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Chicago's Bill Champlin and Toto's Joseph Williams - Live in Concert (2013)

Chicago’s Bill Champlin and Toto’s Joseph Williams – Live in Concert (2013)

Though neither has recorded with them recently, Joseph Williams and Bill Champlin remain inextricably linked to Toto and Chicago.

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‘We needed to see if we could make it’: Paul McCartney remembers Wings’ triumphal 1976 tour of America

Paul McCartney is taking stock of the 1975-76 world tour that produced Wings Over America and the concert film Rockshow, just as each are seeing deluxe reissue. You May Also Like: ‘Wings Over America’ Remains a Pinnacle for Paul McCartney, Warts and All Paul McCartney’s clunky ‘McCartney II’ couldn’t tapRead More

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Ray Wilson, formerly of Genesis: Something Else! Interview

Ray Wilson had the bad luck to follow Phil Collins in Genesis, producing a lone studio effort in 1997 that remains their last.

Almost Hits: The Eagles, "Busy Being Fabulous" (2008)

Almost Hits: The Eagles, “Busy Being Fabulous” (2008)

Released in 2008 from the Eagles’ double-album set Long Road Out of Eden, “Busy Being Fabulous” is a song that shows Don Henley to be in typical high quality form. You May Also Like: Following no trends, the Eagles’ Long Road Out of Eden was an impressive comeback Essentials byRead More

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One Track Mind: Queen, “Sheer Heart Attack” from Queen on Fire: Live at the Bowl (2013)

Too often, Queen has become the sum of its over-stated parts — the operatic singer, the layered vocals, the anthematic balladry. What’s lost is the group’s ability to unleash round house after round house of knuckle-sandwich heavy rock. You May Also Like: Queen, “Spread Your Wings” from News of theRead More

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On Second Thought: The High Llamas – Talahomi Way (2011)

Full Disclosure: At a secret council convened by the Bilderbergers, the Trilateral Commission and the Order of the Golden Dawn, it was decreed that all critics writing about the High Llamas must reference Brian Wilson at least twice. You May Also Like: Brian Wilson, “Runaway Dancer” from No Pier PressureRead More

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‘I have ultimate respect for the man’: Journey’s Neal Schon on his distant relationship with Steve Perry

Neal Schon, touring again with Journey after completing a pair of solo efforts and sitting in with Sammy Hagar, is never far away from questions about his old bandmate Steve Perry. He admits the two haven’t spoken since 2005 You May Also Like: Journey’s Deen Castronovo on Steve Perry: ‘HeRead More

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Stevie Nicks on the Beatles Connection in Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Beautiful Child’: ‘It Affected Me Very Much’

Stevie Nicks spent years sorting through the tangled history of her affairs with bandmates. “Beautiful Child,” however, was about someone else.

Gimme Five: Songs by Chicago ... That Weren't

Gimme Five: Songs by Chicago … That Weren’t