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Here’s Why Fleetwood Mac's 1969 Album 'Then Play On' is One of the Greatest Blues-Rock Records Ever Made By Jim Campilongo published 28 September 23 The group’s third studio LP is hard evidence of Fleetwood Mac’s growth from an excellent blues band to a blues-based act that defied description
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“These Are All Familiar Songs From a Play or a Movie”: As He Drops ‘Stage & Screen,’ John Pizzarelli Celebrates His 40th Year of Recording and Reflects on the Lessons He Learned From His Father, Bucky By Bill Milkowski published 28 September 23 The seven-string slinger’s landmark album is a collection of familiar tunes from Broadway and Hollywood spanning 90 years
“I Kind of Stole Ed...And That Wasn’t Something That Happened Very Often”: Brian May Expounds on Eddie Van Halen’s Role in the Fabled ‘Star Fleet Project’ By Gary Graff published 26 September 23 As he releases his expanded ‘Star Fleet Project’ box set, the guitarist reveals his thoughts on EVH, the future of Queen, and the dangers AI poses for music in the coming year
“You Have to Account for 'Tales'…I Don’t Think We’d Be the Same Group Without It”: Steve Howe Talks Yes's ‘Tales From Topographic Oceans’ and Other Milestone Albums By Gary Graff published 26 September 23 As Yes release their second album in two years, the guitarist reflects on the 50th anniversary of ‘Tales From Topographic Oceans’ and his newly reconceptualized take on the debut album from his 1960s band Tomorrow
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Featuring Unhinged Electric Guitar Work and a Contradictory Shredding Non-Solo, Here Why You Need to Listen to Julian Priester Pepo Mtoto’s ‘Love, Love’ By Jim Campilongo published 22 September 23 This 1970s ECM classic defines a moment with deeply spiritual power
“It’s About Having Teeth”: Simon McBride Explains How to Get a Kick-Ass Hard-Rock Guitar Sound in an Arena By Jude Gold published 21 September 23 The Irish axeman’s fire-breathing tube tones power a new era of Deep Purple
“Your Best Song Is Always yet to Come”: Telecaster Master James Burton Names Five Career-Defining Tracks By Joel McIver published 20 September 23 There’s only one electric instrument worth discussing, says the veteran guitarist behind Elvis, Ricky Nelson, Roy Orbison and Emmylou Harris
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