Tag "best classic bands"
‘MacArthur Park’: The Jimmy Webb Recipe for a Hit
“Someone left the cake out in the rain/I don’t think that I can take it ’cause it took too long to bake it.” Love it or hate it, here’s the story.
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Gotta Bludgeon: The Delightfully Punishing, Hell-for-Leather Second Take of The Beatles’ ‘Helter Skelter’
Close your eyes and it’s not hard to picture George Martin in the control booth, thinking, “What on earth are we doing tonight?”
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‘Who’s Next’ Expanded Edition Reveals ‘Life House’ Opus As Pete Townshend Intended
In the roughly five years encompassing Tommy and Quadrophenia, he amassed a mind-boggling song catalog that rivals that of any of his musical peers
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Billy Joel: ‘The Stranger’—The Breakthrough
The album could be considered a greatest hits, given the fact that several of the songs are still considered essential Joel standards.
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Al Di Meola Thanks Fans After Suffering Heart Attack Onstage
The jazz fusion guitarist has expressed his gratitude to his fans for “their incredible outpouring of love and support”
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Crossroads Guitar Festival Review: McGuinn, Stills, Mayer & More, But Clapton is Mostly MIA
Other A-list guests at the L.A. show included John McLaughlin, Gary Clark Jr., Joe Bonamassa, Eric Gales, Peter Asher, Albert Lee, Samantha FIsh and Sheryl Crow.
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Paul Rodgers Reveals Series of Strokes That Left Him Unable to Speak
One of classic rock’s most iconic vocalists has overcome a serious health issue and returned with a new studio album, Midnight Rose
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Randy Bachman of the Guess Who & BTO: Interview
In our extensive conversation, the Canadian rock great tells the story of his biggest hits with two legendary classic rock bands
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All-Star Lineup Set For Gary Brooker Tribute Concert
The 2023 concert will feature Eric Clapton, Roger Taylor, Mike Rutherford, and more, and benefit his preferred charities
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When the Rolling Stones Opened Their 2021 Tour, Minus Charlie Watts
The 13-date tour was originally scheduled to take place in 2020. The storyline, however, was the absence of the man who kept the beat for nearly 6 decades
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