Today in Rock History with Chris DeCarlo

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July 27 

TODAY IN 1968 THE WHO RELEASE THE SINGLE, “MAGIC BUS”, A SONG THAT PETE TOWNSHEND HAD WRITTEN THREE YEARS EARLIER. IT BECOMES ONE OF THE BAND’S MOST POPULAR SONGS AND A CONCERT STAPLE WITH A NOTABLE PERFORMANCE ON THE ALBUM “LIVE AT LEEDS”  

IN 1984 METALLICA RELEASE THEIR SECOND ALBUM, ‘RIDE THE LIGHTNING’ FEATURING THE CLASSIC TRACKS “FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS” AND “FADE TO BLACK”.  

THE SMASHING PUMPKINS RELEASE THEIR BREAKTHROUGH ALBUM ‘SIAMESE DREAM’ IN 1993, THEIR SECOND STUDIO ALBUM. FOUR SINGLES WERE RELEASED IN SUPPORT OF THE LP: “CHERUB ROCK”, “TODAY”, “DISARM”, AND “ROCKET”.