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Rock Knowledge (and other assorted info) @cmac2112.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

So many to choose from but this is my favorite.

Rock Knowledge (and other assorted info) @cmac2112.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Posting this for no other reason than it's a fantastic song. John Entwistle's "Too Late the Hero" performed live by short-lived supergroup The Best, consisting of Entwistle, Keith Emerson, Jeff Baxter, Simon Phillips and Joe Walsh. www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3-T...

The Best / Too Late The Hero

YouTube video by chumania chuman

Rock Knowledge (and other assorted info) @cmac2112.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

The album track might be the heaviest song The Who ever recorded. Right up there with some of the stuff on Live at Leeds www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dlN...

"The Real Me" - Live at the Royal Albert Hall

YouTube video by RemoDrumfreek102

Rock Knowledge (and other assorted info) @cmac2112.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

#readandplay (664) #MusicChallenge Big Mistakes - Trevor Rabin www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPzg...

TREVOR RABIN - Big Mistakes (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

YouTube video by InsideOutMusicTV

Rock Knowledge (and other assorted info) @cmac2112.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Big Country - Peace in Our Time www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG9I...

Big Country - Peace In Our Time (Live HQ)

YouTube video by KeeFHQVideos

Rock Knowledge (and other assorted info) @cmac2112.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

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Rock Knowledge (and other assorted info) @cmac2112.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Yacht Rock legend Christopher Cross isn't widely known for his talent on guitar but he once filled in for Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple during a gig in 1970 and was later asked to add guitar work to albums by Steely Dan (he declined). #yachtrock. #christophercross www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLch...

Christopher Cross - Ride Like the Wind (Official Music Video) Best Quality

YouTube video by Tommy Taylor

Rock Knowledge (and other assorted info) @cmac2112.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

#52WeeksOfSound #MusicChallenge Wk 33 - Finale Furioso All-Time Favorites Achilles Last Stand - Led Zep My fave Zep tune seems to be criminally underrated. Page's guitar and Bonham's drums are true highlights on this one. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kh2H...

Achilles Last Stand (Remaster)

YouTube video by Led Zeppelin - Topic

Rock Knowledge (and other assorted info) @cmac2112.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

#52WeeksOfSound #MusicChallenge Wk 33 - Finale Furioso All-Time Favorites Fanfare for the Common Man-ELP A great cover of Aaron Copland's original. Said Copland of the tune, "...there was something attractive about the version they perform...they're a gifted group" www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2zu...

Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Fanfare For The Common Man (Live at Olympic Stadium, Montreal, 1977)

YouTube video by Emerson, Lake and Palmer

Rock Knowledge (and other assorted info) @cmac2112.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

#52WeeksOfSound #MusicChallenge Wk 33 - Finale Furioso All-Time Favorites Shine On You Crazy Diamond Parts VI - IX - Pink Floyd I feel like the back half of Shine sometimes gets forgotten and I just love Rick's contributions here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wE2G...

Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts Vi-Ix)

YouTube video by Pink Floyd - Topic

Rock Knowledge (and other assorted info) @cmac2112.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

#52WeeksOfSound #MusicChallenge Wk 33 - Finale Furioso All-Time Favorites Close to the Edge - Yes Still the best prog song of all-time, Close to the Edge is 18 minutes of pure perfection. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcDU...

YesSongs #5: YES - Close To The Edge

YouTube video by yesofficial

Rock Knowledge (and other assorted info) @cmac2112.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

#52WeeksOfSound #MusicChallenge Wk 33 - Finale Furioso All-Time Favorites Three Days - Jane's Addiction Melding prog, punk and grunge, Three Days is a standout on Ritual de lo Habitual, mainly because of one of rock's best guitar solos courtesy of Dave Navarro. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3H4L...

YouTube video by Jane's Addiction - Topic

Rock Knowledge (and other assorted info) @cmac2112.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

#52WeeksOfSound #MusicChallenge Wk 33 - Finale Furioso All time favorites I like lots of different music but this week's picks will probably lean towards epics. Hard to pick 3 minute singles when listening to something over and over :) In the Cage Medley - Genesis www.youtube.com/watch?v=_12_...

