INXS Featuring Rob Thomas & Introducing DJ Yaleidys - "Original Sin"

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    INXS Featuring Rob Thomas & Introducing DJ Yaleidys - "Original Sin" Lyrics

    You might know of the original sin
    And you might know how to play with fire
    But did you know of the murder committed
    In the name of love - yeah
    You thought what a pity

    Dream on white boy
    Dream on black girl
    And wake up to a brand new day
    To find your dreams have washed away

    There was a time when I did not care
    And there was a time when the facts did stare
    There is a dream and it's held by many
    Well I'm sure you had to see
    It's open arms

    Dream on white boy
    Dream on black girl
    And wake up to a brand new day
    To find your dreams have washed away

    You might know of the original sin
    And you might know how to play with fire
    But did you know of the murder committed
    In the name of love - yeah
    You thought what a pity

    Dream on white boy
    Dream on black girl
    Then wake up to a brand new day

    Dream on black boy
    Dream on white girl
    And waked up to a brand new day
    To find your dreams have washed away

    Dream on black boy
    Dream on white girl
    And wake up to a brand new day
    To find your dreams are washed away

    Dream on, play with fire
    White boy, black girl
    Dream on, in the name of love
    Black boy, white girl

    Dream on, white boy, black girl
    Black boy, white girl

    Dream on, the name of love - yeah
    You thought what a pity
    Original Sin

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Romeo Santos - "You"

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    Romeo Santos - "You" Lyrics

    Eres virtuosa más que fiel algo grandioso inigualable
    Y un quince en escala de uno a diez.
    Tienes el aura y el poder que conduce al infinito a todo hombre
    Que te suele conocer .
    Eres mi droga y me causas efectos
    Veo arcoiris estrellitas y el edén.
    Sueño despierto soy adicto a tu sexo,
    Extasis divino, medicina del placer.
    Tus labios me saben a miel
    Y tus fluidos son el nectar que mi lengua saborea cuando hay sed.
    No hay errores en tu ser y como dios no se equivoca
    Te prefiero cien por ciento en desnudez.
    Eres vino tinto mi trago predilecto
    Derramate en mi cuerpo, absorbete en mi piel
    Y que esta noche se demore en exceso
    Que minutos se hagan horas devorandote mujer

    Coro:
    Eres afrodisiaco exquisito me excitas sin fin.
    Has domado un salvaje
    Y me entrego a tu aroma sutil.
    Has borrado las ansias de aquel hombre infiel y por ti
    soy feliz. Yo por ti pierdo el aliento,
    siento fuego por dentro
    and baby you, you are my lady

    it’s more than sexual and you make me complete.

    You need this in your life.

    The king stays king.

    Siempre fui un enigma que nadie pudo entender
    Navegando entre mujeres a ver quien me pueda complacer
    Y llegaste tu mi loca amante me haces bien.

    Coro:
    Eres afrodisiaco exquisito me excitas sin fin.
    Has domado un salvaje
    Y me entrego a tu aroma sutil.
    Has borrado las ansias de aquel hombre infiel y por ti
    soy feliz. Yo por ti pierdo el aliento
    siento fuego por dentro
    and baby you ,you are my lady
    it’s more than sexual and you make me complete.
    And you, my baby, my lady
    and you make me complete.


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Kelly Rowland Featuring Lil Wayne - "Motivation"

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    Kelly Rowland Featuring Lil Wayne - "Motivation" Lyrics

    [Kelly Rowland]
    Oh lover, don’t you dare slow down
    Go longer, you can last more rounds
    Push harder, your almost there now
    So go lover, make my mother proud
    And when were done, I don’t wanna feel my legs
    And when were done, I just wanna feel your head so lower me baby
    You can’t stop there, music still playin in the background
    And youre almost there
    You can do it, I believe in you baby
    So close from here
    So baby I’mma be your motivation
    Go, go, go, go
    Motivation
    Go, go, go, go
    Oh Lover, when you call my name
    No other, can do that the same
    ? Get up out there game, no
    So lover, dont it make me rain

    And when were done, I don’t wanna feel my legs
    And when were done, I just wanna feel your head so lower me baby
    You can’t stop there, music still playin in the background
    And you’re almost there
    You can do it, I believe in you baby
    So close from here
    [Lil Wayne]
    Uh, girl I turn that thing into a rainforest
    Rain on my head, call that brainstorming
    Yeah this is deep, but oh, I go deeper
    Make you lose yourself, and finders keepers
    It go green light, go Weezy go
    I like to taste that sugar, that sweet and low
    But hold up wait, new position
    I put her on my plate then do the dishes
    She my motivation, I’m her transportation
    Cause I let her ride, while I drive her crazy
    Then I just keep going going, like I’m racing
    When I’m done she hold me like a conversation
    Weezy, baby
    [Kelly Rowland]
    And when were done, I don’t wanna feel my legs
    And when were done, I just wanna feel your head so lower me baby
    You can’t stop there, music still playin in the background
    And you’re almost there
    You can do it, I believe in you baby
    So close from here


