LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES- OCT 12, 2019…TONIGHT PETER FRAMPTON PLAYS HIS FINAL CONCERT EVER. FRAMPTON IS CURRENTLY ON HIS FAREWELL TOUR AND HIS SHOW AT THE CONCORD PAVILION TONIGHT IS THE FINAL STOP ON HIS WORLDWIDE FAREWELL TOUR. FRAMPTON ANNOUNCED ON FEBRUARY 22ND OF THIS YEAR HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH IBM (INCLUSION BODY MYOSITIS). IBM IS A RARE AND INCURABLE INFLAMMATORY CONDITION WHICH CAUSES MUSCLES TO WEAKEN SLOWLY. ACCORDING TO FRAMPTON: “In a year’s time, I might not be able to play, I want to go out screaming”

FRAMPTON REVEALED EIGHT YEARS AGO HE STARTED TO NOTICE HIS ANKLES FELT A LITTLE TIGHT IN THE MORNING AND INITIALLY DISMISSED IT AS A SIGN HE WAS GETTING OLDER. THEN HIS LEGS STARTED GETTING WEAKER. HE TRIED TO IGNORE THE SIGNS THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG UNTIL 4 YEARS AGO WHEN A FAN KICKED A BEACH BALL ONTO THE STAGE AT A CONCERT AND HE FELL OVER IT TRYING TO PICK IT UP. RUH ROH ! HE JOKED: “He’s fallen and he can’t get up.But I was embarrassed.” TWO WEEKS AFTER THE BEACH BALL INCIDENT, HE TRIPPED OVER A GUITAR CORD ONSTAGE AND COLLAPSED AGAIN. HE ALSO NOTICED HIS ARMS WERE GETTING SO WEAK THAT LOADING HEAVY OBJECTS ONTO THE OVERHEAD COMPARTMENTS ON PLANES WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. AN APPOINTMENT WITH A NEUROLOGIST REVEALED THE DIAGNOSIS OF IBM. HIS CURRENT TOUR IS A WAY FOR FRAMPTON TO GO OUT WHILE HE IS STILL ABLE TO PLAY UP TO HIS STANDARDS. FRAMPTON OF COURSE RECORDED ONE OF THE GREATEST LIVE ALBUMS IN ROCK HISTORY HERE IN SAN FRANCISCO AT WINTERLAND. 'FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE’ IS THE BEST SELLING LIVE ALBUM OF ALL TIME AND HAS SOLD OVER 16 MILLION COPIES. LET’S TURN BACK THE CLOCK TO 1975 TO CATCH FRAMPTON ON “THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL.” BTW, I’VE MADE AN OBSERVATION AFTER WATCHING OLD FOOTAGE OF FRAMPTON….NONE OF HIS SHIRTS HAD BUTTONS !!!

LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES- OCT 12, 2019...28 YEARS AGO IT WAS TIME TO ROCK WITH METALLICA AND ANOTHER ‘DAY ON THE GREEN.’ BILL GRAHAM INTRODUCED THE EPIC ‘DAY ON THE GREEN’ CONCERT SERIES IN 1973 AND THE CONCERT SERIES CONTINUED UNTIL SHORTLY AFTER HIS DEATH IN 1991. THIS ‘DAY ON THE GREEN’ IS REALLY SPECIAL AS IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE FINAL ‘DAY ON THE GREEN’ PRESENTED BY BILL GRAHAM BEFORE HIS DEATH. LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AFTER THIS CONCERT GRAHAM DIED AFTER THE HELICOPTER HE WAS IN CRASHED IN BAD WEATHER SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING THE CONCORD PAVILION. HERE ARE THE SETLISTS FROM THE LONE ‘DAY ON THE GREEN’ OF 1991:

SOUNDGARDEN- Into the Void, Outshined, Face Pollution, Gun, Room a Thousand Years Wide, Big Dumb Sex, Jesus Christ Pose, Searching With My Good Eye Closed

FAITH NO MORE-Intro(Taped), From Out of Nowhere, Death March, The Real Thing, Introduce Yourself, The World Is Yours, We Care a Lot, Caffeine, RV, Surprise! You're Dead!, As the Worm Turns, Epic, Zombie Eaters, War Pigs

