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Do we have any big bands anymore?

Do we have any big bands anymore? When we were kids it was clear. Bands...
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The Day I Almost Met Robert Plant...

I don’t recall why we decided to go to Banbury, the time it wasn’t held...
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Bootleg Banter...

Bootlegs. They ain't what they used to be. Remember what a hip credibility they had...

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Be Bop Deluxe Delights...

Unless you were a dedicated groover in the mid-seventies, BBD could have passed you by....

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Early Dead Albums...

It all depends on which door you come into the Grateful Dead....

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Quadraphonic Failure...

For a time in the mid 1970s you were not taking audio seriously if you...
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Seeing Led Zeppelin Knebworth Festival August 4th 1979...

I don’t think I quite realised the full import of seeing Led Zeppelin at the...

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A Short History of Folk Rock...

Folk rock is a dangerous genre. Before you know it you’re dancing around the maypole...

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The Grateful Dead’s Terrapin Station...

For a bunch of acid heads Terrapin Station is on the face of things, unlikely....

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Brand X: The jazz rock noodle you need

In the second half of the seventies, jazz rock, characterised by fast guitar and wonky...

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Which is the best Jethro Tull album?

When you’ve got a massive back catalogue to explore with a band, knowing which is...
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In Praise Of ARS…

One of Southern rock’s great bands, but one of the least celebrated is the...
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