Revolver

#TheBeatles #Revolver #60smusic #rock #pop #psychedelicrock #johnpaulgeorgeandringo #georgemartin #geoffemerick #rock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky Released on August 5, 1966. It's their 7th, and the album that turned The Beatles into experimental studio innovators. George Martin introduced several recording techniques that reshaped modern music -- tapes and loops, backward audio, artificial double tracking and more. Before 1966, recording studios were designed to capture a clean, rendition of a band playing in a room. George Martin and 20 year-old engineer Geoff Emerick, shattered that model with Revolver. It's #3 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

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The Queens of Noise

#TheRunaways #rock #70smusic #70srock #cheriecurrie #jackiefox #litaford #sandywest #joanjett #kimfowley #rock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky August 5, 1975 ~ Fowley had met a teenage songwriter by the name of Kari Krome, who wanted to form an all-girl rock group. He knew both drummer Sandy West and guitarist Joan Jett, got them all together and they hit it off. Lita Ford joined after auditioning and Cherie Currie was recruited as the frontwoman after Kim and Joan spotted her at the Sugar Shack in Hollywood. Jackie Fox joined on bass right after "Cherrie Bomb," their breakout hit, went crazy and there you had the classic Runaways line-up.

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FinCEN.gov

WASHINGTON, DC – The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today imposed a $10 million civil money penalty against Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort (Trump Taj Mahal), for willful and repeated vio...

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Watch Eddie Vedder perform at Glen Hansard's funeral

Eddie Vedder paid a poignant tribute to his friend Glen Hansard by performing with the Irish musician's bandmates and friends at his funeral.

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Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow

#ritchieblackmoresrainbow #ritchieblackmore #hardrock #heavymetal #70srock #ronniejamesdio #rock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky Back in '75, Ritchie Blackmore was growing tired of Deep Purple's move from hard rock to funk and soul. The 1974 album, Stormbringer was the last straw. He thought recording a single would get him straight, sought out Ronnie James Dio to sing and recorded a cover of Quatermass' "Black Sheep of the Family." The chemistry in the studio stood out -- for both Ritchie and Ronnie.

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New Miserable Experience

#ginblossoms #newmiserableexperience #90srock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky #altrock #alternativerock #powerpop #janglepop August 4, 1992 ~ Gin Blossoms release their breakthrough album. Doug Hopkins, the lead guitarist and main songwriter, was almost fired by the band at the end of the recording sessions due to bouts with alcoholism and depression. Scott Johnson replaced Hopkins for the tour but his work is what made the album what it is.

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Happy birthday, 44 …

#presidentobama #birthday #barackobama #happybirthday Happy birthday, 44.  Hope it’s a great one.  This picture explains how we all feel in America right now, Happy Birthday Obama #ObamaDay pic.twitter.com/vRvabAORUm — Dominique Hamilton (@Underrated_Dom) August 4, 2017

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Forget About It

#alisonkrauss #forgetaboutit #country #americana #countryfolk #ninetiesmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky Alison releases her fifth solo album on August 3, 1999. She steps away from Union Station and leans into the acoustic folk and balladry that can really showcase her angelic vocals and intricate fiddle work. While it's her solo album, it does feature some work by regular collaborators Jerry Douglas, Dan Tyminski, Ron Block and Viktor Krauss.

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Green River

#CCR #CredenceClearwaterRevival #60smusic #rock #greenriver #rootsrock #rock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky #johnfogerty August 3, 1969 ~ CCR released three albums in 1969 -- this was #2 and their third to date. It's one of their best and captures them at their peak "swamp rock" sound. Written and produced almost single handedly by John Fogerty, Green River spawned of CCR's iconic hits.It's #95 on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums of All Time."

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Innervisions

#StevieWonder #innervisions #70smusic #rnb #soul #music #rockmusic #musicsky #musiciansky August 3, 1973 ~ Stevie Wonder releases his 16th album -- considered the centerpiece of his "golden" period. He played all or virtually all instruments on six of the album's nine tracks, making most of Innervisions a representative one-man band. It's as close to what I'd call ... a masterpiece. The album won the Grammy for "Album of the Year, and "Best Engineered" and is #34 on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums of All Time"

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Because, who doesn’t like a good beer buzz early in the morning?

#SherylCrow #tuesdaynightmusicclub #90smusic #countrypop #pop #rock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky #RnB #soul #blues #kevingilbert #davidbaerwald August 3, 1993 ~ The debut album from Sheryl Crow is released. We're blessed. The album blasted her from background vocalist to major international rock star. The album is a perfect blend of pop, roots rock, folk and Americana. The title famously comes from a group of musicians who used to get together ...

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One lump or two?

#DefLeppard #Hysteria #80srock #80smusic #arearock #hardrock #rock #rockmusic #music #musiciansky #musicsky #classicrock #robertmuttlange August 3, 1987 ~ Def Leppard release Hysteria ... It's one of the best-selling and influential hard albums in rock history. It has sold over 20 million copies -- and produced a never-heard-before SEVEN hit singles, for crissakes. It's produced by the legendary "Mutt" Lange who wanted to make the rock equal to Michael Jackson's…

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Fear Of Music

#talkingheads #fearofmusic #davidbyrne #tinaweymouth #chrisfrantz #70smusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky #70rock #rockmusic #rock #altrock #alternativerock The Talking Heads' third album -- released August 3, 1979 -- started out with only one thing for certain: The band did NOT want to be known as a "singles machine." They went into the studio in the Spring of '79 without a producer and muddled around a bit.

