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Wow. 1973 really was a terrific year for

CLASSIC ROCK

Established 1998

BERNIE MARSDEN

May 7, 1951 – August 24, 2023

RIP

Thank you… and good night.

Jimmy Buffett

December 25, 1946 – September 1, 2023

Gary Wright

April 26, 1943 – September 4, 2023

Chris Overland

October 24, 1956 – August 22, 2023

NEWS

The baby grand piano upon which Freddie Mercury

AC/DC Dates Being Planned?

Scorpions also pondering anniversary tour.

Hall Of Fame Sacks Co-Founder

Wenner axed for disrespecting women and artists of colour.

Inger Lorre

The former Nymphs frontwoman returns, hoping to shine some light into a very dark world.

James And The Cold Gun

From Foo Fighters covers in a garage to GN’R in Hyde Park, the Welsh rockers are going up.

Marsupilami

Marsupilami, Transatlantic Records, UK, 1970. £200.

NEWS

Former Judas Priest guitarist KK Downing swears he

Needtobreathe

Navigating the ‘Christian band’ tag, learning from Taylor Swift, and their ongoing quest to make ‘big’ music.

Geese

For these prodigious New York noiseniks, it all began just as they were about to call it a day.

Fleetwood Mac

The Chain

Danko Jones

The Danko Jones frontman on not going to festivals, not going out, not getting any awards and putting in the air-guitar hours.

Saint Agnes

Their metal-meets-punk debut album is angry – very angry. They live for the stage, and that’s where they come alive.

Say Hello

Sometimes, a band works on an album and everything clicks. For Status Quo, their 1973 No.1 Hello! was just such an album. But that doesn’t mean there weren’t problems.

Bown To Boogie

So who is Status Quo’s keyboard player – y’know, the guy who some fans think ruined the band?

INTERVIEW WITH A VAMPIRE

Disillusioned with much of modern music and its presentation, Creeper up the drama and the slap and take things over-the-top with their new goth-rock vampire opera album.

Je ne regrette rien

He’s a lauded blues guitar hero and much more, but Joe Bonamassa is no stranger to self-doubt. We met him ahead of a scorching show in a French castle, reflecting on an unusual life, audience expectations and finding happiness with his lot

JUSTIN HAWKINS

Fronting The Darkness gave the former advertising jingle writer fame, huge commercial success and a collection of catsuits, but that brought with it a downside that included an early band split and serious health issues. He tells Classic Rock all about it and more besides.

TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED

Musician, songwriter, producer, go-to remixer, Steven Wilson is viewed by many as a renaissance man of modern prog. He’s also something of an enigma. Maybe his new album, which “encapsulates so much of my musical personality”, will answer more questions than it poses.

FOLLOW THE FELLOW WHO FOLLOWS A DREAM

In December 1973, Elton John finished a triumphant 13-date UK tour. It capped off an extraordinary year in which his album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road reinforced in some style his status as a global superstar.

EVER MEET LEMMY

MMYThey played hungover baseball with Jack White, went street racing with Chrissie Hynde, took a mysterious delivery from Steven Tyler, clashed with Paris Hilton, fought bouncers alongside Kings Of Leon… They are The Cadillac Three and these are their stories

