Archive for December, 2013

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‘Always something you can learn’: For Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones, Duck Dunn and James Jamerson were huge

Largely self-taught, Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones learned most of his early craft on the bass from listening to albums from the Stax and Motown legacy. You May Also Like: Durand Jones – Durand Jones and the Indications: Deluxe Edition (2018)

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Sinatra, Martin and Davis – Christmas with the Rat Pack (2002)

Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. seemed to always being playing on the house stereo when I was a kid. You May Also Like: No related posts.

Fred Phillips' Best of 2013 (Metal and Hard Rock): Amon Amarth, Tom Keifer, Black Sabbath, Carcass

Fred Phillips’ Best of 2013 (Metal and Hard Rock): Amon Amarth, Tom Keifer, Black Sabbath, Carcass

Any time my year-end list starts with more than 20 candidates, it’s been a pretty metal year for me. That was the case for 2013 You May Also Like: Why Black Sabbath Went Out on a High Note With ’13’ Metal Church – XI (2016)

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The Band’s Robbie Robertson’s Emotional Last Meeting With Levon Helm

Long after the Band’s initial split, Robbie Robertson and Levon Helm remained torn by disagreements over songwriting credits.

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Eric Clapton on Cream’s Unlikely 2005 Reunion: ‘Worth Whatever Grief and Stress’

Prior to long-awaited reunion, Eric Clapton said he realized that “as much as they might want to get together again that it was really my call.”

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How everything came together on Pink Floyd’s Dark Side: ‘The ultimate stereo test record’

Dark Side of the Moon has become, four decades after its release, not only Pink Floyd’s signature studio effort but one of the most important recordings in rock history. You May Also Like: No related posts.

Readers' Top 10 for 2013: The Beatles, Peter Banks, the Band, Adrian Belew, Carcass, Led Zeppelin

Readers’ Top 10 for 2013: The Beatles, Peter Banks, the Band, Adrian Belew, Carcass, Led Zeppelin

Never mind that our readers’ top pick for 2013 was actually published on December 27, 2011. It’s part of a trend involving a certain mop-topped bunch. You May Also Like: How ‘Let It Be … Naked’ Led to Our New Understanding of the Beatles’ End

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One Track Mind: The Zakary Thaks, “She’s Got You / Jax Beer Commercial” (2013)

The Zakary Thaks released several stupedenous singles between the years 1966 and 1969 that not only rule righteously as some of the greatest songs of the era, but any decade. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Daniel Lanois remembers Bob Dylan collaboration on Oh Mercy: ‘A real dripping, nighttime record’

For Daniel Lanois, producing an album can typically be about “the documenting of time, and what’s going on in people’s lives — emotionally and otherwise.” And with Bob Dylan, that time was typically after sundown. You May Also Like: The Best Bob Dylan Songs From the 1980s

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‘We cherish you’: Carlos Santana’s emotional reunion with homeless former bandmate

Carlos Santana has reunited with the original congo player from the Santana Blues Band, after discovering that Marcus “The Magnificent” Malone had fallen on hard times. You May Also Like: No related posts.