http://www.realrockandblues.com "Music has the potential other arts do not have, which is to utterly change you within 3 minutes. Your whole body chemistry can change , your mood, your perspective....." Nick Cave Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:36:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One in a short series covering well known and popular albums that I can not stand…….. What is wrong with Rumours ? The first thing is that it is not Fleetwood Mac. Fleetwood was and always will be the band with Peter Green, not a band without the man with the ... http://www.realrockandblues.com/rants/the-worst-best-albums-1-rumours-fleetwood-mac/ On this day in 1956 Bobby Darin made his first appearance on TV when he sings "Rock Island Line" on 'The Stage Show'. 'The Stage Show' was a variety programme on CBS US TV. One of the interesting things about the show (this blog was going to be about Bobby ... http://www.realrockandblues.com/on-this-day/on-this-day-bobby-darin-sings-rock-island-line/ On This Day in 1970 The band formerly Known as Polka Tulk performed at The Roundhouse in North London under their new name, Black Sabbath. Polka Tulk comprised Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward. Where the name really came from is a matter of debate some ... http://www.realrockandblues.com/on-this-day/on-this-day-black-sabbath-in-london/ On this day in 1972 Pink Floyd started a four-night residency (can a residency really be just 4 days?) at London's Rainbow Theatre during which they premiered Dark Side of the Moon - and I continued to lose Floyd. During the 4 night 'residency' Floyd showed the forthcoming album to the ... http://www.realrockandblues.com/on-this-day/on-this-day-the-dark-side-revealed/ There is no real reason to post this other than it refers to Blank Generation and my fave guitar player Robert Quine. If you like this blog please donate to support it. http://www.realrockandblues.com/uncategorized/blank-generation/ Doug Fieger who fronted The KNack and who co-wrote their biggest hit "My Sharona" died today after a long battle against Cancer. "My Sharona" was The Knack's debut single and went on to be their biggest hit (most of us are hard put to remember any of the others). It ... http://www.realrockandblues.com/on-this-day/doug-fieger-writer-of-my-sharona-dies/ On this day in 1986 Boy George guested on The A Team and B A Baracus is shown groovin', if not movin', to Karma Chameleon. For those of tender years The A Team was a TV programme built around a group of ex marines (or something), who had been banged up ... http://www.realrockandblues.com/on-this-day/on-this-day-b-a-baracus-grooving-to-boy-george/ On this day in 1959 Lloyd Price reached number one in the States with "Stagger Lee". "Stagger Lee" has been recorded many times under many names by many people. The song has been Bowderized, revised, chewed up and spat out by too many people to mention. Some of whom should have ... http://www.realrockandblues.com/on-this-day/on-this-day-stagger-lee-yet-again/ On this day in 1960 Mark Dinning hit number 1 in the States with his ode to careful parking "Teen Angel". This is a song about parking a car on a railway crossing and the inherent perils that poses. Not the first teenage death song there have been many tragic ... http://www.realrockandblues.com/on-this-day/on-this-day-teen-angel-tops/ When I started this blog I promissed myself 2 things; 1. I would never, never, talk about politics (well, this is supposed be about music) 2. I would never talk about ear hole music (folk) or C&W (the devil's music). So, 2 resolutions broken. Folk and politcs. David Jones is a well respected ... http://www.realrockandblues.com/rants/2-resolutions-broken/