Tag "best classic bands"
Alice Cooper: ‘Story of The Songs’ Coming to Reelz
“I had never seen music brought to life like that,” said one observer of the staging of 1975’s “Welcome To My Nightmare” tour
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ABBA’s ‘Album Box Set’ is the Ultimate Guilty Pleasure
The box boasts ABBA’s irresistible wall of sound, which incorporates soaring melodies, terrific vocal work, hooks galore, and inventive use of synthesizers.
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Cheap Trick Book, ‘This Band Has No Past,’ Coming
Drawing on more than eighty original interviews, the title tells the story of the Midwestern bar band and their dogged pursuit of a career in rock ’n’ roll
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Ozzy Osbourne ‘Doing Well’ Following ‘Major’ Surgery
His wife, Sharon, had said the outcome could potentially “determine the rest of his life.” Health issues forced him to repeatedly postpone his “No More Tours 2” tour
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At 81, Bob Dylan is Still Full of Surprises: Live Review
“One can no longer really expect to commune with Dylan as a fellow human being, but rather to observe him as an increasingly distant, orbiting alien.”
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The Zombies 2022 Tour Continues
The British Invasion band have a busy year ahead with a new album, and tours of the U.K., Europe and Canada, in addition to the American dates
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‘Bowie at 75’ Book Celebrates an Extraordinary Life
The book examines his “extraordinary life and alter egos through the lens of 75 significant career achievements and life events”
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Stevie Wonder’s Higher Ground on ’72 Stones Tour
In music, careers can turn on a dime. In 1972, Wonder’s career turned when he was asked to join the Stones’ fifth American tour
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Rolling Stones Release ‘Licked Live in NYC’ Collection
The Stones continue to mine their live archives with this collection from a concert at Madison Square Garden in 2003 as they were celebrating their 40th anniversary
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The Rolling Stones Go Small with Big Results on ‘El Mocambo 1977’
This Toronto recording, capturing a gig played for 300 lucky souls and featuring both hits and obscurities, ranks with the best of the Stones’ live LPs.
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