Genesis - In The Cage Medley/Afterglow - 1984 (HQ Audio)

YouTube video by We The Progs

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Rock Knowledge (and other assorted info) @cmac2112.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Frankie Goes to Hollywood released huge hit "Welcome to the Pleasuredome" in Oct of 1984. Produced by former Yes/Buggles vocalist Trevor Horn, the album featured session work by famous musicians like Yes guitarists Steve Howe and Trevor Rabin. #frankiegoestohollywood www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO1H...

Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Two Tribes (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by FGTHVEVO

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Rock Knowledge (and other assorted info) @cmac2112.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Hailing from Canada, April Wine were virtual unknowns in other parts of the world until the release of their seventh (!) album, which contained the hit “Roller,” a hard rocking single that stayed on the Hot 100 chart for 11 weeks. #aprilwine www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2md...

APRIL WINE - ROLLER - HD LIVE @ CEDAR RAPIDS,IA SEPT 24 1982

YouTube video by WhatDoesTitoSee

Rock Knowledge (and other assorted info) @cmac2112.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

#JulyYouAreASong #MusicChallenge Day 18: A song with a sequel or prequel Cygnus X-1 (Book 1: The Voyage) - Rush This 10-minute song on A Farewell to Kings is followed by Book 2: Hemispheres, an 18 minute track on their subsequent LP. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hVU...

Cygnus X-1 (Live At Hammersmith Odeon - February 20, 1978)

YouTube video by Rush - Topic

Rock Knowledge (and other assorted info) @cmac2112.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

We had a Magnavox Odyssey in the early-to-mid 70s.

Rock Knowledge (and other assorted info) @cmac2112.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

#detectivesongs #MusicChallenge 11 - Accused Murders in the Rue Morgue - Iron Maiden I never done nothin' at all But I got some blood on my hands Because everyone's shouting at me I can't speak French so I couldn't explain And like a fool I started runnin' away www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQHZ...

Murders In The Rue Morgue Iron Maiden 1982 Live

YouTube video by ktz49

Rock Knowledge (and other assorted info) @cmac2112.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

#detectivesongs #MusicChallenge 8 - Mystery She's a Mystery to Me - Roy Orbison Written by Bono and the Edge, She's a Mystery to Me was the second single released from Orbison's last album. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJUE...

Roy Orbison - She's a Mystery to Me

YouTube video by RoyOrbisonVEVO

Rock Knowledge (and other assorted info) @cmac2112.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

#detectivesongs #MusicChallenge 5 - Crime Robbery, Assault & Battery - Genesis Mostly written by Tony Banks with a hand from Phil Collins, R, A & B was sung in the first person by Collins and was one of 3 songs from the Trick of the Tail LP to get a promo video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zGk...

GENESIS . ROBBERY , ASSAULT & BATTERY . LIVE WINTERLAND , SAN FRANCISCO 25/03/77 . I LOVE MUSIC

YouTube video by SARC65 God of thunder

Rock Knowledge (and other assorted info) @cmac2112.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

#detectivesongs #MusicChallenge Day 3 - Case Smuggler's Blues - Glenn Frey Smuggler's Blues won an MTV Video Award in 1985 and inspired a Miami Vice episode in which Frey played a bush pilot who helps Crockett and Tubbs. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSXK...

Glenn Frey - Smuggler's Blues

YouTube video by GlennFreyVEVO

Rock Knowledge (and other assorted info) @cmac2112.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

#detectivesongs #MusicChallenge Day 2 - Suspect The Long Black Veil - Chieftains/Mick Jagger A man is suspected of killing his friend but has an iron-clad alibi...he was sleeping with his friend's wife. To protect her, he never confesses and hangs for the murder. www.youtube.com/watch?v=icNW...

The Long Black Veil

YouTube video by The Chieftains - Topic

Rock Knowledge (and other assorted info) @cmac2112.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

#detectivesongs #MusicChallenge Day 1 - Detective Theme From the Rockford Files - Mike Post, Pete Carpenter Drums on this distinctive track are by Jim Gordon of Derek and the Dominoes. He later committed a murder and died in prison in 2023. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg1C...

