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tons of ’80s DC hardcore live videos unearthed: Fugazi, Dag Nasty, Govt Issue, Descendents, more
Category: 80s Rock
This Is What You Want … This Is What You Get
Public Image LTD release their 4th on July 9, 1984 …
The Bonnie Prince of Hard Rock
Ronald Belford “Bon” Scott ~ b. July 9, 1946. The original.
The Bridge
Released on July 9, 1986, it’s Billy Joel’s 10th album and one of his most successful. A couple of his early influences — Ray Charles and Steve Winwood — make a music appearance on the album.
Beauty and The Beat
Released on July 8, 1981, it’s one of the most successful debut albums of all time. Eric Allen of American Songwriter calls it one of the “cornerstone albums of American new wave”
Happy 80th, Ringo!
Mars Needs Guitars
The Hoodoo Gurus ~ July 7, 1985
Twin-drum tsunami
Bad Company’s Simon Kirke joins Led Zeppelin for a cameo during the concert in Munich, Germany on July 5, 1980. (See the 7:09 mark .. but the whole thing is worthy)
Kirke is the last guest musician to perform with Led Zeppelin. Bonzo dies two days later.
Go Insane
Lindsey releases his second solo album on July 3, 1984. It’s the epitome of a solo album in that he plays every damn instrument on the album.
Wish you were there …
July 2, 2005 ~ Thankfully, organizer Bob Geldof had David Gilmour’s phone number because, things had grown so distant between Roger Waters and David Gilmour, neither knew how to reach each other.
Live 8 was Geldof’s effort to draw attention to the poverty and AIDS crisis in developing nations and was held in (sorry) concert with that year’s G8 Summit — a gathering of international leaders.
David Gilmour once said that a Pink Floyd reunion would be like “sleeping with your ex-wife” but Waters, Geldof, Mason and Wright convinced him that “the cause is bigger than any of those bad feelings.” Richard Wright would pass away in 2008 so this was it — the last time Pink Floyd would perform together.
