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Month: December 2020

THE MARRIAGE – «Imagining Sunsets» (2020)

23 December 2020 SB 0

About once a year, an album is given the full deep-dive treatment on these pages with the artists participating and offering insights into the creation […]

When Ace Frehley of KISS got electrocuted on stage

13 December 2020 SB 0

In the 1970s, KISS emerged with one of the biggest and most spectacular rock’n’roll shows on the planet. It included extravagant stage designs, a larger-than-life […]

When U2 got trapped inside a giant lemon

11 December 2020 SB 0

The Spinal Tap mockumentary is legendary for all the right reasons. It is one of the funniest movies ever made. The music is way better […]

When Buffalo Springfield was formed thanks to a traffic jam

10 December 2020 SB 0

In 1966, Neil Young drove his battered 1953 Pontiac hearse from Toronto, Canada to Los Angeles. He wanted to form a band with Stephen Stills, […]

THE STORY ABOUT THE SONG: «Three Days» by Jane’s Addiction

9 December 2020 SB 0

For a brief time, Jane’s Addiction were one of the most exciting bands in rock’n’roll. Just as the rock scene of the 1980s started to […]

When Rick Wakeman pushed Salvador Dali off the stage

8 December 2020 SB 0

Before finding superstardom with progressive rock giants Yes, Rick Wakeman joined the folk-prog band Strawbs in 1970. It was an interesting time for Wakeman, who […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Over the Hills And Far Away» by Gary Moore

7 December 2020 SB 0

Gary Moore got an international hit with the strongly Celtic-themed hard rocker Over the Hills And Far Away (hereafter shortened OTHAFA) released on 8 December […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Chance» by Big Country

6 December 2020 SB 0

Big Country’s first hit single in the UK was Fields of Fire. Their first hit in America was In A Big Country. But in the […]

When Deep Purple and It’s A Beautiful Day swapped song ideas

5 December 2020 SB 0

Deep Purple In Rock is one of the all-time classic albums of its genre. Released in 1970, it firmly put Deep Purple on the map […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Changes» by Yes

4 December 2020 SB 0

I know I am not alone in first discovering Yes when they released the now classic 90125 album on 7 November 1983. They had managed […]

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