The Dukes of Stratosphear – Doyle’s Space: Music Hall of Fame – Shining Star Award

Formed to indulge their fascination with the psychedelic pop and rock of the late 1960s.

The Dukes of Stratosphear were a fictional English psychedelic-pop group who were, in reality, a side project and alter ego of XTC. Formed in 1984 in Swindon, Wiltshire, the Dukes allowed Andy Partridge, Colin Moulding and Dave Gregory to indulge their fascination with the psychedelic pop and rock of the late 1960s without the expectations attached to the XTC name.

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My Favorite Live Albums (Part One)

This list of Live Rock Albums are 50 years old or older.

Made in Japan is Deep Purple’s landmark double-live album, recorded during the band’s first Japanese tour on August 15, 16, and 17, 1972, with performances at Festival Hall in Osaka on August 15 and 16 and Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on August 17, featuring the classic Mark II lineup of Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, and Ian Paice.

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Lyrical: “White Knight” (Part One)

These are songs that contain the phrase “White Knight” in their lyrics.

“White Rabbit” by Jefferson Airplane emerged in 1967 as one of the defining psychedelic rock statements of the San Francisco scene, written solely by Grace Slick before she joined the band and first performed with her earlier group The Great Society, though the famous version appeared on Jefferson Airplane’s Surrealistic Pillow with a dramatic Spanish-bolero build influenced by Ravel’s Boléro

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My Favorite Albums – War Child – Jethro Tull

Well, do you ever get the feeling that the story’s
too damn real and in the present tense?
Or that everybody’s on the stage, and it seems like
you’re the only person sitting in the audience?

“War Child” by Jethro Tull is the band’s seventh studio album, released on October 14, 1974. The album marked a return to a more accessible rock format after the ambitious and concept-heavy releases of Thick as a Brick and A Passion Play. Written entirely by frontman Ian Anderson, War Child blends rock, folk, and orchestral elements, creating a distinctive and eclectic sound.

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