Tag "classic rock"
Smith’s Soulful 1969 Cover of ‘Baby It’s You’
They took a song that had already been a hit for the Shirelles and the Beatles, and made it their own. Whatever happened to Gayle McCormick & Smith?
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10 (More) Great Second Albums From Classic Rockers
A sophomore slump is a common classic rock jinx. Here are some acts that made a significant leap with the follow-up to their debut release.
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Pete Townshend’s ‘Teenage Wasteland’
For years, he worked on an ambitious project called Lifehouse. It was intended to be another rock opera and a logical follow-up to Tommy. This song evolved into “Baba O’Riley.”
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16 Best Studio Double Albums of All-Time
In the pre-digital era, many rock legends released a two-record set. Here are favorites from The Who, Derek and the Dominos, Elton John, Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin.
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7 Class Axes & the Guitarists Who Wielded Them
It’s magic when guitarists find an instrument that suits their style, sound and preferences. Guitar World’s Founding Editor takes a look.
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1967 Rock Music Highlights: One Amazing Year
What a year for rock, pop and soul music! Here are some of the highlights when FM “underground” radio was starting to overtake AM Top 40.
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‘The Band’s With Me’: A Former Rock Wife & BFF Lays It All Down
The memoir is a vivid, raucous, hilarious snapshot of a side of the rock world once ubiquitous. Sally Mann Romano makes no excuses for any of it, nor should she.
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Radio Hits in February 1967: B-Sides Rule
On the American Top 40 this week: plenty of favorites from Britain shared the charts with classics from the good old U.S. of A.
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12 Classic Rock Arena and Stadium Sports Crowd Rally Songs
Classics by Queen, Survivor, Tommy James & the Shondells, and Journey are often used to pump up the home team faithful during a time out.
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‘Dueling Banjos’ From ‘Deliverance’: An Unlikely Hit
The song, featured prominently in the 1972 thriller, was used without the permission of its composer. There’s actually only one banjo used.
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