52 Rock Moments from 52 Years, Part 1
Earlier in 2020, we started this new feature called The Full Deck, in part because this is the year that both our founders reach that age of 52. Well today, July 10th, is … Read more…
Category Archives: Classic Rock
The Beatles in India
In early 1968, all four members of The Beatles traveled to northern India to attend a Transcendental Meditation training course with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. While George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo … Read more…
Top 9 Springtime Rock Songs
As Spring arrives, we look at some of the great rock songs that explicitly mention or implicitly conjure images of Springtime. We countdown this subjective list from #9 to #1. 9. “Even in … Read more…
Top 9 Rock Rhythm Sections
Today being the birthday of the great drummer Neil Peart, we thought it appropriate to put out our Top 9 List of our opinion of the greatest combos of rock bassists and drummers. … Read more…
Cut From the Same Cloth:
Van Morrison’s Astral Weeks and Veedon Fleece
Buy Astral Weeks Buy Veedon Fleece This article is part of the feature series The Full Deck and is provided by Mike Fishman, who has written about Van Morrison for the Mystic Avenue … Read more…
People Who Rock:
Neil Peart
This article was originally published in December 2015, shortly after Neil Peart announced his retirement from music. Peart died from glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, on January 7, 2020 There has … Read more…
Top 9 Album Closing Songs
We’ve put together a list of the perfect album closers throughout the classic rock album era. These are not simply great tunes on their own, but acted as a final seal to close … Read more…
Top 9 Rock Journeymen
Today’s list features a look at the top pop and rock musicians who have had played with numerous successful artists and groups over their career. #9. Michael McDonald During the 1970s and 1980s, … Read more…
“Ramble On” by Led Zeppelin
September 3, 2018 Written by Jimmy Page & Robert Plant Produced by Jimmy Page Recorded at Juggy Sound, New York, 1969 Released on the album Led Zeppelin II in November 1969 Perhaps no … Read more…
“Freewill” by Rush
October 22, 2018 Written by Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson & Neil Peart Produced by Terry Brown & Rush Recorded at Le Studio, Morin Heights, Quebec, August–November 1979 Released on the album Permanent Waves … Read more…
