ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR FEBRUARY 12
Ray Manzarek from The Doors is 73; Steve Hackett, formerly with Genesis, is 62; Michael McDonald is 60; Jim Creeggan of the Barenaked Ladies is 42;
ON THIS DATE
1967 Keith Richard becomes the third member of the Rolling Stones to be arrested for “various substances of suspicious nature.”
1968 Jimi Hendrix receives the key to the city in his hometown of Seattle, Washington
1988 Axl Rose walks off the stage in Phoenix, Arizona at a concert where Guns 'N' Roses were the opening act for David Lee Roth. The rest of the shows with DLR are cancelled
1997 David Bowie receives a star on Hollywood`s Walk Of Fame
2005 Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin and Jerry Lee Lewis receive the Recording Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award the day before the Grammys.
2007 Heaven And Hell announce that Vinny Appice will be their drummer instead of Bill Ward
Check out this weeks "The Rock Show" with Michael David, where the rock music does all the talkin'. This week we hear new music from Van Halen, Leslie West with Slash, Staind and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Vintage Vinyl Vault is "Rumours" from Fleetwood Mac, I'll take you on another trip on My Musical Journey and we'll find out the new number 1 rock track in America for this week. You can download the zip file here
THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
RISE AGAINST...Endgame (2011)
(CD, vinyl, Allmusic review)
Endgame debuted at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard album charts this past week. It's a pretty cool album, it actually surprised me. It rocks, and the band has a lot to say about the condition of the world. It's not an album that will blow you away or anything like that, but it was an interesting listen. I guess if you have to put a genre label on them it would be alternative/punk/hard rock. I recommend it. Highlights for me were "Make it Stop (September's Children)," "Architects" and "Help Is On The Way".
ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH 27
Tony Banks of Genesis is 61; Andrew Farriss of INXS is 52; Johnny April of Staind is 46; Brendan Hill of Blues Traveler is 41; ON THIS DATE
1967 A riot broke out at a Rolling Stones concert in Halsinborg, Sweden
1973 Carlos Santana changes his name to Devadip
1979 Eric Clapton married Patti Boyd in Tuscon, Arizona
1986 Sammy Hagar performed his first concert as a member of Van Halen
1987 U2 do their own version of a "Rooftop Concert" in Los Angeles on the roof of Republic Liquor, all of which is filmed and made into a video for "Where The Streets Have No Name"
1992 At a U2 concert in Auburn Hills, Michigan Bono calls a pizza parlor and orders 10,000 pizzas. Only 100 pizzas are actually delivered
2008 It is announced that Clint Lowery has returned as guitarist for Sevendust
2009 Peter Gabriel meets with the president of Mexico, Felipe Calderon. Gabriel is seeking an investigation into the murders and disappearances of hundreds of women along the country's border with the United States
ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn
Monday, March 28 SULLY ERNA of GODSMACK 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
Wednesday, March 30 WHITESNAKE 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here
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The ALBUM OF THE DAY RED...Until We Have Faces (2011) (CD, Allmusic review)
When I saw that a Christian rock band currently is at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard album charts I knew I wanted to check it out. Red has had some success on alternative and mainstream rock stations and I was already familiar with them so I knew that some of this album would be pretty hardcore metal, and it is. On some of the tracks Michael Barnes just shreds his vocal chords. But the whole CD is not like that. In fact, the highlights for me are the "calmer" tracks, like "Not Alone", "Best Is Yet To Come" and the incredibly beautiful track "Hymn For The Missing". While listening to that track I was wishing the whole album was like that. If you like bands like Sevendust or Slipknot you'll like the majority of this album, so with that in mind I recommend it. If that's not your cup of tea you may want to stay away from this one. I'm glad to see a Christian rock band doing so well
ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR FEBRUARY 12 Ray Manzarek from The Doors is 72; Steve Hackett, formerly with Genesis, is 61; Michael McDonald is 59; Jim Creeggan of the Barenaked Ladies is 41;
