What's New and Looking Back

This week, our Classic Track Look Back continues in its new direction. Whether you're hearing each featured song for the first time or are just rocking with it once again, I hope you enjoy our new twist to the Classic Track Look Back.

Beach Boys News

Hate to start the Look Back on a downer, but something happened this week in rock that deserves the space. After a summer of putting differences in the past and playing together as the Beach Boys, Mike Love apparently decided that enough was enough. He has chosen to fire 3 members of the group, including Brian Wilson. Can the Beachboys be the Beach Boys without Brian? In this bloggers not so humble opinion, the group, as many of us new them, are now part of rock history. Still, we at least have the music.
I Get Around

1964 - Roy Orbison

Roy ended September 1964 with the #1 record on the singles charts only 4 weeks after its chart debut.
Oh, Pretty Woman

1968 - The Beatles

Fall '68, Hey Jude from the Beatles started a 9 week #1run. It was also the year's top single.
Hey Jude

1969 - The Beatles

This week in 1969 saw the Beatles UK Release of Abbey Road. Though the fab 4 had not officially decided it would be their final album, they sensed that it might well be the last. So they decided to set their differences aside and go out on a high note.
Octopus' Garden
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1970 - The Partridge Family

This week in 1970 ABC TV debuted the Partridge Family. Teen and pre-teen girls loved it. And here at Maindog, we give them a (very brief) nod (and to score a few brownie points with a certain Maindog's wife).
I Think I Love You

1980 - Led Zeppelin

A sad day this week in 1980, Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham passed away. Bonzo was 32 years old.
Rock and Roll

1980 - David Bowie

In fall 1980, David Bowie's latest LP Scary Monsters and Super Creeps topped the UK album charts.
Ashes to Ashes

1981 - The GoGo's

The Go-Go's hit #1 in late September '81 with their album Beauty and the Beat.
We Got the Beat

1983 - Billy Joel

In Fall 1983 Billy Joel topped the singles charts with a song advising guys to Tell Her About It.
Tell Her About It

1983 - ZZ Top

September '83 saw ZZ Top's Eliminator go platinum. It featured Legs and Sharp Dressed Man.
Legs


Till next time, that's another Classic Track Look Back at rock history.

Looking Back: Born to be Wild and Crazy

This week, our Classic Track Look Back moves in a new direction. It will now be based on the rock history tweets that I present during the week. As is only natural, some of those tweets rise above others in their importance to music's legacy. So what I'll do is present the best of those tweets, eeach week in this space. Of course, I'll also offer a YouTube link to each entry, so that you can hear each song.

Whether you're hearing each classic track for the first time or are just rocking with it once again, I hope you enjoy our new twist to the Classic Track Look Back.

1968 Steppenwolf

Steppenwolf took their brand of "heavy metal thunder" all the way to the million seller mark this week in 1968.
Born to Be Wild

1969 Blind Faith

In the Fall of '69, Blind Faith was hot with their self-titled and only album
Can't Find My Way Home

1969 John Lennon

In a September 1969 meeting with Paul and Ringo, John Lennon announced he was leaving the Beatles.
Cold Turkey

1970 Edwin Starr

It could be said that Edwin Starr was anti-war. His song that said so topped the charts for 3 weeks as summer turned to Fall in 1970. The Temptations were the first to record the song, but it was decided to have Edwin Starr record the single due to concerns that the track might offend more conservative elements among the Temptations fan base.
War

1970 Jimi Hendrix

Was this week the week the music died? No, but in 1970 it was the week when we lost Jimi Hendrix
Angel

1974 Barry White

Back to 1974 when Barry White enjoyed his only #1 single
Can't Get Enough of Your Love Baby

1974 David Bowie 

Early Fall '75 meant Fame 4 David Bowie as the song he co-wrote with John Lennon hit #1
Fame
  

1980 Queen

Queen played the album charts game and won when their LP the game hit #1 in fall 1980
Another One Bites the Dust

1981 Rolling Stones

Did the Stones tattoo your album buying dollars to their fall '81 release? If so, you're not alone. Tattoo You began a 9 week #1 album run that year as fall was born.
Start Me Up

1994 Dave Matthews Band

Fall '94 saw the release of Under the Table and dreaming by the Dave Matthews Band.
What Would You Say


'Til next time, that's another Classic Track Look Back at rock history.