I just saw this pic on google. just brilliant! Happy Birthday Willie Mays!
37 years ago today, the RAMONES released their 1st album. Definitely a landmark in what would follow and what influence the RAMONES would have in the word of rock and punk. While I have my personal faves ("Road To Ruin," "Pleasant Dreams," "End Of The Century") on the iPod, listening to the RAMONES debut album today is timeless. I keep forgetting to listen to albums in it's entirety as I always opt for shuffle mode. As always the case with the RAMONES for me, once I got past "the hits," the real treasure chest of gems begins like "Chainsaw," "53rd & 3rd" and "I Want To Be Your Boyfriend." As much as I love "the hits" as much as everybody else, I love the songs that haven't been overplayed on the radio.
anyways, happy debut to the RAMONES today!
packing up and ready to head home after 4 days and 4 nights.
bye Vegas, crying that I'm leaving as always.
Wed & today (Friday) celebrates the release of 2 ICONIC albums from METALLICA. "Wednesday was the 29th anniversary release of "Kill 'Em All" and today is the 28th anniversary of the release of "Ride The Lighting." Being from San Francisco and in high school going to metal shows at early age, these albums were important to me. It symbolized how far the San Francisco Underground Metal scene had come. METALLICA was on their way to being the most important Metal band of their time.
I remembering buying "Kill 'Em All" at the Record Exchange at Walnut Creek in 1983 and sort of being disappointed that it sounded nothing like the demos with Dave Mustaine. That all soon changed when I played the hell out of my vinyl copy. Later that year, I saw the band open up for RAVEN at the Stone and play their record release at the same venue and debut material that would become "Ride The Lightning."
The second disc, I bought at the Record Vault in SF in 84 after the entire day of high school and just being blown away how much they've progressed with the production compared to "Kill 'Em All." I was floored by "Fight Fire With Fire," the title track and "For Whom The Bell Tolls." definitely they reached the next level.
I remembering buying "Kill 'Em All" at the Record Exchange at Walnut Creek in 1983 and sort of being disappointed that it sounded nothing like the demos with Dave Mustaine. That all soon changed when I played the hell out of my vinyl copy. Later that year, I saw the band open up for RAVEN at the Stone and play their record release at the same venue and debut material that would become "Ride The Lightning."
The second disc, I bought at the Record Vault in SF in 84 after the entire day of high school and just being blown away how much they've progressed with the production compared to "Kill 'Em All." I was floored by "Fight Fire With Fire," the title track and "For Whom The Bell Tolls." definitely they reached the next level.
