Are you ready to learn some stuff? It’s August 25th and here’s what happened Today in Rock History!
HOLY HELL IT’S BUSY TODAY! Let’s start with the absolute AMAZING list of album releases. Starting off we got Metallica’s …And Justice for All in 1988!
Other releases include Shaka Rock from JET in 2009, Zipper Catches Skin by Alice Cooper in 1982, On Time from Grand Funk Railroad in 1969 and Born to Run by The Boss Bruce Springsteen in 1975!
The list keeps going as we also got Boston’s self-titled debut record in 1976, Graceland from Paul Simon in 1986, Eric Clapton’s Unplugged in 1992 and both Door to Door by The Cars and Permanent Vacation from Aerosmith in 1987!
And in 1998 we got both Godsmack’s debut record and Hellbilly Deluxe from Rob Zombie!
Now that we’re done with that amazing list of releases, let’s keep this killer day going with birthdays! First off, it’s The Demon Gene Simmons of KISS’ birthday!
Other birthdays include Vivian Campbell of Def Leppard, Eerie Von of Danzig, Candida Doyle of Pulp, Geoff Downes of YES and Asia, Sergio Vega of the Deftones and Rob Halford of Judas Priest!
In 1994, Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page and Robert Plant reunited to record the concert that would become the MTV special Unledded.
Elton John played his first show on American soil when he played a show at The Troubadour in Los Angeles on this day in 1970.
In 1967, The Beatles traveled to Wales to study transcendental meditation with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Later that year, the band would travel to India to study further. Alongside them was Dewey Cox
In 2005, two former members of Guns N Roses, Slash and Duff McKagen, sued singer Axl Rose for allegedly naming himself the sole administrator of the band’s copyrights. Slash and McKagen’s legal action claimed that Rose “was no longer willing to acknowledge the contributions of his former partners.”
And finally, before a 1987 show in Rochester, New York, Vince Neil of Motley Crue in a fit of anger, breaks a jar of Gulden’s mustard in his hand after he specifically requested Frenchie’s. The show got canceled and Neil was airlifted to a hospital in Baltimore after he damaged nerves and tendons in his hand.
This has been Today in Rock History! Keep on Rocking, keep on Rolling! Check back tomorrow for your next rock history lesson!
