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Today, we're going to highlight 2 of the "Superbands" from the days of yesteryear that impacted and influenced many.

I have to give my older brother Ray credit for exposing me to this first band.  He is another person who was instrumental in my molding my musical self.  I had of course heard songs by Led Zeppelin played on the Katt, but the only song I really KNEW by them was of course "Stairway to Heaven".  It was Ray who gave me a cassette of "Houses of the Holy" after playing me the song D'yer Mak'er, which I fell in love with.  With Zeppelin, the songs of theirs that I liked, I loved and the ones I didn't like, I hated. 

On this day in 1974, the Zeppelin boys, while waiting for "Physical Graffiti" to be released, spent their time in London's Livewire Theater rehersing.   Due to the complicated layout of the albums cutout sleeve, the record company was holding up the album's release.

The Eagles was a band that was always played a lot in my home.  If "Hotel California"..the album wasn't playing then the Eagles Greatest Hits (1971-1975) frequented the turntable quite often.  And although by the time I was really old enough to know who the members of the band were, they had already disbanded and had pursued solo careers.  I personally don't know the reasons as to why the split up, but when  a former Eagle was asked when a reunion would happen, the answer was, "When Hell Freezes Over".  After giving into financial pressure however, that exact title was given to the band's new album.  It provided a compilation of live versions of former hits as well as studio cuts of new material.  The album topped the Billboard album chart at number 1 on this day in 1994. 

In birthday news, John McVie of Fleetwood Mac turns 63 today.  Hope he has a happy, rockin one!

Well, kiddies, my work here is finished.  Remember, it's not just where we are going or where we are now, but also where we come from that paints the whole picture.  Rock ON!!