August 2
ON THIS DAY IN 1971, THE WHO RELEASE THEIR FIFTH STUDIO ALBUM, ‘WHO’S NEXT’, CONSIDERED BY MANY CRITICS TO BE THEIR BEST RECORD AND ONE OF THE GREATEST ROCK ALBUMS OF ALL TIME. THE LP FEATURES THE CLASSICS “BABA O’RILEY, “BEHIND BLUE EYES,” AND “WON’T GET FOOLED AGAIN.”
ON THIS DAY IN 1974, PETE TOWNSHEND JOINS ERIC CLAPTON ONSTAGE AT THE GREENSBORO COLISEUM IN NORTH CAROLINA FOR “WILLIE AND THE HAND JIVE” WHILE KEITH MOON SITS IN FOR “LAYLA,” AND “BADGE”.
AUSTRALIAN BAND MIDNIGHT OIL RELEASE THEIR SIXTH STUDIO ALBUM ‘DIESEL AND DUST’ IN 1987 FEATURING THE TRACK “BEDS ARE BURNING”.