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My name is Jeb Wright and I started Classic Rock Revisited in 1999. Sadly, today I am announcing we are no longer in business. The good news is that we made it 20 years! It has been a fun and wild ride.
I want to thank everyone that took time to read our interviews, reviews and news. It was a dream come true to service every facet of the Classic Rock community. We did good. But now it is time to move on.
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ROCK NEWS FOR 03/18/19
Poison's Bret Michaels Shares Song He Co-Wrote With His Daughter
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Poison may or may not record new music in the near future, but frontman Bret Michaels released a very special video for his new song-writing collaboration with his daughter called "Unbroken".
Along with the standard music video, Bret also provided an introduction to explains the special nature of the track. He said, "This is a song I co-wrote with my youngest daughter, Jorja Bleu. This song is about triumph over tragedy. This song is about being stronger than the storm.
"I've been a diabetic my whole life - five injections a day. I've been through a lot, and I hope this song will empower you and make you feel awesome." Watch the video here
Randy Rhoads Remembered By Ozzy Osbourne Bandmate
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Tuesday will be anniversary of the tragic death of legendary Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Randy Rhoads and his friend and former Quiet Riot and Blizzard of Ozz bandmate Rudy Sarzo reflected on the beloved musician.
Rhoads was killed in plane crash on March 19th, 1982 while on the Blizzard of Ozz tour, which also featured Sarzo. During a chat with Music Radar Sarzo was asked what kind of guy of Randy was and Rudy responded, "My God. That's the million-dollar question. That is the number one question I get asked when I travel, and that's why I wrote Off The Rails, just to answer that. I'll put it this way: I can say what Randy means to me.
"If it wasn't for Randy, I would have never had the career that I've had, because he trusted me. This was the scenario: Ozzy was about 10 days away from going on the road, and they were in Los Angeles looking for a bass player. Not only a person that could play those songs, because there were many qualified musicians who could do that, but they needed somebody they could trust.
"I had already worked with Randy in Quiet Riot, so he told Sharon, 'Listen, Rudy is the perfect guy because he's not going to be a bad influence on Ozzy. He looks good, he's reliable, and he's going to be somebody decent to hang with in the bus'."
Rudy also said, "He trusted me. He put his reputation with Sharon and Ozzy on the line to bring me in. That's how I got in, because I had no track record. Ozzy and Sharon brought me in and I was able to build a career from that and I am eternally grateful both to them and to Randy."
Red Dragon Cartel's Phil Varone Announces Retirement
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Former Skid Row and Saigon Kick and current Red Dragon Cartel drummer Phil Varone has announced that he is retiring from drumming following RDC's Patina Tour.
He had this to say, "This is my farewell to drumming tour. There is no big story other than I no longer have a passion for drumming. As I get older in my life, drums have fallen to the bottom of my list. As I get older in life, drums hurt instead of making me happy...When you're not happy or lose the passion in anything you do, it's time to gracefully bow out."
He continued, "After 30 years, I've done all I've wanted to do with music and will always be proud and grateful for my drumming career. They say the best time to leave is when you're on top, and playing with Jake E Lee and Red "Dragon Cartel is the Tops for me...I leave happily and gracefully after the Red Dragon Cartel 2019 PATINA World Tour that includes Japan. I have the best fans in the world, and I truly thank my fans from the bottom of my heart for the love, for the support and for being a part of my musical. I hope you follow me to the next chapter of my life, when the time comes...until then, thank you for 30 years a drummer..."
Rolling Stones Stream Wild Horses Duet With Florence Welch
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The Rolling Stones are streaming video of a May 2018 duet with Florence + The Machine singer Florence Welch on their 1971 classic, "Wild Horses", as heard on the forthcoming compilation "Honk."
Welch's band were the opening act for the London stop on the Stones' No Filter European tour, and the rocker says she was thrilled to follow-up a 2012 appearance with the group after being a lifelong fan.
"I was brought up with The Rolling Stones because my Dad was a Stones man," explained Welch at the time. "They've been a massive influence; I mean still, to this day, the music I'm making is influenced by them. I've been a fan my whole life but there's something magical about being up there with them."
