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Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Frontman Records With Classic '70s Rock Band For First Time in 45 Years
Frontman Records With Classic '70s Rock Band For First Time in 45 Years originally appeared on Parade. An iconic 1970s rock band announced this week that they reunited in the studio with their former frontman, 45 years since the last time they all recorded an album together. The Doobie Brothers dropped a new album called Walk This Road on Friday, June 6, and they brought back the iconic Michael McDonald, who was last with the band full-time for the 1980 album One Step Closer. McDonald was a lead vocalist for the Doobie Brothers from 1975 to 1982, then appeared with the band sporadically over the years, but has not been on one of their albums since One Step Closer. The 73-year-old Hall of Fame vocalist also famously performed with Steely Dan, Toto, Christopher Cross and Kenny Loggins. RELATED: Iconic '60s Rocker Talks Wild Times With Elton John, John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix and More McDonald reunites with Doobie Brothers founding members Patrick Simmons (guitar, lead/backing vocals), Tom Johnston (guitar, piano, lead/backing vocals) and John McFee (guitar, steel guitar, backing vocals) to go on tour starting August 4 in order to promote Walk This Road, their 16th studio album. The album also features Mavis Staples and Mick Fleetwood. You can pre-order the 10-track album here. In an interview, McDonald told USA Today that times sure have changed in the recording studio due to all of the technological advances. "The technology has changed, for better or worse… The new procedure is interesting. As you're writing the song, you're recording it into a file, and that is the basis you use for the track, even if it's just a feeling," said McDonald. "So it's kind of fun to feel like the song hasn't had to morph into something else. Some of my fondest memories of being in the studio are the first time I heard the band play 'Takin' It To the Streets.' I was like, wow! When the band started playing it, it took on a whole new life. RELATED: Rock Icon, 78, Being Honored by Trisha Yearwood and James Taylor in Concert About the upcoming tour, Simmons told USA Today that they do realize they are in the 70s now and that makes performing live and the grind of a tour a bit harder, but they've been preparing for it. "I've got a hill I live on and walk it several times a day, and am always working on a project. Not that that counts as calisthenics. But I try to always stay in motion and on the road try to get out and walk every day. We're all in our 70s now. I used to think that was old. I do feel it, but it's hard to believe we're out here doing it at this age, and in my head, I'm still 16. You have to think beyond your age. It's a life adventure," said Simmons. The Doobie Brothers released a string of hits starting in 1972. They are best known for "Listen to the Music," "Jesus Is Just Alright," "Long Train Running'", "China Grove," "Black Water," "Takin' It to the Streets" and "What a Fool Believes." 🎬 SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox 🎬 Later this summer, McDonald, Johnston and Simmons will all be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in the Performing Songwriters category. Frontman Records With Classic '70s Rock Band For First Time in 45 Years first appeared on Parade on Jun 6, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jun 6, 2025, where it first appeared.
Forbes
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Linkin Park Invades One Chart With Multiple Fan-Favorite Singles
In just a few days, Linkin Park will release the deluxe edition of the album From Zero. The full-length dropped in November 2024, and an updated take is expected on May 16. Ahead of that exciting release, several of the hard rock outfit's most popular tracks have returned to the same chart in the United Kingdom, as fans in that country are still enjoying both the tunes that made the band a global phenomenon decades ago and some of its most recent cuts – including one from the expanded From Zero tracklist. Three tracks by Linkin Park reenter the Official Rock & Metal Singles chart this week. They all land just a few spaces from one another on the 40-spot roster, which measures the bestselling individual tunes in those genres. Among the trio, 'One Step Closer' is the highest reentry, as it breaks back in at No. 30. Fellow years-old cut 'What I've Done' lands at No. 34 after not appearing on the tally at all last week. From Zero single 'Heavy Is the Crown' is also back on the rock and metal list, just barely managing to find space as it settles at No. 39, coming in second-to-last place. All three of Linkin Park's returning tracks have previously spent time inside the uppermost reaches of the Official Rock & Metal Singles chart. Among them, only 'What I've Done' has hit No. 1. 'Heavy Is the Crown' missed out on doing so by just one space, while 'One Step Closer' peaked at No. 3. 'What I've Done' is fast approaching 500 weeks on the Official Rock & Metal Singles chart, while 'One Step Closer' will soon hit 150 frames. 'Heavy Is the Crown' has remained largely present on the list since it arrived in late 2024, racking up 32 appearances in just a few months. In addition to those three returning favorites, four other Linkin Park cuts remain on the same chart. 'Numb' sits at No. 9, 'The Emptiness Machine' follows at No. 13, 'Faint' is down at No. 28, and 'Up from the Bottom' makes space at No. 35. Some of these compositions are climbing, others are declining, and the highest-ranking among them stays steady from last time.
