![]() ![]() The Rolling Stones release their 17th British and 19th American studio album, "Undercover". Also on the show were Peter, Paul And Mary, Lindsay Buckingham and The Smothers Brothers. Different configurations of the group took turns performing some of their best-known songs. The Kingston Trio play a reunion concert at the Magic Mountain theme park in Los Angeles that is taped for a PBS special. Over the next three years they would have three more. Nugent also wiped out 27 more of the small mammals with a handgun during the three day event.Ī guitar player named Steve Anderson set a new world record for continuous guitar string plucking at 114 hours 17 minutes.ĭaryl Hall and John Oates achieve their third US number one single with "Private Eyes". Rolling Stone reports that Ted Nugent has won the National Squirrel-Shooting Archery Contest by picking off a squirrel at 150 yards. It would help Midler win Best New Artist at the 1973 Grammy Awards on the strength of three hit singles, "Do You Wanna Dance?" (US #17), "Friends" (US #40), and "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" (US #8). Co-produced by Barry Manilow, the LP would rise to #9 on the Billboard 200 chart, and be awarded a Platinum disc for sales of one million copies. MGM Records President Mike Curb announces that the company is dropping 18 acts from its roster in a move to discredit musicians who "exploit and promote hard drugs through music." Among the acts dropped areĪtlantic Records releases Bette Midler's debut album, "The Divine Miss M". Despite favorable reviews, band members would not look back fondly at the LP in later years, even though it went to #5 in the UK and #74 in the US. It is a double disc set, with the first platter featuring live recordings and the second containing studio cuts. Pink Floyd release their fourth album, "Ummagumma". The song will be the fifth of the group's ten US Top 40 hits. The Marvelettes' "Too Many Fish in the Sea" enters the Billboard Hot 100 where it will reach #25. Thousands of fans turned out to see them, but the local press was anything but kind in their reviews. The Beatles made their first and only appearance in Ireland when they played two gigs in Dublin, at the Adelphi Cinema on Middle Abbey Street. Ray Charles is arrested in Indianapolis after police discover marijuana and heroin in his hotel room. Cochran sang both the vocal and bass vocal, played all the guitar parts and added the hand clapping. The song had already reached its highest spot of #8 on America's Billboard chart a week earlier. But if you're an Eagles fan, this just doesn't matter, as the band have made a record faithful to their roots- still the same old fantastic harmonies, some good guitar work (it's Joe Walsh, people- you can't go wrong!) and a title track that can proudly be shelved alongside some of the other truly great Eagles songs of yesteryear.20-year-old Eddie Cochran makes his UK chart debut with "Summertime Blues" which will peak at #18. A lot of the songwriting is either tacky or just plain obvious here, as well. It probably satisfies most fans but won't win over too many new converts.īad news first, I guess- the record could have easily been one disc and the bad songs here are really, really bad. Had focused more on quality than quantity, this record could have been great overall but instead is a decent album There is good music here, it just isn't sustained throughout the full hour and a half. Songs like "Guilty of the Crime", "Last Good Time in Town", and "Somebody" shouldn't haveĮver been recorded. The main problem with "Eden" is that there's a lot of unnecessary filler and a lot of "Waiting in the Weeds" is another standout track beautifully Twangy chorus and sounds a lot like "Take it Easy". "How Long" is classic Eagles, with a catchy "Long Road Out of Eden" is a good album with a couple great songs. ![]() Long Road out of Eden holds itself a couple gems with some mediocre filler, but for a fan of easy listening its certainly not a bad choice. No amazing record, only decent.Įagles can still soar, sure. Not a bad album, but not ground breaking. As I listened to "What Do I Do With My Heart", something hits me. Thought the band was DEAD till I found the album sitting in the 'new releases' section of a record store. Not because my parents were hammering them into my head ever since I can remember, but because so many of their songs set a real standard for country rock in their time. ![]()
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