Historic events this week from Metallica, The Band, The Beatles, George Harrison, AC/DC and GNR
NOVEMBER 24, 1998: METALLICA RELEASES GARAGE, INC.
Metallica followed up Load and Reload with a double album set of covers.
Disc 1 featured covers of Black Sabbath, Bob Seger, BÖC and others. Disc 2 focused on the band’s earliest influences.
Metallica won a Grammy for their cover of the traditional Irish song, “Whiskey in the Jar”, popularized by Thin Lizzy.
NOVEMBER 25, 1976: THE LAST WALTZ
The Band‘s “Farewell Show” was filmed by Martin Scorsese on Thanksgiving Day.
Intended to be just a performance by The Band, it morphed into an all-star night with guest performances from Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Neil Young, Ringo Starr, Stephen Stills, Dr. John, Bob Dylan and many more.
The Last Waltz has been preserved in the National Film Registry for being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.”
NOVEMBER 27, 1967: MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR BY THE BEATLES
The Beatles‘ Magical Mystery Tour record serves as the soundtrack to their film of the same name.
The set includes the classic songs “Strawberry Fields Forever”, “Penny Lane”, “I Am the Walrus” and the title track.
It was the Beatles‘ eighth straight album to go to #1 in the US.
NOVEMBER 27, 1970: GEORGE HARRISON RELEASES ALL THINGS MUST PASS
George Harrison‘s 3 LP third solo album, All Things Must Pass, was his first since the Beatles officially broke up.
The album features many songs dating back to ’66 and either went unused or were “rejected” by the Beatles, including:
“Isn’t It a Pity”, “All Things Must Pass”, “Hear Me Lord”, “Let It Down” and “Art of Dying”.
All Things Must Pass would spend 7 straight weeks at #1, on its way to going 6x Platinum.
NOVEMBER 28, 2020: AC/DC’s POWER UP IS #1
With the return of vocalist Brian Johnson, AC/DC released their highly anticipated 17th album, Power Up.
Power Up went to #1 in many nations all over the world, including the United States.
NOVEMBER 29, 1988: GUN N’ ROSES RELEASE GN’R LIES
Guns N’ Roses‘ second album, GN’R Lies is comprised of previously released “faux-live” tracks on side one, and acoustic songs on side two.
Containing the top 5 single “Patience”, the album peaked at #2 in the US and sold over 5 million copies.
