October 5th, 1991, Guns N’ Roses appear on the album charts in the number one and two slots. At #1, “Use Your Illusion II.” At #2, “Use Your Illusion I.”
Today in 1974, Bon Scott does his first gig as the singer for AC/DC.
Today in 1973, Elton John releases his most successful studio album, “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.” Of course, it features the title track, but side one consists of “Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding”, “Candle in the Wind”, and “Bennie and the Jets.” Talk about a classic album side.
Today in 1970, Led Zeppelin released Led Zeppelin III. It includes the track “Immigrant Song”, which oddly for Zeppelin becomes a 45. And the B side of the 45, a non-album track, “Hey, Hey, What Can I Do?”
Then we take a look at the rock calendar, we find a few rock birthdays on it, Born today in 1951, singer for The Boomtown Rats and star of the Pink Floyd movie “The Wall”, Bob Geldof. Born today in 1947, singer for AC/DC, Brian Johnson, and born today in 1943, Steve Miller.
