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The RBP Flashback: Delaney Bramlett, 1939-2008

Posted Tue Dec 30, 2008 10:41am PST
Delaney Bramlett, who has died in Los Angeles aged 69, was an unsung but pivotal figure in the story of American rock. Mississippi-born, he played with everyone from Eric Clapton to George Harrison, forging a potent blend of rock, soul, blues and gos More »
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Like A Hurricane: The 20 Most Intense Tracks Of All Time… From "Gimme Shelter" To "Big-Eyed Beans From Venus"!

Posted Fri Dec 19, 2008 4:38pm PST
One way or another, all music is about emotion, even when it's about lack of emotion. But some records reach the parts others never can, raising emotional intensity to a pitch that can verge on the unbearable. More »
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mgmt1

Life In The Old Dog Yet: RBP's Finest 50 Tracks Of 2008

Posted Wed Dec 17, 2008 4:37pm PST
RBP's very own Seldom Seen Kids--make that Wrinklies--present the year's aural highlights. More »
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kings of leon

Like A Hurricane: The 100 Most Intense Tracks Of All Time, Pt 4: From Kings Of Leon To Dorothy Love Coates!

Posted Mon Dec 15, 2008 12:09pm PST
40 "McFearless"--Kings of Leon, from Because Of The Times (Columbia, 2007): The Followills may be shamelessly revamping themselves as a stadium monster to out-U2 the Killers, but as long as they can unleash torrents of guitar frenzy like "McFearless" More »
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The RBP Flashback: The Rolling Stones' Rock And Roll Circus

Posted Fri Dec 12, 2008 3:21pm PST
40 Years after the Stones' Rock and Roll Circus--with guest turns by John Lennon, Eric Clapton, Marianne Faithfull and more--RBP relives a remarkable night with a contemporary eyewitness report by NME's Keith Altham. More »
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orbison1

It's Over: Roy Orbison, 1936-1988

Posted Wed Dec 10, 2008 1:30pm PST
Roy Orbison was one of the most distinctive--and most uncategorizable--singers in the history of American pop. When he died 20 years ago, Robert Sandall penned this thoughtful obituary of an artist whose life was as tragic as his haunting sound. More »
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neil young

Like a Hurricane: The 100 Most Intense Tracks Of All Time, Pt 3

Posted Tue Dec 9, 2008 3:50pm PST
60 "Get Off In It"--Eddie Hinton, from Very Extremely Dangerous (Capricorn, 1978): It starts with a mangle of guitars and sounds like nothing else--ambient swamp rock, anyone? Eddie speaks the intro before the drums tick-tock their way in and More »
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led

Like A Hurricane: The 100 Most Intense Tracks Of All Time, Pt 2

Posted Fri Dec 5, 2008 4:49pm PST
We here at RBP Towers have selected a ton of the most overwhelming, intoxicating, cathartic tracks ever captured on tape. The criteria for all of them are simple: Does your face scrunch up into hideous contortions when you listen to them? And do they More »
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manic street

For Real: Richey James Edwards

Posted Wed Dec 3, 2008 12:02pm PST
The disappearance of Richey James Edwards in February 1995 is one rock's great unsolved mysteries. Last week the Manic Street Preacher was finally declared dead by his family. When Simon Witter of Sky met him in 1993, Richey talked eloquently of glam More »
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