March 12, 2013

 R.I.P. Peter Banks, formerly with Yes


THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
BRUCE HORNSBY AND THE RANGE...Scenes From The Southside  (1988)
Scenes From The Southside was released 25 years ago in 1988 and it reached number 5 on the U.S. Billboard album charts.  I'll give it a 2 1/2 out of 5 stars.  Once again I elected for an album that I had never heard before and also was not from our normal classic rock artist that we usually review here.  This is a good pop album and had some enjoyable tunes on it.  What surprised me was that I had heard a few of them before..."Look Out Any Window," "The Valley Road" and "Defenders Of The Flag."  I recommend it if you're in the mood for some adult contemporary listening with some nice songs and soft rock sounds
(CD, vinyl, Allmusic review)


ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH 12
Bill Payne from Little Feat is 64; Steve Harris from Iron Maiden is 57; Graham Coxon of Blur is 44; Claudio Sanchez of Coheed And Cambria is 39;

ON THIS DATE
1969 Paul McCartney married Linda Eastman in London. That same day George and Pattie Harrison are arrested for possession of cannabis resin
1974 John Lennon and Harry Nilsson are kicked out of a Smother's Brothers show in Los Angeles
2003 The Rolling Stones are told by the Chinese Ministry of Culture what songs of theirs they are NOT allowed to perform while touring their country. They are: “Brown Sugar,” “Honky Tonk Women,” “Beast of Burden” and “Let’s Spend The Night Together”
2007 Van Halen is inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame by Slash and Scott Weiland from Velvet Revolver. Eddie Vedder inducted R.E.M.
2012 Michael Hossack of the Doobie Brothers dies in  Dubois, Wyoming after battling cancer.  Hossack was 65
2013 Clive Burr, former drummer of Iron Maiden, dies after losing his battle with multiple sclerosis.  Burr was 56