many major pop and rock acts.
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Radio Hits in August 1972: School’s Out
A re-release of “Layla” was joined in the Top 10 this week with one of the all-time great rebellious classic rock anthems.
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13 Essential Black Sabbath (and Ozzy Solo) Songs
Four musicians from Birmingham, England—Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward—created something rock audiences had never quite heard before.
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Eagles Announce First Concerts of 2027
Their run at Sphere in Las Vegas now totals 74 concerts.
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A New Book Recalls the Great Band Rockpile: A Whole Lot of Rockin’
There’s not going to be a band reunion so, along with their extant recordings, YouTube videos and social media chat groups, this wonderful book is the next best thing.
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Gordon Lightfoot’s Tale of a Ship’s Crew and Its Captain
The singer-songwriter had a string of big hits including 1976’s “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” based on a true story of a doomed freighter.
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