Tag "classic rock"
Eurythmics’ ‘Sweet Dreams’ Well-Timed For MTV Success
Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart had a taste of success as part of an earlier band. Their 2nd album as a duo yielded a worldwide smash that was perfect for the MTV revolution.
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Peter Frampton Releases Royal Albert Hall Concert Album
The 2022 performance features such favorites as “Something’s Happening,” “Show Me the Way,” and a nearly 17-minute “Do You Feel Like We Do?”
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The Who Readying ‘Who’s Next’ Super Deluxe Edition
The LP, considered by many to be the greatest rock studio album of all time, is finally being released as its primary composer, Pete Townshend, originally intended
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Aerosmith ‘Permanent Vacation’: A Rejuvenation
They’d lost their way as the ’80s lumbered along. Then, the Boston rockers remembered just who Aerosmith was. We take a look back at their classic comeback
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Eagles Return to the Stage—Such a Lovely Place: 2021 Review
At last, the band’s Hotel California tour resumed with a generous (31-song) set from Don Henley, Joe Walsh, Timothy B Schmit, Vince Gill and Deacon Frey.
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Remembering Skynyrd Guitarist Ed King, ‘Alabama’ Co-Writer
He co-wrote and played the signature guitar opening on the classic track. Before that he co-wrote a 1967 psychedelic favorite.
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Aerosmith Releases Greatest Hits Collections
The editions, spanning their five-decade career, are being released in conjunction with their 50th anniversary tour.
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Revisiting Opening Night of Mark Knopfler’s 2019 Tour
The former Dire Straits frontman toured with a 10-piece band in support of his album, Down the Road Wherever. Watch him perform several favorites
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Greenwich Village in the ’60s, With Sebastian, Muldaur, Melanie: 2018 Concert Review
On a lovely summer NYC night, as stellar artists paid tribute to a special time and place, getting together didn’t seem like such a crazy idea at all.
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1978 Rock Songs: AXS TV’s ‘The Top 10 Revealed’
The series counts down 10 great rock songs of the year, including favorites by Foreigner, Eddie Money, the Stones and Van Halen.
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