On this day in 1971 – Paul McCartney’s second solo album Ram started a two-week run at No.1. Featuring the US No.1 single ‘Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey’ the album was recorded amid Paul McCartney’s legal action in Britain’s High Court to dissolve the Beatles’ partnership, following their break-up the year before. John Lennon believed that a number of songs on Ram contained jibes aimed at him, particularly ‘Too Many People’ and ‘Dear Boy’.
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Peter Gabriel Shares Latest ‘o\i’ Single ‘A Hard Lesson’
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Peter Gabriel recently shared a new single, “A Hard Lesson” from his forthcoming album o\i.
“A Hard Lesson” is written by Gabriel and produced by Gabriel and Mike Elizondo. The first mix to be released is the Bright-Side Mix by Mark “Spike” Stent.
“This is the oldest track of the project. It probably started in the late 80s or early 90s when I was in Senegal. I was falling in love with the music I heard there. I loved the tension created by the use of polyrhythms, particularly the threes and fours, so that was the start of this song,” Gabriel said.
“It’s a quirky, strange and long track but it’s a journey. It’s about trying to find a place, your place, how you fit in. I’ve enjoyed playing with old R&B and folk references as well,” he added.
i/o was Gabriel’s last album, released in 2023 song by song with each full moon cycle. o\i is being released the same way.
Source: RTT Music News
MEET THE H & S FEED & COUNTRY STORE PET OF THE WEEK: BRIOCHE
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This week’s H & S Feed & Country Store Pet of the Week is “Brioche”, an adorable 8 month old female kitty who loves to play, especially with other cats. Brioche is a curious little gal who would love to be your new best pal!
Brioche is fully vaccinated, vetted, spayed, microchipped and ready to go!
And since Brioche is the H & S Feed & Country Store Pet of the Week and a long-term resident, her adoption fee is only $10 this week!
If you’d like to set up an appointment to meet Brioche or any of the pets at Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter, visit https://www.stephenmemorial.org/ and fill out an adoption application.
Check out our visit about Brioche with Izzy from Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter here:
On this day in 1984 – Bruce Springsteen releases the album, ‘Born In The U.S.A.’
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On this day in 1984 – Bruce Springsteen released the album, Born In The U.S.A., which became the best-selling album of 1985 in the United States (and also Springsteen’s most successful album ever). The album produced a record-tying string of seven Top 10 singles (tied with Michael Jackson’s Thriller and Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814). The first single from the album, ‘Dancing in the Dark’ with “Pink Cadillac” on the B-side, peaked at No.2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and spent 21 weeks on the chart.
Roger Daltrey Calls The Who ‘The First Heavy Metal Band’
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Roger Daltrey has asserted that The Who were “the first heavy metal band,” claiming that the group helped pave the way for the genre in the 1960s.
The rock icon made the comments during a new interview with Rolling Stone, saying that the band demonstrated multiple sounds, live performance tricks and more that would go on to be synonymous with heavy metal.
“We were just different than everybody else,” the singer told Rolling Stone. “Americans don’t really know the Who from the early ’60s, but as the drummer of Deep Purple [Ian Paice] said recently in a magazine, ‘The Who started it all.’ We were the first heavy metal band.”
He continued, “Jim Marshall invented the 4×12 [speaker cabinet], 100-watt stack for [Who guitarist] Pete Townshend. All the guitar smashing that Jimi Hendrix became famous for, in his style, was basically copied from Pete Townshend, first of all. We were doing it before anyone, but it’s not important in the long run.”
The English rock band was formed in London in 1964. Their classic lineup (1964-1978) consisted of lead vocalist Daltrey, guitarist Pete Townshend, bassist John Entwistle, and drummer Keith Moon. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.
Source: RTT Music News
On this day in 1995 – Bryan Adams starts a five week run at No.1
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On this day in 1995 – Bryan Adams started a five week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman’ Taken from the film ‘Don Juan De Marco’ it became Adams third US solo No.1, a No.4 hit in the UK.
The Who Release ‘Live At Eden Project 25 / 07 / 2023’
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The Who recently released Live at Eden Project 25 / 07 / 2023 through earMUSIC.
The Who’s powerful 2023 performance at Cornwall’s Eden Project is now available worldwide as Live at Eden Project, released across physical and digital formats.
Recorded on a warm July night inside one of the U.K.’s most visually distinctive venues, the concert sees Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey joined by the Heart of England Philharmonic Orchestra for a set that spans eras, moods, and the band’s unmistakable sonic trademarks.
The result is a live recording that captures The Who as sharp, dynamic, and still capable of delivering moments that feel uniquely powerful.
The album arrives as a 2CD Digipak, a limited 3LP Gatefold edition pressed entirely on recycled vinyl with no plastic wrap, a standard 3LP Gatefold, and on all major digital platforms. Every detail is designed to be as environmentally conscious.
Source: RTT Music News
On this day in 1972 – Pink Floyd release their seventh studio album
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On this day in 1972 – Pink Floyd released their seventh studio album, and second soundtrack album, Obscured By Clouds, in the UK. The album, which was recorded in Paris in less than two weeks, peaked at No.6 on the UK chart and No.46 on the US chart. It serves as the soundtrack for the French film La Vallée, by Barbet Schroeder.
Paul McCartney Releases New Album ‘The Boys Of Dungeon Lane’
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Beatles legend Paul McCartney recently released his new studio album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane, via MPL/Capitol Records.
The Boys of Dungeon Lane is not only the first new solo album from McCartney in over five years; it is a revealing collection of never-before shared stories, personal memories, and some newly inspired love songs from The Beatle.
Turning the lens inward, Paul revisits the formative years that shaped both his life, and the very foundations of modern popular culture. The album is arguably his most personal and introspective, untold stories that transport the listener back to where it all began.
The new songs find Paul in a candid, vulnerable and reflective mood, writing with rare openness about his childhood in post-war Liverpool, the resilience of his parents, and early adventures with George Harrison and John Lennon long before the world had ever heard of Beatlemania. The Boys of Dungeon Lane is the story before THE story.
Since the new album was announced, The Boys of Dungeon Lane has been surrounded by excitement from fans and media all over the world.
The Boys of Dungeon Lane Tracklist:
Track list
As You Lie There
Lost Horizon
Days We Left Behind
Ripples in a Pond
Mountain Top
Down South
We Two
Come Inside
Never Know
Home to Us
Life Can Be Hard
First Star of the Night
Salesman Saint
Momma Gets By
Source: RTT Music News
On this day in 1975 – The Rolling Stones kick off their biggest ever US tour
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On this day in 1975 – The Rolling Stones kicked off their biggest ever US tour at Louisiana State University. The tour would take in 45 shows in 26 cities. Guitarist Ronnie Wood joined The Stones on tour for the first time, replacing Mick Taylor.
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