March 8, 2011

The ALBUM OF THE DAY
LED ZEPPELIN...The Song Remains The Same (1976)
(CD, vinyl, DVD, blu-ray, Allmusic review)

This live 2 album set made it to number 2 on the U.S. Billboard album charts, and it was the first Zep album I ever bought. I have enjoyed it ever since, especially now that the remastered version with extra tracks came out. Zeppelin was a fabulous band live. This record has a 29 minute version of "Dazed And Confused" which covers all of side 2. Also a great track on here is "No Quarter". Of course the biggies "Stairway To Heaven" and "Whole Lotta Love" are included. Highly recommended, as all Zep albums are


ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH 8
Mickey Dolenz from the Monkees is 66; Randy Meisner, formerly with the Eagles, is 65;

ON THIS DATE
1948 Mel Galley of Whitesnake was born in Cannock, Staffordshire, England. Galley died in 2008
1968 Big Brother and the Holding Company, Albert King and Tim Buckley perform the first concert ever at the Fillmore East
1973 Paul McCartney pleads guilty to growing marijuana on his farm in Scotland
1975 The Rolling Stones announce that Wayne Perkins will be replacing Mick Taylor as guitarist. Perkins played on a few tracks on the Black And Blue album, but was soon replaced by Ron Wood
1977 Foreigner by Foreigner is released
1994 The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails is released
1994 Superunknown by Soundgarden is released
2006 Tahoe Wabo in Nevada, owned by Sammy Hagar, is named as one of the Top 100 bars and clubs in the United States by the editors of Nightclub And Bar magazine
2007 Eddie Van Halen enters rehab, which causes him to miss the induction of Van Halen into the Rock 'N' Roll Hall Of Fame
2011 Collapse Into Now by R.E.M. is released
2011 Mike Starr, formerly with Alice In Chains, dies in Salt Lake City, Utah. Starr was 44

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