LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-JUNE 4, 2019…METALLICA RELEASED THE ALBUM ‘LOAD’ ON JUNE 4 1996.

THIS ALBUM WAS A MEGA ALBUM FOR METALLICA IN TERMS OF CONTENT AND COMMERCIAL SUCCESS. THE RECORD SOLD OVER 15 MILLION COPIES IN SALES AND DOWNLOADS. IT BOASTS 4 HIT SINGLES ‘UNTIL IT SLEEPS’ ‘MAMA SAID’ ‘HERO OF THE DAY’ AND ‘KING NOTHING’. IT ALSO DEBUTED AT #1 ON THE BILLBOARD ALBUM CHARTS AND STAYED THERE FOR 4 CONSECUTIVE WEEKS.

IN TERMS OF CONTENT IT’S ALSO METALLICA’S LONGEST STUDIO ALBUM AT 78:59 MINUTES. WHEN THE GROUP WAS DOING THE FINAL SEQUENCING FOR THE RECORD, THE RECORD COMPANY TOLD THEM THE BAND COULDN’T GO PAST 78:59 OR THE CD’S WOULDN’T PLAY WITHOUT SKIPPING. WITH 14 SONGS FOR THE ALBUM, A DECISION WAS MADE TO CHOP APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE OF A REALLY COOL JAM AT THE END OF THE SONG ‘OUTLAW’. THE FULL VERSION OF THE SONG WOULD LATER BE RELEASED AS ‘THE OUTLAW TORN’ AS A SINGLE WITH ‘THE MEMORY REMAINS’

THE LOAD CD WAS MORE EXPLORATORY IN NATURE THAN PREVIOUS METALLICA ALBUMS. LARS ULRICH HAD THIS TO SAY:

"This album and what we're doing with it – that, to me, is what Metallica are all about: exploring different things. The minute you stop exploring, then just sit down and f***ing die".

HERE’S ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONGS FROM METALLICA AND FROM ‘LOAD’

Sitting down to talk with Taron Egerton you quickly realize his charm and capability to take on the role of Elton John. He is thoughtful, kind, well spoken, eloquent and honest. He speaks of the surreal nature that comes with playing a larger than life character such as Elton John. He also discusses the importance of diving deep with acting and the need to "own" rockin' Elton's tight pants or you're "toast." :o)
Check out this interview with Taron Egerton and wait for the last few moments where he explains how music makes us understand ourselves better. Brilliant. - Chasta

Taron Egerton stars as Elton John in his biopic "Rocketman" which is out now in theaters.

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In the video below, watch people flee in panic as a cruise ship crashes into a dock in Venice. The ship also strucked a tourist boat, its horn blowing as onlookers ran down the dock. At least five people were injured.

LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-JUNE 3, 2019…HAPPY 80TH BIRTHDAY TO IAN HUNTER, A GREAT SINGER/ SONGWRITER WHO IS BEST KNOWN AS THE LEAD SINGER OF MOTT THE HOOPLE BEFORE EMBARKING ON A SOLO CAREER.

ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITE SONGS IS ‘ALL THE YOUNG DUDES’ WITH HUNTER WAILING AWAY AND MICK RONSON ON GUITAR. AFTER BEING DISILLUSIONED WITH SUCCESS AND EXPERIENCING ILL-HEALTH, HUNTER’S SOLO CAREER PRODUCED SOME GREAT SONGS. HIS MOST SUCCESSFUL SOLO ALBUM WAS ‘YOU’RE NEVER ALONE WITH A SCHIZOPHRENIC’. IT CONTAINS SOME GREAT TRACKS INCLUDING ‘CLEVELAND ROCKS’ JUST ANOTHER NIGHT’ AND ‘BASTARD’

