February 6, 2011

R.I.P. Gary Moore

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
HEART...Red Velvet Car (2010)
(CD, Allmusic review)

What a delight it was listening to this CD. Red Velvet Car was released last year and it reached number 10 on the U.S. Billboard album chart. It should have gotten higher, as Ann and Nancy Wilson turned out another fabulous record. Heart IS the main reason that I wish there were more female rockers out there. On this album the girls showcase all their musical talents, demonstrated on their Led Zeppelin influenced rockers ("WTF", "Wheels" and "Death Valley") and also on their softer sounding tracks ("Hey You" is phenomenal). This album doesn't have the 80's sounding Heart, it's more closer to the 70's Heart, but don't expect to find a "Barracuda" on this one. These 10 tracks are the girls in the 2000's, and it was a very enjoyable listen. I will highly recommend this one


ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR FEBRUARY 6
Simon Phillips from Toto is 54; Axl Rose from Guns N' Roses is 49;

ON THIS DATE
1946 Richie Hayward of Little Feat was born in Clear Lake, Iowa. Hayward died in 2010
1982 Van Halen's remake of "Oh, Pretty Woman" peaks on the Billboard Pop Singles chart at number 12
1990 Billy Idol runs a stop sign while riding his motorcycle, smashing into a car, fracturing his wrist and breaks his leg
2003 John Densmore of the Doors sues Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger, saying that the newly formed Doors with Stewart Copeland of the Police drumming and Ian Astbury singing was hurtful to their legacy. They eventually change their name to the Doors of the 21st Century
2003 Incubus files suit to get out of their contract with Epic Records with four albums to go
2005 Paul McCartney performs the halftime show at the Super Bowl
2007 The Very Best Of The Doobie Brothers is released
2008 After a Velvet Revolver concert in Los Angeles Scott Weiland enters a rehab clinic voluntarily
2009 Steven Adler, formerly with Guns 'N' Roses, is ordered into a rehab program. Adler was arrested in 2008 on drug charges but failed to complete his community service and was arrested for that in January 2009
2011 Gary Moore dies in Estepona on the Costa Del Sol, Spain. Moore was 58

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