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📌4 February 1977
Fleetwood Mac
📀 Rumors
#Rock #SoftRock #PopRock
45 years ago #UK - #USA band Fleetwood Mac released their 11th studio album Rumors, unanimously considered the highest point of their career.
When all the songs included in an album are potential n.1 hits, one can only talk about perfection, irregardless of the rock genre we like!
Rumors is the perfect (and perhaps still unrivalled) mix of Rock and Pop, it sold 10 million copies on the first month after its released and peaked the charts in all the most important countries, as did all the singles extracted.
To date this record is in the top 10 sales ever with its 45 million copies 😳👏
All the 11 tracks in Rumors can be considered as #FleetwoodMac milestones, in particular "Don't Stop" and "Go Your Own Way".
My favorites are "The Chain" (which I first discovered thanks to a great cover by Glam Metal band #SharkIsland) and "Gold Dust Woman".
Masterpiece Album!
#4February
Fleetwood Mac
📀 Rumors
#Rock #SoftRock #PopRock
45 years ago #UK - #USA band Fleetwood Mac released their 11th studio album Rumors, unanimously considered the highest point of their career.
When all the songs included in an album are potential n.1 hits, one can only talk about perfection, irregardless of the rock genre we like!
Rumors is the perfect (and perhaps still unrivalled) mix of Rock and Pop, it sold 10 million copies on the first month after its released and peaked the charts in all the most important countries, as did all the singles extracted.
To date this record is in the top 10 sales ever with its 45 million copies 😳👏
All the 11 tracks in Rumors can be considered as #FleetwoodMac milestones, in particular "Don't Stop" and "Go Your Own Way".
My favorites are "The Chain" (which I first discovered thanks to a great cover by Glam Metal band #SharkIsland) and "Gold Dust Woman".
Masterpiece Album!
#4February
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📌 9 March 1987
U2
📀 The Joshua Tree
#Rock #ArtRock #PopRock
35 years ago U2 from #Ireland released their 5th studio album, widely considered their mastepiece and one of the all time best rock albums: The Joshua Tree, entitled after the California National desert Park of the same name.
Under the production mastery and supervision of #BrianEno and Daniel Lanois, this album soon became iconic, like all the singles extracted and related videoclips.
Peaking the charts in 25 countries, selling millions of copies, representing their commercial breakthrough in the US, TJT was the perfect mix of Irish and American folk with protest lyrics and raised #U2 from initial fame to worldwide rock stardom!
#9March
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📌 9 March 1987
U2
📀 The Joshua Tree
#Rock #ArtRock #PopRock
35 years ago U2 from #Ireland released their 5th studio album, widely considered their mastepiece and one of the all time best rock albums: The Joshua Tree, entitled after the California National desert Park of the same name.
Under the production mastery and supervision of #BrianEno and Daniel Lanois, this album soon became iconic, like all the singles extracted and related videoclips.
Peaking the charts in 25 countries, selling millions of copies, representing their commercial breakthrough in the US, TJT was the perfect mix of Irish and American folk with protest lyrics and raised #U2 from initial fame to worldwide rock stardom!
#9March
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📌21 October 1977
Meat Loaf
📀 Bat Out of Hell
#HardRock #PopRock #ProgressiveRock
45 years ago Meat Loaf from Dallas, #USA released his debut album, Bat Out of Hell.
This album started the longtime succesful partnership between vocalist #MeatLoaf and songwriter #JimSteinman, the latter wrote Bat Out Of Hell based on his 1974 Rock Musical Neverland.
It was produced by #ToddRundgren who also appears as musician (guitar, keyboards, percussion) and brought in from his band Utopia #RogerPowell (synthesizer), #RoryDodd (backing vocals), #KasimSulton (bass).
Notable guest musicians are #RoyBittan (piano, keyboards) and #MaxWeinberg (drums) from Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, #EdgarWinter (Sax), Broadway singer and actrees #EllenFolley, concert master #GeneOrloff.
Bat Out of Hell has become a Musical itself in 2017 and to date it's one of the best selling albums in history with it 43 million copies worldwide!
#21October
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📌21 October 1977
Meat Loaf
📀 Bat Out of Hell
#HardRock #PopRock #ProgressiveRock
45 years ago Meat Loaf from Dallas, #USA released his debut album, Bat Out of Hell.
