"The Who frontman Roger Daltrey is going blind and deaf at 81"
Tommy is real ... who'd a thought it? But how can Roger Daltry be 81?
81?????
That must mean ... no, not really? That must mean I'm not in my 20s!
No wonder the 19yo girls laugh at me ... not that that has changed.
:)
Continue reading →A sample of some obscure – and some maybe not obscure – tunes from my strange and off-the-wall collection.
Today’s selection: Deep Purple - April
A lesser known tune off Deep Purple's lesser known third album "Deep Purple" released in 1969. "Hush" off their first album ("Shades Of ...") gave the band a presence in the US but their second album (Book of Taliesyn) did not do well (#54) with a cover of "Kentucky Woman" being the most successful cut. "Deep Purple" was even less successful (peaking at #162). It wasn't until their 4th studio album - "In Rock" - released in 1970 that the band could be considered successful with "Black Night", "Child In Time", "Speed King" as significant cuts.
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