Tag "best classic bands"
‘Get Back’: The Beatles’ Album That Was, Wasn’t And Is
When you listen to the LP as a cohesive experience, it feels like a genuine concept album—these guys being what they were.
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The REO Speedwagon Debut LP: A Hint of Things to Come
Their only album with frontman Terry Luttrell, it paved the way for future success.
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YES’ ‘Close To the Edge’ Gets Super Deluxe Edition
The set features what many consider to be the band’s classic lineup of Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Steve Howe, Rick Wakeman, and Bill Bruford. Full details here.
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The Sprawling ‘London Calling’ From The Clash
The 2-LP set was one of the best albums of its time, and marked the evolution of the UK quartet from punk heroes to great rock band.
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Jethro Tull Sets 24th Studio Album, ‘Curious Ruminant’
The 2025 title follows the band’s recent burst of recording activity with releases in 2022 and 2023.
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J. Geils Band Frontman, Peter Wolf, Announces Memoir
Each chapter in Waiting on the Moon: Artists, Poets, Drifters, Grifters and Goddesses reads as its own short story.
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Top Albums in January 1981
This week at the top of Record World’s sales chart: REO Speedwagon, Queen, Eagles, and John Lennon were among the top-sellers.
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Eric Clapton ‘Unplugged’ Returns With Expanded Edition
The extended, remixed and remastered edition features Clapton discussing the inspiration behind specific songs and performances just before he took the stage in 1992, seamlessly integrated with the performance footage.
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Harold Melvin and Teddy Pendergrass: Legacy Recalled
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, with leads vocals by Pendergrass ruled the R&B charts in the ’70s with ten Top 10 singles.
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Finding a ‘Pearl’–Janis Joplin’s Last Hurrah
It remains her most fully realized record, fronting the best band she would ever lead on her strongest set of material.
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