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In Defense of the Monkees
Perhaps the Guiltiest of Guilty Pleasures for a Rock Fan With the possible exception of ABBA (who we’ll talk about at a later date, trust us), there was no band who took more flak from…
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Essential Boomer Album Collection: "Days of Future Passed" (1967)
With the release of “Days of Future Passed, the Moody Blues went from “one hit wonders” to virtually pioneering the musical form that came to be known as “progressive rock.” The Moody Blues began life…
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Shelley Fabares: The Reluctant Pop Star
One of the most unlikely of pop stars was Shelley Fabares, who parlayed her role on The Donna Reed Show into a #1 record! Shelley had been acting since she was 3 and made her…
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The Everly Brothers Comeback Album EB '84
One of the Greatest Albums You May Not Have Heard Yet It had been one of the biggest and most public break-ups in rock history. During a summer appearance at Knott’s Berry Farm in Southern…
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How Did Lennon & McCartney Really Collaborate?
The smug answer to that question might be, “Easily at first, then with increasing difficulty.” We tend now to think of the primary composer of any “Lennon-McCartney” tune as whoever is singing the lead vocal.…
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The Essential Boomer Album Collection Part 13 – Cheap Thrills
An album almost as famous for its cover as for the songs inside, Cheap Thrills, released in the summer after the Summer of Love (i.e. 1968) introduced America to perhaps the greatest white blues singer…