The "Wild Horses" duet will appear on the April 19 release of "Honk", which will include the group's eight Top 10 singles: "Brown Sugar", "Tumbling Dice", "Angie", "It's Only Rock'n'Roll (But I Like It)", "Fool To Cry", "Miss You", "Emotional Rescue" and "Start Me Up."
Available in multiple versions - including single-CD and 2LP editions featuring 20 songs, and a deluxe 3CD/4LP set with 46 tracks - the package will deliver the biggest hits and classic cuts from every Rolling Stones studio album from 1971 to 2016.
The 3CD/4LP Deluxe Editions compile 36 studio tunes over two discs, with a third featuring 10 live tracks recorded during the band's more recent sold-out tours - some with special guests including Welch, Dave Grohl ("Bitch"), Brad Paisley ("Dead Flowers") and Ed Sheeran ("Beast Of Burden"). Watch the video here.
Motley Crue Kickstart NASCAR Race
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Motley Crue kickstarted the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Auto Club 400 race at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, CA on Sunday (March 17th) and video from the appearance has gone online.
The band were on hand to act as Grand Marshals for the event, where they were joined by a pair of actors from the group's upcoming Netflix biopic, "The Dirt" - Douglas Booth (who plays Nikki Sixx) and Colson Baker a.k.a.. Machine Gun Kelly (who plays Tommy Lee).
Motley Crue streamed video of their entrance to the event via social media, which was followed by a tweet from NASCAR with footage of the band delivering the traditional race introduction: "Drivers, start your engines!" Sixx posted, "THANK YOU for having us. What a kick ass way to start the race."
"Growing up, we were race car fans and dreamed of fast cars," said Lee before their appearance, "so to be included in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series event is wild!" Watch the video here.
Carmine Appice Celebrated On Latest Talking Metal Episode
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Music legend Carmine Appice is celebrated in the latest edition of the popular Talking Metal podcast with guest appearances from Mick Mars (Motley Crue), Carmine himself (Vanilla Fudge, Blue Murder, Rod Stewart and many more) and guitarist Pat Travers. The show sent over these details:
First up we hear from Mick Mars. Topics include Carmine Appice, Ozzy's Bark At the Moon tour, Edgar Winter, Guitar Zeus, Vanilla Fudge on Ed Sullivan, Nashville, the status of his solo album, the type singer he is looking for, Motley Crue, his feelings on the Dirt movie and more.
The second interview is with drummer Carmine Appice and it starts 29:30 into the episode. Topics include his health, Guitar Zeus, Jeff Beck's Blow by Blow, Jeff Watson, Bumblefoot, Rod Stewart, Brian May, John Sykes, Vinnie Vincent, Derek Christopher, Jim Crean and much more.
The final interview is with guitarist Pat Travers and it starts at the 1:09:40 mark. Topics include Carmine Appice, the song Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?, the Crash and Burn album, Tommy Aldridge, Nicko McBrain, his anxiety, David Pastorius, his upcoming album Swing!, and much more. Listen to the episode here
SANTANA SHARES NEW TRACK “LOS INVISIBLES” FROM HIS FORTHCOMING ALBUM AFRICA SPEAKS
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The iconic guitarist and his expert band, augmented by Spanish singer Buika, team with legendary producer Rick Rubin
For Immediate Release – March 18, 2019 – Rock and Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Carlos Santana has shared a new track “Los Invisibles,” from his upcoming album, Africa Speaks, on Concord Records. Listen here as Santana’s otherworldly, wah-driven solos take flight on the stomping groove of “Los Invisibles.” To watch the animated cover for the track, click here.
Enlisting legendary producer Rick Rubin, the iconic guitarist and his eight-piece band (which also includes Santana’s wife, Cindy Blackman Santana, on drums), convened at Rubin’s Shangri La Studios in Malibu, and in a joyous and stimulating 10-day period they recorded an astonishing number of tracks, many of them in one take.
Another dramatic element in the creation of “Los Invisibles” came in the form of Spanish singer Buika, whose heavenly lead vocals cast a magical spell throughout the album. Santana, now 50 years into his remarkable career, has succeeded in creating a compelling, energy infused album. A vision that transcends generational, cultural and geographical boundaries. It will rank as one of his most important and memorable works.