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Brad Paisley Featuring Alabama - "Old Alabama"

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    Brad Paisley Featuring Alabama - "Old Alabama" Lyrics

    She’d rather wear a pair of cut-off jeans than a fancy evening dress
    And with her windows rolled down
    And her hair blown all around
    She’s a hot southern mess

    She’ll take a beer over white wine
    And a campfire over candlelight
    And when it comes to love
    Oh, her idea of a romantic night

    Is listenin’ to old Alabama
    Drivin’ through Tennessee
    A little Dixieland Delight at the Right Time of the Night
    And she can’t keep her hands off of me

    And now we’re rollin’ down an old back road
    I got the steering wheel in one hand
    We’ll find a hideaway where she and I can play
    In mother nature’s band

    Now we’re listenin’ to old Alabama
    Parked somewhere in Tennessee
    A little Dixieland Delight and It Feels So Right
    And it’s love in the first degree

    Forget about Sinatra or Coltrane
    Or some ol’ Righteous Brothers’ song
    Even Barry White ain’t gonna work tonight
    If you really wanna turn her on

    Play some back home, come on music
    That comes from the heart
    Play something with lots of feeling
    ‘Cause that’s where music has to start

    Now we’re listenin’ to old Alabama
    And we’re drivin’ through Tennessee
    A little Dixieland Delight and It Feels So Right
    And it’s love in the first degree

    Yeah you know we’re listenin’ to old Alabama
    (Old Alabama)
    Drivin’ through Tennessee
    (Tennessee)
    A little Why Lady Why at the Right Time of the Night
    Oh, and she can’t keep her hands off of me

    Oh, play me some old Alabama
    Oh, play me some old Alabama
    Won’t you play me some old Alabama?
    Play me some old Alabama, won’t you play?
    Yeehaw
    She’d rather wear a pair of cut-off jeans than a fancy evening dress
    And with her windows rolled down
    And her hair blown all around

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This Day in Rock Music History: June 1

    1956:  Doris Day signed a five-year recording contract with Columbia Records for $1 million.
    1957:  Elvis Presley released the single "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear".
    1957:  Sam Cooke recorded "Summertime" in Hollywood.
    1959:  Elvis released the single "A Big Hunk O' Love".
    1959:  Paul Anka released "Lonely Boy".
    1959:  "The Battle Of New Orleans" by Johnny Horton moved into the #1 position vacated by Wilbert Harrison's "Kansas City".  Bobby Darin owned #3 with "Dream Lover".  
    1961:  Elvis Presley posted his eighth #1 song in the U.K. with "Surrender".
    1963:  The Chiffons released their classic "One Fine Day".





    1963:  "It's My Party" shot up from #9 to #1, giving Lesley Gore her only #1 song.  Jimmy Soul dropped to 2 with "If You Wanna' Be Happy" and Al Martino closed with "I Love You Because".  The Beach Boys were on their way down with "Surfin' U.S.A." and the Crystals had a monster hit moving from 13 to 5--"Da Doo Ron Ron".  The rest of the Top 10:  Lou Christie at 6 with "Two Faces Have I", the Dovells "You Can't Sit Down" entering the Top 10 at #7, Little Peggy March with her former #1 "I Will Follow Him", Brenda Lee had #9--"Losing You" and Kyu Sakamoto's "Sukiyaki" moved from 20 to 10.
    1964:  Dolly Parton knew where she wanted to be.  She moved to Nashville, Tennessee one day after she graduated from high school.
    1964:  The Rolling Stones arrived at Kennedy Airport in New York City to begin their first tour of the United States.
    1966:  The Beatles recorded overdubs on "Yellow Submarine".
    1966:  The Stones release their album Aftermath.
    1967:  Fairport Convention debuted live at St. Michael's Hall in Golders Green.
    1967:  Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was released in Britain.  The album was certified gold on its first day.
    1968:  Guitarist Dave Mason rejoined Traffic after quitting the group just six months prior.
    1968:  Hugo Montenegro held down #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart for a third week with "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly".



