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Post by spiritinthesky on Aug 4, 2012 3:05:38 GMT -5
4th Aug 1967, Pink Floyd released their debut album The Piper At the Gates of Dawn on which most songs were penned by Syd Barrett. In subsequent years, the record has been recognised as one of the seminal psychedelic rock albums of the 1960s. When reviewed, by the two main UK music papers in the UK, Record Mirror and NME both gave the album four stars out of five. The album which was recorded at Abbey Road studios, London during the same time that The Beatles were recording Sgt Pepper peaked at #6 on the UK album chart and failed to chart in the US.
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Post by spiritinthesky on Aug 7, 2012 2:34:26 GMT -5
6th Aug 1963, In the evening at Studio A of the Columbia Recording Studio, New York City, Bob Dylan recorded the first session produced by Tom Wilson for the album The Times They Are A-Changin'. Dylan's third studio album was the first collection to feature only original compositions, the title track being one of Dylan's most famous. The album consists mostly of stark, sparsely-arranged story songs concerning issues such as racism, poverty, and social change.
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Post by spiritinthesky on Aug 7, 2012 2:36:19 GMT -5
7th Aug 2002, Three members of Oasis were injured when the taxi they were travelling in was involved in a crash during a US tour in Indianapolis. Noel Gallagher, Andy Bell and Jay Darlington were all taken to hospital and treated for cuts and bruises.
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Post by mimmihopps on Aug 7, 2012 3:16:51 GMT -5
7th Aug 2002, Three members of Oasis were injured when the taxi they were travelling in was involved in a crash during a US tour in Indianapolis. Noel Gallagher, Andy Bell and Jay Darlington were all taken to hospital and treated for cuts and bruises. I didn't know about this. |
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Post by masterplan200 on Aug 7, 2012 3:19:07 GMT -5
7th Aug 2002, Three members of Oasis were injured when the taxi they were travelling in was involved in a crash during a US tour in Indianapolis. Noel Gallagher, Andy Bell and Jay Darlington were all taken to hospital and treated for cuts and bruises. <----Also his birthdate, 1958. |
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Post by jordan71421 on Aug 7, 2012 8:55:04 GMT -5
7th Aug 2002, Three members of Oasis were injured when the taxi they were travelling in was involved in a crash during a US tour in Indianapolis. Noel Gallagher, Andy Bell and Jay Darlington were all taken to hospital and treated for cuts and bruises. I didn't know about this. here's a video about it  |
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Post by spiritinthesky on Aug 8, 2012 4:34:01 GMT -5
On this day, 8th August 1969, The photo session for the cover of The Beatles Abbey Road album took place on the crossing outside Abbey Road studios. Photographer Iain McMillan, balanced on a step-ladder in the middle of the road took six shots of John, Ringo, Paul, and George walking across the zebra crossing while a policeman held up the traffic. More Abbey Road facts: www.musicroom.com/blog/music-news/features/this-day-in-music/this-day-in-music-abbey-road |
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Post by nataliemckinney on Aug 8, 2012 19:40:55 GMT -5
7th Aug 2002, Three members of Oasis were injured when the taxi they were travelling in was involved in a crash during a US tour in Indianapolis. Noel Gallagher, Andy Bell and Jay Darlington were all taken to hospital and treated for cuts and bruises. I didn't know about this. I believe I read somewhere that there was a lot of marijuana involved. Not necessarily with the driver, but the passengers...  ) |
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Post by spiritinthesky on Aug 10, 2012 13:23:11 GMT -5
10th Aug 1985, 'Money for Nothing' by Dire Straits peaked at No.4 on the UK singles chart. Notable for its groundbreaking music video and a cameo appearance by Sting singing the song's falsetto introduction and backing chorus, "I want my MTV," who also co-wrote the song with Mark Knopfler. The video was also the first to be aired on MTV Europe when the network started on 1 August 1987.
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Post by spiritinthesky on Aug 11, 2012 2:12:55 GMT -5
11th Aug 1979, Led Zeppelin played their last ever UK show when they appeared at Knebworth House, England. The set list included: The Song Remains The Same, Celebration Day, Black Dog, Nobody's Fault But Mine, Over The Hills And Far Away, Misty Mountain Hop, Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter, Hot Dog, The Rain Song, White Summer/Black Mountainside, Kashmir, Trampled Under Foot, Sick Again, Achilles' Last Stand, In The Evening, Stairway To Heaven, Rock And Roll, Whole Lotta Love and Communication Breakdown.
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Post by spiritinthesky on Aug 12, 2012 2:27:05 GMT -5
12th Aug 1972, Alice Cooper was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'School's Out'. The singers only UK No.1, which was also a No.7 hit on the US chart. Cooper has said he was inspired to write the song when answering the question, "What's the greatest three minutes of your life?". Cooper said: "There's two times during the year. One is Christmas morning, the next one is the last three minutes of the last day of school."
