April 8
TODAY IN 1975 AEROSMITH RELEASE THEIR THIRD STUDIO ALBUM ‘TOYS IN THE ATTIC’ FEATURING THE ICONIC TRACKS “WALK THIS WAY” & “SWEET EMOTION”. IT IS THE BAND’S MOST COMMERCIALLY SUCCESSFUL STUDIO LP IN THE AMERICA.
IN 1994 THE OFFSPRING RELEASE THEIR BREAKTHROUGH ALBUM ‘SMASH’. THANKS TO THE SUCCESS OF THE SINGLES “COME OUT AND PLAY” AND “SELF ESTEEM,” THE LP EVENTUALLY BECOMES ONE OF THE BEST-SELLING INDEPENDENT RECORDS OF ALL TIME, SELLING AT LEAST 15 MILLION COPIES WORLDWIDE.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO A COUPLE OF GUITAR PLAYERS: STEVE HOWE OF YES WHO’S 77, AND IZZY STRADLIN OF GUNS N ROSES, WHO’S 62.