         James & the Shondells had another smash
     


    1968:  A very famous day in the Rock Era has "Mrs. Robinson", one of the Top Songs of the Rock Era*, reached #1 for Simon & Garfunkel.  Hugo Montenegro had a winner with "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly".  The Rascals remained at 3 with "A Beautiful Morning" and former #1 "Tighten Up" by Archie Bell & the Drells found itself at #4.  Another classic--"Honey" by Bobby Goldsboro was still in the top 10 and Ohio Express moved from 24-6 with their hit "Yummy Yummy Yummy".  Tommy James & the Shondells entered the Top 10 with "Mony Mony".  The rest of the Top 10:  "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" from Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, "Cowboys To Girls" by the Intruders at #9 and Dionne Warwick was stuck at 10 with "Do You Know the Way To San Jose".
    1970:  The single "Tighter, Tighter" was released by Alive and Kicking 
    1970:  Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young released the single "Teach Your Children".
    1971:  Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel remained #1 on the album chart and the Soundtrack to "The Graduate" was still #2.
    1971:  Harry Nilsson began recording his great album Nilsson Schmilsson in London.
    1971:  The birthplace of Elvis Presley in Tupelo, Mississippi was opened to the public.
    1971:  Joni Mitchell released the album Blue.
    1971:  Chicago performed at the Royal Albert Hall on London.
    1972:  Pink Floyd worked on their "Dark Side of the Moon" album at Abbey Road Studios in London.
    1973:  Paul McCartney & Wings released the single "Live and Let Die" from the James Bond movie of the same name.
    1974:  Linda Ronstadt began recording her album Heart Like a Wheel in Los Angeles, California.





    1974:  ABBA released their first hit "Waterloo".
    1974:  John Denver released "Annie's Song".
    1974:  George McCrae released the classic "Rock Your Baby".
    1974:  Steely Dan appeared at the Kursall Ballroom in Southend, England.
    1974:  Gordon Lightfoot had his second Top 10 song with "Sundown".
    1974:  Bachman-Turner Overdrive finally reached the Top 10 with Bachman-Turner Overdrive II in its 20th week on the album chart.  The album contained the hit "Takin' Care Of Business".
    1974:  The Carpenters' great song "I Won't Last a Day Without You" was #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
    1975:  The Rolling Stones introduced their new guitarist Ron Wood on his first tour with the Stones, playing their first show at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
    1977:  James Taylor released the album JT.
    1978:  U2 performed at the Mount Temple Comprehensive School in Dublin, Ireland.
    1980:  Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin bought Michael Caine's mansion for 900,000 pounds.
    1982:  Madness had the #1 U.K. song with "House of Fun".
    1983:  The Police released the album Synchronicity.
    1985:  Sting released his solo album The Dream of the Blue Turtles.
    1985:  Bruce Springsteen was in concert at the Slane Castle in Dublin, Ireland.



                   Sade had her first hit




    1985:  It was a pretty solid Top 10 on this date.  Wham! had #1 with "Everything She Wants" but Tears For Fears were headed there with "Everybody Wants To Rule the World".  Harold Faltermeyer stood ready at #3 with "Axel F".  Simple Minds' song from "The Breakfast Club" was on its way down at #4 while the smooth voice of Billy Ocean was evident on "Suddenly".  Talking about smooth, Sade's "Smooth Operator" was at #6 and Bryan Adams burst into the Top 10 with "Heaven".  Howard Jones had song #8--"Things Can Only Get Better" while Mary Jane Girls were at 9 with "In My House" and Kool & the Gang" slipped inside the Top 10 with "Fresh".
    1985:  "Suddenly" by Billy Ocean was #1 for a second week on the Adult Contemporary chart.
    1991:  Paul Abdul released the album Spellbound, and it debuted at #5.
    1991:  R.E.M. had a #1 album in Out Of Time.  Time, Love & Tenderness, the great Michael Bolton album, fell to #2 and Mariah Carey was still there at #3 after 49 weeks on the chart.
    1991:  Wilson Phillips released their great song "The Dream Is Still Alive".
    1991:  The Scorpions released their classic "Wind Of Change".
    1991:  Seal owned the #1 album in the U.K. with his self-titled album.
    1991:  Sting was a guest on the debut of a new Soviet television show "Rock Steady".



          Mariah back when she gave us great classics




    1991:  Mariah Carey held on to #1 for a second week with her great song "I Don't Wanna' Cry".  Extreme was making their move with "More Than Words" at #3.  
    1991:  David Ruffin of the Temptations died from cocaine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    1994:  Matt Sorum, drummer of the Cult and Guns N' Roses, filed for divorce from wife Kai.





    1996:  Jewel released her classic debut song "Who Will Save Your Soul".
    1997:  Kenny Rogers married Wanda Miller in Athens, Georgia.
    1998:  Deja vu for Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots.  He was arrested again for drug possession in New York City.
    1999:  Blink 182 released their great album Enema of the State.
    2000:  The movie "Honest", starring the members of All Saints, was pulled from theaters after disastrous box office results.
    2000:  The Dixie Chicks performed at the Winnipeg Arena in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
    2003:  Paul McCartney finished a world tour at the place where it all started for the Beatles--Liverpool, England.
    2003:  Paul Gray, bass guitarist of Slipknot, was arrested in multiple drug and alcohol charges after running a red light and hitting another car in Des Moines, Iowa.  Gray failed two alcohol tests and was arrested for not only drunk driving but possession of marijuana, cocaine and drug paraphernalia.  In other words, a little more than license, registration and proof of insurance was found in his car.




