Tag "best classic bands"
Music of Cream Sets 2022 Tour
The group, featuring Ginger Baker’s son, drummer Kofi Baker, and Eric Clapton’s nephew, guitarist and lead vocalist, Will Johns, celebrates Cream’s legacy
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UB40 Founding Member Astro – Terence Wilson – Dies
The British reggae band earned three #1 hits, including “Red Red Wine” that featured a “toast” from Astro. He and the original lead singer began a spinoff group
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Pretenders’ First 2 Albums Get 40th Anniversary Deluxe Editions
The remastered originals will also feature previously unreleased live recordings from the era, as well as demos and rarities
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Billy Joel Triumphs in Return to the Garden
The Piano Man resumed his residency at New York’s Madison Square Garden, more than 20 months after live performances were suspended for the pandemic
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Blondes Have More Fun: Rod Stewart’s New Album, ‘Tears of Hercules’
It’s the 31st studio album from the two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee. A busy year ahead for the classic rock legend
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Ronnie Wilson of Funk Group the Gap Band Dies
Along with his brothers Charlie and Robert, the group amassed fifteen Top 10 R&B hits, spanning a dozen years beginning in the late ’70s
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David Crosby’s Contemplative, Guest-Filled Debut LP Reconsidered: Review
‘If I Could Only…’ is a contemplative, folk- and jazz-tinged record, characterized by subtle, melancholy music and understated, layered vocals.
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1980: The Year in 50 Classic Rock Albums
The big question was where would rock go? Would the ’80s simply be a continuance of the ’70s, or would we see a new landscape?
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Emerson, Lake & Palmer’s New Live 1970-1997 Box
The collection on 10 LPs or 5 CDs from the prog rock greats features “five of their biggest and most important shows.” It follows a recent studio box set
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Genesis Adds More 2022 Dates to Reunion Tour
Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks have announced even more shows for 2022. More to come? The U.S. leg begins November 15
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