All things classic rock, mainly from the 70's.
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November 21 Rock News Snippets
News
David Lee Roth announces that he is to retire from music.
Rush bassist Geddy Lee's autobiography will be published in autumn 2022.
Genesis were forced to postpone the final four UK concerts of their Last Domino tour after a member of the entourage was tested positive for covid.
Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harrison's band British Lion have pulled out as special guests of the The Darkness.
Marillion are asking their fans to make financial pledges to insure the bands UK tour takes place.
ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons is to release Christmas single 'Jingle Bells'.
Saxon announce their 23rd studio album will be called Carpe Diem.
Rock journalist Malcolm Dome dies.
Albums
Deep Purple Turning To Crime
Steve Perry The Season
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Raise The Roof
LA Guns Checkered Past
Black Label Society Doom Crew Inc
Lee Aaron Almost Christmas
The Darkness Motorheart
Rod Stewart The Tears Of Hercules
Reissues
David Bowie Brilliant Adventure 1992-2001
Nirvana Nevermind 30th Anniversary Edition
ELP Out Of This World
Jethro Tull Nevermind (50th Anniversary Edition)
Kiss Destroyer 45th Anniversary Super-Deluxe Edition
Motley Crue 40th Anniversary Remasters
otorheart
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October 21 Rock News Snippets
News Snippets
Stevie Nicks claims she was not behind the sacking of Lindsey Buckingham from Fleetwood Mac.
UFO announce their last ever show will be in Athens on Oct 29th 2022.
Aerosmith to celebrate their 50yh anniversary with a catalogue revamped enhanced by music,photos,video footage, artwork, setlists and memorabilia from their personal archives.
Phil Collins says the current live reunion of Genesis will be his last.
There is a new book about Queen on the way, 'Magnifico - An A-Z of Queen.
ELP are the subject of a new 10LP/seven-disc live box set.
Kiss expect to complete their End Of The Road World Tour in 2023.
Deep Purple announce a new album 'Turning To Crime'.
Albums
Biffy Clyro The Myth Of Happy Ever After
Santana Blessings and Miracles
Dream Theater A View From The Top Of The World
Alcatrazz V
Joe Bonamassa Time Clocks
Caravan It's None Of Your Business
Reissues
The Rolling Stones Tattoo You (40th Anniversary Deluxe)
Pearl Jam Ten
Pink Floyd A Momentary Lapse Of Reason -Remixed And Updated.
Steppenwolf Magic Carpet Ride.
Judas Priest 50 Heavy Metal Years Of Music.
The Beatles Let It Be -Special Edition.
Whitesnake Restless Heart
Books/DVD's
Mellencamp The Boigraphy
Dave Grohl The Storyteller
Nikki Sixx The First 21
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September 21 Rock News
News Snippets
Barenaked Ladies in 'secret' project with Geddy Lee.
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss to release new album in November.
The man who was the baby featured on Nirvanas 'Nevermind' is suing the band alleging sexual exploitation.
40th anniversary edition of The Rolling Stones album 'Tattoo You released on Oct 22nd.
Queen considering sequel to the film Bohemian Rhapsody.
A statue of Thin Lizzy front man Phil Lynott to be unveiled in West Bromwich.
Yes release their new studio album 'The Quest'.
Ronnie Wood has revealed tha he ,Rod Stewart and Kenney Jones have been recording material as The Faces, first new material since 1973.
Iron Maiden release their 17th studio album 'Senjutsu'.
John Fiddler considers possible re-formation of Medicine Head.
Hawkwind are set to release a new concept based album called Somnia.
New books on the horizon from Peter Green, AC/DC, Black Sabbath and Genesis.
