April 2, 2013

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
COLLECTIVE SOUL...Hints, Allegations And Things Left Unsaid  (1993, 1994)
Hints, Allegations And Things Left Unsaid was first released in 1993 on an indie label called Rising Storm Records, but was later released in 1994 when the band got a major label deal with Atlantic.  It then reached number 15 on the U.S. Billboard album charts.  It was all because of the track "Shine" that this album got picked up for a deal with Atlantic.  It is, by far, the best track on the album.  That was the reason I bought the CD in '94.  The rest of the album is not even close to being as good as "Shine."  The band themselves do not consider this as their debut, which is understandable, as their future albums would be much better than this one.  Having said all that I'll give it a 2 1/2 out of 5 stars and I'll recommend it simply for the fact that "Shine" is such a fantastic track
(CD, Allmusic review)


ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR APRIL 2
Leon Russell is 71; Dave Robinson of The Cars is 60; Greg Camp, formerly with Smash Mouth, is 46; Tony Fredianelli, formerly with Third Eye Blind, is 44;

ON THIS DATE
1952 Leon Wilkerson of Lynyrd Skynyrd was born in Jacksonville, Florida. He died in 2001 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida from natural causes at the age of 49
1973 1962-1966 and 1967-1970 by the Beatles are released
1999 Joshua Harmon attends a Black Crowes concert and later sues the band for hearing loss
2006 Gene Simmons of Kiss is the grand marshal of the Honda Grand Prix auto race in St. Petersburg, Florida