Tag "best classic bands"
Three Dog Night: Under the Covers
Their value lie not in their compositional skills but in their knack for choosing songs by others that fit their style and broadened their appeal.
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Fleetwood Mac Finds Fame in the ’70s: A Vintage Interview
“When we sat down listening to what we had, we realized every track was written about someone in the band.”–Mick Fleetwood
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Radio Hits July 1967: No Need to Change the Station
The Summer of Love was in full swing and radio was playing hits by the Airplane, Grass Roots, one-hit-wonders Every Mother’s Son and Music Explosion. And, of course, Scott McKenzie’s big hit
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The Beatles ‘A Hard Day’s Night’: An Appreciation
At age 14, writer Colin Fleming saw the film and it made him into a Beatles fanatic… many years after Beatlemania. He recalls that day
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Arlo Guthrie, Retired From Stage: ‘Gone Fishing’
The folk legend revealed that he has suffered several mini strokes in recent years. He’s happy and healthy. “Gone fishing,” he says
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What a Year! Peter Frampton Preps New Leg of 2024 Tour
In a year when he finally has been selected for the Rock Hall, the popular singer, songwriter and guitarist has extended his return to the stage
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Revisiting Heart’s 2019 Reunion Tour
Ann and Nancy Wilson announced in 2017 that they were doing other things, and both recorded and toured separately. Two years later, they were back together
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A Joe Meek Anthology Unearths Some Gems: Review
You’ll have to dig through a bit of fool’s gold to find it, but if you’re a fan of Meek’s work and the so-called girl-group era, you will encounter some gems.
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1971—The Year in 50 Classic Rock Albums
Bands that had only recently performed in ballrooms and college gyms now played arenas and stadiums–and sold millions of albums.
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‘Countdown to Ecstasy’: Musical Adventures From Steely Dan
If the songcraft displayed on the first album reflected their Brill Building apprenticeship, the new material proved more open-ended—and more sophisticated
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