March 5, 2013

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
BROTHER CANE...Brother Cane  (1993)
Brother Cane was released 20 years ago in 1993 and did not chart on the U.S. Billboard album charts.  I'll give it a 2 1/2 out of 3 stars.  Brother Cane is a hard rock band from Birmingham, Alabama, and this is their debut album.  I'm surprised they didn't make it bigger as this album rocks pretty good.  They remind me somewhat of the Black Crowes, same type of vocals, same type of playing.  The opening track "Got No Shame" is an awesome track, with some addictive riff-roaring guitar.  Another highlight is "That Don't Satisfy Me" and the albums final track is a pretty cool ballad called "Make Your Play".  To bad they didn't achieve more success as the band would only release two more albums.  I recommend it, if you like good rock n roll you'll like this one
(CD, Allmusic review)


ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH 5
Alan Clark from Dire Straits is 61; John Frusciante from the Red Hot Chili Peppers is 43;

ON THIS DATE
1960 Elvis Presley is discharged from the Army
1963 The Beatles record "From Me To You"
1977 The Rolling Stones perform in a nightclub in Toronto, and some of those tracks ended up on Love You Live
2002 "The Osbournes" premieres on MTV
2004 Todd Harrell of 3 Doors Down is arrested in Moss Point, Mississippi after allegedly assaulting a newspaper carrier who accused him of stealing papers from a coin-operated vending machine
2008 Scott Weiland, formerly of the Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, pleads not guilty of driving under the influence of drugs when he was arrested on a Los Angeles freeway on-ramp the previous November
2009 Experience Hendrix and Authentic Hendrix file a trademark-infringement lawsuit in a federal court in Seattle charging the Las Vegas-based HendrixLicensing.com with selling unauthorized Hendrix-branded merchandise
2013  People, Hell And Angels by Jimi Hendrix is released