Category Archives: Classic Rock

Guns N’ Roses Album Opening Songs Ranked

Despite being one of the biggest rock bands of all time, Guns N’ Roses don’t have many albums. Consequently, the list of Guns N’ Roses Album Opening Songs Ranked is small but mighty. Axl Rose and Co. have always known how to make an entrance. On their star-making debut album Appetite for Destruction, they welcomed listeners into […]

John Fogerty Didn’t Want CCR Guitar Back, Wife Bought It Anyway

John Fogerty said he was once offered the chance to buy back the guitar he played during Creedence Clearwater Revival’s glory days, but refused because of the memories connected with the instrument. But his wife and manager, Julie, bought it anyway and gave it to him as a Christmas present, kick starting a healing process […]

Talking Heads Expand Second Album With Unreleased Tracks

An expanded, Super Deluxe Edition of Talking Heads‘ second album, More Songs About Buildings and Food, will include discs of studio outtakes and live recordings from the period. The three-CD and one-Blu-ray set will be available on July 25 and marks the band’s first collaboration with producer Brian Eno, who’d go on to work with the group […]

Styx Confirms New ‘Circling From Above’ Concept Album

Styx‘s first LP since 2021’s Crash of the Crown has been confirmed. Their avian-themed Circling From Above concept album is set for release on July 18 on streaming sites. Compact disc and vinyl copies are available to purchase now on StyxWorld.com. See a complete track listing and listen to the advance single, “Build and Destroy,” […]

Jason Bonham Extends Tour of Led Zeppelin’s ‘Physical Graffiti’

Jason Bonham has added a string of North American shows on a tribute tour to Physical Graffiti, the chart-topping 16-times-platinum Led Zeppelin LP powered by his late father John Bonham. See a complete list of dates and cities below. Tickets for late summer dates by Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening go on sale this Friday, […]

Iron Maiden Unearths Nine Rarities on Opening Night of 2025 Tour

Iron Maiden kicked off their Run for Your Lives tour in Budapest, Hungary Tuesday night with a show that featured six songs they haven’t played live in a decade, and another three they haven’t played in at least five years. The tour commemorates the legendary heavy metal band’s 50th anniversary, and featured a set list […]

Why Genesis Music Is Always Fresh for Steve Hackett

Former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett once found a parallel with famous filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock that lined up well with his own work. “I sympathize with Hitchcock’s need to remake a classic film,” he said. More than a decade later, it’s a philosophy that continues to develop and spread as he revisits moments and at times, full […]