Pics of elton john pinball wizard11/7/2023 ![]() ![]() O’Neill is the sort who readily rhapsodizes about the music that touched his soul. The “group” he formed, first working with former members of the band Savatage, allowed him to indulge his longtime passions when Trans-Siberian Orchestra won a record deal with Atlantic Records. Yet working in the biz hadn’t spoiled his fervor for the music itself. “I got to see what I consider great insights into the rock industry.” ![]() The band’s break-up “ended up being the luckiest thing that ever happened to me because I went to work for Leber-Krebs” – managers of such blue-ribbon hard-rockers as Aerosmith, AC/DC, Ted Nugent, Def Leppard and others. The New York native started out in the early ’70s trying to get a record deal for his progressive rock band Slowburn. When it comes to rock music, O’Neill is a true believer and then some. Having opening acts is how baby bands grow.” Then he quickly adds, “And I always felt guilty about that. “TSO is the first band to have never played a club, never have an opening act, never been an opening act,” its brainchild/composer Paul O’Neill told Best Classic Bands with some measure of pride. With four rock opera holiday albums – Christmas Eve and Other Stories (1996), The Christmas Attic (1998) and The Lost Christmas Eve (2004), all million-plus sellers, as well as the new The Ghosts of Christmas Eve (order here) – and some 100 million concert tickets sold since the mid-1990s, TSO has redefined Christmas music for the rock generations. ![]() Read BCB’s interview with the Trans Siberian Orchestra founder from 2016… Faces 2015 Reunion Gave Fans a ‘Glorious’ 7 Songs.The Animals: A Final Interview with the Five Original Band Members (The Early Days).Bob Dylan Book, With Deep Dive Into His Archives, Gets Companion Album.After 50+ Years, Electric Hot Tuna Calling It Quits Will Continue to Perform Acoustically.Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks Both Note 50th Anniversary of Their Duo Album.Big Adds Dates to World Tour, ‘The Big Finish’ Henry Diltz on the Early ‘70s Los Angeles Music Scene.Rolling Stones Announce New Studio Album, ‘Hackney Diamonds’.Bruce Springsteen, Ailing, Cancels Tour Dates With E Street Band.Joni Mitchell Archives Vol 3 Box Due, Covering Her 1972-1975 Asylum Era.Bob Dylan: Complete Budokan 1978 Coming.‘John Lennon is Forever’: Yoko Ono at USPS Event.Surviving the ’70s: 12 Disco Songs Even Rock Fans Enjoy.When Bruce Springsteen Broke His Own Record: 4-Hour Concert.Van Halen ‘The Collection II’ Box Set Coming.Willie Nelson’s Busy Year at 90 Includes New Bluegrass Album.The Doors Release ‘Live at the Matrix 1967: Original Masters’ Set. ![]()
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