Tag "best classic bands"

George Thorogood Live Anthology Collects Fiery Tracks: Review

If you’re looking for a concise survey of the hard-working band’s live shows, you couldn’t do better than the new album.

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11 Essential Ten Years After Tracks

Between 1967 and 1972, they released a remarkable run of albums.

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Bob Dylan ‘Blonde on Blonde’: Twice As Good—Review

In many ways, it’s still his defining album, one that helped to affirm his lingering largess. Its iconic standing remains as indelible as ever.

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Clive Davis on Santana: ‘An Instant Connection’

“They were fresh; they were combining rock with jazz, with blues. There was the Latin influence, and Carlos was a dazzling virtuoso.”—Clive Davis

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The Number One Albums of 1973: Each One Has a Story

The Beatles as well as 3 of its members reached the top. Other classic rock giants, including the Stones, Elton John, and Led Zeppelin, are all represented.

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12 Overlooked Rock Songs of 1969

The year gave classic rock fans plenty to celebrate: Abbey Road, Led Zeppelin II, Tommy, the Woodstock festival. Those landmarks have dominated the conversation for generations but they tell only part of the story.

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Peter Asher is ‘Everywhere Man’: Documentary Review

This is a film that has needed to exist for a long time, about a man whose story has needed to be more familiar than it’s been.

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Radio Hits June 1974: From ‘Sundown’ to ‘Midnight’

We were listening to two Canadian singer-songwriters who had the biggest hits of their careers this week, alongside big songs from Grand Funk and Paul McCartney.

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