Santana on the web:
Official Site: www.santana.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/carlossantana
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Rolling Stones Announce 'Honk' Collection
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The Rolling Stones will release a new best-of collection, "Honk", on April 19th. Available in multiple versions - including single-CD and 2LP editions featuring 20 songs, and a deluxe 3CD/4LP set with 46 tracks - the package will deliver the biggest hits and classic cuts from every Rolling Stones studio album from 1971 to 2016.
Among the classics featured on "Honk" are the group's eight Top 10 singles: "Brown Sugar", "Tumbling Dice", "Angie", "It's Only Rock'n'Roll (But I Like It)", "Fool To Cry", "Miss You", "Emotional Rescue" and "Start Me Up."
The 3CD/4LP Deluxe Editions compile 36 studio tunes over two discs, with a third featuring 10 live tracks recorded during the band's more recent sold-out tours - some with special guests including Dave Grohl ("Bitch"), Brad Paisley ("Dead Flowers"), Ed Sheeran ("Beast Of Burden") and Florence + The Machine singer Florence Welch, who can be heard performing "Wild Horses" from the group's May 2018 London show as the project's first preview
"Honk" will arrive on the eve of the launch of the Stones' 2019 No Filter tour, which is set to open at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL on April 20. Check out the "Wild Horses" video and trailer here.
Graham Nash to Perform Songs For Beginners and Wild Tales in Full During Fall Tour
Legendary artist Graham Nash has announced select fall dates at which he and his band will perform both his debut and sophomore solo records - 1971’s Songs for Beginners and1973’s Wild Tales - in their entirety, plus other favorites. Those dates are South Orange, NJ’s South Orange Performing Arts Center on September 26, NYC’s Town Hall on September 27, as well as shows in Albany, NY on September 28 and Boston, MA on September 29. For ticket information visit: https://www.grahamnash.com.
Songs for Beginners, released in 1971, was Nash’s solo debut apart from Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and was recorded in the immediate aftermath of Nash’s breakup with Joni Mitchell. On it are timeless classics like “Chicago/We Can Change the World” and “Military Madness” - a song that remains as relevant today as it was then - “I Used to Be a King,” “Simple Man,” and many others. Nash’s solo follow up was 1974’s Wild Tales, featuring beloved songs like "Oh Camil," "Prison Song,” "Another Sleep Song," and "I Miss You."
Nash said, "The experience of revisiting the music I made almost 50 years ago, live in front of an audience, gives me the chance to actually play the songs as was envisioned those many years ago. Each ‘side’ of the album was programmed as a short 20-minute suite, a musical journey to be taken not really knowing or caring where that journey would take the listener. I look forward to rediscovering my music and sharing it with the audience.”
Nash and friends will perform both albums in full plus favorites from his days in the Hollies through his years with Crosby, Stills & Nash and from his beloved solo recordings, weaving anecdotes and tales from his 50-year career throughout the evening.
No Depression proclaimed of a recent tour date, “Nash walked the audience through his catalog, a rich tapestry of music spanning more than five decades, accompanied by Shane Fontayne on guitar and vocals. Touring in support of his latest release, This Path Tonight, the strength of the material and the resilience in Nash’s voice made for a wonderful evening. And, as the crowd soon discovered, the new songs were every bit as vital as the classic anthems they came to hear."
Graham Nash is a two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee and two-time Songwriter Hall of Fame Inductee, Grammy Award winner, a New York Times best-selling author, and Officer of the Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)
In 2018, he released Over the Years…, a 2-disc collection of Nash’s best-known songs from the past 50 years and more than a dozen unreleased demos and mixes.
On January 31, the UK Americana Music Association presented Nash with its highest honor, the Lifetime Achievement Award, which was presented to Nash by Hollies' co-founder, Allen Clarke. Past recipients of the award include Richard Thompson and Robert Plant.
BLIND FAITH - BLIND FAITH (HALF SPEED MASTER) To Be Released April 19thon UMe
April 19, 2019, sees the vinyl, half speed master release of Blind Faith’s self-titled and only album. This platinum selling album topped the charts in the U.K., U.S., Canada, Denmark, Norway and Netherlands.