    2004:  Sum 41, trying to help the Congo by making a documentary drawing attention to that country's problems, were forced to leave after an outbreak of rebel violence in the Congo's civil war.
    2006:  Jack White of the White Stripes married Karen Elson, a model who appeared in the "Blue Orchid" video.  The couple was married in a canoe at the confluence of the Amazon, Rio Negro and Solimones rivers.
    2006:  Snow Patrol had to cancel three dates after singer Gary Lightbody got laryngitis.
    2006:  Chamillionaire had the #1 song with "Ridin'".
    Artists including Bryan Adams, Oasis and the Fray worked with original engineer Geoff Emerick to record their own versions of the songs on the epic Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album to commemorate the 40th anniversary of its release.
    Born This Day:
    1921:  Nelson Riddle was born in Oradell, New Jersey; arranged for Frank Sinatra, worked with Linda Ronstadt and wrote the theme to the "Batman" television show.





    1934:  Pat Boone was born in Jacksonville, Florida
    1945:  James William McCarty, who played guitar for Bob Seger and Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels
    1947:  Ron Wood, guitarist of the Jeff Beck Group, Faces and later the Rolling Stones, was born in Hillingdon, London, England





    1950:  Graham Russell of Air Supply was born in Nottingham, England
    1959:  Alan Wilder, vocalist of Depeche Mode, was born in Acton, West London, England
    1960:  Simon Gallup, bass guitarist of the Cure, was born in Duxhurst, Surrey, England
    1963:  Mike Joyce, drummer of the Smiths, was born in Fallowfield, Manchester, England.
    1974:  Alanis Morissette was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canda. Source URL: http://acsblogrock.blogspot.com/2011/05/
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The #71 Album of All-Time in the Rock Era: "Hi Infidelity" by REO Speedwagon"

    We are really getting into the cream of the crop now, as we are now within the top 70 Albums of the Rock Era*.

    REO Speedwagon is the band that owns #71 with Hi Infidelity, and it was the culmination of ten years of working as a rock band with little results.  Yet they stuck with it, and in 1981 released this great album.  After eight albums, REO had finally struck paydirt.  Two monster hits "Can't Fight This Feeling" and "Take It on the Run" emerged to lend support.  "Don't Let Him Go" and "In Your Letter" were also minor hits and "Tough Guys" and "Out Of Season" also were hits on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart and "Follow Your Heart" made the first half of the album top-notch.  These tracks generated great airplay on popular stations, AOR stations and on Adult Contemporary radio and are definitely a huge factor in getting the album a spot in the Top 100. 


     Much like the band, the album had to work its way to respectability.  It didn't reach the Top 10 until its eighth week, but thanks to heavy airplay of "Keep On Loving You", reached #1 on February 21, 1981.  It was #1 for 15 weeks, giving way briefly to Paradise Theater by Styx on two separate occasions but regaining the top spot.  Hi Infidelity then was #2 for another 7 and #3 for 2--24 weeks in the top three albums, pretty impressive indeed.  It was still hanging around the Top 3 34 weeks after its release.

    The album remained in the Top 10 for 30 weeks and spent a total of 101 weeks on the chart.  To this point, Hi Infidelity has sold 9 million copies.  It also has a solid Track Rating* of 8.85.





    The album was nominated for several awards from this album.  REO Speedwagon was nominated for Best Rock Group at the Grammy Awards, International Album of the Year at the Juno Awards and Favorite Pop Album, Favorite Single ("Keep On Loving You) and Favorite Group at the American Music Awards.





    Hi Infidelity:
    Side 1
    1.  "Don't Let Him Go" (Kevin Cronin) --3:47
    2.  "Keep On Loving You" (Cronin) --3:22
    3.  "Follow My Heart" (Gary Richrath, Tom Kelly) --3:50
    4.  "In Your Letter" (Richrath) --3:18
    5.  "Take It on the Run" (Richrath) --3:59

    Side 2
    1.  "Tough Guys" (Cronin) --3:50
    2.  "Out of Season" (Cronin, Kelly) --3:07
    3.  "Shakin' It Loose" (Richrath) --2:25
    4.  "Someone Tonight" (Bruce Hall) --2:40
    5.  "I Wish You Were Here" (Cronin) --4:28


    The REO Speedwagon Lineup for Hi Infidelity:
    Kevin Cronin--lead singer, acoustic, electric and rhythm guitars, piano
    Gary Richrath--electric and 12-string guitars, vocals
    Neal Doughty--organ, synthesizer, piano, keyboards, Hammond organ
    Alan Gratzer--drums, tambourine, vocals
    Bruce Hall--bass and electric guitar, vocals, lead on "Someone Tonight"



    The He-Man Broken Hearts Club Choir provided backup vocals (I'm not making that name up!), Richard Page, N. Yolletta and Tom Kelly also provide vocals with Steve Forman playing percussion in the album.

