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.