February 8, 2011

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
GARY MOORE...Still Got The Blues (1990)
(CD, Allmusic review)

Unfortunately, Gary Moore passed away on Sunday. That prompted me to have one of his albums as the Album Of The Day. I had never heard any of his albums all the way through so I decided I would check out his most popular solo album, which was Still Got The Blues, released in 1990. It only hit number 83 on the U.S. Billboard album charts. Moore was more popular in the U.K. than in America, but the ex-Thin Lizzy guitar master recorded a fun blues album here. The 12 song CD showcases his guitar talents in each song. I was already familiar with the title track, which is a scorching slow blues. Other highlights were "King Of The Blues", "As The Years Go Passing By" and "Midnight Blues". It even includes the George Harrison penned "That Kind Of Woman", which was a delight to hear. If you've never listened to Gary before check this one out if you're into blues rock. It's impressive, it rocks, and is recommended


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ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR FEBRUARY 8
Vince Neil from Motley Crue is 50; Keith Nelson of Buckcherry is 42; Phoenix from Linkin Park is 34; Jeremy Davis of Paramore is 26;

ON THIS DATE
1969 Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker (both formerly of Cream), Traffic’s Steve Winwood and bassist Rick Grech announce the formation of Traffic
1980 David Bowie and Angela Bowie are divorced after 10 years of marriage
1988 The Who receive the Outstanding Contribution to British Music honor at the BPI Awards in London
1990 Del Shannon commited suicide. He was 55
2004 At the 46th Grammy's: Best New Artist and Best Hard Rock Performance-Evanescence. Best Rock Album-Foo Fighters. Best Metal performance-Metallica
2005 Keith Knudsen, drummer for the Doobie Brothers, dies due to complications with penmonia. He was 56
2005 Seventeen Days by 3 Doors Down is released
2006 At The 48th Grammy's: Album of the Year and Song of the Year-U2. Record of the Year - "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" by Green Day, Best Hard Rock Performance-System Of A Down, Best Metal Performance-Slipknot. Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan and Dire Straits also get trophies
2009 At the 51st Grammy's: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss won five Grammys, including Album of the Year, for "Raising Sand". Best Rock Song-"Girls In Their Summer Clothes" Bruce Springsteen
2010 Ringo Starr gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
2010 Max Weinberg of the E Street Band undergoes open heart surgery

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