La Historia De La Musica Rock

Phoenix Without Ashes. Still thrashprogbilly bebopcosmichetronica blueslofidelica grindpunkbossanovacore. Still a companion to my blogspot. And, now, to my Substack. Known to talk shit about Fleetwood Mac. And Steely Dan. Over 15 years and counting of Very Little Nick Cave

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June 7:

singer, guitarist, keyboardist, drummer, etc. Prince Rogers Nelson was born on this day in 1958, and would have been 68 today.

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10:26 PM EDT June 6, 2026:

HP Lovecraft - "Spin, Spin, Spin" From the album II (September 1968)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

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6:54 AM EDT June 4, 2026:

Robby Krieger - "The Crystal Ship" From the album Versions (1982)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

Manzarek and Densmore help out on Krieger's instrumental cover of his old band's tune

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6:44 AM EDT June 4, 2026:

Overkill - "Undying" From the album I Hear Black (March 9, 1993)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

File under:    Kind of getting away from the Speedmetal

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6:34 AM EDT June 4, 2026:

Vince Guaraldi Trio - “Great Pumpkin Waltz” From the album Charlie Brown’s Holiday Hits (September 8, 1998)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

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6:24 AM EDT June 4, 2026:

Robert Fripp & Brian Eno - "Ankaa" From the album The Equatorial Stars (March 28, 2005)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

File under: The True Beautiful Languid Ambient

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6:14 AM EDT June 4, 2026:

Voivod - "Home" From the album Morgöth Tales (July 1, 2023)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

Cover of the PiL song from Album

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6:04 AM EDT June 4, 2026:

Yes - "Ritual" From the album   House Of Yes: Live From House Of Blues (September 12, 2000)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

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5:54 AM EDT June 4, 2026:

Galaxie 500 - "Ceremony" From the album On Fire (1989)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

File under: Dream Pop

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The Fall

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5:44 AM EDT June 4, 2026:

Gorguts - "A Path Beyond Premonition" From the album The Erosion of Sanity (January 19, 1993)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

File under:    Beginning the Tradition of Quebecois Technical Death      Metal

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5:34 AM EDT June 4, 2026:

Yussef Kamaal - "O. G." From the album Black Focus (November 4, 2016)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

File under: UK Jazz

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5:23 AM EDT June 4, 2026:

Budgie - "Riding My Nightmare" From the album Never Turn Your Back on a Friend (June 1973)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

File under: British Metal--with big fucking glasses

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Dio

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4:58 AM EDT June 4, 2026:

Dio - "Stand Up And Shout" From the album Holy Diver (May 25, 1983)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

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4:48 AM EDT June 4, 2026:

Black Sabbath - "The Wizard" From the album Black Sabbath (February 13, 1970)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

The only Black Sabbath song on which Ozzy plays harmonica*. I guess there's not a lot of room for it in doom metal, but still, Ozzy dropped that shit like a hot potato.

________________ *A session player by the name of Jon Elstar plays harmonica on "Swinging the Chain," from Never Say Die!.

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