Hey everyone! I decided to start out this post with a little nostalgia, courtesy of Rolling Stone.
This week, in 1968, the Top 10 Singles were:
1. The Beatles - "Hey Jude"
2. Jeannie C. Riley - "Harper Valley P.T.A."
3. The Rascals - "People Got to Be Free"
4. Deep Purple - "Hush"
5. The Crazy World of Arthur Brown - "Fire"
6. Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - "The Fool on the Hill"
7. 1910 Fruitgum Company - "1,2,3 Red Light"
8. The Bee Gees - "I've Got to Get a Message to You"
9. The O'Kaysions - "Girl Watcher"
10. Clarence Carter - "Slip Away"
And this week, in 1988, the Top 10 Albums were:
1. Guns n' Roses - Appetite for Destruction
2. Def Leppard - Hysteria
3. Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman
4. Cocktail - Soundtrack
5. Steve Winwood - Roll With It
6. D.J. Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince - He's the D.J., I'm the Rapper
7. George Michael - Faith
8. Bobby McFerrin - Simple Pleasures
9. INXS - Kick
10. Van Halen - OU812
Now who misses the '80's!? If those CD's don't impress you, maybe some of the new releases coming out October 7th will. Rise Against will release Appeal to Reason, Michelle Williams is back with Unexpected and Sarah McLachlan is releaseing a Best Of album entitled Closer. Perhaps the biggest release will be Oasis with Dig Out Your Soul. The UK Times Online had this to say about the album:
"A sensational opening volley of new Noel Gallagher songs establishes a standard it can’t quite sustain. But for the main part, Oasis’s first album in over three years comes close".
Click here to read a review of each song.
After their split in 2004, Phish is reuniting in March for a three-night run at the Hampton Coliseum in Virginia. They will preform March 6-8. This will be their first gig since their farewell show in Coventry, Vermont, over four years ago! According to their web site, there will be additional touring activity from guitarist/vocalist Trey Anastasio, bassist Mike Gordon, keyboardist Page McConnell and drummer Jon Fishman throughout 2009.
Finally, Fall Out Boy will release their fifth album, Folie a Deux, on November 4th. This is the same day as the U.S. presidential election! Check out the video for their first single from the album:
Thoughts??
~j.
p.s. - GO BREWERS!!