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Mike Love takes a long view on the Beach Boys’ ups and downs: ‘All of that is a natural cycle’

Mike Love, a founding member of the Beach Boys and the only one to have appeared in all of its many incarnations over the decades, tends to take the long view on their legacy. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Deep Beatles: Paul McCartney, “Bluebird” from Rockshow (1976)

Sellout crowds. Onstage marriage proposals. Grasshopper infestations. Paul McCartney’s latest world tour has been eventful, finding him presiding over a successful marriage proposal and fending off insects pelting him as he performs “Hey Jude.” You May Also Like: ‘Wings Over America’ Remains a Pinnacle for Paul McCartney, Warts and AllRead More

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PJ Harvey – Let England Shake (2011)

Let England Shake is a masterpiece, battlefield correspondence from the frontline of the human heart. Apparently, the Imperial War Museum in London agreed. You May Also Like: The Everly Brothers – Two Yanks in England (1966): Forgotten Series

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Various artists – Legacy: A Tribute To Rick Nelson, Volume 1 (2013)

Born in 1940, Rick Nelson came from a renowned show biz family. From 1949 to 1966, he starred with his parents and older brother David on radio and television in “The Adventures Of Ozzie And Harriet.” You May Also Like: Matt Nelson, Tim Dahl, Nick Podgurski – GRID (2017) ‘SuperRead More

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

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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: No related posts.

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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: No related posts.

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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: No related posts.