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March 16-20, 1992

#uncletupelo #march16through201992 #peterbuck #90smusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky #altcountry #alternativecountry #brianhenneman #jayfarrar #jefftweedy #mikeheidorn Belleville, Illinois' finest -- Uncle Tupelo -- releases their third album on August 3, 1992. Trivia fans will know the title represents the dates when the album was recorded in Athens, Georgia. R.E.M's Peter Buck attended a UT show back in 1990 and was impressed. He loved their rendition of The Louvin Brothers' …

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New Music Alert – August 3 edition

#AnalOGdogs #tommorello #romanmorello #petergabriel #mountaingrassunit #thebandfeel #billystrings #shaboozy #wyattflores #coldwarkids

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Lawyers In Love

#jacksonbrowne #lawyersinlove #eightiesrock #rockmusic #80smusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky # Jackson Browne slides subtly into combining social commentary with a bit slicker 80's pop/rock sound on his 7th album, released August 2, 1983. He recorded it in a converted downtown LA warehouse and leaned into the 80's radio friendly sound. It was his first time without David Lindley. That's Rick Vito and Danny Korchmar on the guitars. There's some classic Jackson Browne satire here -- a good jab at the 80's Yuppie culture, materialism and world conflict stuff.

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Diesel and Dust

#midnightoil #dieselanddust #eightiesrock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky #alternativerock #altrock Midnight Oil release their 6th on August 2, 1987. It's their international breakthrough album driven by the single "Beds Are Burning." The album's mentioned by many as one of the most influential in rock history. It's was inspired by the band's '86 tour across the remote outback settlements in Australia where they interacted with the indigenous Warumpi Band.

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Buenas Noches From a Lonely Room

Mr. Honky Tonk releases his third on August 2, 1988. It's a bedrock album of the late '80's "neo-traditional country" genre and a classic example of "The Bakersfield Sound." The album is a tasty mix of honky-tonk and some dark story-telling with those legendary weeping steel guitars. One of the highlights has to be Dwight's duet with Buck Ownes on "Streets of Bakersfield." It brought the originator of The Bakersfield Sound out of retirement to get Buck his first #1 country hit in 16 years. It proved Bakersfield Sound was in good hands with Dwight ... #dwightyoakam #buenasnochesfromalonelyroom #eightiesmusic #country #countryrock #bakersfieldsound #buckowens #music #musicsky #musiciansky

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The Suburbs

#Suburbs #ArcadeFire #artrock #rock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky Arcade Fire release their 3rd on August 2, 2010. It's a sprawling 16-tracker that Win and Will say was inspired by their growing up in the suburbs of Houston. It's all there -- youth, nostalgia, loss of innocence, suburban sprawl, isolation. The album debuted at #1 on the US Billboard 200 and the UK Albums Chart and went on to win a Grammy for "Album of The Year."

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Don’t Look Back

#Boston #DontLookBack #70srock #classicrock #arenarock #hardrock #classicrock #rock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky #tomscholz #braddelp August 2, 1978 ~ Boston releases their second and most prolific album. The album sold over one million copies in the first ten days of its release, and was certified 7-times platinum in the US. Epic Records, the band's label, rushed the release because of the success of the monster debut album.

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August 1, 1981

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Barometer Soup

#jimmybuffett #barometersoup #ninetiesmusic #gulfandwester #countryrock #keywest #nicolettelarson Jimmy releases #19 on August 1, 1995 -- recorded at Shrimpboat Sound in Key West. This is his "Gulf and western" sound at its finest -- a blend of country rock and beach folk that sold over 1M copies. His version of this buddy's "Mexico" is one of my favs, along with "Remittance Man" and "Ballad of Skip Wiley." Like all of Jimmy's albums -- it's just a joy to listen to. BTW -- that's Nicolette Larson you hear on background vocals.

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August 1st WGN Radio Game Plan!

Our first Saturday night WGN Radio show for the month of August is a fully loaded 5 hours, starting at 9PM (Central)! “I Fought The Law” hit maker Bobby Fuller was one of America’s hottest rock sta…

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Stand Up

#JethroTull #standup #60srock #blues #folkrock #hardrock #iananderson #progrock #rock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky #classicrock August 1, 1969 ~ The second album from Jethro Tull is released. It's the debut album for guitarist Martin Barre who joins Tull after Mick Abrahams leaves the group due to creative differences with Ian Anderson. Mick wanted to stick with the bluesy stuff -- Ian wanted to broaden the sound to include folk rock, classical and chamber. Glad we stuck with The Mad Floutist.

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Harry

#HarryNilsson #Nilsson #Harry #pop #poprock #rock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky #classicrock #tomscott #jimgordon Harry Nilsson releases his 4th album on August 1, 1969 .. the first to break into the Billboard 200. You can call the album "eclectic" but that's the beauty of Nilsson -- you get some pop, some soft-shoe nostalgia, some folk, maybe a little psychedelia all in arrangements backed by lush-sounding orchestrations. Some fine musicians help, too -- backing Harry in the studio are Tom Scott, Jim Gordon, Larry Knectel and Mike Melvoin.

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