March 7, 2012

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
DREAM THEATER...When Dream And Day Unite (1989)
(CD, vinyl, Allmusic review)


ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH 7
Chris White from The Zombies is 69; Peter Wolf of the J. Geils Band is 66; Matthew Fisher from Procol Harum is 66; Randy Guss from Toad the Wet Sprocket is 45; Hugo Ferreira from Tantric is 38;

ON THIS DATE
2007 The National Association of Recording Merchandisers Definitive 200 list of best albums is released. In the Top 10 are albums by Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, U2, The Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan. At number 1: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by the Beatles
2007 In Spokane, Washington John Popper from the Blues Traveler is arrested after he was caught speeding at 111 mph. Guns and marijuana is found in the vehicle
2008 ZZ Top is awarded the AMD Live! Soundtrack Award at the Austin Film Society's annual Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards

ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Wednesday, March 7 PINK FLOYD 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Monday, March 12 TBA 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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This week we pay tribute to both Davy Jones of the Monkees and Ronnie Montrose of Montrose. Also, we have a new entry into the Top 3 Rock Tracks in America, new music from Slash, the Vintage Vinyl Vault is 'Women And Children First' from Van Halen and we'll go on My Musical Journey. The Rock Show with Michael David, where the rock music does all the talkin'. You can download the zip file here