Tag "best classic bands"
Talking Heads’ ‘Fear of Music’: A Transitional Gem
“The first step in David Byrne’s assumption of power, moving Talking Heads from a band to his band… It was dance music that reflected the time.”
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Ozark Mountain Daredevils Celebrating With Final Tour
The seminal American rock band are known for their distinctive fusion of country, rock, and pop
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Aerosmith Retires From Touring, Cancels Farewell Run
The damage to Steven Tyler’s vocal cords, sustained during the tour’s 3rd concert, was worse than originally thought
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Jeff Lynne’s ELO Opens 2018 North American Tour
It marked their first U.S. concert after their long overdue Rock Hall induction. And the appreciative crowd enjoyed hit after hit
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13 Best Rock Organists (& Their Most Killer Tracks)
Every one of the players here is an acknowledged master that helped etch the instrument into the rock music legacy
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J.D. Souther: ‘You’re Only Lonely’ Joins Reissue Series
Guests on the expanded edition of the 1979 album include three members of the Eagles, Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne and others
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Eagles, Linda Ronstadt ’72 Concert Review: ‘Well Worth Catching’
Two of music’s biggest acts on the cusp of stardom when the singer opened for her former backup band
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The Great Lost Rock Festival of 1969
In a way better than Woodstock? Atlantic City Pop Festival – two weeks before the famed fest in Upstate NY – had a more diverse line-up, and really rocked
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Jerry Garcia: A 1976 Interview with the Grateful Dead’s Figurehead
In the Grateful Dead, no two people have the same conception musically, which makes it harder. Nobody gets their way,” Garcia said in this archival chat.
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The Concert For Bangladesh: Gently Weeping
George Harrison organized a pair of benefit concerts to aid the country of his friend Ravi Shankar. The all-star lineup provided some memorable moments
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