Why I Actually Didn’t Like Some of Those Huge ’70s Records
Cheap Trick recorded ‘At Budokan’ 45 years ago this month, creating another in a string of LPs that were simply everywhere back then.
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Playin’ the Changes With Tom Petty, Aerosmith + Cheap Trick: Shadows in Stereo
Often over-looked albums by Tom Petty, Aerosmith and Cheap Trick are turning 40 next year. But why wait for a rock ‘n’ roll re-evaluation?
Cheap Trick – Cheap Trick (1977); We’re All Alright! (2017): Shadows in Stereo
Cheap Trick’s ‘We’re All Alright!’ does what so few late-career albums are able to do: tap into what made a band great in the first place.
Sammy Hagar, Don Felder + others, Heavy Metal: Music From The Motion Picture (1981)
An enjoyable compilation capturing a specific time, ‘Heavy Metal: Music From the Motion Picture’ arrived just before rock and pop became mechanical.
Fuse, with Cheap Trick’s Rick Neilsen and Tom Petersson – Fuse (1970): Forgotten series
Before there was Cheap Trick, there was Sick Man Of Europe, and before there was Sick Man Of Europe, there was Fuse.
Something Else! sneak peek: Red Dragon Cartel, “Feeder” from Red Dragon Cartel (2014)
Since the death of vocalist Ray Gillen and the end of Badlands, we haven’t heard much from Jake E. Lee. You May Also Like: Jake Hertzog – Well Lit Shadow (2016)
‘He was unsure of himself’: Jack Douglas remembers tentative return by the Beatles’ John Lennon in 1980
Jack Douglas, who produced the final album issued in John Lennon’s lifetime, says the former Beatles star was so nervous about returning to music in 1980 that he initially had Douglas rehearse a band without him. You May Also Like: No related posts.
Deep Cuts: John Lennon’s ‘I Found Out,’ ‘I’m Losing You,’ ‘Out the Blue,’ others
As the anniversary of John Lennon’s vicious murder looms on December 8, 2012, we didn’t return to his best-known hits — after all, there’ll be plenty of “Imagine,” “Watching the Wheels,” “#9 Dream” and Beatles favorites to go around. You May Also Like: The ‘Mind Games’ Song That Pointed toRead More
Aerosmith's ready to rock this way with 18-date American summer tour
No word yet on when the new album will drop, but Aerosmith is definitely hitting the road this summer. Steven Tyler, Joe Perry and Co. have announced a 18-date American tour, to be played between June 16 and August 8. You May Also Like: Steven Tyler – We’re All SomebodyRead More
Buck Satan and the 666 Shooters – Bikers Welcome Ladies Drink Free (2012)
Ever ask yourself what Al Jourgensen, main man of industrial metal pioneers Ministry, would sound like if he decided to go country? Yeah, me either. You May Also Like: Esquire featuring Nikki Squire, “Ministry of Life” (2016): One Track Mind Wilco (The Album) echoed, but didn’t quite live up toRead More
