2023 begins on a sombre note in the world of Classic Rock — David Crosby was incredibly active on Twitter. His dry wit, bounced off his handle just a few days before his death: “I hear heaven is overrated…cloudy!” The premonition about his life coming to an end, was palpable in an interview he gave some months back: “I’ve been making records at…

‘The Skynyrds of the 21st Century’ have been at it for more than two decades now — Neither the Turner brothers (who played heavy metal in their youth), nor Charlie Starr (who sang and played AC/DC and Motörhead covers during his teens), would have imagined that the band they would eventually go on to form, would become a wellspring of revival for Southern Rock in the 21st…

A record that takes you back to the glory days of Jomsviking and Twilight Of The Thunder God — Covid had upended Amon Amarth’s Beserker tour plans in 2020. …

The 25th Anniversary Tour is still running strong — Admittedly, I’ve been living under a rock. Only recently did I hear about Alanis Morissette’s 25th Anniversary Jagged Little Pill tour in 2020. …

No limits were challenging for these three-piece bands. — Like poetry, an art form that prunes words to its barest minimum while saying so much more, three-piece bands create a sizzling impact with music that stretches far beyond the three instruments they wield. There is a sense of bravado in producing great music in its most primal form —…

Among the many gems, these keyboard / organ intros simply standout. — The Keyboards and the Hammond Organs proved to be a potent melodic ammo with bands in the classic rock era of the ’60s and ’70s. Even in the ’80s, there were a surfeit of songs with innovative synth flourishes that topped the charts. One reason for it was the keyboardists…

These are songs where the finest pipes do their talking aka singing! — Our ears are rather familiar to those crazy guitar licks that kick off glorious tunes. Sometimes it’s the hypnotic thrash of the skins by the drummer that sets us on a path to sonic salvation. Often, the piano or the hammond organ lays out the introductory part of the song…

A sombre, brooding classic! — Released in 1992, Automatic For The People was R.E.M’s eighth studio album. …

The writing is stellar. The stories are riveting. — Memoirs of rock bands and musicians tend to follow a similar arc: early musical inspirations, rebelling against authority, initial struggles as a band, first taste of success, tours and studio recordings, charting hits, the excesses of drugs and overdose, eventual nasty band split-ups and, finally, riding a new path with…