November 29, 2011

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
GEORGE HARRISON...Gone Troppo (1982)
(CD, vinyl)
1982's Gone Troppo just kinda sneaked out on its release day with hardly any promotion of any kind...no advertising, no mention in the music trade papers and certainly no tour. Perhaps George just thought "hey, here's my new music, like it or don't." This author certainly likes it. It has been described by many as perhaps the worst solo Beatle album, which I wholeheartedly disagree with. "Wake Up My Love", "Dream Away" and "Mystical One" are the highlights. This is today's Album Of The Day to pay tribute to George on the 10th anniversary of his death

ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR NOVEMBER 29
John Mayall is 78; Barry Goudreau of Boston is 60; Michael Dempsey of the Cure is 53; Frank Delgado of the Deftones is 41; Ringo Garza of the Los Lonely Boys is 30;

ON THIS DATE
1947 Ronnie Montrose of Montrose is born in Denver, Colorado. Montrose died in 2012
1969 John Lennon is convicterd of possession of cannabis and is fined
1980 Double Fantasy by John Lennon and Yoko Ono is released
2001 George Harrison dies from cancer in Los Angeles. Harrison was 58

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Wednesday, November 30 THE SMITHEREENS 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Monday, December 5 SEETHER 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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The Rock Show with Michael David for Thanksgiving weekend, November 24-27, 2011. You can download the zip file here