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Jeff Lynne Lights Up MSG: 2018 Review
The rejuventated musician returned to Madison Square Garden for the first time in 4 decades, offering hit after hit and plenty of new memories
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Top-Selling Albums of 1980: A New Decade
The top 30 includes two classic rock LPs that are among the biggest of all time.
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Best Classic Bands: It’s Burton Cummings’ Fault
The idea for our website started with an innocent Facebook post that resulted in a missed concert and a vow to do something about it.
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Muhammad Ali: Appreciation—Greatest Showman of a Generation
During his peak years, the Champ was as big a rock star as any of ’em. If you are of a certain age, you already knew that.
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11 Surprising 1970s Radio Hits (Part 2)
It’s amazing that these songs – many by huge stars – were not only played on Top 40 radio… they became smash hits. Their stories…
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Interview: British Invasion Songwriter Graham Gouldman on His Yardbirds, Hollies Hits
10cc’s co-founder started writing hits for bands like the Yardbirds, the Hollies and Herman’s Hermits at just age 19. He was just warming up.
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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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My First 100 Record Albums
It took a bit of detective work, but Best Classic Bands’ founder thinks he’s ID’d the first 100 LPs in his collection, spanning from ’60s pop to the rock stars of the early-to-mid ’70s.
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The Album of the Year Grammy Nominations From 1975-1979
Back in rock music’s recorded heyday, you used to have a keen interest in which 5 albums received nominations for this big category.
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The 5 Album of the Year Grammys From 1970-1974
Back in rock music’s recorded heyday, you used to have a keen interest in which 5 albums received nominations for this big category. One of these albums is unlike the others.
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