HERE’S VINTAGE IAN HUNTER WITH MOTT THE HOOPLE

AND HERE’S SOLO IAN HUNTER

photo thanks-Jim Summaria

LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-JUNE 3, 2019…IN THE WTF FILE, ON THIS DATE IN 1983, JIM GORDON, THE DRUMMER FOR DEREK AND THE DOMINOS AND CO-WRITER OF ‘LAYLA’, WAS SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON. JIM MURDERED HIS OWN MOTHER WITH A HAMMER AND KNIFE IN THEIR HOME. TOLD YOU...WTF !!! THE GRAMMY AWARD WINNING DRUMMER IS CURRENTLY SERVING HIS SENTENCE IN VACAVILLE. HE’S BEEN TURNED DOWN FOR PAROLE 10 TIMES, INCLUDING THE LAST DENIAL IN 2018 WHEN HIS FAMILY FOR THE 1ST TIME TESTIFIED AGAINST HIS RELEASE, FEARINGA RISK OF POSSIBLE VIOLENCE

BTW, THIS GUY WAS A WORLD CLASS STUDIO DRUMMER AND HE SAT IN ON SOME OF THE BIGGEST RECORDING SESSIONS AND AND DRUMMED ON SOME OF THE BIGGEST SONGS OF THE 70’S. HERE ARE JUST SOME VIDEOS OF THE HITS JIM PERFORMED ON

AND A LIST OF SOME OF THE ARTISTS AND SONGS JIM GORDON WORKED WITH AND PERFORMED ON

• Duane Allman: An Anthology (organ, piano, drums)

photo thanks-Carl Lender

LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-JUNE 3, 2019… EIGHTEEN YEARS AGO MARKED BONE BASH II. THE HEADLINER FOR THE EVENT WAS TED NUGENT, WITH TESLA AND GREAT WHITE ROUNDING OUT THE BILL. THE SHOW WAS A SOLD OUT EVENT AT GREAT AMERICA’S REDWOOD AMPHITHEATRE.

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HERE’S CLASSIC NUGENT

HERE’S TESLA WITH THEIR BIGGEST HIT

AND GREAT WHITE

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LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-JUNE 2, 2019…FORTY SIX YEARS AGO LED ZEPPELIN PLAYED KEZAR STADIUM. THE SHOW DREW 50 THOUSAND FANS. IT WAS 1973 AND I WAS BLOWN AWAY WATCHING SOME OF THESE VIDEOS VIDEO ON HOW THE STAGE LOOKED LIKE IT WAS CONSTRUCTED BY A HIGH SCHOOL SHOPS CLASS AS OPPOSED TO THE SOPHISTICATED SET-UPS YOU SEE NOWADAYS.

FROM LEDZEPPELIN.COM HERE’S A NEWS REPORT OF THE DAYS EVENTS:

50,000 See Led Zeppelin in Bay City

The British rock group Led Zeppelin drew 50,000 rock fans who paid $320,000 at Kezar Stadium last weekend. Although the 2 ½ hour show Saturday was 6,000 short of capacity, listeners blanketed the football field and stands. Hundreds of others heard the music for free from rooftops in the surrounding neighborhood.

A month ago, Led Zeppelin grossed $309,000 to shatter the Beatles’ mark in 1965. Organizers said the group netted better than $1,000 per minute during the show here. It was the second large rock concert in a week at Kezar. The only casualties reported were some bad drug trips, a broken leg and a security guard accidentally wounded with his own revolver.

More than 250 cars were towed away from illegal parking areas around the stadium, police reported.

ALSO ACCORDING TO LEDZEPPELIN.COM, THIS WAS THE SETLIST:

Rock and Roll, Celebration Day, (Bring It On Home intro) Black Dog, Over the Hills and Far Away, Misty Mountain Hop, Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter, The Song Remains the Same, Rain Song, Dazed and Confused (incl. San Francisco), Stairway to Heaven, Moby Dick, Heartbreaker, Whole Lotta Love (incl. Let That Boy Boogie), Communication Breakdown, The Ocean.

AND FROM THE NEWS ARCHIVE AT THE SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY, THIS IS FILM FOOTAGE

diva.sfsu.edu/collections/sfbatv/bundles/232898

HERE’S FOOTAGE OF LED ZEPPELIN PERFORMING AT KEZAR FROM THE OFFICIAL LED ZEPPELIN VIDEO CHANNEL. 2 GREAT VIDEOS

LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-JUNE 2, 2019…TODAY ROLLING STONES DRUMMER CHARLIE WATTS IS 78 ! WATTS JOINED THE STONES IN 1963. AT THE TIME, HE WAS WORKING IN VARIOUS PROJECTS PART-TIME AND WAS WORKING AT AN ADVERTISING AGENCY AS A GRAPHIC ARTIST. AS A MATTER OF FACT, WHEN HE JOINED THE GROUP HE DOUBLED AT THE PERSON IN CHARGE OF DESIGNING THE BAND’S RECORD SLEEVES AND TOUR STAGES.

