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The Elusive, Frustrating, Unappreciated Genius of Rod Stewart
Written by admin on December 9, 2011 – 9:50 am -| Harley Payette discusses the many musical highlights of Rod Stewart’s long career. |
| It seldom fails, I’ll be riding down the road and “Maggie May” will come on the radio and I’ll just be arrested by those final phrases from Rod Stewart. “I’ll get on back home, one of these day-aaays” and that glorious final falsetto howl. “Wooo hoo hooh.” My spine will tingle a bit and I’ll think “Man, that guy used to be a really terrific singer.” Then the old hand wringing will come out, “too bad he didn’t keep it up” or some such. I’m probably not alone in that feeling. The idea that Stewart was one of the people who had it and then lost it is close to pop consensus. It’s almost the Elvis after the army of the next generation. Maybe there’s not a clear demarcation like there was there, but many listeners believe that Rod Stewart at some point, relatively early on, lost “it” in a bid for mainstream stardom, and never quite got “it” back. |  |
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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2012 inductees
Written by admin on December 7, 2011 – 3:42 pm -
The Small Faces/the Faces, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Guns ‘N Roses will be among the 2012 inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next spring.
Tags: Beastie Boys, Cosino Matassa, Don Kirshner, Donovan, Freddie King, Glyn Johns, Guns 'N' Roses, Laura Nyro, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2012 inductees, The Faces, The Small Faces, Tom Dowd
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The Rolling Stones open archives
Written by admin on November 18, 2011 – 1:11 pm - |
The Rolling Stones have opened their archives to fans with the launch of a new website – www.StonesArchive.com. |
The site includes unheard music, unseen photographs and films, and rare merchandise.
The band celebrate the launch of the site with the release on download of “The Brussels Affair,” which features a legendary 1973 concert recorded at the Forest National in Belgium. The show has previously been released on a number of bootlegs, but is now available from the original multi-track masters. The download is only available to those outside the US, but it can be purchased via Google Music in the US.
For those who want to see the band on stage in their prime, next week sees the release of “The Rolling Stones: Some Girls Live In Texas ’78” on DVD and Blu-ray. Also out next week are deluxe and super deluxe reissues of the Rolling Stones’ classic 1978 album “Some Girls.”
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Some Girls Live In Texas ’78 (DVD) |
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Tags: Rolling Stone Some Girls, Some Girls deluxe, Some Girls Live in Texas Blu-ray, Some Girls Live in Texas DVD, The Brussels Affair, The Rolling Stones, The Rolling Stones archives
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Bill Wyman to host show on SiriusXM
Written by admin on November 17, 2011 – 10:41 am -| Bill Wyman, former bass player for the Rolling Stones, begins his three-part music series on Sirius XM Radio tonight.
Wyman’s first show will feature classic electric blues from artists such as Muddy Waters, Jimmy Reed, Howlin’ Wolf, Sonny Boy Williamson and many others. The episode debuts on B.B. King’s Bluesville, channel 70, at 9:00 pm ET. |
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Pete Townshend launches “Quadrophenia – The Director’s Cut”
Written by admin on November 10, 2011 – 10:53 pm -| A select audience gathered at London’s Bush Hall last night to celebrate the launch of The Who’s “Quadrophenia – The Director’s Cut” with Pete Townshend. |
Tags: Pete Townshend, Quadrophenia, Quadrophenia - The Director's Cut vinyl edition, Quadrophenia deluxe, Quadrophenia- The Director's Cut, Roger Daltrey, The Who
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