Cut at half speed by Miles Showell at Abbey Road, one of a very few internationally renowned exponents of the technique, the album will be presented on heavyweight vinyl with high spec packaging, to create a thoroughly bespoke vinyl experience that, most importantly, will provide a sound quality superior to anything else currently available.
Blind Faith were an English blues rock band, composed of Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, Steve Winwood and Ric Grech. The band, which was one of the first supergroups, released their only album, Blind Faith, in August 1969.
SIDE A
Had To Cry Today
Can’t Find My Way Home
Well All Right
Presence of the Lord
SIDE B
Sea Of Joy
Do What You Like
Pre-order Blind Faith here: https://UMe.lnk.to/BlindFaithHalfSpeedMaster
Half Speed Mastering is an artisan technique offered by Abbey Road Studios, which results in the very highest quality sound reproduction. UMC have created a range of bespoke vinyl pressings of iconic albums utilising this process and have carefully selected Blind Faith to be a part of the series.
Ozzy Osbourne Health Update Following Hospitalization
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Ozzy Osbourne appears to be recovering well after he was hospitalized early last month in Los Angeles for "complications from the flu" which caused him to postpone tour dates.
The metal legend's wife Sharon and son Jack provided an update about his health during an interview with Access. Jack stated, "Well, if this gauges where he's at, he's complaining a lot and he's back to his normal routine, so everything's A-okay there. It's when he's happy and skipping around. You're like, 'There's something really wrong here. Call the doctor.'"
Sharon, who is also Ozzy's longtime manager added, "That's always a good sign, when he complains and he's miserable. Then you know it's good."
Ozzy canceled a tour leg in Australia, New Zealand and Japan after he was hospitalized, as well as postponing the UK and European leg. The dates are part of his epic No More Tours 2 final world tour.
Metallica Working On Music For New Album While On Tour
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Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo revealed the exciting news that the band has been jamming new song ideas while they embarked on their world tour and he expects their new album to come a lot quicker than previous efforts.
Trujillo spoke with The Music Podcast and in an excerpt of the chat, they quote him as saying, "We have a zone we call 'The Tuning Room' which is a space where we can jam and warm up before the show. We're always in there coming up with ideas and you may get a few seconds of an idea but everything is recorded, always. And then of course at home, everyone has got ideas."
He also said, "I'm excited about the next record because I believe it will also be a culmination of [Death Magnetic and Hardwired] and another journey. There's no shortage of original ideas, that's the beauty of being in this band."
Robert then promised, "It will come a lot sooner than the previous two did... this time around I think we'll be able to jump on it a lot quicker and jump in the studio and start working.
"We're all vowed to get this one going sooner than later. Now, how soon? I don't know. We've been touring non-stop. It's been over two years now. At some point, sure, we'll need to take a little bit of a break. It's sort of the right thing for us to do because we've been going so hard."
KISS Guitarist Was In No Win Situation Replacing Legend
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KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer says that as years have gone by it has been earlier to deal with the drawbacks to having replaced original guitarist Ace Frehley in 2003.
Thayer spoke with the Argus Leader to promote the band's recently launched End Of The Road farewell tour and during the chat he touched on what it was like replacing the beloved band cofounder in the group.
He had this to say, "I have to be honest, when I first came into the band, there was some pressure.
"It was kind of a no-win situation when you're replacing somebody like that. There's a lot of fans who are unhappy with this and I understand. They followed the band for a long time and it's hard to see things like that change sometimes.
"After a few years went by, I got more confident and more comfortable in the situation, as time goes on, it continues to be a growing experience and something that I get more used to."
Don Felder Streaming Collab With Sammy Hagar, Joe Satriani and Bob Weir
Former Eagles guitarist Don Felder is streaming his special collaboration with former Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar, Joe Satriani and Bob Weir called "Rock You".
The song comes from Felder's forthcoming album "American Rock 'n' Roll" which is set to hit stores on April 5th and the brand new track can be streamed online here.
Apart from the star-heavy "Rock You", the album also features guest appearances from Guns N' Roses' Slash, The Red Hot Chili Peppers' Chad Smith, Fleetwood Mac's Mick Fleetwood, Peter Frampton and former Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora.
