This Day In Rock History

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: March 2nd


A few albums that was released....

1973 ● Todd Rundgren —— A Wizard, A True Star ► Pop-Rock

1973 ● The Doobie Brothers —— The Captain And Me ► Pop-Rock

2004 ● Cheap Trick —— The Essential Cheap Trick ► Hard Rock/Power Pop


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 3rd


1986 Metallica release their third album, Master Of Puppets, featuring an anthemic title track that becomes their most-played live song. The album has no singles, no music videos, and every song is at least 5-minutes long. But Metallica's fans are not looking for anything conventional or radio-friendly - they're after metal, which the band provides in a variety of styles, including the downtempo 8:12 instrumental "Orion," which was built around Cliff Burton's bass section. It is Burton's last album with the band, as he is killed in a tour bus accident six months later. "Orion" is played at his funeral.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 3rd


1972: Jethro Tull released their fifth studio album, Thick as a Brick. It contains one continuous piece of music split over both sides, which the faux newspaper packaging claims to be an adaptation of an epic poem written by an eight-year-old genius named Gerald Bostock. The piece is in fact the creation of the band’s frontman, Ian Anderson.


source: wwcfradio

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 3rd


1978, Van Halen opens its first tour at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. The group’s contract specifies that M&Ms be provided to the group during the stint with the brown candies removed. Part of this first tour was to open up for Black Sabbath in several locations.

2008, The Beatles’ engineer Norman Smith died at the age of 85. Smith who worked on every studio recording the band made between 1962 and 1965 was nicknamed “Normal Norman” by John Lennon. As a producer in 1966, he signed Pink Floyd and produced some of their early albums including Saucerful of Secrets and as Hurricane Smith had the 1971 UK number two hit “Don’t Let It Die.”


source: internetfm

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Music History: March 3rd


A few albums that was released....

1977 ● Bad Company —— Burnin’ Sky ► Hard Rock

1978 ● Patti Smith —— Easter ► New Wave Punk-Rock

2008 ● The Black Crowes —— Warpaint ► Southern Rock


source: drrocksblog&roll

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 4th



1948 Chris Squire (bassist for Yes) is born in Kingsbury, London, England.

1963 Jason Newsted is born in Battle Creek, Michigan. He plays bass for Flotsam and Jetsam, Metallica and Voivod.

1979 Mike Patto (of Patto, Spooky Tooth) dies of lymphatic leukemia at age 36.

1986 Richard Manuel (pianist, singer of The Band) commits suicide at age 42, following a gig in Winter Park, Florida.


source: calendarsongfacts

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 4th


1977: Queen released “Tie Your Mother Down,” the second single from their fifth studio album, A Day at the Races.

2003: Procol Harum released their eleventh studio album, The Well’s on Fire. It was the group’s last studio album with organist Matthew Fisher and the last to feature lyrics from Keith Reid.


source: wwcfradio

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 4th


1967, Stevie Winwood and his brother Muff Winwood announce that they will leave the Spencer Davis Group after a show on April 2. Stevie Winwood goes on to form Traffic.


source: internetfm

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 4th

1972 Badfinger receive a Gold record for the Billboard #4 hit, "Day After Day". The song featured George Harrison on guitar and Leon Russell on piano.

1982 Frank Zappa's son Dweezil and his daughter Moon Unit form a band called Fred Zeppelin. Their first single, "My Mother is a Space Cadet", gets little attention.


source: classicbands

 

[CrazyConnie]

This Day In Rock History: March 4th


2003 - Evanescence released their debut studio album, Fallen. It features the singles "Bring Me to Life," "Going Under," "My Immortal," and "Everybody's Fool."


source: thecurrent