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Title: The Top 20 Rock Events that Shaped History!
Post by: holtender on 13 October 2010, 23:11:12: 1. Elvis releases Heartbreak Hotel.
2. Buddy Holly releases first single.
3. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards meet.
4. The Beatles release She Loves You.
5. Bob Dylan turns Electric.
6. Sgt Pepper is released
7. Chas Chandler discovers Jimi Hendrix.

To Be Continued......................
Title: Re: The Top 20 Rock Events that Shaped History!
Post by: MaxV6 on 13 October 2010, 23:19:53: Leo Fender develops mass producible electric guitars.

Ted McCarty develops the Humbucker.

Link Wray sticks holes in speakers for more distortion.
Title: Re: The Top 20 Rock Events that Shaped History!
Post by: Sixstring on 14 October 2010, 12:01:45: LES PAUL makes the first credible electric guitar

JIM MARSHALL finds out that Valves are made more stable and give more power if they are rectified

VOX electric music is founded

ERIC CLAPTON leaves Cream

JOE SATRIANI is born

STEVIE VAI decides to make live music instead of teaching electric guitar for a living

GIBSON guitars decide to export to England
Title: Re: The Top 20 Rock Events that Shaped History!
Post by: bob.dent on 14 October 2010, 12:11:48: Bill Hailey and The Comets release Rock Around the Clock.................hmmm, I think this is going to end up as a rather lengthy thread! ::)
Title: Re: The Top 20 Rock Events that Shaped History!
Post by: MaxV6 on 14 October 2010, 12:13:39: we should sort out an OOF band...or jam or something.... . i know there's a couple of drummers on here..... pretty sure someone said they play bass.....

gotta be a winning idea..... :y
Title: Re: The Top 20 Rock Events that Shaped History!
Post by: Sixstring on 14 October 2010, 12:17:34: Lead/Rythmn/keys.............also vocalist, but in Lydney, F.O.D.

You're a bit far away........................!! :-/
Title: Re: The Top 20 Rock Events that Shaped History!
Post by: Kevin Wood on 14 October 2010, 12:19:21: Quote
we should sort out an OOF band...or jam or something.... . i know there's a couple of drummers on here..... pretty sure someone said they play bass.....

gotta be a winning idea..... :y

Good plan. :y

Don't let me try to play anything whatever you do.

I'm OK at tinkering with valves though. ;)

Kevin
Title: Re: The Top 20 Rock Events that Shaped History!
Post by: 2woody on 14 October 2010, 12:26:02: only one really important date in the history of music as far as I'm concerned - and that's the release of "Purple Haze"

there's "music before Purple Haze" and "music afterwards"
Title: Re: The Top 20 Rock Events that Shaped History!
Post by: Sixstring on 14 October 2010, 12:28:30: Nah............

"all along the watchtower","Hey Joe", and "the wind cries Mary" are up there too...............
Title: Re: The Top 20 Rock Events that Shaped History!
Post by: 2woody on 14 October 2010, 12:34:23: did you know that when they recorded "the wind cries Mary", JMH played half the sond through for the other two and then they went into the studio and recorded it. Job done.

"the traffic lights turn blue tomorrow" - probably the best lyric ever
Title: Re: The Top 20 Rock Events that Shaped History!
Post by: Sixstring on 14 October 2010, 12:36:44: I have actually heard the original 1st take recording, with the voice over instructions " no, no, A MINOR, not MAJOR, man!!" form that song, totally awesome track.
Title: Re: The Top 20 Rock Events that Shaped History!
Post by: Pitchfork on 14 October 2010, 17:23:40: Quote
Lead/Rythmn/keys.............also vocalist, but in Lydney, F.O.D.

You're a bit far away........................!! :-/
Melodeon & Guitars
Title: Re: The Top 20 Rock Events that Shaped History!
Post by: albitz on 14 October 2010, 18:20:24: Eric Clapton joined/ formed Cream
Beach boys release Pet Sounds
Beatles release The White Album
Pink Floyd release Dark Side
Live Aid.
January 74-Rory Gallagher plays the Ulster Hall Belfast - purely a personal greatest moment. ;) :)
Xmas 1969 - I got my first guitar ::) ;D ;D ;D :D
Sep. 79 - sold my Sunburst Strat.....complete loss of interest. :'(
Since bought another, but never bother with it. ::)
Title: Re: The Top 20 Rock Events that Shaped History!
Post by: steve_daly on 14 October 2010, 18:52:59: January 1973 - KISS were born.
Title: Re: The Top 20 Rock Events that Shaped History!
Post by: albitz on 14 October 2010, 19:46:21: 1966 - John Mayalls bluesbreakers feat. Eric Clapton (The Beano Album)released
1967 - Hendrix releases Are you experienced.
196? Jeff Beck "invents" the wah wah pedal.
198? Daz discovers Prick Ghastly. :D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: The Top 20 Rock Events that Shaped History!
Post by: albitz on 14 October 2010, 20:31:43: 1911 - Robert Johnson born. Without him there wouldnt have been Hendrix, Clapton etc. ;)

He was also the founder member of the "27 club", later joined by Hendrix, Joplin, morrison, Brian Jones, Cobain etc. :(
Title: Re: The Top 20 Rock Events that Shaped History!
Post by: Martin_1962 on 14 October 2010, 21:15:25: Van Halen got signed
NWOBHM started
Gary Moore
Title: Re: The Top 20 Rock Events that Shaped History!
Post by: jerry on 15 October 2010, 13:11:11: Guys, Im shocked: the beatles,beach boys,clapton,dylan,hendrix,van halen and vai,leo fender and lespaul,robert johnson,elvis-even prick ghastly, but no mention of Chuck Berry in rock history moments?tsk tsk
Title: Re: The Top 20 Rock Events that Shaped History!
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 15 October 2010, 18:31:50: Quote
Guys, Im shocked: the beatles,beach boys,clapton,dylan,hendrix,van halen and vai,leo fender and lespaul,robert johnson,elvis-even prick ghastly, but no mention of Chuck Berry in rock history moments?tsk tsk

No, and no mention of Buddy Holly who shaped the Beatles Music! ;)
Title: Re: The Top 20 Rock Events that Shaped History!
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 15 October 2010, 18:39:10: ............................and talking of the Beatles THE great event was at 12.30pm, 9th November 1961, when Brian Epstein went to see The Beatles play at The Caven. This started Epstein's interest in the group and set in motion a chain of events that led to their UK and World stardom 8-) 8-) 8-).
Title: Re: The Top 20 Rock Events that Shaped History!
Post by: jerry on 15 October 2010, 19:21:34: Quote
............................and talking of the Beatles THE great event was at 12.30pm, 9th November 1961, when Brian Epstein went to see The Beatles play at The Caven. This started Epstein's interest in the group and set in motion a chain of events that led to their UK and World stardom 8-) 8-) 8-).

You could also argue that date with George Martin at EMI was equally important. No doubting the talents of messrs lennon,mccartney nor the contributions of Harrison (always my favourite Beatle/exBeatle) and Starr but how would their recordings have been without Mr Martin?
Title: Re: The Top 20 Rock Events that Shaped History!
Post by: MaxV6 on 15 October 2010, 19:22:27: Quote
Van Halen got signed
NWOBHM started
Gary Moore

Martin, you and i are going to get along just FINE!
Title: Re: The Top 20 Rock Events that Shaped History!
Post by: bluey on 15 October 2010, 19:56:07: I think the day Jimmy Page was told to go and take a look at a young singer called Robert Plant will be my choice.......