Sunday, March 2, 2014

March 2, 2014

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
CREAM...Goodbye  (1969)
Goodbye was released 45 years ago in 1969.  It reached number 2 on the U.S. Billboard album charts.
(vinyl, CD, Allmusic review)


ROCK BIRTHAYS FOR MARCH 2
Mark Evans formerly with AC/DC is 58; Jon Bon Jovi is 52; Chris Martin of Coldplay is 37;

ON THIS DATE

1942 Lou Reed was born in Brooklyn, New York. Reed died in 2013
1964 The Beatles began filming A Hard Day's Night
1988 At The Grammys: U2 wins two for The Joshua Tree
1996 Congratulations, I'm Sorry by the Gin Blossoms is released
2004 Metallica and Godsmack begin their "Madly In Anger Tour"
2005 Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit files an $80 million invasion of privacy lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles against several online media companies that hosted an illicit homemade sex video
2006 Paul McCartney opposses the opening of seal hunting season in Canada
2006 The woman who is in the sex video with Scott Stapp of Creed and Kid Rock files an invasion of privacy lawsuit against Stapp
2008 Jeff Healey passes away due to retinoblastoma in Toronto. Healey was 41
2010 Smoke And Mirrors by Lifehouse is released
2010 Scratch My Back by Peter Gabriel is released

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