1967, The Beatles Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band went to number one. Costing $42,500 to produce, the album was recorded over 700 hours of studio time. It was also the first album to print the lyrics on the sleeve. The album spent 27 weeks at number one on the chart. 1967, Procol Harum went to number one on the UK singles chart with "A Whiter Shade Of Pale," the group's … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – June 8
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Today in Rock History – April 14
1969, The recording of "The Ballad Of John and Yoko" took place, with just two Beatles, Paul McCartney and John Lennon. Paul played bass, drums and piano with John on guitars and lead vocals. The song was banned from many radio stations as being blasphemous. On some stations, the word 'Christ' was edited in backwards to avoid the ban. 1969, Pink Floyd debuted a new … [Read more...] about Today in Rock History – April 14
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Head Over Heels” by Tears For Fears
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Head Over Heels” by Tears For Fears There never was a “sophomore slump” for the duo of Roland Orzabel and Curt Smith, the ‘80s synth-pop duo better known to the world as Tears For Fears. While The Hurting, their debut album topped the charts in their native UK, it was their second album Songs From The Big Chair that did the trick around the … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Head Over Heels” by Tears For Fears
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Head Over Heels/Broken” by Tears For Fears
There never was a “sophomore slump” for the duo of Roland Orzabel and Curt Smith, the ‘80s synth-pop duo better known to the world as Tears For Fears. While their debut album “The Hurting” topped the charts in their native UK, it was their second album “Songs From The Big Chair” that did the trick around the rest of the world. The album’s title was a reference to the TV movie … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Head Over Heels/Broken” by Tears For Fears