September 12, 2008, Metallica released their album, “Death Magnetic.” This album finds Rick Rubin sitting in the producer’s chair, and it’s the first album to feature Robert Trujillo on bass.
Today in 2003, sadly, we lose a country music icon. Johnny Cash passes away. Now yeah, he’s very associated with country music, but Johnny began his career at Sun Studios on the Sun record label and was very much a rocker in the day.
Today in 1989, Aerosmith released their album “Pump.” This has everything from songs like “Love In An Elevator” to very serious songs like “Janie’s Got A Gun.”
Today in 1980 in the UK, Ozzy Osbourne releases his first solo album, “Blizzard Of Ozz.” It’s still until March of 1981 before it comes out in the US, but this album includes his very first solo single and probably his signature song, “Crazy Train.”
Today in 1975, Pink Floyd released their album, “Wish You Were Here.” This includes songs like the title track, “Have A Cigar” and “Shine On You Crazy Diamond.”
Today in 1966, television show premieres talking about “The Monkees.” They started out as a fictional band and along the way somehow become a real band and release a lot of music and have some big hits.
Then we take a look at the calendar, we find a rock birthday on it, born today in 1952. The late drummer and lyricist from the band Rush, the one and only Neil Peart.
