February 25, 2011

The ALBUM OF THE DAY
GEORGE HARRISON...All Things Must Pass (1970)
(CD, LP, Allmusic review)
In tribute, as today would have been George's 68th birthday. George jumped out of the Beatles and landed himself a huge hit with this album, which reached number 1 on the U.S. Billboard charts. Based on all the research I could find All Things Must Pass is the second highest selling solo album from the Beatles, behind McCartney's Band On The Run. This is a fantastic album, only thing is that sometimes you kinda wish Phil Spector was not the producer. I have a feeling that these songs presented in an atmosphere of no "echo" or "wall of sound" it would be an even better record. Nevertheless, it's still wonderful as the songs George wrote are crafted together so well. Harrison was such a great songwriter as he did support John and Paul all those years, it was bound to rub off. Highlights: "Art Of Dying", "Let It Down", "Run Of The Mill", "Ballad Of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)", to just name a few. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!



ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR FEBRUARY 25
Dennis Diken from The Smithereens is 54; Mike Peters from The Alarm is 52; Richard Liles, formerly with 3 Doors Down, is 38;

ON THIS DATE
1943 George Harrison is born in Liverpool, England. Harrison died in 2001
1963 VeeJay Records releases "Please Please Me" by the Beatles in the U.S. It does nothing
1981 At the Grammys: Billy Joel-Glass Houses Best Rock Vocal Performance, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band-“Against The Wind” Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal
1985 U2 begin their first U.S. tour. That same night Sting performed his first solo gig in New York City
1986 At the 28th Grammys: Don Henley-“The Boys Of Summer” Best Rock Male Vocal Performance
1992 At the 34th Grammys: Bonnie Raitt-"Luck Of The Draw" Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo and “Something To Talk About” Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female
1990 At the 40th Grammys: The Wallflowers-"One Headlight" Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance By A Group. That same evening Roy Orbision is inducted into the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
2008 Eddie Van Halen and Valerie Bertinelli appear on the Oprah Winfrey Show. The topic: their failed marriage
2011 Vince Neil of Motley Crue is released from jail after serving 10 days of a 15 day sentence stemming from an arrest of drunken driving on the Las Vegas strip June 27, 2010

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