Paul McCartney

Top 9 Songs of Spring

David Gilmour, George Harrison, Jimmy Page, John Lennon, John Paul Jones, Led Zeppelin, Modern English, Paul McCartney, Pink Floyd, Ringo Starr, Robert Plant, Roger Hodgson, Roger Waters, Supertramp, Terry Jacks, The Beatles, The Doors, The Lovin Spoonful, Thin Lizzy

  With the arrival of Spring, we will look at some of the great rock songs that explicitly mention or implicitly conjure images of Springtime. We countdown this subjective list from #9 to […]

Top 9 Rock Festivals

2014 Special Features, Aerosmith, Allman Brothers Band, America, Arlo Guthrie, Bachman–Turner Overdrive, BB King, Black Sabbath, Blood Sweat and Tears, Blue Oyster Cult, Blues Traveler, Bob Dylan, Bob Seger, Booker T and the MG's, Boz Scaggs, Brian Wilson, Bryan Adams, Buddy Guy, Candlebox, Chicago, Collective Soul, Comebacks and Reunions, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Crosby Stills and Nash, David Bowie, David Gilmour, Deep Purple, Dire Straits, Donovan, Elton John, Elvis Costello, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Eric Clapton, Grateful Dead, Green Day, Gregg Rollie, Hall and Oates, Howard Jones, INXS, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, Jethro Tull, Jimi Hendrix, Joan Baez, Joe Cocker, Joe Walsh, John Sebastian, Johnny Winter, Joni Mitchell, Judas Priest, Keith Richards, Kenny Loggins, Led Zeppelin, Leonard Cohen, Live Albums, Lynard Skynard, Marshall Tucker Band, Melissa Etheridge, Men At Work, Metallica, Mick Jagger, Miles Davis, Motley Crue, Music History, Neil Young, Otis Redding, Ozzy Osbourne, Paul McCartney, Paul Rodgers, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Pink Floyd, Procol Harum, Queen, Ravi Shankar, Red Hot Chili Peppers, REO Speedwagon, Richie Havens, Robert Cray, Rock Influences and Legends, Roxy Music, Santana, Scorpions, Sheryl Crow, Sly and the Family Stone, Spin Doctors, Stevie Nicks, Stevie Wonder, Supertramp, Ted Nugent, Ten Years After, The Band, The Beach Boys, The Boomtown Rats, The Cars, The Clash, The Doors, The Eagles, The Hooters, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Mamas and the Papas, The Moody Blues, The Pretenders, The Who, Tina Turner, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Traffic, Triumph, U2, Van Halen, ZZ Top

This week Classic Rock Review joins the celebration of the 45th Anniversary of the historic 1969 Woodstock Music Festival. In conjunction with Top 9 Lists, we present a list of the Top 9 […]

The Beatles’ Last Audition

George Harrison, George Martin, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Rock Influences and Legends, The Beatles

At the end of the Beatles last ever live performance (on a London rooftop) John Lennon jokingly said “I hope we passed the audition”. Well, there was actually a time when the band […]

The Beatles in India

Donovan, George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beach Boys, The Beatles

In early 1968, all four members of The Beatles traveled to northern India to attend a Transcendental Meditation training course with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. While George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo […]

The Beatles in 1967

1967 Albums, 2012 Reviews, Album Reviews by Karyn Albano, British Artists, George Harrison, George Martin, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles

Buy Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Buy Magical Mystery Tour There has never been (nor probably will ever be) a year in which a single band produced so much quality material as […]

The Beatles 1^st Session

2012 Special Features, British Artists, George Harrison, George Martin, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Rock Influences and Legends, The Beatles

At the very end of The Beatles’ very last live performance, an improvised concert on the roof of a building in January 1969, John Lennon jokingly stated, “I’d like to say thank you […]

Paul McCartney Turns 80

2022 Special Features, British Artists, Paul McCartney

Rumors in recent years have stated that this would be the age at which Paul McCartney would stop touring and possibly even recording. Frankly, we hope these to be unfounded for no other […]

Christmas Rock Gems

2011 Special Features, American Artists, Bing Crosby, Bob Geldof, Bono, British Artists, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Greg Lake, Jethro Tull, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Queen, Sting, The Beach Boys, The Kinks, The Pretenders, The Waitresses, The Who

Nearly from its inception, rock and roll and Christmas songs have made for a potent mixture of holiday-flavored punch. This marriage dates back to 1957 with the first Elvis Presley Christmas Album and […]

Badfinger 1970 albums

1970 Albums, 2015 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, Badfinger, British Artists, Paul McCartney

Buy Magic Christian Music Buy No Dice Badfinger thrust into the world of popular music with their first two releases, the soundtrack Magic Christian Music and the rock album No Dice. The first […]

Tug Of War by Paul McCartney

1982 Albums, 2012 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, George Martin, Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder

Buy Tug of War The naive belief that one could end war by political correctness at a time when no major wars were occurring in the Western world may be the best way […]