As the sonic architect of "Rumours" (1977) and "Tusk" (1979), guitarist Lindsey Buckingham created some of the most elaborate walls of sound in rock history. And though he's hardly been prolific as a solo artist, that music has been nearly as lush as his work with Fleetwood Mac. Fans couldn't haggle with Paul Simon's song selection, which spanned one of the richest catalogs in rock history, from his days with Art Garfunkel to the present.
ST. LOUIS -- As he turns 80 today, Chuck Berry could leave the hard work of great music to younger souls, and rest comfortably as the rock 'n' roll legend who first made his mark in the 1950s. Beck and his five bandmates took the stage Saturday night at the UIC Pavilion to the crowd-pleasing sounds of 1994's alt-rock anthem, "Loser.
" Behind them, the video screen projected close-ups of their music-making prowess, capturing them singing, pounding drums and percussion instruments, manipulating several keyboards and a turntable and strumming the bass and guitar. Then, midway through the song, the flesh-and-blood musicians took the stage. For many hipster rock fans, the knee-jerk reaction to any album boasting song titles such as "Barael's Blade," "Lament for the Aurochs" and "March of the Lor (Instrumental in Eight Movements)" is to snicker and invoke the ghost of Spinal Tap.
But the Austin, Texas, quartet the Sword is winning a measure of respect for its debut album "Age of Winters" that's well-deserved, and the disc is winning over devoted metalheads as well as more alternative types (or snobs, if you prefer). NEW YORK -- Legs McNeil remembers the night back in 1975 when he walked into the dingy storefront club perched in the even dingier Bowery neighborhood. The band onstage, four guys in leather jackets and torn jeans, was the Ramones.
McNeil sat at a nearby table, watching their set with Lou Reed.
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