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Post by mimmihopps on Aug 12, 2012 3:48:44 GMT -5
I think it's quite interesting, spirituinthesky. Carry on! |
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Post by spiritinthesky on Aug 13, 2012 4:42:33 GMT -5
On this day, 13th Aug 2009, Guitarist Les Paul died in hospital in White Plains, New York at the age of 94 suffering from severe pneumonia. Paul is credited with developing one of the first solid-body electric guitars, which went on sale in 1952 and contributed to the birth of rock. He also developed other influential recording innovations such as multi-track recording and overdubbing. In the early 50s, Paul and his wife Mary Ford had a string of hits including 'Mockin' Bird Hill', 'How High the Moon', and 'Vaya Con Dios'. More Les Paul facts here: www.musicroom.com/blog/music-news/features/this-day-in-music/this-day-in-music-les-paul |
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Post by spiritinthesky on Aug 15, 2012 5:52:39 GMT -5
15th Aug 1969, Woodstock Festival was held on Max Yasgur's 600 acre farm in Bethel outside New York. Attended by over 400,000 people, the event featured, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Cocker, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Santana, The Who, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, The Band, Canned Heat, Joan Baez, Melanie, Ten Years After, Sly and the Family Stone, Johnny Winter, Jefferson Airplane, Ravi Shanker, Country Joe and the Fish, Blood Sweat and Tears, Arlo Guthrie, and Joe Cocker. During the three days there were three deaths, two births and four miscarriages. Joni Mitchell was booked to appear but had to pull out due to being booked for a TV show, wrote the song 'Woodstock.'
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Post by twineesi on Aug 15, 2012 11:07:04 GMT -5
Interesting this keep it up - you missed the 14th though
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Post by frjdoasis on Aug 15, 2012 11:38:47 GMT -5
On August 15th, 1985 The Stone Roses played their first gig at the legendary Hacienda nightclub in Manchester.
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Post by spiritinthesky on Aug 17, 2012 2:34:55 GMT -5
17th Aug 1991, Nirvana shot the video for 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' at GMT Studios in Culver City, California, costing less than $50,000 to make, the shoot features real Nirvana fans as the audience. The video won Nirvana the Best New Artist and Best Alternative Group awards at the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards, and in 2000 the Guinness World Records named 'Teen Spirit' the Most Played Video on MTV Europe. www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/smells_like_teen_spirit |
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Post by spiritinthesky on Aug 17, 2012 7:34:22 GMT -5
17th Aug 1991, Nirvana shot the video for 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' at GMT Studios in Culver City, California, costing less than $50,000 to make, the shoot features real Nirvana fans as the audience. The video won Nirvana the Best New Artist and Best Alternative Group awards at the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards, and in 2000 the Guinness World Records named 'Teen Spirit' the Most Played Video on MTV Europe. www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/smells_like_teen_spirit |
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Post by spiritinthesky on Aug 18, 2012 2:00:25 GMT -5
18th Aug 1991, Sweet Jesus appeared at the Boardwalk, Manchester. Support act was The Rain (later to become Oasis), minus Noel Gallagher who had yet to join his brothers band.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2012 12:01:09 GMT -5
18th Aug 1991, Sweet Jesus appeared at the Boardwalk, Manchester. Support act was The Rain (later to become Oasis), minus Noel Gallagher who had yet to join his brothers band. meh, doesn't really count for much until noel is in the band as he wrote all the songs. |
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Post by spiritinthesky on Aug 19, 2012 1:55:28 GMT -5
19th Aug 2005, A life-size bronze statue designed by Paul Daly of Phil Lynott was unveiled on Harry Street in Dublin. The ceremony was attended by his former Thin Lizzy band members Gary Moore, Brian Robertson and Scott Gorham. Lynott who died in 1986 aged 36 had a string of hits including 'Whiskey in the Jar', 'The Boys are Back in Town', 'Jailbreak' and 'Waiting for an Alibi'.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2012 7:03:43 GMT -5
19th Aug 2005, A life-size bronze statue designed by Paul Daly of Phil Lynott was unveiled on Harry Street in Dublin. The ceremony was attended by his former Thin Lizzy band members Gary Moore, Brian Robertson and Scott Gorham. Lynott who died in 1986 aged 36 had a string of hits including 'Whiskey in the Jar', 'The Boys are Back in Town', 'Jailbreak' and 'Waiting for an Alibi'. what a waste of bronze. |
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Post by spiritinthesky on Aug 20, 2012 2:18:49 GMT -5
20th Aug 1997, BBC TV aired the documentary 'Oasis; Right Here Right Now', with the group talking about their troublesome last year, plus performances of three new songs from the Manchester band.
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Post by webm@ster on Aug 20, 2012 16:32:24 GMT -5
7th Aug 2002, Three members of Oasis were injured when the taxi they were travelling in was involved in a crash during a US tour in Indianapolis. Noel Gallagher, Andy Bell and Jay Darlington were all taken to hospital and treated for cuts and bruises. I didn't know about this. I saw them perform a few days later.... a little stiff but they don't really move around much anyhow |
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Post by spiritinthesky on Aug 21, 2012 1:10:15 GMT -5
21st Aug 1997, Oasis' third album 'Be Here Now', became one of the fastest selling albums ever, shifting over 350,000 units on the first day of release. The cover image for Be Here Now was shot at Stocks House in Hertfordshire, the former home of Victor Lownes, the head of the Playboy Clubs in the UK.
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