1976

Rock 

Eagles Take Flight Once Again Amid Uncertain Skies

October 18, 2021October 21, 2021 Stephanie Hernandez 1 Comment 1976, Already Gone, Asylum Records, Deacon Frey, Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Hotel California, Joe Walsh, Take It Easy, The Eagles, Timothy B. Schmit, Vince Gill, Witchy Woman

Rebooting Hotel California tour in a not-quite-post-pandemic world

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal New Wave 

Quadruple Your Pleasure: Technical Ecstasy Gets An Overdue Upgrade

October 14, 2021October 19, 2021 Nathan Carson 0 Comments 1976, 2021, Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, Box Set, Geezer Butler, Ozzy Osbourne, Rhino Records, Super Deluxe, Technical Ecstasy, Tony Iommi, Vertigo Records

Black Sabbath’s maligned seventh album deserves the super deluxe treatment

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Beatle Pop Rock 

Open The Door and Let ‘Em In: Wings At The Speed Of Sound Turns 45

May 27, 2021May 27, 2021 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1976, Denny Laine, Linda McCartney, Paul McCartney, Paul McCartney and Wings, Silly Love Songs, Wings At The Speed Of Sound

All these years later, we will never have enough of Macca’s silly love songs

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Disco Pop 

Winner Take All: Inside ABBA’s Final Years

February 18, 2020February 18, 2020 Carey Budnick 4 Comments 1976, ABBA, Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus, CBS Records

One former music exec reflects on the significance of his favorite song by the Swedish supergroup

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Blues Rock 

Not Just the Same Old Song

September 18, 2018September 18, 2018 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1976, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant, Swan Song, The Song Remains The Same

On new reissue, Led Zeppelin’s classic concert document actually improves with age

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