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Dylan was virtually gushing great songs when this masterpiece arrived in the summer of 1965. From the epochal opening of "Like a Rolling Stone" through the absurdly apocalyptic closer, "Desolation Row," his command of surrealistic language was daring and amazing. As a vocalist, he was rewriting the ...

Though one of rock's most influential figures, David Bowie's accomplishments are pocked by some distinct ironies. His willful efforts at being a musical and visual chameleon spurred triumphs in genres as diverse as folk, glam, new wave, and electronica. Given the dizzying range and success of his '7...

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Filmed at the 1980 Paris concert, the blazing heavy metal masters unleash 13 searing songs, including "Live Wire" "Highway to Hell" and "Let There be Rock." Year: 1980. Director: Eric Dionysius, Eric Mistler. Starring: Phill Rudd, Ronald Belford Scott, Cliff Williams, Angus Young, Malcolm Young....

Even as the Beatles began heading toward an inevitable breakup, their prolific ways continued; this two-disc look back only skims the surface of their later achievements. Excerpts from Sgt. Pepper, Magical Mystery Tour, the white album, Abbey Road, and Let It Be compete for space with classic single...

With their dueling guitar leads and harmonies built on a double drummer foundation, the Allman Brothers Band cast the mold for the southern rock sound that would proliferate in the '70s. Virtuoso musicians, their songs drew upon a number of southern influences, including country, the blues, New Orle...

As emblematic of its time as of its sorcerer-like creator, 1967's Are You Experienced unleashed Jimi Hendrix onto a world in the midst of such cultural and musical shakeups that it really didn't seem as "far out" as it actually was. It wasn't just Hendrix's virtuosic skill as a pure player that was ...

Led Zeppelin redefined rock in the Seventies and for all time. They were as influential in that decade as the Beatles were in the prior one. Their impact extends to classic and alternative rockers alike. Then and now, Led Zeppelin looms larger than life on the rock landscape as a band for the ages w...

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BAND RETURNS WITH BRAND NEW STUDIO ALBUM "SONGS FROM THE SPARKLE LOUNGE" SET FOR RELEASE ON APRIL 29 Album Release Kicks Off With U.S. Spring Concert Tour! Album Contains 11 NEW Original Songs Including the Single "Nine Lives" Featuring Tim McGraw Def Leppard, Great Britain's premiere ...