Virtually unknown in the U.S. until Metallica included this song on their 1998 Garage, Inc. album of cover songs (Metallica originally included it as one of two songs on the B-side of the 1988 single release of "Harvester of Sorrows" from the ...And Justice For All album, but seriously, who buys Metallica singles?), Budgie were one of the earliest and best heavy metal bands. … [Read more...] about Song of the Day – Budgie: “Breadfan”
Peabody's Picks
Song of the Day – The Daylight Braves: “Summer At Last”
In the summer of 2011, Adelaide, Australia's Daylight Braves released their one and only "record", an EP entitled "Liquid Sun". 5 of the 6 tracks were forgettable. But that 6th track, oh, that 6th track. "Summer At Last" is a brilliant, shimmering piece of psychedelic guitar rock at its finest. In a just world this would have been the #1 song in the world for several weeks. Had … [Read more...] about Song of the Day – The Daylight Braves: “Summer At Last”
Song of the Day – Roy Buchanan: “The Messiah Will Come Again”
Roy Buchanan is one of rock's most tragic figures. Insanely talented, held in awe by his world-famous peers, Buchanan was a tortured soul whose pain could be clearly felt through his music. The tragedy of his life was twofold: first, that in spite of his off-the-charts abilities, he was never known to the general public, but rather familiar only to serious rock fans and … [Read more...] about Song of the Day – Roy Buchanan: “The Messiah Will Come Again”
Song of the Day -Three Man Army: “In My Eyes”
Greetings music lovers, and welcome to England, 1974. The brothers Gurvitz (if that name sounds familiar, hang on for a few sentences), after a Top 10 UK hit ("Race With The Devil")with their previous band, The Gun, put out what, in spite of the name, is actually their third album, Three Man Army Two, featuring them and drummer Tony Newman (previously of Rod Stewart and later … [Read more...] about Song of the Day -Three Man Army: “In My Eyes”
Peabody’s Picks – Blackfoot:”Wishing Well”
For those of us who lived it, the Golden Age of Southern Rock, the 1970s, can be divided into 2 eras - the early and late years of the decade. In the early years, the genre was defined by the Allman Brothers, the Marshall Tucker Band, and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Blackfoot was one of the "second wave" of Southern Rock bands, along with Molly Hatchet and the Outlaws, hitting it big in … [Read more...] about Peabody’s Picks – Blackfoot:”Wishing Well”