ON THIS DATE 1967 Keith Richard becomes the third member of the Rolling Stones to be arrested for “various substances of suspicious nature.” 1968 Jimi Hendrix receives the key to the city in his hometown of Seattle, Washington 1988 Axl Rose walks off the stage in Phoenix, Arizona at a concert where Guns 'N' Roses were the opening act for David Lee Roth. The rest of the shows with DLR are cancelled 1997 David Bowie receives a star on Hollywood`s Walk Of Fame 2005 Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin and Jerry Lee Lewis receive the Recording Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award the day before the Grammys. 2007 Heaven And Hell announce that Vinny Appice will be their drummer instead of Bill Ward
ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn Monday, February 14 THE GRACIOUS FEW 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here Wednesday, February 16 STEVIE NICKS 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here Does your local rock station carry Rockline? Find out here
ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 2 Don McLean is 65; Mike Rutherford of Genesis and Mike + the Mechanics is 60; Sting is 59; Bud Gaugh of Sublime is 43; Mike Rodden of Hinder is 28;
ON THIS DATE 1967 The Grateful Dead are arrested after a search of their group home turns up marijuana. The group serves 6 hours in jail and are released after bail is made 1975 A Bruce Springsteen concert in Milwaukee, Wisconsin is cancelled due to a bomb scare 1977 Elvis Presley's body, and his mother's body, are both moved to Graceland. Somone tried to steal Elvis's body from Forest Hill Cemetery in Memphis 2003 Courtney Love of Hole is arrested for trying to break into a house in Los Angeles, then, after making bail, she is rushed to the hospital after overdosing 2004 AC/DC has a street named after them in Melborne, Australia 2006 Supreme Court justices uphold lower-court decisions dismissing guitarist Vinnie Vincent's claims against KISS over alleged unpaid royalties he claimed he was owed for co-writing tracks on the Lick It Up album 2007 Revival by John Fogerty is released 2007 Magic by Bruce Springsteen is released
DVD, BLU-RAY ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA...Live: The Early Years LES PAUL...Live In New York (DVD or BLU-Ray) BLACK LABEL SOCIETY...The European Invasion - Doom Troopin' Live (blu-ray)
ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR AUGUST 16 Tim Farriss of INXS is 53;
ON THIS DATE 1962 Ringo Starr officially joins the Beatles 1969 While the Who are performing at Woodstock Abbie Hoffman tries to interupt and Pete Townshend throws him off 1975 Peter Gabriel annonces he is leaving Genesis 1977 Elvis Presley died at his Graceland estate in Memphis, Tennessee at age 42 1991 Aerosmith signs with Sony, which takes affect once the contract with Geffen runs out 1994 A New Orleans Municipal Court judge drops public drunkenness and disturbing the peace charges against Eddie Vedder of Peral Jam 1994 Sleeps With Angels by Neil Young is released
IN THE NEWS David Bowie Calls Lady Gaga Collaboration Rumor a 'Hoax' Elvis Death Anniversary Marked By Graceland Vigil Kid Rock Debuts 'Born Free' Songs at Hometown Shows
ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn Monday, August 16 STREET SWEEPER SOCIAL CLUB featuring TOM MORELLO 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here Wednesday, August 18 BURTON CUMMINGS formerly with the GUESS WHO 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here Does your local rock station carry Rockline? Find out here
ON THIS DATE 1975 Peter Gabriel plays his final show with Genesis in St. Etienne, France 1979 The Who documentary "The Kids Are Alright" premieres in New York 1979 Tom Petty files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in a financial battle with his record label, MCA
ROCKLINE with Bob Coburn Monday, May 24 MEGADETH 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here Wednesday, May 26 JEFF BECK 11:30 PM Eastern/8:30 Pacific Listen here Does your local rock station carry Rockline? Find out here
ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH 28 John Evans formerly with Jethro Tull is 62;
ON THIS DATE 1958 Jerry Lee Lewis sets his piano on fire at a concert in Brooklyn, New York after he was told that Chuck Berry would be closing Alan Freed’s Big Beat Show 1964 London’s Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum announce that the first rock band to be cast in wax will be the Beatles 1966 Big Hits (High Tides And Green Grass) by the Rolling Stones has its U.S. release 1982 David Crosby is arrested in Los Angeles for possession of qualudes, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving under the influence of cocaine and carrying a concealed weapon 1994 Kurt Cobain enters rehad at SoCal Exodus Recovery Center, but he walks out 3 days later 1996 Phil Collins announces that he is leaving Genesis 2000 Ministry magazine pays Jimmy Page an undisclosed amount of money and offers Page an apology after the mag announced that Page contributed to the death of Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham by satanic rituals 2006 Educated Horses by Rob Zombie is released 2008 The Allman Brothers Band cancel some shows because Gregg Allman is having treatments for Heapatitis C
ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH 27 Tony Banks of Genesis is 60; Andrew Farriss of INXS is 51; Johnny April of Staind is 45; Brendan Hill of Blues Traveler is 40; ON THIS DATE 1967 A riot broke out at a Rolling Stones concert in Halsinborg, Sweden 1973 Carlos Santana changes his name to Devadip 1979 Eric Clapton married Patti Boyd in Tuscon, Arizona 1986 Sammy Hagar performed his first conbcert as a member of Van Halen 1987 U2 do their own version of a "Rooftop Concert" in Los Angeles on the roof of Republic Liquor, all of which is filmed and made into a video for "Where The Streets Have No Name" 1992 At a U2 concert in Auburn Hills, Michigan Bono calls a pizza parlor and orders 10,000 pizzas. Only 100 pizzas are actually delivered 2008 It is announced that Clint Lowery has returned as guitarist for Sevendust
IN THE NEWS Evanescence Recording New Album, Plots Summer Tour Robert Plant’s New Band of Joy Plot Album, Summer Tour Bob Seger to Hit the Road?: “We’re Looking at Some Dates”
Label – EMI Producer – Norman Smith Art Direction – Phil May Nationality – UK Running Time – 37:54
Track Listing (standout tracks listed in bold)
1. SF Sorrow Is Born 2. Bracelets Of Fingers 3. She Says Good Morning 4. Private Sorrow 5. Balloon Burning 6. Death 7. Baron Saturday 8. Journey 9. I See You 10. Well Of Destiny 11. Trust 12. Old Man Going 13. Loneliest Person
What an interesting record. Here is another one of those groups that I had heard of – just never heard any of their music before. In this case it the British band The Pretty Things. This is a concept album. For those unfamiliar, it tells the story of "S.F. Sorrow," a sort of British Everyman from birth through love, war, tragedy, madness, and the disillusionment of old age. One of the first rock concept albums, S.F. Sorrow was based on a short story by singer-guitarist Phil May. Although the album is also a ‘Rock Opera’, it has been stated by The Who that it had no major influence on Pete Townshend and his writing of their album Tommy although there are some similarities. “S.F. Sorrow's” narrative is different than others in the Rock Opera/Concept Album genre: while Tommy and Pink Floyd's The Wall relay their concept through the lyrics of their songs, The Pretty Things tell the bulk of the story through small paragraph-like chapters which were printed between each song's lyrics in the liner notes of the LP. Another reason to miss vinyl records! The album was produced by Norman "Hurricane" Smith, who had engineered the earlier Beatles recordings including “Sgt Pepper’s”. This is a really good record, but it never stood a chance really. It was released the same week as The Beatles' "White Album", The Rolling Stones' "Beggars Banquet" and The Kinks' "Village Green Preservation Society." Making things worse, the album was barely promoted by EMI. It is recommended.
You can purchase the CD here ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR FEBRUARY 12 Ray Manzarek from The Doors is 71; Steve Hackett, formerly with Genesis, is 60; Michael McDonald is 58;
ON THIS DATE 1967 Keith Richard becomes the third member of the Rolling Stones to be arrested for “various substances of suspicious nature.” 1968 Jimi Hendrix receives the key to the city in his hometown of Seattle, Washington 1988 Axl Rose walks off the stage in Phoenix, Arizona at a concert where Guns 'N' Roses were the opening act for David Lee Roth. The rest of the shows with DLR are cancelled 1997 David Bowie receives a star on Hollywood`s Walk Of Fame 2005 Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin and Jerry Lee Lewis receive the Recording Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award the day before the Grammys. 2007 Heaven And Hell announce that Vinny Appice will be their drummer instead of Bill Ward
IN CONCERT Saturday, February 13 HEART Universal Studios Orlando Saturday, February 20 BLONDIE Universal Studios Orlando
ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR ROCKTOBER 2 Don McLean is 64; Mike Rutherford of Genesis and Mike + the Mechanics is 59; Sting is 58; Mike Rodden of Hinder is 27;
ON THIS DATE 1967 The Grateful Dead are arrested after a search of their group home turns up marijuana. The group serves 6 hours in jail and are released after bail is made 1977 Elvis Presley's body, and his mother's body, are both moved to Graceland. Somone tried to steal Elvis's body from Forest Hill Cemetery in Memphis 2004 AC/DC has a street named after them in Melborne, Australia 2006 Supreme Court justices uphold lower-court decisions dismissing guitarist Vinnie Vincent's claims against KISS over alleged unpaid royalties he claimed he was owed for co-writing tracks on the Lick it Up album
ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR AUGUST 16 Tim Farriss of INXS is 52;
ON THIS DATE 1962 Ringo Starr officially joins the Beatles 1969 While the Who are performing at Woodstock Abbie Hoffman tries to interupt and Pete Townshend throws him off 1975 Peter Gabriel annonces he is leaving Genesis 1977 Elvis Presley dies in Memphis, Tennessee at the age of 42 1991 Aerosmith signs with Sony, which takes affect once the contract with Geffen runs out 1994 A New Orleans Municipal Court judge drops public drunkenness and disturbing the peace charges against Eddie Vedder of Peral Jam
ABSOLUTE ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH 28 John Evans formerly with Jethro Tull is 61;
ON THIS DATE 1958 Jerry Lee Lewis sets his piano on fire at a concert in Brooklyn, New York after he was told that Chuck Berry would be closing Alan Freed’s Big Beat Show 1964 London’s Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum announce that the first rock band to be cast in wax will be the Beatles 1982 David Crosby is arrested in Los Angeles for possession of quaaludes, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving under the influence of cocaine and carrying a concealed weapon 1994 Kurt Cobain enters rehad at SoCal Exodus Recovery Center, but he wals out 3 days later 1996 Phil Collins announcves that he is leaving Genesis 2000 Ministry magazine pays Jimmy Page an undisclosed amount of money and offers Page an apology after the mag announced that Page contributed to the death of Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham by satanic rituals 2008 The Allman Brothers Band cancel some shows because Gregg Allman is having treatments for Heapatitis C
ABSOLUTE ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR MARCH 27 Tony Banks of Genesis is 59; Andrew Farriss of INXS is 50; Johnny April of Staind is 44; Brendan Hill of Blues Traveler is 39;
ON THIS DATE 1967 A riot broke out at a Rolling Stones concert in Halsinborg, Sweden 1973 Carlos Santana changes his name to Devadip 1979 Eric Clapton married Patti Boyd in Tuscon, Arizona 1986 Sammy Hagar performed his first conbcert as a member of Van Halen 1987 U2 do their own version of a "Rooftop Concert" in Los Angeles on the roof of Republic Liquor, all of which is filmed and made into a video for "Where The Streets Have No Name" 1992 At a U2 concert in Auburn Hills, Michigan Bono calls a pizza parlor and orders 10,000 pizzas. Only 100 pizzas are actually delivered
Label – Capitol Producer – Nick Venet Art Direction – Uncredited Nationality - USA Running Time – 37:56
Track Listing (standout tracks listed in bold)
1. Dolphins 2. I've Got a Secret (Didn't We Shake Sugaree) 3. That's the Bag I'm In 4. Badi-Da 5. Faretheewell (Fred's Tune) 6. Everybody's Talkin' 7. Everything Happens 8. Sweet Cocaine 9. Green Rocky Road 10. Cynicrustpetefredjohn Raga
I must confess that I had never heard of Fred Neil before playing this – his second album. Fred Neil is an almost country album with tinges of electric folk-rock. And he sounds amazingly like Merle Haggard. I was familiar with several of the tracks "Everybody's Talkin'”, "The Dolphins," and "That's the Bag I'm In" not because I had heard them by Fred Neil before but because of later cover versions of them by other artists. One of these cover versions was so popular that this record was re-released in 1969 under the title “Everybody's Talkin'” to capitalize on the international success of the new title track as performed by Harry Nilsson on the soundtrack to the movie ‘Midnight Cowboy’. I enjoyed listening to it, but in truth – other than the songs that were later covered there isn’t a lot that makes the album stand out. I do recommend that you give it at least a listen.
ABSOLUTE ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR FEBRUARY 12 Ray Manzarek from The Doors is 70; Steve Hackett, formerly with Genesis, is 59; Michael McDonald is 57;
ON THIS DATE 1967 Keith Richard becomes the third member of the Rolling Stones to be arrested for “various substances of suspicious nature.” 1968 Jimi Hendrix receives the key to the city in his hometown of Seattle, Washington 1988 Axel Rose walks off the stage in Phoenix, Arizona at a concert where Guns 'N' Roses were the opening act for David Lee Roth. The rest of the shows with DLR are cancelled. 2005 Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin and Jerry Lee Lewis receive the Recording Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award the day before the Grammys. 2007 Heaven And Hell announce that Vinny Appice will be their drummer instead of Bill Ward
R.I.P. Whitney Houston
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