An unreleased live version of “Write Me a Letter” from 1976 is overshadowed by the song that follows it. It’s the “big one”, the ballad “Dream On”, and usually the centerpiece of any side that it’s on. The random placement on the second half of CD 1 is a little puzzling....
16‑track kinda went out the window, but having more space for your information definitely had its benefits, as did the spontaneity of the recording process when you had to make decisions as you went along. For me, that's where the magic happens,...
In January 2023, Kenny Loggins announced This Is It, his final concert tour. "It's been an amazing journey since starting with Jimmy Messina in 1971, and I'm fortunate to have had such a long touring career," the singer said via press release. "I don't see this as the end of my ...
Dylan recorded this comeback with producer Daniel Lanois near one of New Orleans' stately above-ground graveyards, Lafayette Cemetery No. 1. “The past doesn’t pass away so quickly here,” Dylan mused, and that appeared to have become a personal burden, too:Oh Mercygave in to what was ...
“I’ve often wondered what it would feel like to reach the point where I'd consider bringing my performing career to a natural end,” he commented in 2018 as he announced Homeward Bound - The Farewell Tour. Even though he performed his final full-length concert in August 2019, Simon ...
Then someone shot a bottle rocket at him (not cool kids, but permitted if the singer praises you for being a Cruh-AAAAYYYYY-Zee motherfucker more than twice) and he read us the rules of proper conduct at a concert and threatened to call the cops. What a rock & roll rebel! They ...
Talking Heads (1984):One of rock's greatest live albums, by one of rock's greatest live bands. Talking Heads were full into their expanded lineup when they recorded their concert movie and this excellent soundtrack, which rework their already formidable catalog into dizzying new heights. ...
Listen to Aerosmith Perform 'Eat the Rich' in Concert The band further underscored the "jungle" feel of "Eat the Rich" by enlisting half adozen log drum playersto beef up the song's percussive intro. Tyler's opening rap harks back to theToys in the Atticclassic "Walk This Way," and ...
According to theMilford Daily News, the band was hired for $50 for a fundraiser concert at the school with admission being "either 50 or 75 cents." The news site noted that Nipmuc Regional High School was originally in Mendon, Massachusetts, before moving to Upton, Massachusetts. ...
Talking Heads were full into their expanded lineup when they recorded their concert movie and this excellent soundtrack, which rework their already formidable catalog into dizzying new heights. Reckless A&M 'Reckless' Bryan Adams (1984): 'Reckless' had peaked, it seemed, outside the Top Five ...