Did You Know??????? Music Edition

[Lawnboy13]

July 26th, 1986 Peter Gabriel went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Sledgehammer'. The song's music video has won a number of awards, including a record nine MTV Awards at the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards. Gabriel was also nominated for three Grammy Awards.

 

As of 2011, 'Sledgehammer' is the most played music video in the history of MTV.

 

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[Lawnboy13]

Born on this day (July 26th)....

 

Mick Jagger (Rolling Stones) 1943

Roger Taylor (Queen) 1949

Gary Cherone (Extreme/Van Halen) 1961

[mcpapa]

July 26th, 1986 Peter Gabriel went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Sledgehammer'. The song's music video has won a number of awards, including a record nine MTV Awards at the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards. Gabriel was also nominated for three Grammy Awards.

 

As of 2011, 'Sledgehammer' is the most played music video in the history of MTV.

 

[video=youtube;N1tTN-b5KHg]

 

I may still have "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" on vinyl laying around somewhere. When he was with Genesis.

[MentschTrachtGottLacht]

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I can't, off the top of my head, think of a song I loathe more than "Sledgehammer".

[Lawnboy13]

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I can't, off the top of my head, think of a song I loathe more than "Sledgehammer".

 

Let me help you out.

 

[broadcaster240]

Good one lawnboy!

[B-Ball-fan]

This has the makings of a cool interesting thread. :thumb:

 

I dig me some music trivia, and especially some little known facts.

[B-Ball-fan]

Did you know that the train wreak of a trio known as Dino, Desi, & Billy from the mid to late 60's was Dean Martin Jr. on bass and vocals, Desi Arnez Jr. on drums, and their friend Billy Hinsche on guitar and vocals.

 

On most of their records they did not play their own instruments, but used top session players, producers and songwriters. Producers included Lee Hazlewood, Billy Strange, and Jimmy Bowen. Songwriters whose compositions were recorded by the group included Hazlewood, David Gates, Boyce and Hart, Clint Ballard Jr. and Bonner & Gordon.

 

Their short lived popularity was pretty much completely based on the fame of their fathers leading to an initial marketing campaign to garner them attention.

 

Early on they did have a teeny bopper girl following of sorts, but as a band they truly just didn't have it.

 

They did however open in concert for the likes of the Beach Boys, Paul Revere & the Raiders, Tommy Roe, Sam the Sham, The Lovin' Spoonful, and The Mamas and The Papas

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrHBHoBxdQ4

Edited July 27, 2015 by B-Ball-fan

[B-Ball-fan]

Here's a trippy groovy often overlooked song "Porpoise Song" recorded by The Monkees and written by Carol King. The song appeared in their equally as trippy groovy often overlooked movie "Head".

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtPdPcBvM4M

 

Early on it's true that the Monkees were a band designed and marketed, where they often performed songs written by other famous songwriters, and also had session players in the studio playing on their albums.

 

To show that they truly could write and play their own tunes they masterfully crafted a real fine album called "Headquarters", which I jammed on as a 5 year old, and I still very much today find it to be full of some well crafted songs. With this release I think that they succeeded in proving themselves as true musicians, songwriters, and performers.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEWmNZnMJOk

[Mack The Knife]

Mike Nesmith's mother invented Liquid Paper. Both Nesmith and Mickey Dolenz auditioned for the role of Arthur Fonzarelli. Dolenz was actually the first choice but producers decided he was too tall.

[B-Ball-fan]

Check out AC/DC's Bon Scott in the late 60's Aussie bubblegum band The Valentines as a back up singer.

 

 

 

 

Early AC/DC from 1974 with singer Dave Evans who was only in the band for 10 months before being replaced by Bon Scott.

 

Bon did record this same song with them, and it was released after he died on their '74 Jailbreak album released in 1984.

 

 

Angus and Malcolm Young's older brother George was the rhythm guitarist for the Aussie 60's band the Easybeats and was a co-writer for their biggest international hit song "Friday on my mind"

 

[Sandman]

July 26th, 1986 Peter Gabriel went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Sledgehammer'. The song's music video has won a number of awards, including a record nine MTV Awards at the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards. Gabriel was also nominated for three Grammy Awards.

 

As of 2011, 'Sledgehammer' is the most played music video in the history of MTV.

 

[video=youtube;N1tTN-b5KHg]

 

Born on this day (July 26th)....

 

Mick Jagger (Rolling Stones) 1943

Roger Taylor (Queen) 1949

Gary Cherone (Extreme/Van Halen) 1961

 

Nice gets.

 

This thread had potential....

 

Gotta agree with MTGL though, I hated Sledgehammer 8 kinds of ways. Hated the video even more. Pretty sure MTV would sometimes play it twice in a row just to peeve me off.

 

I have mellowed to the point I can now tolerate Sledgehammer at the occasional 80's type party or reunion.

[B-Ball-fan]

I may still have "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" on vinyl laying around somewhere. When he was with Genesis.

 

I was real late to the Genesis party (Duke release) and never knew who Peter Gabriel was until his solo work, and had originally thought that Phil Collins had always been their lead singer.

 

Went for a while being a fan of the Phil era Genesis along with Phil's solo work, and caught them live a couple of times around 1983/1984 during their popular self-titled release.

 

When I became more aware of their history I began to dig deeper, and while their earlier stuff with Peter was more involved and complex like progressive rock can be, and didn't have the instant impact of the Phil era more popish tunes, taking the time with it paid off with bigger rewards.

 

I don't dislike the Phil era stuff, but it got a bit tired in short order, while the older stuff proved to be more masterfully crafted, and ultimately more interesting and lasting.

 

I get that the earlier stuff could bore many on first listen, and perhaps even every listen, but if you have the patience for a more progressive style there was something very unique going on there, and Peter's theatrical stage antics only enhanced the whole experience.

 

I could never push too hard the older stuff on people because I know from my experience it will take awhile for it to grow on them, but thankfully if anyone is up for the challenge there's some real good examples on Youtube of full live performances that demonstrates quite well their unusual intricacies.

 

Both eras of Genesis are completely worthy, and I wouldn't want to discount any of it, however with their distinct two separate faces, they really feel like two completely different bands when putting their older and newer work next to each other.

 

For me however, the Peter G. Genesis era and his solo work became way more interesting in the long run than what Phil was all about, and if both were performing at different venues in the same city on the same night, the decision of which show to attend would be an easy one.

[mcpapa]

Today's date in music history:

 

July 27, 1940 - 75 years ago today. Billboard Magazine published its first chart.

[Clyde]

Mike Nesmith's mother invented Liquid Paper. Both Nesmith and Mickey Dolenz auditioned for the role of Arthur Fonzarelli. Dolenz was actually the first choice but producers decided he was too tall.

 

One rumor is Ron Howard didn't want Fonz to be taller than him.