The Rockford Files Theme

YouTube video by 11db11

Rock Knowledge (and other assorted info) @cmac2112.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

#MusicLingo #MusicChallenge 6/30 - Jam Forever Man - Eric Clapton/Steve Winwood A great live version here w/Steve Windwood but the studio version featured Steve Lukather, Jeff Porcaro, Nathan East and Greg Phillinganes. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOK7...

Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood - Forever Man (Live At Madison Square Garden)

YouTube video by clohill

Rock Knowledge (and other assorted info) @cmac2112.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

#MusicLingo #MusicChallenge Day 28- Banger Gonna Get Ya - Pete Townshend Not sure why this tune doesn't get more (any?) airplay but it's a total banger from Pete's Empty Glass album, which Rolling Stone put at #57 on its list of the the best albums of the 80s. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQzS...

YouTube video by Pete Townshend - Topic

Rock Knowledge (and other assorted info) @cmac2112.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

#ColorTheMusic The Fixx - Red Skies Red Skies peaked at number 1 on Billboard's Bubbling Under the Hot 100 chart in early 1983. Interesting fact and I've never heard of the Bubbling Under the Hot 100 chart before! www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfHQ...

The Fixx - Red Skies (Live)

YouTube video by APlace In Time

Rock Knowledge (and other assorted info) @cmac2112.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

#MusicLingo #MusicChallenge 6/19 Acoustic/Unplugged Message in a Bottle - Sting Taken from The Secret Policeman's Other Ball, a 1981 benefit for Amnesty International. Other artists appearing included Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Bob Geldof & Donovan. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf50...

Sting Message In A Bottle Live Secret Policemans Other Ball 1981

YouTube video by SuperCobred

Rock Knowledge (and other assorted info) @cmac2112.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

#MusicLingo #MusicChallenge 6/18 - Downbeat Release - Pearl Jam "I see the world Feel the chill Which way to go Windowsill I see the words On a rocking horse of time I see the birds in the rain" www.youtube.com/watch?v=i06U...

[HD] PearL Jam - Release (Live Holland 1992)

YouTube video by tkon3d idling

Rock Knowledge (and other assorted info) @cmac2112.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

#MusicLingo #MusicChallenge 6/17 - Anthem Fight the Good Fight - Triumph Fight the Good Fight hit #18 on the US Mainstream Rock Chart in 1981. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLHa...

Triumph - Fight The Good Fight (Live)

YouTube video by APlace In Time

Rock Knowledge (and other assorted info) @cmac2112.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

#MusicLingo #MusicChallenge 6/16 - Epic Time Flies - Porcupine Tree Released in 2009, Time Flies was Porcupine Tree's last single until the release of Harridan in late 2021. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZPc...

Porcupine Tree - Time Flies (Octane Twisted) #HDREMASTER

YouTube video by Ledones

Rock Knowledge (and other assorted info) @cmac2112.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

#MusicLingo #MusicChallenge 6/14 - Solo Geddy Lee's lone solo album, My Favorite Headache, peaked at #52 on the Billboard charts and featured drums by Pearl Jam/Soundgarden's Matt Cameron. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HObO...

YouTube video by Geddy Lee - Topic

Rock Knowledge (and other assorted info) @cmac2112.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

#MusicLingo #MusicChallenge 6/12 - Soaring Grew Up at Midnight - The Maccabees Grew Up at Midnight played over the closing credits of the film "Steve Jobs." www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bUU...

Grew Up At Midnight

YouTube video by The Maccabees - Topic

Rock Knowledge (and other assorted info) @cmac2112.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

#MusicLingo #MusicChallenge 6/11 - Hymn My God - Jethro Tull Released in March, 1971 "My God" is a track off of Jethro Tull's bestselling LP, Aqualung. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsdP...

Jethro Tull - My God (Ohne Filter Extra, 10th Sept, 1999)

YouTube video by Jethro Tull

Rock Knowledge (and other assorted info) @cmac2112.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

#MusicLingo #MusicChallenge 6/10 - Theme Strength of the Righteous - Untouchables Theme, Ennio Morricone This received the third of six Best Original Score Oscar noms for Ennio Morricone. He finally won in 2016 for The Hateful Eight. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iME7...

