Archive for March 27th, 2015

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Steve Hackett, “Wolflight” from Wolflight (2015): One Track Mind

“Wolflight” is a colloquialism for the time just before dawn, when the world is rousing itself. Steve Hackett seems to be similarly coming alive again.

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The Blues Brothers insisted on lifting legacy artists: ‘We did not grab a share of it’

The Blues Brothers fought their label to make sure early heroes like Floyd Dixon, Steve Cropper and Isaac Hayes received royalties.

David Gilmour, "Out of the Blue" from About Face (1984): On Second Thought

David Gilmour, “Out of the Blue” from About Face (1984): On Second Thought

Combine David Gilmour’s “Out of the Blue” – released March 27, 1984 – with the best of The Final Cut, and you’d get the next great Pink Floyd album.

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Carl Palmer isn’t sorry about reworking Emerson Lake and Palmer: ‘I have every right to do what I want’

Carl Palmer talks about the decision to reformulate Emerson Lake and Palmer songs with guitar-focused arrangements for ELP Legacy.