Category Archives: Classic Rock

Reunited grunge icons’s sixth LP was their last before Chris Cornell’s death. Continue reading… Source link

Following the Eagles‘ spectacular implosion in 1980, the band’s former members — especially principal songwriters Don Henley and Glenn Frey — were eager to put the past behind them and stand on their own two feet as solo artists. So they were none too pleased when they suddenly had to compete with their past selves upon […]

Kiss predicted big things from “Reason to Live,” the second single from their 1987 album Crazy Nights. On one side of the pond, those expectations were met. The power ballad, co-written by the group’s Paul Stanley with hitmaker Desmond Child, became its most successful single ever in the U.K., soaring to No. 4. But back home? Not […]

Nik Turner, co-founding saxophonist, flutist and vocalist of the pioneering English space-rock band Hawkwind, has died at the age of 82. “We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Nik Turner — The [Mighty] Thunder Rider, who passed away peacefully at home on Thursday evening,” Turner’s family wrote on his personal Facebook profile. “He has moved […]

Classic rock fans have long grappled with the same nagging question: Why don’t their favorite artists release new albums? It’s a daunting task for artists who have been around for 30, 40 or even 50-plus years to write new material that will resonate with listeners in the same way as their beloved hits. Still, that doesn’t […]

Fans who saw ZZ Top during their recent tour stop in Huntsville, Ala. witnessed an unusual sight, as bassist Elwood Francis briefly performed using an oversized 17-string bass. The mammoth instrument wasn’t just a prop. Francis proved it could actually be played by using the bass for ZZ Top’s first number of the night, the […]

Brian Johnson said his return to a major stage for the Taylor Hawkins tribute show in London left him “jumping for joy.” He’d been forced to bow out of AC/DC’s world tour in 2016 after his hearing issues became so bad that he faced complete deafness if he continued to perform. Since then, he’s been […]

Richie Sambora admitted there have been conversations about his potential return to Bon Jovi. The guitarist kept things short while walking the red carpet of The Music Industry Trust Awards in London. When asked by U.K. outlet Metro about a hypothetical reunion with his former band at the 2023 Glastonbury festival, Sambora replied: “It’s a possibility. […]

Robert Plant was busy plugging away at a Welsh studio in the early ’80s, while the rest of the world all but considered his career over. Pessimism pushed him on, even while creating what would become his debut solo album, Pictures at Eleven. “I could tell people were saying behind my back: ‘That’s it, he’s finished. He’s […]

Sometimes, the truth about pop music’s best works takes a while to reveal itself. Such is the case with “Love Is a Stranger,” the third single from Eurythmics’ 1983 album Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This). The song heralded the band’s rise to superstardom — but it went almost completely unnoticed upon its initial single release on […]