Thursday, October 31, 2024
October Set List
Dance Macabre
I Wish
Superstition
Groove Is In the Heart
Burn It to the Ground
Dark Road
Catgroove
Lonely In Your Nightmare
Happy Halloween
by Lauren Hovis
Sold on Amazon
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Monday, October 28, 2024
Sunday, October 27, 2024
Simon Le Bon Birthday Special
Birthday Boy Notebook
(Amazon)
Music Centric List
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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
Sam Smith - 8
Jess Glynne - 7
McFly - 7
George Michael - 7
Tinie Tempah - 7
Robbie Williams - 7
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Westlife - 14
Calvin Harris - 11
ABBA - 9
David Guetta - 7
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
Saturday, October 26, 2024
Friday, October 25, 2024
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.
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Monday, October 21, 2024
Sunday, October 20, 2024
Saturday, October 19, 2024
Friday, October 18, 2024
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
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Monday, October 14, 2024
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
Saturday, October 12, 2024
Friday, October 11, 2024
Thursday, October 10, 2024
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.
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Monday, October 7, 2024
Sunday, October 6, 2024
Saturday, October 5, 2024
Friday, October 4, 2024
Thursday, October 3, 2024
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