This album started the longtime succesful partnership between vocalist #MeatLoaf and songwriter #JimSteinman, the latter wrote Bat Out Of Hell based on his 1974 Rock Musical Neverland.
It was produced by #ToddRundgren who also appears as musician (guitar, keyboards, percussion) and brought in from his band Utopia #RogerPowell (synthesizer), #RoryDodd (backing vocals), #KasimSulton (bass).
Notable guest musicians are #RoyBittan (piano, keyboards) and #MaxWeinberg (drums) from Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, #EdgarWinter (Sax), Broadway singer and actrees #EllenFolley, concert master #GeneOrloff.
Bat Out of Hell has become a Musical itself in 2017 and to date it's one of the best selling albums in history with it 43 million copies worldwide!
#21October
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📌10 November 1983
Billy Idol
📀 Rebel Yell
#HardRock #HeavyMetal #PopRock #NewWave
40 years ago Billy Idol from London, #UK released his 2nd studio album.
Entirely recorded in New York City, Rebel Yell became soon the iconic album in Idol's discography and the titletrack his signature song.
Rebel Yell was the bourbon whiskey Billy Idol was drinking while attending a party with the Rolling Stones 🥃🤘
The album also contains the successful singles "Eyes Without a Face", "Flesh for Fantasy", "Catch My Fall".
Legendary!
In this album:
#BillyIdol – vocals, guitar
#SteveStevens – lead guitar, bass, synthesizer, keyboards
#JudiDozier – keyboards
#ThommyPrice, #GreggGerson – drums
#SalCuevas, #SteveWebster, #PhilFeit – bass
#JackWaldman – keyboards
#MarsWilliams – sax
#PerriLister – backing vocals
#KeithForsey – drum programming
#10November
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📌10 November 1983
Billy Idol
📀 Rebel Yell
#HardRock #HeavyMetal #PopRock #NewWave
40 years ago Billy Idol from London, #UK released his 2nd studio album.
Entirely recorded in New York City, Rebel Yell became soon the iconic album in Idol's discography and the titletrack his signature song.
Rebel Yell was the bourbon whiskey Billy Idol was drinking while attending a party with the Rolling Stones 🥃🤘
The album also contains the successful singles "Eyes Without a Face", "Flesh for Fantasy", "Catch My Fall".
Legendary!
In this album:
#BillyIdol – vocals, guitar
#SteveStevens – lead guitar, bass, synthesizer, keyboards
#JudiDozier – keyboards
#ThommyPrice, #GreggGerson – drums
#SalCuevas, #SteveWebster, #PhilFeit – bass
#JackWaldman – keyboards
#MarsWilliams – sax
#PerriLister – backing vocals
#KeithForsey – drum programming
#10November
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📌10 July 1964
The Beatles
📀 A Hard Day's Night
#Rock #PopRock #Pop
60 years ago The Beatles from Liverpool, #UK released their 3rd studio album.
A Hard Day's Night is the first #Beatles album to contain only songs written by the duo Lennon-McCartney and the first where George Harrison plays a 12-string guitar, thus popularizing instrument and sound.
Side A of the album is the #soundtrack of the film of the same name focused on the Beatlemania, starring the Fab Four themselves: it came out along with the album and both had an unprecedented commercial success!
A Hard Day's Night (film) is still considered one of the best music movies of all time and it basically influenced everything visual that came after (Musicals, TV Shows, Videoclips...).
In this album:
#JohnLennon – vocals, guitars, harmonica, piano
#PaulMcCartney – vocals, bass, piano, cowbell
#GeorgeHarrison – vocals, guitars
#RingoStarr – drums
Additional musician
#GeorgeMartin – piano, production
#10July
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The Beatles
📀 A Hard Day's Night
#Rock #PopRock #Pop
60 years ago The Beatles from Liverpool, #UK released their 3rd studio album.
A Hard Day's Night is the first #Beatles album to contain only songs written by the duo Lennon-McCartney and the first where George Harrison plays a 12-string guitar, thus popularizing instrument and sound.
Side A of the album is the #soundtrack of the film of the same name focused on the Beatlemania, starring the Fab Four themselves: it came out along with the album and both had an unprecedented commercial success!
A Hard Day's Night (film) is still considered one of the best music movies of all time and it basically influenced everything visual that came after (Musicals, TV Shows, Videoclips...).
