Well known, and not all that absurd I guess, but I find it incredible that Pink Floyd recorded their debut in the same building at the same time as The Beatles were recording Sgt.Pepper. Even shared an engineer. That studio must have been the most crazy cool environment in the world, especially for the fledgling Floyd, like, ever
Modern classical composer Roy Harris hated rock music so much that he compared his disappointment in his sons (Shaun and Danny Harris of the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band) recording a rock album to a parent finding out their children were members of the Hitler Youth.
Rick Wakeman had curry delivered to the stage during a Yes concert in 1973. Apparently he was bored to death and hungry at the same time. I dont know if it is true though.
I don't think Rick Wakeman would need a reason to have curry delivered to the stage. He seems like the kind of guy who will do anything just to do it (as long as it's harmless). Reading his totally nonsensical posts is one of the few things I kinda miss from Twitter. (The misery it brought me far outweighs that, though.)
You're pretty dismissive for something that's easily proven true. Here's the story from the official Yes Facebook page in Wakeman's own words: YES (official)
I'm not being dismissive! Rick is a goofball and I love him for it. I'm just saying I don't think he's the type to need a reason to do stuff like that.
How can you tell which word processor belongs to the blond? It's the one with liquid paper all over the screen.
Got it - apologies on my side! Agreed he's a goofball, which is exactly why I'd expect something like this from him.
I heard on the Nothing is Real podcast that Not Guilty by George Harrisson was the first "Beatles"-song to reach 100 taekes, yet it did not end on the album!
The wonderful backup singers on Al Green's hit records were actually country music singers: : Sir Shambling’s Deep Soul Heaven
I just realised that of the five singer/songwriters with long careers starting in the '60s that are the most prominent in my eyes, four are born in Canada and the fifth is born only 150 miles from Canada.
BoDeans named their debut album "Love & Hope & Sex & Dreams" after a line in the Rolling Stones song "Shattered".
Maybe I've written this before. Can't tell. But here it is: Olivia Newton-John's grandfather was Nobel Prize-winning physicist Max Born, whose work was instrumental in the early understanding of quantum mechanics. Max Born won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1954.
Has anyone mentioned that before they were in The Cars, Ric Ocasek and Ben Orr we're in a kinda twe acoustic folkie outfit called Milkwood? How's The Weather
Sugarloaf featured a lot of guys named Bob. In 1972 (Spaceship Earth era), here was the band's lineup: Jerry Corbetta - keys and vocals Bob Webber - guitar Bob Yeazel - guitar Bob Raymond - bass Bob McVittie - drums Bobby Pickett - percussion and vocals Left to Right: B. MacVittie, B. Webber, B. Raymond, B. Yeazel, J. Corbetta Bobby Pickett was not included in this picture. I'm not ruling out the possibility that the real "Green Eyed Lady" was named 'Bobbie'.
In proper English, the R.E.M. album Lifes Rich Pageant should actually read as Life's Rich Pageant, with the word life taking on the possessive sense. I was a bit confused by this oversight given the highly literate nature of the band's members, but as it turns out, the album's title was as the band desired. Peter Buck expressed "We all hate apostrophes. Michael insisted, and I agreed, that there’s never been a good rock album that’s had an apostrophe in the title." (see https://www.udiscovermusic.com/behind-the-albums/r-e-m-lifes-rich-pageant/) I have to admit, upon reading this, I gained even greater admiration for the band even though I continue to believe a well placed apostrophe is one of life's greatest pleasures .
I commented this in another thread: Evidently, they never listened to This Year's Model, A Hard Day's Night, Cosmo's Factory, It's Too Late To Stop Now, You're Gonna Get It, Fisherman's Blues (okay, that wasn't out yet in 1986)... I think there's also a well-regarded Zappa album with an apostrophe in the title, but I'm blanking on what the name of it is at the moment. (We're Only In It For The Money, Joe's Garage... I still feel like there's a big one I'm missing...)
A little bit absurd that athletes want to be pop stars so badly: Fame, set and match: What is it with tennis players wanting to be pop Back then, after buying Lionel Richie's first solo record "Lionel Richie", while reading the booklet, Jimmy Connors singing in the background was striking me as a weird choice.
Hindu goddess Kali the Destroyer's tongue provided inspiration for one of the most universally recognized logos - band or otherwise - in recorded human history:
