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Tonight's Parliamentary vote will no doubt be occupying the minds of most political bloggers tonight but not this one. Bored with Brexshit I am. So on to something a little different from the times when Britain produced great music and dominated the world of rock/prog whatever. A time when we still produced proper music like.
Well I like more to the point, but I don't think I'm alone in wanting to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of two albums and bands that had a great influence on music and those of my generation.
First up Led Zeppelin. Their first self titled album was released in January 1969 and was a mixture of blues and rock with both original and borrowed material. It was an immediate hit, reaching no 6 in the UK album charts and no 10 in the US.
Many of the songs are now rock anthems and though the critics apparently were not that keen led Zeppelin hit it big time. I was slightly too young to get this when it came out but collected the first three albums after purchasing Led Zeppelin 4.
Led Zeppelin's Official website can be found here: www.ledzeppelin.com
Next up is another release from January 1969 In the Court Of The Crimson King by the prog rock band King Crimson another milestone in British music. It was to reach No 5 in the British Charts, 28 on the US Billboard and No 1 in Japan.
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The band are preparing a number of release over the coming year to celebrate their anniversary including a special boxed edition of this album.
King Crimson's website can be found here: www.dgmlive.com
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