In this album:
#JohnLennon – vocals, guitars, harmonica, piano
#PaulMcCartney – vocals, bass, piano, cowbell
#GeorgeHarrison – vocals, guitars
#RingoStarr – drums
Additional musician
#GeorgeMartin – piano, production
#10July
🎧Listen to A Hard Day's Night 👉 here
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📌25 February 1985
Tears For Fears
📀 Songs From The Big Chair
#PopRock #NewWave #ProgressivePop #SynthPop #SophistiPop
40 years ago Tears For Fears from Bath, #UK released their 2nd studio album.
It was a massive international success, #TearsForFears best selling album with 15million copies.
It contains the band's major hits and 2 of the most known singles of that decade, "Shout" and "Everybody Wants to Rule the World".
The whole album is great, sophisticated, classy: highlights imho the stunning "Working Hour", "Broken", "Head Over Heels"❤️🔥
In this album:
#RolandOrzabal – vocals, keyboards, guitar, synth, piano
#CurtSmith – vocals, bass, synth
#IanStanley – keyboards, arrangements
#MannyElias – drums
Additional musicians
#MelCollins, #WillGregory – sax
#JerryMarotta – percussion, arrangements
#ChrisHughes – drums
#NeilTaylor – guitar
#AndyDavis – piano
#MarilynDavis, #AnnieMcCaig, #SandyMcLelland, #StevieLange – backing vocals
#25February
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📌25 February 1985
Tears For Fears
📀 Songs From The Big Chair
#PopRock #NewWave #ProgressivePop #SynthPop #SophistiPop
40 years ago Tears For Fears from Bath, #UK released their 2nd studio album.
It was a massive international success, #TearsForFears best selling album with 15million copies.
It contains the band's major hits and 2 of the most known singles of that decade, "Shout" and "Everybody Wants to Rule the World".
The whole album is great, sophisticated, classy: highlights imho the stunning "Working Hour", "Broken", "Head Over Heels"❤️🔥
In this album:
#RolandOrzabal – vocals, keyboards, guitar, synth, piano
#CurtSmith – vocals, bass, synth
#IanStanley – keyboards, arrangements
#MannyElias – drums
Additional musicians
#MelCollins, #WillGregory – sax
#JerryMarotta – percussion, arrangements
#ChrisHughes – drums
#NeilTaylor – guitar
#AndyDavis – piano
#MarilynDavis, #AnnieMcCaig, #SandyMcLelland, #StevieLange – backing vocals
#25February
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📌20 June 1985
Mr. Mister
📀 Welcome To The Real World
#Rock #PopRock #AOR #NewWave
40 years ago Mr. Mister from Phoenix, Arizona, #USA released their 2nd studio album.
Welcome To The Real World is the most successful #MrMister and it's unamously considered their best album and one of the best Pop Rock / AOR of that decade.
It contains the amazing single 👉 Broken Wings which topped the charts and is surely one of the best ballads ever.
Also "Kyrie" and "Is It Love" were huge hits.
I still prefer their 👉 debut album, but the level of both is the same: pure class ❤️🔥
In this album:
#RichardPage – vocals, bass
#SteveGeorge – keyboards, backinng vocals
#SteveFarris – guitars
#PatMastelotto – drums
Additional personnel
#JackManning, #CaseyYoung – programming
#20June
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📌20 June 1985
Mr. Mister
📀 Welcome To The Real World
#Rock #PopRock #AOR #NewWave
40 years ago Mr. Mister from Phoenix, Arizona, #USA released their 2nd studio album.
Welcome To The Real World is the most successful #MrMister and it's unamously considered their best album and one of the best Pop Rock / AOR of that decade.
It contains the amazing single 👉 Broken Wings which topped the charts and is surely one of the best ballads ever.
Also "Kyrie" and "Is It Love" were huge hits.
I still prefer their 👉 debut album, but the level of both is the same: pure class ❤️🔥
In this album:
#RichardPage – vocals, bass
#SteveGeorge – keyboards, backinng vocals
#SteveFarris – guitars
#PatMastelotto – drums
Additional personnel
#JackManning, #CaseyYoung – programming
#20June
🎧Listen to Welcome To The Real World 👉 here
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📌25 August 1975
Bruce Springsteen
📀 Born To Run
#Rock #RocknRoll #PopRock #FolkRock #HeartlandRock
50 years ago Bruce Springsteen from New Jersey, #USA released his 3rd studio album.