QUEENSRYCHE-Best I Can, Empire, Walk in the Shadows, Take Hold of the Flame, Jet City Woman, Resistance, Another Rainy Night (Without You), The Lady Wore Black, Anarchy-X, Revolution Calling, Operation: Mindcrime, Speak, I Don't Believe in Love, Eyes of a Stranger, Silent Lucidity

METALLICA-Enter Sandman, Creeping Death, Harvester of Sorrow, Welcome Home (Sanitarium), Sad but True, Wherever I May Roam, Bass Solo, Through the Never, The Unforgiven, Master of Puppets, Seek & Destroy, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Fade to Black, Whiplash

Encore: No Remorse, The Four Horsemen, One, Guitar Solo, Holier Than Thou

Encore 2: Last Caress, Am I Evil?, Battery

HERE’S METALLICA’S FULL SHOW FROM OCT 12 1991 AT THE OAKLAND COLISEUM

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LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES- OCT 12, 2019…ON THIS DATE IN 1982 DON HENLEY RELEASED ‘DIRTY LAUNDRY’ THE FIRST SINGLE FROM HIS DEBUT SOLO ALBUM ‘I CAN’T STAND STILL.’ LYRICALLY THE SONG DESCRIBES MASS MEDIA SENSATIONALISM AND YELLOW JOURNALISM, MAKING FUN OF NEWS ANCHORS WHO ARE MORE CONCERNED WITH THEIR LOOKS THAN ACCURATELY REPORTING THE NEWS.  DANNY KORTCHMAR WROTE THIS SONG WITH HENLEY AND DESCRIBED HOW HE CAME UP WITH THE MUSIC:"One night I set it up, ran it into an Echoplex and started banging out that part that you hear on the record. I was up into the wee hours banging away on this thing. That's when I recorded it, and when I played it for Don the next day, I said, 'I think this is 'Dirty Laundry.'' He said, 'Yeah, that's it. Record it and let's go.'" THERE ARE SOME GREAT GUITAR CONTRIBUTIONS ON THIS SONG. DANNY KORTCHMAR PLAYED THE BASIC PARTS, JOE WALSH DID THE FIRST GUITAR SOLO, AND STEVE LUKATHER OF TOTO DID THE SECOND SOLO. LUKATHER SAID HE DID HIS SOLO IN ONE TAKE AND IT’S ONE OF HIS FAVORITES.

HERE’S DON HENLEY WITH A LIVE VERSION OF ‘DIRTY LAUNDRY’

LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES- OCT 11, 2019… IT WAS FORTY TWO YEARS AGO TODAY KANSAS RELEASED THE ALBUM ‘POINT OF KNOW RETURN.’ THIS WAS THE GROUP’S FIFTH ALBUM AND WAS THE FOLLOW-UP FOR THE ENORMOUS ‘LEFTOVERTURE.’ THIS RECORD IS THE GROUP’S HIGHEST CHARTING ALBUM IN THE USA, PEAKING AT NUMBER 4 ON BILLBOARD’S TOP 100 ALBUM CHART. THE ALBUM WAS DRIVEN BY THE SUCCESS OF THE SINGLE ‘DUST IN THE WIND.’ ‘POINT OF KNOW RETURN’ TO DATE HAS SOLD OVER 5 MILLION COPIES WORLDWIDE.

THIS IS THE OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR ‘DUST IN THE WIND’

LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES- OCT 11, 2019...OCTOBER 11TH HAS BEEN A BIG DAY FOR ROD STEWART. THREE YEARS AGO ROD STEWART SAID HE WAS “ON CLOUD NINE” AFTER HE WAS KNIGHTED AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE. THE ACTUAL CEREMONY TOOK PLACE AS PART OF THE QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY HONORS LIST. HE WAS KNIGHTED BY THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE IN RECOGNITION OF HIS SERVICES TO MUSIC AND CHARITY. ON THIS DATE IN 2005 ROD STEWART WAS HONORED WITH A STAR ON HOLLYWOOD’S WALK OF FAME.

