History

Seeing how they've dominated airwaves and concert arenas over the past three decades, it’s easy to forget that Bon Jovi faced odds as steep as any lottery when they released their self-titled debut album in January 1984.

On Dec. 27, 1967, Bob Dylan released his first album in more than a year with the understated classic 'John Wesley Harding.'

Def Leppard's multi-platinum breakthrough album 'Pyromania' was released on Jan. 20, 1983.

At that point, he'd been kicking around the music business since the mid-'60s.

"Ted just didn't see eye to eye with the way I looked at things. That was my whole premise for building the studio."

Musicians die young all the time.  It comes with the territory.  Not just up and comers but some big time major musicians have been cut down in their prime....Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, SRV, Kurt Kobain just to name a couple. However, have you ever wondered how many big time artists have come close to dying...

Most stints in rehab take place secretly, or at the very least privately. Then there was Eric Clapton’s famed Rainbow Concert, which served as an all-too-public, one-night cold turkey of sorts proclaiming the legendary guitarist's resurgence from the dire depths of heroin addiction – goosed along by some well-intentioned celebrity friends.

There are times in life where everyone just reaches a fork in the road and that next step truly defines what will become of their future. Sometimes in music, there's fame, success and creative fulfillment ahead and other times there are opportunities forever lost for something that might have been truly great.

Perhaps the definitive Judas Priest offering of the '80s, 'Defenders of the Faith,' their ninth studio album, was released on Jan. 4, 1984.

Producer Robert Lombard was abruptly fired before they completed the shoot.

So, I’ve decided to do something new. Well, to me anyway. Everyday, I’m going to post the opening credits to a show that you’ve probably forgotten about. I’m a fan of nostalgia and sometimes I search You Tube for shit like this. Don’t judge...

So, I’ve decided to do something new. Well, to me anyway. Everyday, I’m going to post the opening credits to a show that you’ve probably forgotten about. I’m a fan of nostalgia and sometimes I search You Tube for shit like this. Don’t judge...