March 30. 2011

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
GEORGE HARRISON...33 1/3 (1976)
(CD, vinyl, Allmusic review)

This album reached number 11 on the U.S. Billboard album charts. After yesterdays horrific AOTD I had to pick something that I knew I loved. This is my second favorite album of all time. 33 1/3 has 10 fantastic pop tracks, ranging from rock ("Woman Don't You Cry For Me"), ballads ("Learning How To Love You"), humor ("Crackerbox Palace"), spirituality ("Dear One"), a tribute to Smokey Robinson ("Pure Smokey"), a great cover ("True Love") and catchy little tunes ("This Song"). What I'm trying to say is it has everything you would want from a good pop album. If you're only interested in hard rock this album is not for you. if you just like good crafted and catchy songs this one is highly recommended from one of our greatest artist of all time


ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH 30
Graeme Edge of The Moody Blues is 70; Eric Clapton is 66; Dave Ball of Procol Harum is 61; Tracy Chapman is 47;

ON THIS DATE
1966 85 people are arrested at a Rolling Stones concert in Paris for misbehaving
1967 The cover for The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was photographed
1967 Jimi Hendrix makes an appearance on "Top Of The Pops" to lip sync "Purple Haze", however the tape operator put in another song
1978 Paul Simonon and Topper Headon of the Clash are arrested in London for shooting pigeons
2004 Honkin' On Bobo by Aerosmith is released
2004 Todd Harrell of 3 Doors Down is acquitted of one count of simple assault in a Moss Point, Mississippi municipal court stemming from a 3/5/04 altercation with a man who accused the bassist of stealing newspapers from a coin-operated vending machine
2008 Martin Scorsese and the Rolling Stones attend the 'Shine A Light' New York premiere
2009 Josey Scott of Saliva has an emergency operation to treat a hemorrhaged arterial bleeding ulcer

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