Classic Rock
‘Sailing To Philadelphia’: Mark Knopfler Crosses The Mason-Dixon Line
The former Dire Straits frontman hit a particularly rich seam with his second LP in his own name.
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Features2 months agoA Guide To The 2021-2022 Music Festival Season
Here is your essential guide to all of the biggest music festival gatherings across the globe.
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For Three Nights Only: Eric Clapton, Pete Townshend, And Keith Moon
Three lucky audiences on Eric Clapton's 1974 tour saw him joined on stage by half of The Who.
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Features2 months ago‘John Barleycorn Must Die’: Traffic’s Multi-Layered Rebirth
Despite the departure of Dave Mason, Traffic were a band again, returning in 1970 with an acclaimed fourth LP.
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‘The Beano Album’: John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers And Eric Clapton Create A Classic
Affectionately known as ‘the Beano album,’ Bluesbreakers forever changed the landscape of rock music.
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‘The Grand Illusion’: Styx Enter The Platinum Stratosphere
The 1977 album enjoyed an epic 127-week run on the Billboard chart, eventually going triple platinum.
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First Spoonful: Cream’s Live Debut, In The Home Of Northern Soul
The band's first performance was not, as often reported, at the National Jazz & Blues Festival in Windsor, but two days earlier in a famous north of England club.
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‘Down To Earth’: How Rainbow Launched Into The Stratosphere
Containing the belting ‘Since You Been Gone’, Rainbow’s ‘Down To Earth’ album was a muscular, radio-friendly classic from the Ritchie Blackmore-led band.
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Bigger Than Woodstock: Remembering Summer Jam At Watkins Glen
History has tended to overlook the festival that was bigger than Woodstock, Monterey or the Isle of Wight.
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‘In Search Of The Lost Chord’: A Mystical Landmark For The Moody Blues
Their 1968 album 'In Search Of The Lost Chord' provided the real commercial breakthrough for the band's new album-oriented sound.
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Seattle Pop Festival: Remembering “The Forgotten Woodstock”
Before there was Woodstock, there was Woodinville. In July 1969, thousands gathered to watch an all-star line-up at the first Seattle Pop Festival.
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The ‘Eric Clapton’ Album: The Solo Spotlight Falls On A Guitar Master
On July 25, 1970, Eric's name appeared on the charts as a solo artist for the first time.
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‘James Gang Rides Again’: The Cleveland Band’s Debt To Pete Townshend
The success of the American rock band was amplified when The Who took them under their wing.
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‘At Fillmore East’: Allman Brothers Fill The Fillmore With Southern Rock
‘At Fillmore East’ cemented the band's live reputation for delivering incendiary southern rock.
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Dire Straits’ Self-Titled Debut Album: A Modest UK Chart Arrival
On 22 July, 1978, Dire Straits had something to show for their early efforts in terms of a UK chart position – but only just.
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Bucolic Frolic: When The Allman Brothers Band Headlined First Knebworth
In the grounds of a stately home in Hertfordshire, the Bucolic Frolic culminated in some mighty southern rock.