The Hot List

THE ESSENTIAL NEW ROCK TRACKS YOU NEED TO HEAR THIS MONTH AND THE BANDS TO HAVE ON YOUR RADR

The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones

Hackney Diamonds POLYDOR

Romeo’s Daughter

Slipstream RD

Within Temptation

Bleed Out FORCE MUSIC

KK’s Priest

The Sinner Rides Again NAPALM

Candlebox

The Long Goodbye ROUND HILL

ROUND-UP: SLEAZE

Something Is Waiting: the nu-roll kick in the

Nervosa

Jailbreak NAPALM

Diamond Dogs

The Hardest Nut To Crack WILD KINGDOM

Vega

Battlelines FRONTIERS

Staind

Confessions Of The Fallen ALCHEMY/BMG

Beartooth

The Surface RED BULL US modern metallers show

Steven Wilson

The Harmony Codex VIRGIN

Roger Waters

The Dark Side Of The Moon Redux SGB/COOKING VINYL

Rival Sons

Lightbringer ATLANTIC

Ozric Tentacles

Lotus Unfolding KSCOPE

Wishbone Ash

Live Dates Live 1973 – 2023 STEAMHAMMER/SPV

Graveyard

6 NUCLEAR BLAST

Jim Jones All Stars

Ain’t No Peril AKO-LITE

Goat

Medicine ROCKET RECORDINGS

Heavy Water

Dreams Of Yesterday SILVER LINING MUSIC

Brian Protheroe

A Salisbury Boy BANDCAMP

ROUND-UP: MELODIC ROCK

Streetlight: a bright start from a band with

Duff McKagan

Lighthouse BFD/ORCHARD/SONY

Inger Lorre

Gloryland KITTEN ROBOT

Chris Catalyst

Mad In England WRATH

Crime & The City Solution

the killer MUTE

Crosses

Goodnight, God Bless, I Love U, Delete WARNERS

Ann Wilson & Tripsitter

Another Door DUALTONE

Creeper

Sanguivore SPINEFARM

Prong

State Of Emergency SPV

ROUND-UP: BLUES

Joe Bonamassa: firing on all cylinders. CHRISTIE GOODWIN/PRESS

Various

New Wave Of Classic Rock Volume 2

Twin Temple

God Is Dead MRI

Taking Back Sunday

152 FANTASY

Mondo Generator

We Stand Against You HEAVY PSYCH SOUNDS

Chris Shiflett

Lost At Sea SNAKEFARM

Various

The Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions Project – The Task Has Overwhelmed Us GLITTERHOUSE

Glen Hansard

All That Was East Is West Of Me Now ANTI

Trevor Rabin

Rio INSIDEOUT MUSIC

Hippie Death Cult

Helichrysum HEAVY PSYCH SOUNDS

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

The Silver Cord KGLW

BEST OF THE REST

Other new releases out this month.

The Darkness

Permission To Land… Again WARNER MUSIC

Van Halen

The Collection II RHINO

The Orb & David Gilmour

Metallic Spheres In Colour SONY LEGACY

David Bowie

Pin Ups PARLOPHONE

Bonnie Tyler

Faster Than The Speed Of Night SONY

Steve Miller

J50: The Evolution Of The Joker SAILOR/CAPITOL/UME

Iggy Pop

Rare Trax CLEOPATRA

King Crimson

Lark’s Tongue In Aspic PANEGYRIC

Green Day

Dookie REPRISE

Steely Dan

Aja GEFFEN/UME

The Breeders

Last Splash (30th Anniversary Original Analog Edition) 4AD

Susan Tedeschi

Just Won’t Burn FANTASY

Tom Waits

Reissues ISLAND/UME

Various

Produced By Tony Visconti EDSEL/DEMON

XTC

The Big Express APE HOUSE

Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 3: The Asylum Years (1972-1975)

Joni Mitchell WARNER

BEST OF THE REST

Other reissues out this month.

HSonic Life: A Memoir

Thurston Moore FABER

Rod Stewart: The Classic Years

Sean Egan BACKBEAT

Before It Went Rotten: The Music That Rocked London’s Pubs 1972-1976

Simon Matthews OLDCASTLE PRESS

Whatever Happened To Slade? When The Whole World Went Crazee

Daryl Easlea OMNIBUS

Eddie Cochran In Person

Lee Bullman OMNIBUS PRESS

David Bowie: Rainbowman 1967-1980

Jérôme Soligny OCTOPUS

Shane Embury

Life…? And Napalm Death ROCKET 88

Absolute Beginner: Memoirs Of The World’s Best Least-Known Guitarist

Kevin Armstrong JAWBONE

King’s X

The enigmatic trio have never quite enjoyed the success they deserved, but they’ve made excellent music along the way.

p 105 Stonedead Festival

Which bands brought the ‘Dead to life?

Yngwie Malmsteen

The controversial Swedish-born, US-based guitar hero previews three rare UK shows.

Gov’t Mule

The American band play a one-off UK show in November. 

Philip Seth Campbell

The former Temperance Movement and Byson Family frontman is now flying (almost) solo.

Tour Dates

Siouxsie

London The Troxy

The Strokes/Yeah Yeah Yeahs

All Points East, London Victoria Park

Kula Shaker

London 100 Club

Reading Festival 2023

Reading Richfield Avenue

The Town

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Stonedead Festival

Newark Showground

Geese

London Lafayette

Elvis Costello & Steve Nieve

Dublin National Concert Hall

Public Image Ltd.

Sheffield Leadmill

The Soundtrack Of My Life

Metal Queen Doro on the records, artists and gigs that are of lasting significance to her

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