February 13, 2011

The ALBUM OF THE DAY
THE EAGLES...The Eagles (1972)
(CD, Allmusic review)

The debut album from the Eagles reached number 22 on the U.S. Billboard album charts. This is where it started for a band from southern California. This record touches on rock 'n' roll, country, even a little folk music. I've always liked this album, although their best stuff was still yet to come, even though I've always disliked "Witchy Woman". The other 2 singles, "Take It easy" and "Peaceful Easy Feeling" plus "Most Of Us Are Sad" are the highlights. The guys offered some good songwriting here, along with some catchy tunes, nice vocals and harmonies. I recommend it. Notice that I have been making debut albums as the AOTD...I think I will continue this for a little while.



ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR FEBRUARY 13
Peter Tork from The Monkees is 69; Peter Gabriel is 61; Ed Gagliardi, formerly with Foreigner, is 59; Henry Rollins is 50; Todd Harrell from 3 Doors Down is 39;

ON THIS DATE
1955 Elvis Presley performs in Lubbock, Texas. Buddy and Bob open for Elvis. The Buddy is, yes, you guessed it, none other than Buddy Holly himself
1970 Black Sabbath release the debut album Black Sabbath
1972 Government officials in Singapore refuse to let Led Zeppelin off of their plane simply because their hair was to long
1982 Police find the stolen gravestone belonging to Ronnie Van Zant of Lynyrd Skynyrd in a dry river bed
2005 The Grammy Hall Of Fame inducts Let It Bleed by the Rolling Stones. The 47th Grammys award U2 with the Best Rock Song for 'Vertigo', Best Rock Album goes to Green Day for American Idiot, Best Hard Rock performance-Velvet Revolver for 'Slither'. In the meantime Slash has his tophat stolen that he had worn for 15 years
2006 It is announced that Brett Scallions has left Fuel

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