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Yes , the legendary progressive rock group, has replaced lead singer Benoit David . David is reportedly dealing with unspecified medical issues which forced the group to cancel the final three shows of their European tour. With David still on the mend, Yes has decided to bring in Jon Davison to fill David’s shoes so that the group can continue their tour which will take them to New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Indonesia, and Hawaii. Read Full Story

With the recent announcement of Van Halen’s new album still fresh in fan’s minds, former frontman Sammy Hagar has thrown a bit of cold water on the whole thing. Hagar , in recent comments regarding the new VH album says that the material on the album consists of old demo material that was considered and tossed by the wayside years ago. Hagar along with friend and Chickenfoot band mate Michael Anthony have made no secret of the fact that both their separations from Van Halen fell somewhere... Read Full Story

The year 2012 will bring Rush fans something they haven’t seen in about five years: A brand-new studio album. This one’s been in the oven for a while having been started back in 2009, but it looks like it’s almost done since the group is reportedly done with recording and was planning to begin mixing early in the new year. Read Full Story

Van Halen is kicking back into high gear starting next month with the start of their 2012 tour on February 18th and the release of their new album on February 7th. The group announced plans for their upcoming tour during a special performance at New York’s Café Wha? last week. The album, entitled A Different Kind of Truth will be the first one featuring David Lee Roth since the multi-platinum 1984 which was released during January of that year. Read Full Story

What good is a reissue anyway? In many cases, not much. One often gets the sense that reissues are just another way to milk a bit more cash from some classic music. Such is not the case with Jethro Tull’s Aqualung 40th Anniversary Special Edition and Collector’s Edition. This one is not one of your typical “remastered” releases, this one has been remixed and that’s what makes this release a very worthy addition to any Tull fan’s collection. Read Full Story

Filed under: Concert Reviews — Real Rock News on November 16, 2011 (12:58) Story and Photo by Scott Smith In 10 seconds, most rock guitarists would lose a six-string shoot-out against Lindsey Buckingham . The guitarist, singer and songwriter with Fleetwood Mac is an artistic monster on the stage, and as brilliant as his finger-picking rhythm patterns and searing lead breaks are on the Mac’s “Rumours” and “Tusk” albums and on his studio work, it’s seeing and... Read Full Story

Spinning up Journey’s Greatest Hits Volume 2 CD for the first time provided for me an experience that was true to the band’s name. Listening to those hits took me on a musical journey back to the late 1970’s and early 1980’s. Although the compilation includes tracks that were recorded between 1978 and 1996, it was those early songs like Stone In Love, Feeling That Way and Just the Same Way that really took me back to those Saturday nights sitting in my 1973 Chevrolet Laguna listening to the... Read Full Story

Calling in veteran songwriter Lou Reed to flesh out their arty inclinations, 'Lulu' sounds like Metallica wanting to emulate The Who, Pink Floyd, and other sophisticated rock acts who have made successful records with narratives. Lou, for his part, has grasped the challenge to relive his überkool 1970s association with Berlin, steering this 'unlikely' project on the works of German playwright Frank Wedekind. Reed does his best to sound poetically left-field ("waggle my ass like a dog... Read Full Story

Filed under: Aerosmith , Classic Rock News — Real Rock News on October 26, 2011 (10:49) Steven Tyler has certainly suffered through his share of mishaps over the last few years and recent reports out of Paraguay reveal that the flamboyant front man has once again found himself on the losing end of a brief battle with gravity. Tyler , who is in the South American country with the rest of Aerosmith for their first-ever concert there, reportedly suffered a... Read Full Story

This, their second album, is jokingly titled ‘III’, but don’t think Chickenfoot are taking their music lightly. Contained within the grooves of this sophomore release are some stonking hard rock tunes crafted with all the expertise you would expect from such high profile musos. Songs such as ‘Big Foot’ which stomps hard and heavy, lead track ‘Last Temptation’ or ‘Up Next’ encompass the basis of the ‘Foot sound, one foot planted in the garden of rock, the other in the house of blues. While... Read Full Story