Levon Helm’s Role in the Blues Brothers Legend
A New Year’s Eve show by Levon Helm and his RCO All Stars so impressed a member of the audience that he eventually swiped several members.
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Something Else! Throwdown: Led Zeppelin vs. the Beatles
When the New Year rolls around, it’s customary for reporters, columnists, reviewers and critics of all sorts to summarize the year that was by coming up with their annual Top Ten lists. You May Also Like: Why ‘Celebration Day’ Provided the Perfect Farewell for Led Zeppelin
Steve Hackett looks forward after year filled with Genesis: ‘I’m interested in other styles’
For Genesis alum Steve Hackett, 2013 was a year of loving looks back, and long-overdue recognition. He’ll spend the new year building on those successes with new music. You May Also Like: No related posts.
Keith Emerson opens up on Emerson Lake and Palmer’s ‘Love Beach’: ‘Let’s tell you the truth’
Emerson Lake and Palmer’s 1978 album Love Beach has been universally derided for its period-piece yacht-rock cover. Keith Emerson is ready to come to its defense. You May Also Like: Why Emerson Lake and Palmer Almost Ran Aground on ‘Love Beach’ How Emerson Lake and Palmer Found That Amazing ‘BrainRead More
Gimme Five: Worst-ever Original Lineup Kiss Songs
Their recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction has a lot of fans romanticizing Kiss’ original lineup. It wasn’t all “Deuce” and “God of Thunder,” however. You May Also Like: No related posts.
Ritchie Blackmore connects his interest in ren-faire rock back to Deep Purple: ‘It’s a great riff’
Turns out, Ritchie Blackmore’s sudden switch from the outsized rock riffage of Deep Purple and Rainbow to the the medieval folkways of Blackmore’s Night shouldn’t come as such a surprise. You May Also Like: No related posts.
‘It was very eerie’: Vacation mishap sparked idea for Pink Floyd’s Pompeii concert
Adrian Maben’s first pitch for a concert film involving Pink Floyd was met with bemused silence. His second pitch would grow out of a vacation mishap. You May Also Like: Pink Floyd – ‘Delicate Sound of Thunder’ (1988; 2020 expanded vinyl reissue)
(Cross the) Heartland: Pat Metheny, “New Chautauqua” (1979)
Released in 1979, New Chautauqua is by far my favorite Pat Metheny solo record. OK, sure…there haven’t been that many Metheny solo records. You May Also Like: Why Pat Metheny’s ‘New Chautauqua’ Still Provides an Important Refuge Pat Metheny – ‘Dream Box’ (2023)
‘We’d turned into rock stars from outer space’: Hall and Oates transition away from folk wasn’t always easy
Hall and Oates’ transition from early folk performers into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-bound mixers of R&B, rock and pop wasn’t without its bumps in the road. You May Also Like: No related posts.
Movies: Stan Getz Quartet – Live At Montreux 1972 (2013)
It seems that in the early seventies, many of the notable jazz musicians of the sixties went electric and dabbled in fusion. You May Also Like: Chick Corea – ‘The Montreux Years’ (2022) Chick Corea (1941-2021): An Appreciation