Springsteen and his band worked almost 2 years on this record. The result was the most iconic album in his career and a huge commercial breakthrough.
In this album:
#BruceSpringsteen – vocals, guitar, harmonica, horn arrangement, co-producer
The E Street Band
#RoyBittan – piano, organ, glockenspiel, harpsichord
#ClarenceClemons – sax
#GarryTallent – bass
#MaxWeinberg, #ErnestCarter – drums
#DannyFederici – organ, glockenspiel
#DavidSancious – piano, keyboards, synthesizer
Additional musicians
#MikeAppel – backing vocals
#StevenVanZandt – backing vocals, horn arrangement
#RandyBrecker – trumpet, horn
#MichaelBrecker, #DavidSanborn – sax
#WayneAndre – trombone
#RichardDavis – double bass
#SukiLahav – violin
#CharlesCalello – string arrangements
#25August
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📌25 August 1975
Bruce Springsteen
📀 Born To Run
#Rock #RocknRoll #PopRock #FolkRock #HeartlandRock
50 years ago Bruce Springsteen from New Jersey, #USA released his 3rd studio album.
Springsteen and his band worked almost 2 years on this record. The result was the most iconic album in his career and a huge commercial breakthrough.
In this album:
#BruceSpringsteen – vocals, guitar, harmonica, horn arrangement, co-producer
The E Street Band
#RoyBittan – piano, organ, glockenspiel, harpsichord
#ClarenceClemons – sax
#GarryTallent – bass
#MaxWeinberg, #ErnestCarter – drums
#DannyFederici – organ, glockenspiel
#DavidSancious – piano, keyboards, synthesizer
Additional musicians
#MikeAppel – backing vocals
#StevenVanZandt – backing vocals, horn arrangement
#RandyBrecker – trumpet, horn
#MichaelBrecker, #DavidSanborn – sax
#WayneAndre – trombone
#RichardDavis – double bass
#SukiLahav – violin
#CharlesCalello – string arrangements
#25August
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🎼🎤 #GwenStefani (#NoDoubt) on a Gondola ride in Venice, June 2024.
👉 No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom
30 years ago, October 1995.
👉 No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom
30 years ago, October 1995.
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📌December 1975
Le Orme
📀 Smogmagica
#Rock #RockBlues #ProgressiveRock #PopRock #ProgressivePop
50 years ago Le Orme from #Venice, #Italy released their 6th studio album.
The band moved to Los Angeles, California to record Smogmagica and the entire album, both musically and lyrically, is inspired by their American experience.
Its title refers to the polluted atmosphere they encountered in the city and the cover artwork by #PaulWhitehead (designer for Genesis and Van Der Graaf Generator) is also inspired by Los Angeles.
But what makes this album unique in #LeOrme career is its guitar-driven sound, different from all other works from them: the band hired in fact wonderful guitarist Tolo Marton from #Treviso (his only appearance with Le Orme), who actively took part in the songwriting and brought in his bluesy style, even introducing elements of Country and Boogie Rock.
🎧Listen to Smogmagica
👉 here
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📌December 1975
Le Orme
📀 Smogmagica
#Rock #RockBlues #ProgressiveRock #PopRock #ProgressivePop
50 years ago Le Orme from #Venice, #Italy released their 6th studio album.
The band moved to Los Angeles, California to record Smogmagica and the entire album, both musically and lyrically, is inspired by their American experience.
Its title refers to the polluted atmosphere they encountered in the city and the cover artwork by #PaulWhitehead (designer for Genesis and Van Der Graaf Generator) is also inspired by Los Angeles.
But what makes this album unique in #LeOrme career is its guitar-driven sound, different from all other works from them: the band hired in fact wonderful guitarist Tolo Marton from #Treviso (his only appearance with Le Orme), who actively took part in the songwriting and brought in his bluesy style, even introducing elements of Country and Boogie Rock.
🎧Listen to Smogmagica
👉 here
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📌December 1985
Matia Bazar
📀 Melanchólia
#Pop #PopRock #SophistiPop #ProgressivePop #ArtPop
40 years ago Matia Bazar from #Genoa, #Italy released their 9th studio album.
Melanchólia is their most successful album and is widely regarded as the masterpiece of the so called #ItaloPop and a blueprint for the 80s #EuroPop.
