Tag "classic rock"
‘The Big Chill’: Friends to Keep You Warm
It was one of the most successful films of 1983 and featured a big soundtrack of mostly Motown classics. Does the reunion movie of thirty-somethings hold up?
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How ‘Bat Out of Hell’ Became a Success: Inside Story
The album is one of the all-time best-sellers but you would never know that from its initial reception. Then it took off like… a bat out of hell.
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Randy Bachman Interview: The Beatles & Early Guess Who
The former Guess Who and BTO singer-guitarist pays tribute to one of his heroes. We spoke with Bachman about George Harrison and more
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The Doors’ ‘Strange Days’: We Want the World…
On their second album, Jim Morrison and the band moved into uncharted territory lyrically and instrumentally. When the music’s over, turn out the lights…
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Steely Dan: ‘Aja’—A Dazzling Listen
Previously a collective yet to realize its most effective means of transforming ideas into finished art, Becker and Fagen coalesced on this 1977 classic.
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Bob Dylan and The Band in Energetic Romp on Massive Live 1974 Set
In his first tour in over 7 years, he was backed by his friends and previous touring partners, Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Rick Danko, Garth Hudson and Richard Manuel
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Pink Floyd Shine on ‘Wish You Were Here’
Despite tense recording sessions, the band’s 1975 followup to ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ became a landmark of art-rock on its own right.
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The Biggest Radio Hits of 1979
In a year when the Sony Walkman and the Happy Meal were introduced, plenty of classic rock acts enjoyed some of their biggest hits. What was #1?
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1966: The Year in 40 Classic Rock Albums
From this moment on, the rock album became a statement in itself, a measure of significance. Artists began looking at their albums as unified works.
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The Hollies’ ‘Long Cool Woman’: Admit It, You Don’t Know the Lyrics
It’s a song you’ve heard 100s of times. When it comes on the radio, you perk up because its instantly recognizable guitar introduces a welcome listen.
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