    Hi Infidelity was recorded from March to October of 1980.  Producer Kevin Beamish also engineered the album; he had help producing from Speedwagon members Kevin Cronin, Alan Gratzer and Gary Richrath.  Kent Duncan, Greg Fulginiti and Jo Hansch mastered Hi Infidelity while Cronin arranged it.  Art Direction came from Kosh and Aaron Rapoport provided photography.  The album was released November 21, 1980 on Epic Records.


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This Day in Rock Music History: May 31

     1956:  After seeing the movie "The Searchers" starring John Wayne, Buddy Holly was inspired to write "That'll Be the Day".
    1961:  Chuck Berry opened Berry Park, an amusement park in Wentzville, Missouri.
    1964:  The Dave Clark Five appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show".
    1965:  Johnny Rivers released "Seventh Son".
    1966:  Filming began for the Monkees on their television series.
    1969:  Stevie Wonder released "My Cherie Amour".





    1969:  John Lennon and Yoko Ono recorded "Give Peace a Chance" during their bed-in in Montreal.
    1969:  The 5th Dimension released the album The Age of Aquarius.
    1969:  Blood, Sweat & Tears released "Spinning Wheel".
    1969:  The Rolling Stones recorded "Honky Tonk Women".
    1969:  Elvis Presley had the biggest mover within the Top 10 with his great song "In the Ghetto".  It climbed from 17 to 9 on this date, giving Elvis 34 Top 10 songs.  The Beatles finished with 34 in their fabulous career, but Elvis would go on to register four more for the Rock Era record.
    1973:  Robert Plant led the audience at the Felt Forum in Los Angeles, California in singing "Happy Birthday" to Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, who was 25.
    1975:  Wings released "Listen To What the Man Said".
    1975:  The Eagles released the single "One Of These Nights".
    1975:  America had the hottest song within the Top 10 with "Sister Golden Hair".
    1975:  Earth, Wind & Fire continued to have the #1 album with That's the Way of the World, while the Soundtrack to "Tommy" edged closer.  Straight Shooter from Bad Company was #3 with Chicago VIII on its way down to #4.  The rest of the Top 10:  Blow By Blow from Jeff Beck, Hearts by America, Alice Cooper's Welcome To My Nightmare at #7, Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin slipping to #8 in only its 12th week, Nuthin' Fancy from Lynyrd Skynyrd at #9 and Carly Simon moving to #10 with Playing Possum.


                              We've got volume, yes we do.  We've got volume, how 'bout you?




    1976:  The Who set a mark in the Guinness Book of World Records for the loudest rock band ever at a concert at the Charlton Athletic Grounds in England.  The concert was over 120 decibels.
    1977:  The Police performed at the Railway Hotel in Putney, London.
    1977:  Emerson, Lake & Palmer began a tour with a 70-piece orchestra.
    1980:  We had officially arrived in "Funkytown" as Lipps, Inc. reached the summit.  Blondie had one of the Top Songs of the Rock Era* with "Call Me" but did not make it 7 weeks in a row.
    1980:  Bette Midler's "The Rose" was #1 for the fourth week on the Adult Contemporary chart.
    1980:  The great album Against the Wind from Bob Seger, which had moved The Wall aside earlier in the month, spent a fifth week at #1.  Glass Houses from Billy Joel was second while Pink Floyd had to settle for #3.  Just One Night by Eric Clapton came in fourth with Lipps, Inc. moving to #5 with Mouth To Mouth.  The rest of the Top 10:  Women and Children First from Van Halen at #6, Christopher Cross at 7, Go All the Way from the Isley Brothers, Mad Love by Linda Ronstadt on its way down at #9 and the ground-breaking Pretenders album at #10.
    1982:  R.E.M. signed a five-year record company with I.R.S. Records.
    1982:  Survivor released the classing single "Eye of the Tiger". 
    1986:  Genesis released "Invisible Touch".
    1986:  "On My Own" by Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald was #1 on the R&B chart for a third week.  
    1986:  "Greatest Love Of All" by Whitney Houston was #1 for a third week, holding off Madonna's "Live To Tell".  





    1989:  Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones was given a Living Legend Award at the first International Rock Awards ceremony in New York City.
    1993:  Jon Bon Jovi and wife Dorothea Hurley had their first daughter, Stephanie Rose, in Red Bank, New Jersey.
    1994:  The Eagles performed at the Irvine Meadows Theater in Irvine, California.
    1996:  Elsbeary Hobbs, bassist for the Drifters, died in New York City.
    1997:  Bob Dylan left an English hospital after being treated for histoplasmosis.
    1997:  As long as people chew bubblegum....Hanson could be #1 with "MMMBop".  "Hypnotize" by the Notorious B.I.G. was second followed by "Say You'll Be There" from the Spice Girls.  Mark Morrison dropped with "Return of the Mack" and Jewel's great song "You Were Meant For Me" remained in the Top 10 after 27 weeks.  The rest of the Top 10:  Monica's "For You I Will" at #6, Rome with "I Belong To You", "The Freshmen" by the Verve Pipe at #8, Savage Garden with "I Want You" and Paula Cole slid to #10 with "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?".