HERE’S ROD STEWART CIRCA 1971 FROM BRITAIN’S ‘TOP OF THE POPS’ TV SHOW

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LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES- OCT 11, 2019...ON THIS DATE 28 YEARS AGO, A 21 YEAR OLD DAVE GROHL DEBUTED AS NIRVANA’S DRUMMER. HIS FIRST GIG WITH THE BAND TOOK PLACE AT THE NORTH SHORE SURF CLUB IN OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON. UP TO THAT POINT THE GROUP HAD CYCLED THROUGH 5 DIFFERENT DRUMMERS. GROHL TOLD “ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE” IN AN INTERVIEW: "I think one of the reasons they wanted me was that I sang backup vocals. I don’t remember them saying, ‘You’re in the band.’ We just continued.”

HERE’S A GREAT VIDEO OF GROHL DRUMMING THROUGH THE YEARS

HERE’S GROHL AND KRIST NOVOSELIC TELLING NIRVANA STORIES ON ‘THE TONIGHT SHOW.’

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Danny Wimmer Presents is proud to announce that rock icons Metallica will exclusively headline all five of the premier independent producer’s hard rock festivals in 2020 in a unique collaboration unprecedented for any American festival promoter or band. Recently named the world’s biggest all-time touring act by Pollstar, Metallica will—for the first time ever—perform two separate headlining sets at all of the following events in 2020:

• Epicenter (May 1-3) at its new location at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, NC
• Welcome To Rockville (May 8-10) at its new location at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, FL
• Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival (May 15-17) at MAPFRE Stadium in Columbus, OH
• Louder Than Life (September 18-20) at Highland Festival Grounds at KY Expo Center in Louisville, KY
• Aftershock (October 9-11) at Discovery Park in Sacramento, CA

Visit www.MetallicaXX.com now to watch the press conference, streaming live from Metallica HQ starting at Noon PT / 3:00 PM ET.

Don't miss @METALLICA as they make history performing two headlining nights, featuring two incredible sets, ensuring an unforgettable weekend of rock at Aftershock 2020! 🤘

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These events will be the only chance to see Metallica at a North American festival in 2020. In addition to two appearances at each festival, Metallica will also deliver a unique set list for each performance, resulting in 10 different shows over the course of the year.

“Metallica isn’t just another headliner. When Metallica takes the stage, it’s an event. It’s an experience. That’s the same standard we’ve set for every DWP festival – from the first band to the last band, and everything that happens in between. I can’t wait to bring the biggest band in the world to the biggest rock festivals in America,” says Danny Wimmer, founder of Danny Wimmer Presents, the largest independent festival producer in the U.S. “Metallica paved this road that we travel. How many artists on the bill at these five festivals first picked up an instrument, or first started a band, because of Metallica?”

Tickets for all events go on sale TODAY (October 10) at 12 PM PT/3 PM ET for Fan Club members and for past purchasers of tickets for Danny Wimmer Presents events. The general public onsale begins Monday, October 14 at 9:00 AM PT / Noon ET. Find more info and buy tickets at: www.MetallicaXX.com or the Epicenter, Welcome To Rockville, Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival, Louder Than Life and Aftershock websites.
Watch the official DWP 2020 festival announcement trailer here: https://youtu.be/3ezIc5sswSQ

For each ticket sold through November 19, Danny Wimmer Presents will donate 25 cents to Metallica’s All Within My Hands Foundation. AWMH is a non-profit, philanthropic organization created by the members and management of Metallica, dedicated to creating sustainable communities by supporting workforce education, the fight against hunger, and other critical local services. 100% of donations go directly to local organizations that the Foundation supports. Please visit www.AllWithinMyHands.org for more information.
To further celebrate this historic collaboration, Danny Wimmer Presents invites fans to enter the Golden Ticket contest. One lucky person will win an all-expenses paid trip to any DWP festival of their choice to see Metallica play 2 different nights and 2 different sets over 1 incredible weekend. The prize package includes rock star accommodations, exclusive festival access, opportunities to watch the show from the legendary Metallica Snake Pit, meet and greets, amazing memorabilia and more.

