New Music from Classic Rock Bands: Any Good? / Ep. 74

About this episode

The episode discusses the relevance and quality of new music from classic rock bands.

Classic rock and roll bands and artists releasing new music? What's the point? Is it worth a listen? Do we discount some excellent rock from these bands just because it's not 1987? Or is it a shell of their sound and original fire? Def Leppard has a new song, in conjunction with a run at the Sphere in Las Vegas. We take a first listen. Then we look at the past 12 months of rock and roll releases from bands like Alice Cooper, Styx, and others who are still making and releasing new music—an objective ear on the sound of what some bands are doing today. Let's check it out together. No BS. Just our ears and the vibe. What works and what doesn't?

Topics covered

• classic rock
• new music
• music commentary
• rock bands
• music releases

Keywords

• classic rock
• new music
• Def Leppard
• Alice Cooper
• Styx
• rock releases
• music commentary

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Def Leppard, Alice Cooper, Styx

Places: Las Vegas

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