Bad Company vs. Foreigner: Odd Couples
A deeper dive actually finds more similarities than you might expect between Bad Company and Foreigner.
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Steve Cropper remembers a treasured jam with John Lennon: ‘I’ve got a little something I want to show you’
Steve Cropper discusses a session where John Lennon, who’d be murdered on Dec. 8, 1980, showed off a riff he’d saved just for Booker T. and the MGs.
Paul McCartney’s willingness to fail made Band on the Run an enduring masterpiece
‘Band on the Run,’ released on Dec. 5, 1973, pushes Paul McCartney to new places, as he incorporates every part of his pop genius.
Neil Young’s Sugar Mountain: Live at Canterbury House finds an artist in ascension
‘Sugar Mountain: Live at Canterbury House,’ issued on Dec. 2, 2008, presents Neil Young before he rose to solo stardom. But you’d never know it.
Doobie Brothers’ Minute by Minute was more than ‘What a Fool Believes’
The Doobie Brothers’ ‘Minute by Minute,’ released on Dec. 1, 1978, features most people’s favorite Michael McDonald-era song. But mine’s not “What a Fool Believes.”
Inside the classic pre-Tommy Shaw moment that predicted everything for Styx
This Dennis DeYoung-led track illustrates all that Styx aspired to on the way to becoming one of the biggest late-1970s arena rock bands.
Here’s how Genesis’ ‘The Musical Box’ gave rise to Eddie Van Halen
Eddie Van Halen must have been paying close attention to Steve Hackett’s unique approach to the song, released in November 1971 on Genesis’ ‘Nursery Cryme.’
How the Beatles’ Magical Mystery Tour was almost, but not quite, saved
Pity the poor Brits, who didn’t initially receive the full 11-song U.S. version of the Beatles’ ‘Magical Mystery Tour,’ released on Nov. 27, 1967.
The Kinks – Sunny Afternoon: The Very Best of (2015)
This is the compact, early-career overview the Kinks have deserved for some time, one that builds upon their familiar successes rather than simply relying upon them.
Phil Collins found himself at a crossroads with Hello, I Must Be Going!
Released this month in 1982, Phil Collins’ ‘Hello, I Must Be Going!’ was a disparate collection of moods, tempos and personas – a reflection of both his career and private life.
