tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820827349429205942011-11-27T18:56:43.612-06:00Revisiting Classic Rock And What Makes It ClassicSpenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15058731351393554627noreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-282082734942920594.post-89665945192626912172011-08-03T16:34:00.000-05:002011-08-03T16:34:20.616-05:00

It was the grooviest of times; it was a total bummer of a time, dudes. The Texas International Pop Festival was going to rival Woodstock in terms of the talent lined up to perform and, even better than Woodstock, the venue (the newly opened Dallas International Speedway) was actually near civilization and easily accessible - even to a buncha stoned Texas kids. It was happening over Labor Day

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Crawling from the wreckage of The Herd and desperate to shed his "teen idol" label, a young guitarist named Peter Frampton found himself, in 1969, at loose ends. While debating on whether to join another group or strike out as a solo artist, Frampton made contact with another young musician looking to break out of the pop scene and establish his credibility as a rocker. Having recently split from

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The iconic saxophonist for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, Clarence Clemons, passed away last night at the age of 69. It's a very sad day for those who were just coming of age when the first strains of "Born To Run" came blasting through our car radio speaker. The single, specifically mixed for AM radio, was a blast of rock and roll glory and one of it's highest points was the amazing sax solo

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To really appreciate the impact that Cheap Trick had on rock and roll, one need only know that the name of an entire musical genre was coined to describe what they had invented. Power Pop. Borrowing liberally from the Big Book of Beatle-Style Hooks, Rick Nielsen added his snarling guitars, Robin Zander's roaring voice, the rumbling bass of Tom Petersson and rock solid drumming by Bun E. Carlos to

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Doc S., Summer 1978 As I've mentioned on Egg Radio, I spend most of my days listening to new indie rock because I truly love the many directions rock and roll is taking these days and I'm truly excited by the young musicians who keep reinventing the genre and disproving the old saying that there's nothing new under the sun. These kids are giving us something new and worth listening to almost

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