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Today in rock history: On this date in 1973, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) swiftly banned The Rolling Stones song "Star Star" (from their Goats Head Soup album) because of the repeated usage of profanity throughout the song's chorus. The song with its constant usage of the word "fuck" was covered by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts in 1983 and appeared on the band’s appropriately titled album, Album.
WICKED KISS
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Today in rock history: On this date in 1975, the album that would make New York rock band Kiss a household name was released. Three moderately selling records built Kiss a dedicated following thanks to the band's over-the-top, explosive live performances, but Alive!, Kiss' first live album, captured the excitement and the energy the four-piece rock band was able to harness on a concert stage. Propelled by the live version of its song "Rock And Roll All Nite," the record was a hit and has been considered a landmark in the category of live concert albums. The record was recorded during live shows throughout the summer of '75 and it made it as high as No. 9 on Billboard's pop albums chart, the highest chart position the band had achieved to date. It also stayed on the charts for a whopping 110 weeks and made the band superstars.
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Today in rock history: On this date in 1950, Anthony Joseph Pereira was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts. The guitarist/singer/songwriter is better known by his stage name, Joe Perry, and as co-founder of massively successful American rock band, Aerosmith. Perry has been an integral part of the band's success since their formation and has engaged in solo ventures outside the band, most notably his side band, The Joe Perry Project.
PERRY NICE
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Today in rock history: On this date in 1991, a little-known band from the northwest released what would be the lead-off single from its forthcoming sophomore album. Recently signed to DGC/Geffen Records after scoring moderate success with its Sub Pop-released debut album, Nirvana offered "Smells Like Teen Spirit" as the initial single that would precede its Nevermind album set for release two weeks later. The song and the album subsequently took the record-buying public and the world by storm. A musical revolution was erupting and this four-minute pop song released 22 years ago today was the one that broke open the floodgates for good.
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