Tag "best classic bands"
10 Great Rock Driving Songs
Going for a drive? Songs by the Stones, the Doors, Golden Earring and other classic rock artists provide musical fuel for your journey.
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The Grand Funk ‘We’re An American Band’ Backstory
The song’s author, GFR drummer Don Brewer, explains how the 1973 all-time classic rock hit came about while the band was on tour. Sweet, sweet Connie…
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Graham Nash, Stephen Stills on How CSN Got Their Start
The pair agree on most, but not all, of the details of when they first harmonized on “You Don’t Have to Cry” in 1968
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Little Feat: ‘Feats Don’t Fail Me Now’ Expanded Edition Reviewed
Highlights include several alternate versions and outtakes, plus an hour-long 1975 concert recording.
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The Beatles at Budokan in 1966: Tokyo Rocks
The Fab Four catalog could add another great concert album to convey their live energy and brilliance: a show from their stand in Japan
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Revisiting the ‘Sgt. Pepper’ Super Deluxe Edition
For many it’s the crowning achievement of the Beatles and rock itself. You want to believe these mixes are new recordings
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The Band and Their Pioneering ‘Music From Big Pink’: Review
The album offered quiet songs of experience bathed in a rustic glow, with no hints of the futurism and none of the kilowatt drama then prevalent elsewhere in rock.
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When Brownsville Station Were Smokin’
Back in 1973, lots of high school students took extra bathroom breaks since that was generally the only place they could light up. The backstory of a classic
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10 Songs That Defined New Wave Music
New wave music wasn’t easily defined, but most fans knew it when they heard it. We chose 10 songs that, to us, were the best of the genre.
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Happy Together 2024 Tour Opens With Parade of ’60s Hits
The 14th edition of the tour, named after the Turtles song, features recording artists who have earned many Top 10 hits
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