Historic events this week from Poison, Bob Seger, Tom Petty, The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen
MAY 3, 1988: OPEN UP AND SAY… AHH! BY POISON
Poison’s sophomore album, Open Up and Say…Ahh!, remains the glam metal band’s biggest album.
The album went 5x Platinum thanks to the hits “Your Mama Don’t Dance”, “Nothin’ But a Good Time” and the #1 single “Every Rose Has Its Thorn”.
MAY 5, 1978: BOB SEGER’S STRANGER IN TOWN
Bob Seger’s second album with the Silver Bullet Band contained the big singles “Still the Same”, “Hollywood Nights”, “We’ve Got Tonite” and the 2x Platinum “Old Time Rock and Roll.”
Stranger In Town went top 5 on its way to selling over 6 million copies.
MAY 5, 1981: HARD PROMISES BY TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS
Hard Promises was the last Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers album to go Top 5 until Mojo (#2) in 2010 and Hypnotic Eye (#1) in 2014.
Featuring Stevie Nicks on “Insider” and “You Can Still Change Your Mind”, the Platinum-selling album is notable for containing Tom Petty’s first #1 song, “The Waiting”.
MAY 6, 1965: KEITH RICHARDS DREAMS UP ‘SATISFACTION’
According to legend, Keith Richards wrote “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” in his sleep.
He went to bed with his acoustic guitar, and a tape player rolling.
The next morning, without any recollection, he discovered that he’d been playing the iconic riff as he drifted off to sleep.
MAY 9, 1992: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
Nearly 20 years after the release of his debut album Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J., Bruce Springsteen made his US network TV debut.
He released two solo albums a couple of months before his Saturday Night Live appearance, and performed one song from each album.
“57 Channels (And Nothin’ On)” from Human Touch and “Living Proof” from Lucky Town.
