April 17, 2011

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
CREAM...Fresh Cream (1966)
(CD, LP, Allmusic review)

This debut release from Cream reached number 39 on the U.S. Billboard album charts. The one I listened to was the US release. As I was listening to this album yesterday I soon realized that I had not ever heard this album in its entirety before. I had heard several of the tracks before, of course. I just had this feeling that it would be better than it is, even tho it still is a very good record. Lots of blues and rock so I enjoyed it and I think you would, too. Recommended, for sure. Highlights: "I Feel Free", "N.S.U." and "I'm So Glad"


ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR APRIL 17
Maynard James Keenan of Tool and A Perfect Circle is 47; Liz Phair is 44;

ON THIS DATE
1960 Eddie Cochran dies at the age of 21 due to injuries sustained the day before in a car accident in Wiltshire, England
1970 McCartney by Paul McCartney is released
1976 Jailbreak by Thin Lizzy is released
1983 Felix Pappalardi of Mountain was shot and killed by his wife in New York City. Pappalardi was 43
1998 Linda McCartney of Wings dies at the age of 56 due to breast cancer in Arizona
2004 ABC News says that the U.S. Marines rattle Iraqi insurgents by playing "Shoot To Thrill" by AC/DC
2007 Year Zero by Nine Inch Nails is released
2008 Danny Federici, the keyboard player for Bruce Springsteen, died in New York City at age 58
2009 Pink Floyd file a lawsuit against their label, EMI, alleging that the company has shortchanged the band's royalty payments

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