Archive for June 6th, 2013

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As a new tour begins, Justin Hayward hails 2013’s Moody Blues: ‘This is the best version’

Justin Hayward and the Moody Blues kicked off another series of concert dates last night, and he’s making the case for their current lineup as the best ever. That’s saying something for a band that started in 1964. You May Also Like: The Moody Blues – ‘Sur la mer’ (1988):Read More

Forgotten series: The Hi-Fi’s – Snakes And HiFis (2008)

Forgotten series: The Hi-Fi’s – Snakes And HiFis (2008)

It’s amazing to me that, after all these decades, there are still unknown bands putting out great music. England’s Hi-Fi’s rest firmly in that category. You May Also Like: The Left Banke – ‘Walk Away Renee / Pretty Ballerina’ (1967): Forgotten Series The Everly Brothers – Two Yanks in EnglandRead More

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Exclusive stream: Journey’s Gregg Rolie, “Look Into the Future” from Live at the Iridium (2013)

“I haven’t heard this in 35 years,” Gregg Rolie allows, as he and guitarist Alan Haynes launch into a searching version of the title track from Journey’s 1976 album Look Into the Future. It’s never sounded better. You May Also Like: Santana – Santana IV (2016) How Journey Ended ItsRead More

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‘We still have a good rapport’: Geoff Downes is friendly with Steve Howe, despite exit from Asia

When Steve Howe quit Asia, he was only leaving one of the two band lineups that he shares with Geoff Downes. The pair continues forward in the current edition of Yes — and Downes says there’ve been no hard feelings. You May Also Like: Steve Howe Made a Colorful, QuiteRead More

The Band, “Katie’s Been Gone” from ‘The Basement Tapes’ (1967): Across the Great Divide

The Band, “Katie’s Been Gone” from ‘The Basement Tapes’ (1967): Across the Great Divide

“Katie’s Been Gone” was the first in what would become a series of forlorn triumphs from the Band’s Richard Manuel.

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Aerophonic Records Two-fer: The Rempis Percussion Quartet – Phalanx; and Wheelhouse – Boss of the Plains (2013)