Pink Floyd - Echoes (1971) (youtu.be)
23:31 of pure Pink Floyd in a track written by all four members that features massive instrumentals. It actually took up an entire side of the record.
Guns N’ Roses – Civil War (1991) (youtu.be)
Billy Idol - Eyes Without A Face (1983) (youtu.be)
Steely Dan - My Old School (youtu.be)
Performed on The Midnight Special August 31, 1973
TODAY IN ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY - 09/05/1964 (www.youtube.com)
The Animals had their only number one hit on Billboard’s Hot 100 when “House of the Rising Sun” reached the top. To promote the group in the US, disc jockeys were sent boxes of animal crackers wrapped with special promotional material. The band would continue to turn out hits like “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood”...
Toto - Rosanna (1982) (youtu.be)
Big Country - In A Big Country (1983) (youtu.be)
Big Audio Dynamite - The Bottom Line (1985) (youtu.be)
Neil Young - Rockin' in the Free World (1989) (youtu.be)
Jethro Tull - Living In The Past (1969) (youtu.be)
Beastie Boys - Sabotage (1994) (youtu.be)
Black Sabbath – Sweet Leaf (1971) (youtu.be)
Nirvana – Breed (1991) (youtu.be)
Berlin - The Metro (1983) (youtu.be)
The Doors – End of the Night (1967) (youtu.be)
New Order – Bizarre Love Triangle (1986) (youtu.be)
Bellamy Brothers - Let Your Love Flow (1976) (youtu.be)
The Beatles - Come Together (1969) (youtu.be)
King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man (1969) (youtu.be)
TODAY IN ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY - 09/04/1962 (youtu.be)
John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr begin recording together for the first time at EMI’s St. John Studio. They laid down six songs including “Love Me Do” and “P.S. I Love You”, which will ultimately become their first single. Producer George Martin had originally wanted to release the Mitch...
Asia - Heat Of The Moment (1982) (youtu.be)
Deep Purple - Speed King (1970) (youtu.be)
TODAY IN ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY - 09/03/1970 (youtu.be)
While his band mates wait for him at Los Angeles Airport, Canned Heat’s vocalist and harmonica player Al Wilson committed suicide in Topanga Canyon, California when it turned out that he couldn’t save a redwood forest from being cut by a timber company. The 27-year-old sang lead on the band’s hits “On The Road Again”...