    1997:  Spice continued to reign supreme as the #1 album for the Spice Girls.  Bob Carlisle had one of the most unexpected and meteoric rises of the Rock Era when he moved from 95 to 2 with Butterfly Kisses (Shades Of Grace).
    1998:  Simply Red had the #1 U.K. album with Blue.
    1998:  Geri Halliwell left the Spice Girls.
    2000:  Johnnie Taylor ("Disco Lady") died in Dallas of a heart attack at the age of 62.
    2005:  The Salvation Army closed Strawberry Field, the children's home in Liverpool that had inspired the Beatles' song "Strawberry Fields Forever".
    2006:  The Dixie Chicks had the #1 album with Taking the Long Way.


    Born This Day:





    1938:  Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul & Mary was born in New York City





    1948:  John Bonham was born in Birmingham, England
    1952:  Carl Bartos of Kraftwerk ("Autobahn" from 1975)





    1962:  Corey Hart was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    1965:  Steve White, drummer of the Style Council
    1980:  Andrew John Hurley, drummer of Fall Out Boy
     
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Five Best Songs: The Doors

    The L.A. group only had three Top 10 songs, so it's tough to come up with their five best but here's my choices:


    "Light My Fire"
    "Touch Me"
    "Hello, I Love You"
    "Riders on the Storm"
    "Love Her Madly"

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The #72 Album of All-Time in the Rock Era: "52nd Street" by Billy Joel

    We are featuring the Top 100 Albums of All-Time in the Rock Era, examining and discussing one per day.  We are up to #72.


    52nd Street is the sixth studio album from Billy Joel.  It was the first album to be released on CD.  Personally, I would not rank this album near the Top 100 but, through sales, airplay and awards, America has.  I like Billy Joel; he has had several great albums.  IMHO, this is a good album, but not a great one.





    Three hit singles, led by "My Life" generated airplay and sales for the album.  "Big Shot" and "Honesty" were the other single releases.  "Stiletto" and "Rosalinda's Eyes" are other quality tracks on the album.


    If you were following at the time, you had a pretty good idea the album was for real when it moved from 17 to 5 in its third week of release (November 11, 1978).  It leapfrogged four other albums, including Foreigner's Double Vision, to garner its first week at #1 the following week.  52nd Street stayed at  #1 for 8 weeks, and spent 21 weeks in the Top Ten and 76 on the chart.  To date, it has sold 7 million copies and has a Track Rating* of 8.83.  The album was honored at the Grammy Awards with Album of the Year and Best Vocal Performance, Male.


    52nd Street:
    (All songs by Billy Joel.)
    1.  "Big Shot"  --4:03
    2.  "Honesty"  --3:53
    3.  "My Life" --4:44
    4.  "Zanzibar" --5:13
    5.  "Stiletto" --4:42
    6.  "Rosalinda's Eyes" --4:41
    7.  "Half a Mile Away" --4:08
    8.  "Until the Night" --6:35
    9.  "52nd Street" --2:27


    Billy Joel plays piano with Doug Stegmeyer playing bass, Steve Khan on electric and acoustic guitar, Richie Cannata on saxophones, organ and clarinet and Liberty DeVitto on drums.  Additional musicians include Freddie Hubbard, who played flugelhorn and trumpet on "Zanzibar", Mike Mainieri, vibes and marimba on both "Zanzibar" and "Rosalinda's Eyes", David Spinozza on acoustic guitar for "Honesty", David Spinozza played  acoustical guitar on "Honesty" and Peter Cetera and Donnie Dacus sang backup on "My Life".

    David Friedman played orchestral chimes and percussion on "Until the Night", Ralph MacDonald played percussion on "Half a Mile Away" and "Rosalinda's Eyes", Eric Gale played electric guitar on "Half a Mile Away, Frank Floyd, Babi Floyd, Zack Sanders, Milt Grayson and Ray Simpson sang backing vocals on "Half a Mile Away", Gorge Marge played soprano recorder on "Rosalinda's Eyes", Hugh McCracken played nylon string guitar on "Until the Night" and "Rosalinda's Eyes and Dave Grusin was in charge of horn orchestration on "Half a Mile Away". 







    The album was recorded in July and August of 1978 at A&R Recording on 52nd Street in New York City.  Phil Ramone produced it in association with Home Run and Jim Boyer was the Engineer.  52nd Street was mastered at Sterling Sound in New York City.  Jim Houghton was the photographer; cover design by John Berg.  The album was released October 13, 1978 on Columbia Records.