A GREAT CHARLIE WATTS STORY HAS TO DO WITH AN INCIDENT WITH MICK JAGGER IN THE 80’S. AN INTOXICATED JAGGER CALLED WATTS’ HOTEL ROOM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT ASKING “WHERE’S MY DRUMMER?”. ACCORDING TO LEGEND, WATTS GOT UP, SHAVED, DRESSED IN A SUIT, PUT ON A TIE AND FRESHLY SHINED SHOES. HE LOOKED IMPECCABLE. HE THEN WENT DOWNSTAIRS, PUNCHED JAGGER IN THE FACE, AND SAID:

"Don't ever call me your drummer again. You're my f***ing singer!"

HERE’S THE GREATEST VIDEO OF THE STONES PLAYING JUMPING JACK FLASH...THE CAMERA MAN ONLY SHOWS CHARLIE !!

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LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-JUNE 1, 2019…THIRTY SIX YEARS AGO THE TALKING HEADS RELEASED THEIR 5TH STUDIO ALBUM ‘SPEAKING IN TONGUES.’

THE RECORD BECAME THE GROUP’S COMMERCIAL BREAKTHROUGH, AND PRODUCED THE TALKING HEADS FIRST (AND ONLY) TOP TEN HIT, ‘ BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE’

ONE THING ABOUT THE TALKING HEADS, THE BAND ALWAYS HAD GREAT VIDEOS. THIS SONG WAS ALL OVER MTV IN 1983 AND WAS NOMINATED FOR A “MOONMAN” AWARD AT THE 1984 MTV MUSIC AWARDS.

‘HERE’S ‘BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE’

LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-JUNE 1, 2019…IN EARLY 1973 PAUL MCCARTNEY WAS ASKED BY THE PRODUCERS OF THE JAMES BOND MOVIE FRANCHISE TO WRITE A SONG FOR THE UPCOMING JAMES BOND MOVIE AND HAVE SOMEONE ELSE PERFORM IT. HE AGREED TO WRITE IT, ONLY IF HE AND HIS BAND THE WINGS COULD PERFORM THE SONG. HE WROTE THE SONG ‘LIVE AND LET DIE’. IT WAS ACTUALLY A PLAY ON THE PHRASE “LIVE AND LET LIVE”. IT WAS THE FIRST BOND MOVIE TO STAR ROGER MOORE IN THE LEAD ROLE.

WINGS CO-FOUNDER AND ORIGINAL DRUMMER DENNY SEIWELL SAID THIS OF THE SONG:

"Everybody thought it was cool that we were doing something for James Bond. I remember what Paul told us - he said a couple weeks before we did the actual recording, he said they wanted him to write the theme to the next James Bond movie, and they sent him the book to read. And we were up at the house one day and he had just read the book the night before, and he sat down at the piano and said, 'James Bond... James Bond... da-da-dum!', and he started screwing around at the piano. Within 10 minutes, he had that song written. It was awesome, really. Just to watch him get in there and write the song was really something I'll remember the rest of my life."

THE SONG WAS A HUGE COMMERCIAL SUCCESS FOR MCCARTNEY AND THE WINGS, INSTANTLY SELLING OVER A MILLION COPIES IN 1973. IT WAS ALSO NOMINATED FOR A GRAMMY AWARD. IN 2012, MCCARTNEY WAS AWARDED THE MILLION-AIR AWARD FROM BMI ( BROADCAST MUSIC,INC. AN INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION) FOR MORE THAN 4 MILLION PERFORMANCES OF THE SONG IN THE USA.

HERE’S A VIDEO THAT AIRED IN 1973 THAT DEBUTED THE SONG IN AMERICA JUST BEFORE THE PREMIERE OF THE MOVIE

HERE’S A LIVE VERSION FROM 2009