New Albums
The Wildhearts - 21st Century Love Songs
Steve Hackett - Surrender Of Silence
Inglorious - Heroine
Danko Jones - Power Trio
KK's Priest - Sermons Of The Sinner
Bernie Marsden - Kings
Iron Maiden - Senjutsu
Vega - Anarchy And Unity
Hawkwind - Somnia
Lindsey Buckingham - Lindsey Buckingham
Medicine Head - Warriors Of Love
Joanne Shaw Taylor - The Blues Album
Yes - The Quest
Re-Issues
Black Sabbath - Technical Ecstasy
Deep Purple - Soundboard Series
The Small Faces - Live 1966
Marillion - Fugazi : Deluxe Edition
Motley Crue - Dr Feelgood (40th Anniversary Remastered)
Caravan - Who Do You Think We Are
George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (50th Anniversary Reissue)
Source Classic Rock Magazine
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Rock Music Timeline 1972
Snippets From 1972:
Popularity of Glam/Glitter rock continues to grow in the UK with hits from T Rex, Slade, Alice Cooper, Sweet and David Bowie.
John Lennon's US Visa expires and he was asked to leave the country.
UK No1 Singles - T Rex 'Telegram Sam,T Rex 'Metal Guru' Slade 'Take Me Back Ome',
Alice Cooper 'Schools Out', Rod Stewart 'You Wear It Well' and Slade 'Mama Weer All Crazee Now'
US No1 Singles - Neil Young 'Heart Of Gold'.
In the top ten selling world wide singles were Neil Young 'Heart Of Gold', Moody Blues 'Nights In White Satin'.
Top ten selling albums worldwide included Neil Young 'Harvest', Rolling Stones 'Exile On Main Street', Deep Purple 'Machine Head', David Bowie 'Ziggy Stardust', Jethro Tull 'Thick As A Brick', Elton John 'Honky Chateau'.
Mar 72 -Neil Young hits No1 in
the UK and US with his fourth
album 'Harvest'. The albums lead
single 'Heart of Gold' hit No1 in
the US, No10 in UK.
Apr 72 - Deep Purple release their
sixth album 'Machine Head' which
tops the UK charts. It contains
the classic 'Smoke On The Water'.
Apr 72 - Wishbone Ash reach No3
in the UK with their third album
'Argus'. Sounds and Music Maker
voted it the best album of 1972.
May 72 - The Rolling Stones release
their double album 'Exile On Main St'.
It went on to reach No1 in UK and US.
The lead sing 'Tumbling Dice' reached
No5 in the UK, No7 in US.
album 'Demons & Wizards'.The album
included two of their best known songs
'Easy Livin' and 'The Wizard'.
From Mars'. A landmark in the glitter/
glam rock movement of the 70's.
album which reaches No10 in the UK.
It included the single 'Virginia Plain'
which went on to reach No4 in the UK.
David Bowie and release the glam/glitter
rock anthem 'All The Young Dudes'. It
reached No3 in the UK charts. Bowie
produced the album of the same name.
charting single to date with 'Rocket Man.
Taken from his 5th album 'Honky Chateau'
it reaches No2 in the UK ,No1 in the US.
with his anthem 'Schools Out' It was taken
from their fifth album of the same name.
Probably the song that helped him become
such a big star in the UK.
keyboard player Rod Argent Hit the charts
with 'Hold Your Head Up'.Lead vocals were
performed by Russ Ballard.
with 'Mama Weer All Crazee Now'. It was
taken from their third album 'Slayed'. It was
the third of their six number one hits.
hit in US and No9 in UK with the
re-release of their 1967 single 'Nights
In White Satin'. The song originally
reached No9 in the UK in 1968.
studio album 'Transformer'. It went on
to reach No 13 in the UK. The album
was produced by David Bowie. It included
'Walk On The Wildside' which reached
No10 in the UK.
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Led Zeppelin IV - 50 Years On.
Led Zepplin IV
Led Zeppelin IV climbed to the No1 spot in the UK chart on Dec 4th 1971 where it stayed fo 2 weeks before being dislodged by 'Electric Warrior' by T.Rex.It would go to to spend 61 consecutive weeks in the chart.
