Category: The Diversity of Classic Rock
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Beyond The Beatles: Part 2: The Next Beatles
Part two of a series that is a guide for Beatles fans getting into classic rock. This blog post is… Read more.
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World Music For Classic Rock Fans Who Are Afraid of World Music
Angie Moon shares her guide to world music for classic rock fans. A curated list full of picks tailored for… Read more.
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This Concept Album Came Out One Month After The Who’s Tommy: The Happy Prince by The La De Da’s
Angie Moon writes a blog post about The La De Da’s 1969 rock opera The Happy Prince, based on a… Read more.
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Every Jewish #1 Hit of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s
Ever wonder how much Jewish representation is in classic rock and oldies? This blog post lists every #1 US and… Read more.
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The Beatles Are Overrated: Using Facts, Evidence, and Logic to Debunk This Contrarian Take
Angie Moon makes her case for why saying The Beatles are overrated is factually incorrect. Using evidence and logic, she… Read more.
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My 20 Favourite Instrumentals of the 80s
Angie Moon shares her favourite rock, pop, and jazz instrumentals of the 80s including tracks by The Smiths, Rush, Kino,… Read more.
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The Most “Classic Rock” artists post-classic rock, of each generation
Angie Moon writes a post about musicians from different generations who are inspired by classic rock. Read more.
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Remembering Sly Stone and Brian Wilson: Similarities and Connections
Classic Rock historian Angie Moon writes a tribute to recently departed 60s legends Sly Stone and Brian Wilson and shares… Read more.
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Storytime: Bob Dylan Concert in Nottingham and My 20 Favourite Dylan Covers
A storytime of the Bob Dylan concert I attended in Nottingham, as part of the Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour… Read more.
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Five reasons why The Supremes are the Female Beatles
A blog post about the similarities between two of the biggest groups of the 60s: The Beatles and The Supremes. Read more.
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Goth Before Goth: 25 pre-1980s Classic Rock Goth Moments
A blog post about the history of gothic music in classic rock, mainly focusing on 1960s and 1970s proto-goth sounds… Read more.
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Folk music so white? The diversity of folk music
A list of folk musicians of Asian, Black, Latino, and Native American ancestry as well as a list of folk… Read more.
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Weird Coincidences: Brian Wilson and Ray Davies
A comparison between legendary 60s singer-songwriters Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys and Ray Davies of The Kinks. There are… Read more.
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4/20 Special: 60s and 70s Music for Sleep
A playlist of relaxing music from the 60s and 70s: jazz, folk, rock, and ambient. Great music for bedtime, naptime,… Read more.
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30 Classic Rock Lookalikes that will make you do a double take
Thirty classic rock musicians and their lookalikes: actors, characters, historical figures, and other musicians. Read more.
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Beyond The Beatles Part 1: Getting Into Their Contemporaries
Angie Moon shares her music recommendations for those getting into classic rock through The Beatles. Read more.
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My 20 Favourite Instrumentals of the 70s
Angie Moon’s list of her 20 favourite instrumentals of the 70s: prog, folk, jazz, hard rock, disco, a bit of… Read more.
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Songs That Marked the Beginning of the 60s
A list of over 70 songs that marked the beginning of the 1960s, a new era in rock and roll.… Read more.
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Famous Classic Rock Songs that were originally in a foreign language
A list of popular songs that are English language covers of songs originally in other languages. Read more.
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Childfree Classic Rock Musicians
A list of musicians from the 60s, 70s, and 80s who never had children. Read more.