Fans are automatically entered to win by purchasing a Weekend GA or Weekend VIP pass to any of the five Danny Wimmer Presents North American 2020 rock festivals featuring Metallica, by signing up for the Fifth Member Fan Club or by subscribing to any of the five Danny Wimmer Presents North American 2020 rock festival newsletters. Offer only valid on purchases or signups between October 10, 2019 and November 19, 2019. Winner must be at least 18 years old by May 1, 2020. For more information visit www.MetallicaXX.com.

Lamont and Tonelli interviewed Bob-O for his weekly Football picks.

College:

Take Nebraska (buy 1 point) +8 vs Minnesota

Pro's:

Take Pittsburgh (buy 1 point) +8 vs LA Chargers

Take Minnesota (buy 1 point) -2 vs Philadelphia

Take Dallas (buy 1 point) -6 vs NY Jets (Blue Plate Special)

Take Green Bay (buy 1 point) -3 vs Detroit (Monday Night Football)

LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES- OCT 10, 2019…ONCE AGAIN I HAVE TO STATE THAT BILL GRAHAM MIGHT BE THE GREATEST FREAKING GUY IN THE HISTORY OF BAY AREA ROCK. HE INTRODUCED THE EPIC ‘DAY ON THE GREEN’ CONCERT SERIES IN 1973 AND THE CONCERT SERIES CONTINUED UNTIL SHORTLY AFTER HIS DEATH IN 1991. ON OCT 27,1987 ANOTHER ONE OF THE MEGA CONCERTS TOOK PLACE AT THE OAKLAND STADIUM. IT FEATURED MOTLEY CRUE, WHITESNAKE, POISON, AND JETBOY. IT WAS DAY ON THE GREEN # 2 FOR 1987, AND THE PRICE TO GET INTO THIS MEGA-SHOW WAS JUST 20 BUCKS !

HERE ARE THE SETLISTS:

POISON-Want Some, Need Some, Let Me Go to the Show , #1 Bad Boy, Play Dirty, Bad to Be Good, I Won't Forget You, Cry Tough, Guitar Solo, Look What the Cat Dragged In, I Want Action, Talk Dirty to Me

WHITESNAKE-Bad Boys / Children of the Night, Slide It In, Here I Go Again, Give Me All Your Love, Guitar Solo, Crying in the Rain, Still of the Night, Tush

MOTLEY CRUE- Crew Slut (intro on tape), The Stripper (Intro on tape), All in the Name Of…, Live Wire, Dancing on Glass, Looks That Kill, Ten Seconds to Love, Red Hot, Home Sweet Home, Wild Side, Guitar Solo, Drum Solo, Shout at the Devil, Smokin' in the Boys' Room, Jailhouse Rock, Encore: Helter Skelter / Highway to Hell / Walk This Way / Rock and Roll Encore 2: Girls, Girls, Girls

IN ‘87 ‘THE CRUE’ WERE THE SH**. HERE’S THE COMPLETE ‘DAY ON THE GREEN SET’ FROM MOTLEY CRUE

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LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES- OCT 10, 2019...DIAMOND DAVID LEE ROTH TURNS 64 TODAY. ROTH IS BEST KNOWN AS THE LEAD SINGER OF VAN HALEN FROM HIS TWO STINTS WITH THE GROUP, FROM 1974-1985, AND AGAIN FROM 2006 ONWARD. IN THE LATE 1980’S ROTH ENJOYED COMMERCIAL SUCCESS AS A SOLO ARTIST. RECENTLY, HE WAS IN TALKS FOR ANOTHER VAN HALEN TOUR WITH PLANS FOR THE PROJECT FALLING THROUGH NUMEROUS TIMES. RECENTLY DURING AN INTERVIEW HE WAS ASKED ABOUT THE ABORTED SUMMER VAN HALEN TOUR, AND HE SIMPLY SAID THE BAND WAS “FINISHED.” WHEN HE ELABORATED HE SAID “It’s been cancelled a number of times and I think Van Halen’s finished and this is the next phase.”

ROTH IS CURRENTLY PROMOTING A 2020 LAS VEGAS SOLO RESIDENCY. HERE’S ONE OF DLR’S BEST SOLO TRACKS:

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