In the US it was kept of the top of the charts by Carole Kings 'Tapestry'. However it remained in the chart longer than any other Led Zeppelin Album.
Since its release it has racked up worldwide sales of nearly 40 million. It attained platinum status 23 times over.
In the UK an error at a pressing plant resulted in a few copies appearing on the Asylum Records label.
In November 1978 it was officially released on lilac vinyl in the UK by Atlantic.
The completed and mixed album was cut at Trident Studios in London.
The Band's first live performance of 'Stairway To Heaven' was on March 5th 1971 at the Ulster Hall in Belfast.
The actual cover photo was said by Page to have been discovered by Plant when the pair of the visited an antique shop in Reading.
So is Led Zeppelin IV 'The One' ,the album that comes as close to front and back perfection as any rock record?
Monday, June 7, 2021
Rock Music Timeline 1971
Rock Music Timeline 1971
Snippets From 1971:
UK No1 Singles include George Harrison 'My Sweet Lord',T-Rex 'Hot Love' and 'Get It
On', Rod Stewart 'Maggie May and Slade with 'Coz I Love You'.
USA No1 Singles include George Harrison 'My Sweey Lord', The Rolling Stone 'Brown
Sugar' and Rod Stewart with 'Maggie May'.
UK No1 Albums Simon and Garfunkel 'Bridge Over Troubled Waters', Rolling Stone 'Sticky
Fingers',ELP 'Tarkus', The Who 'Who's Next', Deep Purple 'Fireball', Rod Stewart 'Every
Picture Tells A Story', John Lennon 'Imagine', Led Zeppelin 'Led Zeppelin 4', and T-Rex
'Electric Warrior'.
USA No1 Albums, George Harrison 'All Things Must Pass', Rolling Stones 'Sticky Fingers',
Rod Stewart 'Every Picture Tells A Story', John Lennon ' Imagine'
Best selling single worldwide was George Harrison with 'My Sweet Lord'. Best selling album
worldwide was Led Zeppelin 4.
Jim Morrison dies of a drug overdose.The first Glasonbury Festival was held. George Harrison
helps organise 'A Concert For Bangladesh' in New York. Yes bring progressive rock into the top ten
in both UK and USA.
Jan 1970 - UK singer and Pianist
Elton John has his first UK Top
Ten hit 'Your Song' which reaches
No8.
their second album 'Paranoid'.
The album goes to No1 in the
UK, the single 'Paranoid' reaches
No4.
fourth studio album 'Aqualung'.
It would be their best selling album
with over 7 million sales worldwide.
first solo hit with 'Another Day'.
The song features his wife Linda
on vocal harmonies and would go
on to reach No2 in the UK chart.
studio album 'LA Woman'.It includes
'Love Her Madly' and Riders On The
Storm. Lead singer Jim Morrison
dies of a drug overdose three months
later.
album 'Sticky Fingers' is released. It
tops the charts in the UK and USA.
It included the hit single 'Brown Sugar.
studio album 'Every Picture Tells A Story'.
It goes on to No 1 in the UK and USA along
with the single 'Maggie May'.
'Glastonbury Fair' featuring a Pyramid Stage.
Artists includes David Bowie, Traffic and
Hawkwind.
their breakthrough live double album 'At
Filmore East'.In October Duanne Allman
is killed in a motorcycle accident.
from Tyrannosaurus Rex to T.Tex.They go on
to score a No1 single with 'Get It On'.
New York City. The concert was organised by
George Harrison and Ravi Shankar.
Next which hits No1 in the UK and No4 in US.
It included the hit single 'Won't Get Fooled Again'.
album which tops the UK chart and reaches No2
in US. The album contained 'Stairway To Heaven'
and becomes one of the best selling albums of all
time.
and releases his 4th album Hunky Dory which
reaches No3 in UK. It contained the hit single
'Life On Mars'.
Killer. It gives them their highest chart position
to date reaching No 21 in the US and No27 in
the UK.
Source rockmusictimeline.com
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