Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s November 18th and here’s what happened Today in Rock History!
Starting the day in 1993, Nirvana filmed their MTV Unplugged session at Sony Music Studios in New York City. The session would later be released as their live album MTV Unplugged in New York and it would go on to be considered one of the greatest live albums of all time, imperfections and all.
With birthdays today we have Johnny Christ of Avenged Sevenfold!
Other birthdays include Dustin Kensrue of Thrice, Herman Rarebell of the Scorpions, Rudy Sarzo of Quiet Riot, Michael Carabello of Santana and Kirk Hammett of Metallica!
Speaking of Metallica, we got two albums on this day: Hardwired… to Self-Destruct in ’16 and ReLoad in ’97!
Other releases include Divisive from Disturbed in 2022, Three Dog Night’s Naturally in 1970, Achtung Baby from U2 in 1991, Bark at the Moon by Ozzy Osbourne in 1983!
As well as the Ramones live album We’re Outta Here in 1997, Day & Age from The Killers in 2008, Audioslave’s self-title debut in 2002 and Blink-182’s self-titled album in 2003!
In 1994, the Rolling Stones became the first major group to stream a live concert on the Internet, casting just 20 minutes of their show in Dallas, TX at the Cotton Bowl. The stream was really used as a publicity stunt for an upcoming pay-per-view concert, plus only a small (and I mean small) number of computers could receive the broadcast.
We lost Malcolm Young of AC/DC in 2017 from complications with dementia
We also lost Danny Whitten of Neil Young’s backing band Crazy Horse in 1972 from a drug overdose
And finally in 1976, Punk pioneer Richard Hell and his band the Voidoids made their debut at CBGB’s in New York. Hell is considered an innovator for punk music and fashion. He’s believed to be one of the first to spike his hair and wear torn shirts, Hell was even credited by Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren as an inspiration for the Pistols’ look and attitude.
This has been Today in Rock History! Keep on Rocking, keep on Rolling! Check back tomorrow for your next rock history lesson!
