1/3/2024 0 Comments Roger daltrey 1975![]() March 1975 New music releases: That's The Way of the World - Earth, Wind & Fire Pure Gold - Elvis Presley Between the Lines - Janis Ian Young Americans - David Bowie and reaches only #192 in its one week on the Billboard charts. With only one or two exceptions, the album is roundly panned by the rock press and sells less than John's previous efforts. On the 28th, John's fourth solo album, Mad Dog, is released. On the 26th, Variety reports on marketing test runs conducted by Columbia Pictures looking for ways to promote Tommy: The Movie to non-rock audiences. ![]() It contains five new Townshend compositions and surpasses the chart position of the original album, reaching #2 despite widespread negative reviews in the rock press. On the 22nd, the soundtrack to Tommy: The Movie is released for the U.S. Both Pete, in town to promote Tommy: The Movie, and Los Angeles-native Keith attend. The night of Long Beach, MCA holds a promotional party for the release of the Mad Dog album. The tour stops at the Civic Auditorium in Sacramento (21st), the Winterland in San Francisco (22nd and 23rd), and Long Beach Arena (26th). On the 14th, John and his band pre-tape performances of "Mad Dog" and "Cell Number 7" for later airing on BBC2's The Old Grey Whistle Test. ![]() When he is not on set, Roger spends the early part of this month completing his second solo album, the disco-influenced Ride a Rock Horse. Roger, star of Russell's soon-to-be-released film, Tommy: The Movie, plays Liszt with Paul Nicholas (Cousin Kevin) as Richard Wagner, Ringo Starr as The Pope and Rick Wakeman, who is also supplying the soundtrack, as Wagner's creation Siegfried. On the 3rd, Ken Russell's bizarre re-imagining of the life of Franz Liszt, Lisztomania, begins a four-month shoot ending May 23. On the 31st, Keith attends a party celebrating Lynyrd Skynyrd's Academy Of Music show.įebruary 1975 New music releases: Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin An Evening With John Denver - John Denver "Philadelphia Freedom" - Elton John "Wildfire" - Michael Martin Murphey AfterwardsĬolumbia Pictures holds a cocktail party at the Ritz-Carlton. premier of the movie Stardust at the Sack Cheri Complex, Boston. On the 29th, Keith Moon and David Essex attend the U.S. ![]() On the 25th, Tony Palmer gets a sneak preview of the new Tommy movie for Melody Maker and declares it "a major work of art." I don't like that kind of album.") then John's (" I don't really like his albums either"). In an interview in Creem, Pete makes some rather tactless remarks about his fellow bandmates' solo albums first Roger's Daltrey (" I don't like that kind of music. Unicorn is the opening act at all the shows. The 22nd, the University of East Anglia on the 24th, and Leicester University on the 25th. playing Edinburgh University on the 10th, Leeds University on theġ1th, Plymouth Guildhall on the 14th, Exeter University on the 15th, Brunel University, Uxbridge on the 17th, Liverpool University on John Entwistle's Ox continue their University tour of the U.K. Updated January 1975 New music releases: Blood On The Tracks - Bob Dylan "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" - Freddy Fender "Shining Star" - Earth, Wind & Fire "Lovin' You" - Minnie Ripperton
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