Historic events this week from Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Styx and David Lee Roth
JULY 2, 2005: PINK FLOYD REUNITE AT LIVE 8
The classic Pink Floyd lineup reunited at Live 8 for their only concert with Roger Waters since 1981.
Their 5-song set included “Breathe”, “Breathe (Reprise)”, “Money”, “Wish You Were Here” and “Comfortably Numb”.
With Richard Wright’s passing in 2008, Live 8 would prove to be the lineup’s final show together.
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JULY 6, 1972: BOWIE DEBUTS “ZIGGY” ON TOP OF THE POPS
Three weeks after the release of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, the titular character made his TV debut on UK’s Top of the Pops
Bowie’s performance of “Starman” propelled sales of the single and the album, which peaked at #10 and #5, respectively.
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JULY 7, 1977: STYX RELEASE GRAND ILLUSION
Styx released their 7th album on 7-7-77.
Featuring “Come Sail Away”, “The Grand Illusion” and “Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)”, The Grand Illusion was Styx’s first of 4 consecutive triple Platinum albums.
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JULY 7, 1986: DAVID LEE ROTH’S DEBUT SOLO LP
Four months after Van Halen released 5150, their first with Sammy Hagar, David Lee Roth released his debut solo LP, Eat ‘Em and Smile.
Eat ‘Em and Smile went Platinum and peaked at #4.
Trying to appeal to the Spanish-speaking market, the album was also released as Sonrisa Salvaje, with Diamond Dave re-recording his vocals in Spanish.