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This Day in Rock Music History: May 30

    1955:  Elvis Presley was at the Fair Park Auditorium in Abilene, Texas.
    1960:  One of the Top Instrumentals of the Rock Era*, "Because They're Young" from Duane Eddy was the biggest mover of the week, jumping up from 85 to 42.
    1964:  Johnny Rivers released the single "Memphis".
    1964:  "Love Me Do" gave the Beatles their fourth #1 song of the year.  "Chapel of Love" by the Dixie Cups was runner-up, followed by the former #1 "My Guy" from Mary Wells.
    1966:  Dolly Parton married Carl Dean in Catoosa County, Georgia.
    1966:  The Doors were at the Hullabaloo in West Hollywood, California.
    1966:  The Who were in concert at the Sincil Bank Football Ground in Lincoln, England.
    1966:  Jefferson Airplane performed in San Francisco, California at a benefit for the Haight-Ashbury Legal Organization.
    1968:  The Beatles began to record the White Album, recording "Revolution" on this date.
    1969:  Led Zeppelin appeared at the Fillmore East in New York City.
    1970:  The Moments had the #1 R& song for the third week with "Love On a Two-Way Street".
    1970:  The Temptations had a huge mover on the chart.  "Ball of Confusion" shot up from 80 to 41 on this date.
    1972:  Roxy Music got their first big gig at the Great Western Express Festival in England.





    1975:  Joan Baez was the guest host on "The Midnight Special" with Kool & the Gang performing.
    1977:  Elvis Presley performed at the Veteran's Memorial Coliseum in Jacksonville in what would turn out to be his last Florida concert.
    1978:  Led Zeppelin began recording the great album In Through the Out Door.
    1980:  The Temptations hosted The Midnight Special with guests Firefall and Robbie Dupree.
    1980:  Carl Radle, bassist of Derek & the Dominos, died of a kidney ailment at the age of 37.
    1981:  The Pointer Sisters released "Slow Hand".
    1981:  Marty Balin had the week's fastest-rising song, moving from 86 to 62 with the great "Hearts".
    1981:  Kim Carnes had her first and only Top 10 album with Mistaken Identity.





    1981:  Champaign reached #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart with the great song "How 'Bout Us".
    1987:  "Head To Toe" by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam was the new #1 on the R&B chart.
    1987:  The classic "With Or Without You" by U2 was #1 for a third week, holding off Kim Wilde's cover of "You Keep Me Hangin' On".  Chris DeBurgh was drawing attention with "The Lady In Red" at #3 and Atlantic Starr was moving towards the top with their classic "Always".  The rest of the Top 10:  "Big Love" from Fleetwood Mac, Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam were up from 15 to 6 with "Head To Toe", the Breakfast Club had their only Top 10 with "Right On Track" moving in, Bryan Adams had #8 with "Heat of the Night", Huey Lewis & the News scored another Top 10 with "I Know What I Like" from their great album Fore! and Bon Jovi moved into the Top 10 with "Wanted Dead Or Alive".





    1987:  "Always" reached the top spot on the Adult Contemporary chart for Atlantic Starr.
    1987:  Adam Horovitz of the Beastie Boys gave a good example of how not to act.  He was arrested in Liverpool, England for assaulting a female fan during a riot at a Beastie Boys concert.


                          Midnight Oil had it right--the sooner we go to electric cars, the better


    1990:  Midnight Oil played a protest concert in front of Exxon offices on 6th Avenue in New York City to protest the Exxon Valdez oil disaster.
    1992:  Genesis remained #1 on the AC chart with "Hold On My Heart".
    1992:  Mariah Carey's remake of the Jackson 5 classic "I'll Be There" debuted at #13.





    1992:  Paul Simon married Edie Brickell.
    1997:  West Arkeen, guitarist on the two Guns N' Roses Use Your Illusion albums, died of a drug overdose at the age of 36.
    1998:  After debuting at #1 the previous week, The Limited Series by Garth Brooks held on to #1 on the album chart.  The Soundtrack to the great movie "City of Angels" was #2.



                            Micky Most had what it took




    2003:  Famed producer Mickie Most, who produced songs for Herman's Hermits, the Animals and Hot Chocolate, among others, died at the age of 64.
    2004:  Avril Lavigne took her album Under My Skin to #1 in the U.K.
    2008:  Green Day reached #1 on the album chart with 21st Century Breakdown.
    2009:  Little Richard was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.
    2010:  Anita Humes, lead singer of Essex ("Easier Said Than Done) passed away.


    Born This Day:
    1944:  Lenny Davidson, guitarist of the Dave Clark Five, was born in Enfield, Middlesex, England
    1955:  Nicky "Topper" Headon of the Clash was born in Bromley, England
    1958:  Marie Fredriksson of Roxette was born in Ossjo, Sweden
    1960:  Stephen Duffy, singer, songwriter and guitarist of Duran Duran, was born in Birmingham, England
    1964:  Tom Morello, guitarist of Rage Against the Machine, was born in Harlem, New York
    1967:  Sven Pipien, bass guitarist of the Black Crowes, was born in Hanover, Germany
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Lyrics to "Minutes To Memories" from John Mellencamp

    It is this week's featured Unknown/Underrated song--


    On a Greyhound thirty miles beyond Jamestown
    He saw the sun set on the Tennessee line
    Looked at the young man who was riding beside him
    He said I'm old, kind of worn out inside

