Archive for February 15, 2015

On This Day In METAL History – February 15th… Whoa!

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Metal, Music, rock music with tags , , , on February 15, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

Led Zeppelin - promo band logo - patch from collection - MO

1969 – The iconic Led Zeppelin performed at Thee Image Club, in Miami, Florida, USA.

STRYPER "The Covering" large promo album pic

2011 – Stryper’s cover song album, The Covering, was released. Such Heavy Metal classics as Ozzy’s Over The Mountain and Blackout by Scorpions were covered. It’s a darn great covers album too, take my Metal word for it.

Quiet Riot - The Very Best Of - promo CD cover pic - #2011 - QRMO

2011 – QUIET RIOT The Very Best Of was released. This compilation of hits from QUIET RIOT includes Metal Health (Bang Your Head), The Wild And The Young and Slick Black Cadillac. There are fourteen hit songs on this CD, in all. Long live the long-lasting legacy of QUIET RIOT. Whoa!

Primal Fear - promo band pic - #2015PFMO - Feb 13

2014 – The magnificent PRIMAL FEAR performed at the Masters of Rock Café, in Zlín, Czech Republic. PRIMAL FEAR = METAL WARRIORS that defend not only our Metal galaxy, they defend our Metal Universe too. Yes, they do.

Marilyn Manson - The Pale Emperor - promo album cover pic - #2015MMMO

2015 – Marilyn Manson’s ninth studio album, The Pale Emperor, sits at #55 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart. This album has spent 3 consecutive weeks on the chart, peaking at #3.

Kid Rock - Devil Without A Cause - promo album cover pic - #1998KRMO

2015 – Kid Rock’s fourth studio album, Devil Without A Cause, has returned to the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart, at #183. This album has spent 98 non-consecutive weeks on this chart, peaking at #8. Devil Without A Cause was released back in August of 1998. This album also features my favorite Kid Rock song of all-time: Cowboy.

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LONG LIVE METAL.

LONG LIVE THE ROOTS & FAMILY TREE OF METAL.

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Rock Pioneer Sam Andrew (Big Brother And The Holding Company) – Rest In Peace

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Music, psychedelic rock, rock music with tags , , , , on February 15, 2015 by Metal Odyssey

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“Big Brother and the Holding Company was a prime example of a band where the chemistry was right, where the whole was greater than the sum of its parts. You cannot buy or manufacture the natural feeling that was in that band. Big Brother played from the heart and soul with the goal of achieving a direct connection with the innermost feelings of the audience.” – Sam Andrew

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Psychedelic/Blues Rock legend and innovator, Sam Andrew, passed away on February 12th, 2015, at the age of 73. Sam Andrew was a founding member and guitarist for Big Brother And The Holding Company, which featured the late and great Janis Joplin on vocals. Sam Andrew was also a singer, songwriter, composer and artist. Metal Odyssey extends condolences to the family, friends and bandmates of Sam Andrew.

Below is the statement regarding Sam Andrew’s passing, which was posted on the Big Brother and the Holding Company Facebook page:

Dear Friends,

Yesterday, ten weeks after his heart attack and the open-heart surgery that followed it, Sam lost his gallant fight to hold onto the life he lived so well. He died peacefully in Elise’s arms at 5:15 pm. There will be much more to say about him in the days to come and there will come a time when we will gather together to remember him. Now is a time for Elise to re-gather her strength after the long vigil she has kept and the vital role she played in overseeing Sam’s care. For now we can all remember him in our own ways until we can remember him together. He lived his life in music and art and a loving marriage. It doesn’t get much better than that.
John Byrne Cooke February 13, 2015.

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Big Brother And The Holding Company – Classic Era Discography:

Big Brother & The Holding Company - - promo cover pic - #2015SAMO

Debut & self-titled studio album – 1967

Big Brother & The Holding Company - Cheap Thrills - promo album cover pic - #7733SAMO

Cheap Thrills – 1968 – Cover art by Robert Crumb

Big Brother and The Holding Company - Be A Brother - promo cover pic - #2015SAMO

Be A Brother – 1970

How Hard It Is - #2015SAMO

How Hard It Is – 1971

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Rest In Peace, Sam Andrew.

December 18, 1941 – February 12, 2015

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