Music, Fashion, Culture - Set List

Sunday, October 27, 2024

Simon Le Bon Birthday Special

Birthday Boy Notebook

(Amazon)


Music Centric List
on
Play It Set List

- UK Artists - Most No. 1 Albums -

The Beatles - 16
The Rolling Stones - 14
Robbie Williams - 14
David Bowie - 11
Rod Stewart - 11
Coldplay - 10
Queen - 10
Take That - 9
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Elvis Presley - 13
Madonna - 12
Bruce Springsteen - 12 
Taylor Swift - 12
Eminem - 11
Michael Jackson - 10
Bob Dylan - 9
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U2 - 11
ABBA - 10
Kylie Minogue - 10

- Artists with the most No. 1 UK Singles -

Elvis Presley - 21 ("Jailhouse Rock" - 1958)
The Beatles - 18
Cliff Richard - 14
Ed Sheeran - 14
Take That - 12
Elton John - 10
Spice Girls - 9
Oasis - 8
The Rolling Stones - 8
McFly - 7
George Michael - 7
Robbie Williams - 7
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ABBA - 9
Kylie Minogue - 7
U2 - 7
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Madonna - 13
Eminem - 11
Rihanna - 9
Justin Bieber - 7
Ariana Grande - 7
Michael Jackson - 7

Happy Birthday, Simon John Charles Le Bon

Thursday, October 24, 2024

Ghostbusters Original Soundtrack Album


Released on June 8, 1984

Track List -
1.  Ghostbusters
2.  Cleanin' Up The Town
3.  Savin' the Day
4.  In the Name of Love
5.  I Can Wait Forever
6.  Hot Night
7.  Magic
8.  Main Title Theme
9.  Dana's Theme
10.  Ghostbusters (Instrumental Version)

1984 - 1985 Charts
UK Albums #24
U.S. Billboard 200 #6
(Amongst other album charts worldwide)

Certified Gold in France, Spain, and the UK
Certified Platinum in Canada and the U.S.

Ghostbusters Soundtrack (1984) 3 - Savin' the Day

31 Days of October
Day 24

Thursday, October 17, 2024

Ozzy Osbourne - Prince of Darkness

"Godfather of Metal"
b. December 3, 1948

A founding member of Black Sabbath in 1968
Black Sabbath defined the heavy metal genre

Lead vocals for debut album (Black Sabbath, 1970) to Never Say Die! (1978)

Most noted albums -

In 1979, Ozzy was let go due to alcohol and drug problems.

Ozzy did go on as a solo artist with commercial success.
Debut solo album -- Blizzard of Ozz (1980)
13 albums ... First 7 garnered Multi-Platinum status in the U.S.

Ozzy reunited with Black Sabbath in 1997 to record and release the band's final album - 13 (2013).

Over 100 million records sold as a solo artist and with Black Sabbath

Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006 with Black Sabbath

Inducted into the Rock and Roll of Fame in 2024 as a solo artist

Inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame with Black Sabbath and solo (2005)

Grammy Award (1994)

Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Star on the Birmingham Walk of Fame

Global Icon Award - 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards

Ivor Novello Award for Lifetime Achievement 

In 2008, Slash presented the Living Legend Award to Ozzy at the Classic Rock Roll of Honor Awards.

VH1 Rock Honors (2007)

Discography 
9 albums with Black Sabbath
13 albums solo

16 Tours

OZZY OSBOURNE - "Crazy Train" (Official Video)

31 Days of October
Day 17

Sunday, October 13, 2024

Appetite for Destruction

31 Days of October

Special Edition

Part 2


Released in July 1987 - Minimal attention*
*Retrospective success
1988 - Commercial success

Major airplay with "Welcome to the Jungle," "Paradise City," & "Sweet Child o' Mine"

No. 1 on Billboard 200
No. 62 in Rolling Stone's The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012 & 2020)
Q - one of The Greatest Classic Rock Albums Ever (2004)
Q - No. 10 on The 40 Best Albums of the '80s (2006)
No. 42 on VH1's Greatest Album of All Time (2003)
No. 2 on Guitar World's The 100 Greatest Guitar Albums of All Time (2006)
No. 32 on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's The Definitive 200 Albums (2007)

7th best-selling album of all time in the U.S.

Over 30 million copies sold worldwide - one of the best selling albums worldwide

Certified Gold in Finland, Mexico, Singapore, Spain, and Sweden
Certified 2x Gold in France
Certified Platinum in Austria, Belgium (including Super Deluxe Edition), Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, and Switzerland
Certified 3x Platinum in Argentina and Italy
Certified 4x Platinum in Denmark and the UK 
Certified 5x Platinum in New Zealand
Certified 7x Platinum in Australia 
Certified 18x Platinum in the U.S.
Certified Diamond in Canada

Welcome to the Jungle

31 Days of October
Special Edition
Part 1


First track on the debut album, Appetite for Destruction (1987)

No. 7 on Billboard Hot 100
No. 24 on UK Singles Chart
No. 491 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (2021)

Greatest hard rock song of all time - VH1

Certified Gold in Germany and the U,S,
Certified Platinum in Brazil, Denmark, and Italy
Certified 2x Platinum in the UK

Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Slash Buying Guide

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31 Days of October

Day 9

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Slash Signature


Epiphone Slash Les Paul Electric Guitar
(with Case) ... Appetite Burst Finish ... $719


Epiphone Slash Appetite for Destruction Les Paul
Electric Guitar (with Gig Bag) ... $329

Slash's ultimate signature electric guitar is named "Jessica" and comes with sticker shock - $3,199.  With that said if you are curious, leave a comment at the end of this post and I will dedicate a Set List entry.

Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Signature EVH

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31 Days of October

Day 2

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EVH Frankenstein

https://www.zzounds.com/a--3960264/cat--EVH--4050

EVH Eddie Van Halen Striped Series 
Electric Guitar ... White and Black Finish 
Limited inventory - 3 left ... $1,149.99

EVH Eddie Van Halen Frankenstein Relic Series
Electric Guitar (with Gig Bag) ... Black Finish
Limited inventory - 3 left ... $1,499.99 

EVH Eddie Van Halen Striped Series 
Frankenstein "Frankie" Electric Guitar
Red, White, and Black Finish ... $1,999.99