His expertise on the electromechanical Mellotron helped define the band’s progressive sound in the 1960s and ’70s on albums like “Days of Future Passed.”
Category: Pop and Rock Music
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8 Songs From the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of 2024
Listen to soon-to-be inductees Cher, Foreigner, A Tribe Called Quest and more.
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‘Tortured Poets’ Has Shifted the Taylor Swift Debate. Let’s Discuss.
The superstar’s 11th album is a 31-song excavation of her recent relationships that is not universally loved. Our pop team dissects its sound, themes and reception.
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Kathleen Hanna Reveals the Story of Her Life in ‘Rebel Girl’
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Peter Gordon, Music’s Mr. Adjacent, Is Starting His Own Record Label
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Huey Lewis’s Music Makes ‘The Heart of Rock and Roll’
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Future and Metro Boomin’s Second Joint LP Opens at No. 1
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Mdou Moctar’s Guitar Is a Screaming Siren Against Africa’s Colonial Legacy
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Bob Heil, Whose Innovations Enhanced the Sound of Rock, Dies at 83
A groundbreaking audio engineer, he provided the large-scale systems that brought tours by the Who and the Grateful Dead to life.
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Bob Heil, Whose Innovations Enhanced the Sound of Rock, Dies at 83
A groundbreaking audio engineer, he provided the large-scale systems that brought tours by the Who and the Grateful Dead to life.