The Nobs?? Temporary name of Led Zeppelin

On February 28, 1970, during Led Zeppelin's European Tour, the had to use the name "The Nobs" for their Copenhagen show.

Countess Frau Eva von Zeppelin, grandchild from Count Ferdinand Adolf Heinrich August Graf von Zeppelin, felt that the band's use of the name was insulting and dishonoured her family; hence, she threatened to sue Led Zeppelin for illegal use of her family name. The band invited her to meet with them in a cordial meeting. However, when she saw the band's album cover showing the Hindemburg burning in flames she exploited again. Therefore, the band had to use a temporary name. It was decided to use "The Nobs", as a kind of recognition to their European tour manager Claude Nobs.

Suggested links:

Led Zeppelin European tour

Led Zeppelin had to play Denmark as "The Nobs" to avoid a lawsuit

Today, from the album "Led Zeppelin" (the one with the burning zeppelin as artcover), the song "Good Times Bad Times"

Brian Jones: Rolling Stones

February 28, 1942 Brian Jones was born, former bass player of the British rock band "Rolling Stones". He was one of the founding members of the band, and some say that he was the one that came with the band's name.
Today, the first song the 1968 album "Beggars Banquet", "Sympathy for the Devil"

Cliff Burton, Metallica

February 10, 1962 Clifford Lee Burton was born in Castro Valley, California. He was the bass player of the heavy metal band Metallica. He recorded the 3 first Metallica's album: Kill 'em all, Ride the lightning and Master of Puppets.

He is considered among the best bass players ever, and entered the Ronk And Roll Hall of Fame on April 2009.

Died on September 1986 when the band's tour bus over-turned in rural southern Sweden.

September 26, 1986 he performed his last concert at Stockholm (Sweden). Today I want to share Cliff's last concert.

Band: Metallica

Album: Cliff's last show. Recorded live at Stockholm, Sweden on September 26,  1986.

Tierra Santa: Reino de los Suenos

Tierra Santa is a metal band from La Rioja - Spain. It was founded in 1997 and that year they released their 1st album (self produced) etitled "Mediaval". As suggested by the title, the songs were mainly about medieval legends.

From the mentioned album, the 7th track "Reino de los Suenos" (Kingdom of the dremas). A song that I like not only the music, but also its lyrics.

Band: Tierra Santa

Song: Reino de los suenos

Dokken: In my dreams

Song: In My Dreams

Band: Dokken

St. Valentin is near, so I decided something romantic.

Dokken, an american heavy metal band formed in 1976 and compoused of Don Dokken on vocals, George Lynch on lead guitar, Juan Croucier on bass and Mick Brown on drums.

November 5, 1985, they released their 3rd album entitle "Under Lock and Key". The 3rd song was "In my dreams", which peaked at number 24 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and at number 77 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.

In this post I want to share an acoustic version of "In my dreams". It can be found in the DVD "Dokken One Live Night"

Axl Rose

February 6, 1962, William Bailey Rose was born in Lafayette, Indiana. Maybe you don't get the name William, but if I say Axl Rose I'm sure you know him. He is the lead vocalist and only remaining original member of Guns N' Roses, one of the best hard rock bands of all the times.

In 1987 they released "Appetite for Destruction" (my first vinyl album). This rock masterpiece was well acclaimed all over the world, with several hits that reached the top charts around the world. It was included in the book "1001 Albums you must hear before you die"

I will never forget neither the first time I saw the album's cover (original one) nor the first time I heard Welcome To The Jungle. Today I just want to say Happy Birthday to Axl Rose with the mentioned song.

The master of horror: Alice Cooper

February 4, 1948 Alice Cooper (Vincent Damon Furnier) was born in Detroit. In the seventies the band introduced a stage show that featured guillotines, electric chairs, fake blood, boa constrictors, baby dolls and monsters. In 1975 Furnier began a solo career adopting the band's name. The band is fore an icon in the rick history. In this post I want to share one on my favorite songs, which was also the first big hit of the band. 

From the album "Love It To Death" the song "I'm eighteen".