Tag "best classic bands"
Live Nation Presents 2025 ‘Ticket to Summer’ For $30
Music and comedy fans have access to over 1,000 Live Nation shows taking place throughout the season.
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Rolling Stones ‘Exile on Main St.’: An Interview with Engineer Andy Johns
“They were at the height of their powers as far as rock ’n’ roll goes. ‘Exile’ turned out to be a great collection of music.”—Engineer Andy Johns
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‘Decade of Dissent: How 1960s Bob Dylan Changed the World’—New Book
The success and critical acclaim of the biopic, A Complete Unknown, has brought renewed attention to the first decade of his remarkable career.
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Ringo Starr Adds Dates to 2025 Tour With the All Starr Band
It’s been a busy year for the beloved musician, who released his second country album, Look Up, to great acclaim.
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Dire Straits’ ‘Sultans of Swing’: An Unlikely Hit
They were playing a kind of old-school Dylanesque rock that radio stations assumed fans no longer cared for. Then the fans told them otherwise.
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The 11 Number One Albums of 1979
As we closed a decade, LPs from Fleetwood Mac, Michael Jackson, ELO, and Styx were among those that missed the top. The stories of those that made it…
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The Song Is Over: The Who Reveal Special Guests For North America Farewell Tour
The tour is named after the band’s 1971 classic song from Who’s Next. It “was Roger’s idea,” said Pete Townshend, “and it’s brilliant.”
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Carl Palmer Adds to ‘An Evening With Emerson, Lake & Palmer’ 2025 Tour, With Footage of Late Bandmates
Says Palmer: “We use the live camera shots of Keith and Greg, with the audio tracks of their performances to bring back the magic of ELP”
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Listen to an Extended Version of Pete Townshend’s ‘Baba O’Riley’
A 45th anniversary expanded edition of The Who founder’s 1972 debut solo album features a nearly 10-minute instrumental version of the Who’s Next classic.
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Study Hall with the Doors, the Dead & the MC5: Real-Life Rock ’n’ Roll High School Gigs
You have to wonder how hard Jim Morrison’s screamed admonition to “Wake up!” hit the students who were there, so used to hearing those same words from their teachers on drowsy mornings.
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