Alan Parsons Project’s ‘I Wouldn’t Want to Be Like You,’ ‘Lucifer’ + Others: Gimme Five
The What-ing What Project? Perhaps no figure in rock music been simultaneously so famous and so … anonymous … as Alan Parsons.
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Partial Santana reunion gets under way early: ‘We’re off to a good start’
After working on nine or so reunion songs, Santana is set to perform a series of dates with former bandmates Gregg Rolie and Neal Schon.
Birth of Booker T. and the MGs has an intriguing backstory: ‘I only found out later the real reason’
Steve Cropper thought he was going to talk to Booker T. Jones because he could round out the band on keyboards. There’s a lot more to it.
With Works, Emerson Lake and Palmer began to fall apart: ‘It just proved to be so unwieldy’
Released on March 17, 1977, Emerson Lake and Palmer’s ‘Works Vol. 1’ arrived more than three years after ‘Brain Salad Surgery.’ Much had changed.
Ian Gillan expounds on his shocking split with Ritchie Blackmore: ‘I didn’t want Deep Purple to be that way’
Deep Purple’s stunning breakup with founding guitarist Ritchie Blackmore was about more than personality clashes, Ian Gillan says.
Top Topham came first, but he’s moved by this Yardbirds successor: ‘I have to tip my hat’
Top Topham was, until his recent return, the forgotten founding guitarist of the Yardbirds. He heaps praise now on one of those who followed.
Mark Knopfler credits Bob Dylan for sparking new music: ‘Bob was quite thoughtful about it’
A portion of Mark Knopfler’s upcoming album ‘Tracker’ grew out of shared experiences on the road with Bob Dylan.
Micky Dolenz almost played another iconic TV character: ‘Still laugh about it’
Few can imagine Micky Dolenz as anything other than one of the Monkees. But it very nearly turned into his second-most famous role.
John Oates isn’t a fan of Hall and Oates’ ’80s videos – except for one: ‘So weird and over the top’
Hall and Oates have made no secret of their reluctance to become MTV-age stars, having emerged from the roosty, and rooted, folk scene.
Tom Jones – yes, Tom Jones – is a Bob Dylan nut: ‘You can’t compare him to anybody else’
It might seem, well, so unusual, but Tom Jones counts Bob Dylan as a hero. That led to a surprise appearance at the recent MusiCares Foundation concert.