    I worked my whole life in the steel mills near Gary
    My father before me, I helped build this land
    Now seventy-seven and with God as my witness
    I earned every dollar that passed through my hands

    My family and friends are the best things I've known
    Through the eye of the needle I'll carry them home

    Rain hit the old dog in the twilight's last gleaming
    He said, "Son it sounds like rattling old bones"
    This highway is long but I know some that are longer
    By sun up tomorrow I guess I'll be home

    The hills of Kentucky cross the Ohio river
    The old man kept talking 'bout his life and his times
    He fell asleep with his head against the window
    He said an honest man's pillow is his peace of mind

    This world offers riches and riches will grow wings
    And I don't take stock in those uncertain things

    Days turn to minutes and minutes to memories
    Life sweeps away the dreams we have planned
    You are young and you are the future
    Suck it up and tough it out, be the best you can

    The old man had a vision, it was hard for me to follow
    I do things my way, pay an awfully high price
    When I think back on the old man and the bus ride
    Now that I'm older I can see he was right

    Another hot one out on highway eleven
    This is my life, it's what I've chosen to do
    There's no free rides and no one said it'd be easy
    The old man told me this my son I'm telling it to you

    Days turn to minutes and minutes to memories
    Life sweep away the dreams we have planned
    You are young and you are the future
    Suck it up and tough it out, be the best you can
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New Featured Song on Unknown/Underrated Section

    Each week or so, I try to present a song that "flew under the radar", a song of the highest quality that for one reason or another, was not a Top 10 hit.  Several were never released as singles, many were caught up against strong competition, many did not get the promotion from their record company that they deserved.







    This one is one of my favorites--I love this song.  It's from the John Mellencamp album Scarecrow.  "Minutes to Memories".


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The #73 Album of All-Time in the Rock Era--"Abraxas" by Santana

    Abraxas was the second album from Santana.  The album first entered the chart at #8 on October 10, 1970.  It quickly rose to #2 and it spent six weeks at #1 and an impressive 10 weeks at #2.  It initially gave way to Led Zeppelin III but hung around to overtake that album.  Those are the kinds of things to look for to see which are the strongest albums.  Being #1 is meaningless unless you know the competition.  Abraxas also held off Close To You by the Carpenters, Pendulum by CCR and All Things Must Pass from George Harrison.  Even after surrendering it's #1 position to three other albums 19 weeks later, Abraxas was still in the Top 10.  The album remained in the Top Ten for 30 weeks and was on the chart for 88 weeks.  To date, it has sold five million copies.  Abraxas has a solid 9.05 Track Rating*.


    This is such a polished album it's hard to believe that it was only the second by the San Francisco group.  Carlos Santana's guitar was already singing up a storm.  At this time, the group also featured Gregg Rolie on keyboards before he would join Journey and he shines on the album as well.  Of course "Black Magic Woman" is one of the Top Songs of the Rock Era* and "Oye Coma Va" was another huge hit.







    But I want to bring out the other tracks that give the album its great flavor.  "Incident at Neshabur" is an amazing instrumental showcasing the group's musicianship.  Santana brought the Latin influence to pop long before the craze of the last decade, but this track has jazz elements as well and gives Carlos the freedom to play away.  "Se a Cabo" is another instrumental where the band is not limited in its quest to jam away and "Samba Pa Ti" slows the tempo down, allowing Carlos to play a beautiful guitar solo.  


    Abraxas:
    1.  "Singing Winds, Crying Beasts" (Carabello) --4:51
    2.  "Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen" (Green, Szao) --5:19
    3.  "Oye Como Va" (Puente) --4:17
    4.  "Incident at Neshabur" (Gianquinto, Santana) --4:57
    5.  "Se a Cabo" (Areas) --2:51
    6.  "Mother's Daughter" (Rolie) --4:26
    7.  "Samba Pa Ti" (Santana) --4:45
    8.  "Hope You're Feeling Better" (Rolie) --4:11
    9.  "El Nicoya" (Areas) --1:29



    At the time of Abraxas, Santana consisted of Carlos Santana, in the top elite of all-time guitar players, Gregg Rolie on keyboards and lead vocals, David Brown on bass, drummer Michael Shrieve, Jose "Chepito" Areas on percussion, conga and timbales and Mike Carabello on percussion and conga. 



    Additional help on the album came in the form of Rico Reyes on percussion and vocals, Albert Gianquinto, who played piano on the great instrumental "Incident at Neshabur", Steven Saphore on tabla and Victor Gonzalez on bass. 

    The album was recorded from April 17 to May 2, 1970 at Wally Heider Recording Studio in San Francisco.  Carlos Santana assisted Fred Catero with production of Abraxas.  John Fiore was the Engineer.  Robert Venosa did the artwork and graphic design of the album.  It was released in September of 1970 on Columbia Records.

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