Rock & Roll History November 8
Three significant events I just had to mention from this date in Rock & Roll History:
1971: Led Zeppelin released their fourth album. It has been called different things, including IV and ZOSO. Whatever you call this one, it’s a freakin’ Desert Island Disc. This is as good a Rock & Roll album as any that has ever been recorded. I’m one of the only people I know who actually prefer the non-Stairway side of this classic record. Mind-bogglingly, this one never hit #1, although it did remain on the charts for more than three years.
1971: Paul McCartney threw a party in London to introduce his new group, Wings. Wings takes a beating from a lot of folks, but I’m not one of them. Sir Paul wrote a ton of excellent songs for this group, just as he had done for that other band he was in.
1976: The Best of George Harrison was released in the U.S. George was an immensely underrated songwriter, and this record delivers just a smattering of his brilliance. Honestly, it’s hard not to be overshadowed when you’re in a band the Rogers & Hammerstein of Rock & Roll.
November 8th, 2009 at 9:23 am
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November 8th, 2009 at 9:24 am
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November 8th, 2009 at 10:50 am
Another Wings fan here Joe. Okay there was some dodgy stuff but some great McCartney songs too…
As Alan Partridge once said, “Wings… the band The Beatles could have been”
November 8th, 2009 at 12:43 pm
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November 8th, 2009 at 1:41 pm
I guess it was inevitable after the Beatles that people would have issues no matter what he did. I’m with you, Bill…some iffy stuff, but mostly great tunes.
November 9th, 2009 at 7:01 pm
[...] Led Zeppelin released their fourth album 38 years ago today, we gotta watch them play something from it. Since “Going to California” is probably my [...]