Left aside these definitions, this is one of those albums when you think you have just heard its best song and then next one is even better...and better...and better. Antonella Ruggiero was possibly the best female vocalist around at the time❤️🔥
From the opener absolute banger 👉 Ti Sento (#MatiaBazar signature) to the closing sophisti "Souvenir", simply amazing!
In this album:
#AntonellaRuggiero – vocals
#AldoStellita – bass
#CarloMarrale – guitar, backing vocals
#SergioCossu – keyboards
#GiancarloGolzi – drums
With
#JacopoJacopetti, #RudyTrevisi – sax
#SerseMay, #RobertSidoli, #PieroCairo - synthesizers, programming
🎧Listen to Melanchólia 👉 here
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📌December 1985
Matia Bazar
📀 Melanchólia
#Pop #PopRock #SophistiPop #ProgressivePop #ArtPop
40 years ago Matia Bazar from #Genoa, #Italy released their 9th studio album.
Melanchólia is their most successful album and is widely regarded as the masterpiece of the so called #ItaloPop and a blueprint for the 80s #EuroPop.
Left aside these definitions, this is one of those albums when you think you have just heard its best song and then next one is even better...and better...and better. Antonella Ruggiero was possibly the best female vocalist around at the time❤️🔥
From the opener absolute banger 👉 Ti Sento (#MatiaBazar signature) to the closing sophisti "Souvenir", simply amazing!
In this album:
#AntonellaRuggiero – vocals
#AldoStellita – bass
#CarloMarrale – guitar, backing vocals
#SergioCossu – keyboards
#GiancarloGolzi – drums
With
#JacopoJacopetti, #RudyTrevisi – sax
#SerseMay, #RobertSidoli, #PieroCairo - synthesizers, programming
🎧Listen to Melanchólia 👉 here
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📌9 May 1966
Paul Revere & The Raiders
📀 Midnight Ride
#GarageRock #PopRock #RocknRoll #PsychedelicRock
60 years ago Paul Revere & The Raiders from Boise, Idaho, #USA released their 5th studio album.
Midnight Ride marked the commercial breakthrough for #PaulRevereAndTheRaiders, the album charted top 10 in the US.
Every song in here is a little gem, special mention to "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" that became in the years a Punk Rock standard.
Undoubtedly one of my favorite 1960s albums ❤️🔥
In this album:
#MarkLindsay – vocals, percussion, saxophone
#PaulRevere – organ, backing vocals, arranger
#DrakeLevin – guitar, backing vocals
#PhilFangVolk – bass, vocals
#MikeSmittySmith – drums, vocals
#TerryMelcher – arranger, producer
#9May
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📌9 May 1966
Paul Revere & The Raiders
📀 Midnight Ride
#GarageRock #PopRock #RocknRoll #PsychedelicRock
60 years ago Paul Revere & The Raiders from Boise, Idaho, #USA released their 5th studio album.
Midnight Ride marked the commercial breakthrough for #PaulRevereAndTheRaiders, the album charted top 10 in the US.
Every song in here is a little gem, special mention to "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" that became in the years a Punk Rock standard.
Undoubtedly one of my favorite 1960s albums ❤️🔥
In this album:
#MarkLindsay – vocals, percussion, saxophone
#PaulRevere – organ, backing vocals, arranger
#DrakeLevin – guitar, backing vocals
#PhilFangVolk – bass, vocals
#MikeSmittySmith – drums, vocals
#TerryMelcher – arranger, producer
#9May
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There's no time for us
There's no place for us
What is this thing that builds our dreams
Yet slips away from us?
There's no chance for us
It's all decided for us
This world has only one
Sweet moment set aside for us.
Who wants to live forever?
👉 Queen, 2 June 1986
There's no place for us
What is this thing that builds our dreams
Yet slips away from us?
There's no chance for us
It's all decided for us
This world has only one
Sweet moment set aside for us.
Who wants to live forever?
👉 Queen, 2 June 1986
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Turn off your mind
Relax and float down stream
It is not dying
It is not dying
Lay down all thoughts
Surrender to the void
It is shining
It is shining
- John Lennon on LSD 😵💫
👉 The Beatles - Revolver
#5August 1966, 60 years!!!
Relax and float down stream
It is not dying
It is not dying
Lay down all thoughts
Surrender to the void
It is shining
It is shining
- John Lennon on LSD 😵💫
👉 The Beatles - Revolver
#5August 1966, 60 years!!!
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