This Day in Music

[Spiritinthesky]

Oct 11th A man from Arizona sold an "air guitar" on eBay for $5.50. The seller claimed that it was “used once at a Bon Jovi concert.”

http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/going_going_gone

[LaRonDontLikeUgly]

My favorite Velvet Underground song...

For me, it's always been "Venus In Furs."

Haunting, melodic, dreamy, tribal, dark, and beautiful all once. If I was to ever to go war, this would be my request before heading into battle. This song takes me to a very strange and focused place that no other piece of music ever has.

[Lombardi's_kid_brother]

I can only imagine what it must've been like to be 20-something during the 60's...

If you were a guy, you spent a lot of time wondering if you were going to get laid before you got drafted and had your balls shot off.

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It's different. It can drag when they're tripping, but they also have a great garage vibe.. it's from the heart.

~Bang

I actually prefer the early Velvets when it was almost entirely artifice.

[Spiritinthesky]

On Oct 12th 1994, on their Division Bell tour, Pink Floyd played the first of a 15-night run at Earls Court, London, England. Less than a minute after the band had started playing “Shine On You Crazy Diamond”, a scaffolding stand holding 1200 fans, collapsed, throwing hundreds of people 20 feet to the ground. It took over an hour to free everyone from the twisted wreckage, ninety-six people were injured, with 36 needing hospital treatment. Six were detained overnight with back, neck and rib injuries.

http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/...ts_will_happen

[Spiritinthesky]

On Oct 13th 1965, The Who recorded “My Generation”, at Pye studios, London. When released as a single it reached No.2 on the UK chart, held off the No.1 position by The Seekers “The Carnival Is Over”, (it should’ve been a No.1). Roger Daltrey would later say that he stuttered the lyrics to try to fit them to the music. The BBC in the UK initially refused to play the song because it did not want to offend people who stutter.

http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/my_generation

[Symbol]

Sorry,, i can't help but sneer at that generation..

As to the music.. I LOVE Jimi's music. I think the three albums the Experience put out are three of the best albums rock and roll has ever produced.

But for my money,, the best band to come out of the 60s was the Velvet Underground.

~Bang

I guess it's the metal lover in me, but of course the rifts that Jimi put out was great, but to me, for 60's music, Black Sabboth.

[Rocky21]

On Oct 13th 1965, The Who recorded “My Generation”, at Pye studios, London. When released as a single it reached No.2 on the UK chart, held off the No.1 position by The Seekers “The Carnival Is Over”, (it should’ve been a No.1). Roger Daltrey would later say that he stuttered the lyrics to try to fit them to the music. The BBC in the UK initially refused to play the song because it did not want to offend people who stutter.

http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/my_generation

I was just going to post this. I was sleeping at 2:31 in the morning. :-)

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I guess it's the metal lover in me, but of course the rifts that Jimi put out was great, but to me, for 60's music, Black Sabboth.

"Black Sabboth" released their first record in 1970.

[Symbol]

What do you expect, I was born in the '70's and a child of the '80's.

[Spiritinthesky]

Oct 14th 2004, Eric Clapton was suspended from driving in France after being caught speeding at 134mph in his Porsche 911 Turbo near Merceuil. He was given a 750 euro (£515) fine and his UK licence was confiscated. After paying his fine Clapton posed for photographs with French police and then left the scene in his Porsche - with his secretary behind the wheel.

http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/..._the_fast_lane

[Spiritinthesky]

On 17 October 2000, a flat in Montagu Square, London, which was once owned during the '60s by Ringo Starr, went on the market for £575,000. The two bedroom, two-story property was also home to Jimi Hendrix, John and Yoko, and Paul McCartney during the '60s.

http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/34_montagu_square

[Spiritinthesky]

Born on this day 18th Oct in 1926, Chuck Berry, American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music.

If I were Chuck Berry, I’d be a bit cheesed off. Although musicians like Keith Richards, John Lennon, Roy Orbison, and so may others have always cited Berry as a major influence, he’s never really received all the credit that other rock and roll stars have. Let’s face it, we all call Elvis Presley the King of Rock and Roll, but maybe that title is Berry’s? Chuck has the slightly boring title of the Father of Rock and Roll. Now, nobody wants to be known as someone’s Dad.

http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/mr_rock_roll

[JdoubleU]

Born on this day 18th Oct in 1926, Chuck Berry, American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music.

http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/mr_rock_roll

Hail, Hail, Rock & Roll. Good Call...

[Bang]

Hell yes.
I will definitely play some Chuck Berry on the Bang Music Hour this week.

My favorite Chuck Berry recording.



Hail Hail rock and roll, baby.


Loving this thread SpiritintheSky. Loving it.

~Bang

[thebluefood]

Chuck is the true king of rock and roll.

All hail the king!

[Spiritinthesky]

On this day 19th Oct in 1985, A-Ha went to No.1 on the US singles chart with “Take On Me”, making them the first Norwegian group to score a US No.1. Let’s face it, coming from Norway with its population of just a few thousand (well, just a bit over four million), this was some achievement.

http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/aha_take_on_me