Ennio Morricone - The Strength of the Righteous - The Untouchables

YouTube video by Vector Spector

Rock Knowledge (and other assorted info) @cmac2112.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

#MusicLingo #MusicChallenge 6/9 - Folk My Back Pages - Bob Dylan This famous version of this tune was the Byrds' last single to crack the US top 40 but Bob Dylan didn't perform this live until 1988. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEoZ...

My Back Pages - Bob Dylan The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration

YouTube video by EClaptonAddict

Rock Knowledge (and other assorted info) @cmac2112.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

#MusicLingo #MusicChallenge 6/6 - Over Produced (in a good way) On the Turning Away - Pink Floyd TBH, I really enjoy this album but the whole thing is over produced and completely dated in a bad way. However, On the Turning Away is so good it doesn't matter. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LOZ...

Pink Floyd - On The Turning Away (Live, Delicate Sound Of Thunder) [2019 Remix]

YouTube video by Pink Floyd

Rock Knowledge (and other assorted info) @cmac2112.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

#MusicLingo #MusicChallenge 6/5 - Ode Broken Arrow - Robbie Robertson An ode to Robertson's native American heritage, Broken Arrow features Peter Gabriel on vocals and keyboards. Gabriel also contributed some drum programming. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiOI...

Robbie Robertson "Broken Arrow" (1987)

YouTube video by Mark Parker

Rock Knowledge (and other assorted info) @cmac2112.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

#MusicLingo #MusicChallenge 6/4 - Intro Hot For Teacher - Van Halen The voice of Waldo, the nerdy kid in the video, is voiced by future Saturday Night Live star Phil Hartman. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M4_...

Van Halen - Hot For Teacher (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by Van Halen

Rock Knowledge (and other assorted info) @cmac2112.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

#MusicLingo #MusicChallenge 6/3 - Jangly So You Wanna Be A Rock'n'Roll Star - The Byrds The Byrds took a swipe at the Monkees and other manufactured pop bands with this classic single, reaching #29 on the Billboard singles chart. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMaJ...

THE BYRDS 1967 - So You Want To Be A Rock n Roll Star

YouTube video by Sixties Only

Rock Knowledge (and other assorted info) @cmac2112.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

#MusicLingo #MusicChallenge 6/2 - Dirge Funeral for a Friend - Elton John The synthesizer and other atmospheric elements were played by engineer David Hentschel, who also produced five Genesis albums. #eltonjohn www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvcI...

Elton John - Funeral For A Friend / Love Lies Bleeding (Live At Madison Square Garden)

YouTube video by EltonJohnVEVO

Rock Knowledge (and other assorted info) @cmac2112.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

#MusicChallenge #MusicSky #MusicLingo Day 1 - One Hit Wonder Green Tambourine - The Lemon Pipers Green Tambourine hit #1 in 1968 and sold over a million copies. It has been covered by artists as diverse as Lawrence Welk, Status Quo and Robert Goulet. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Po0C...

NEW * Green Tambourine - The Lemon Pipers {Stereo}

YouTube video by Smurfstools Oldies Music Time Machine

Rock Knowledge (and other assorted info) @cmac2112.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

#Random80sSongOfTheNight #MusicChallenge Cannonball, released in 1985, is the last Supertramp single to chart in the US, reaching number 12 on the Billboard singles chart. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xf4s...

Supertramp - Cannonball (Live in Madrid 1988)

YouTube video by Xandre Productions

Rock Knowledge (and other assorted info) @cmac2112.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

#Random80sSongOfTheNight #MusicChallenge Stereotomy - Alan Parsons Project 1985 The Stereotomy LP received a Grammy nod in 1987 for Best Rock Instrumental for the track "Where's the Walrus?" ‪@alanparsonsproject.bsky.social‬ www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEC5...

YouTube video by The Alan Parsons Project - Topic

Rock Knowledge (and other assorted info) @cmac2112.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

#Random80sSongOfTheNight #MusicChallenge Kayleigh - Marillion Kayleigh was released in 1985 and stayed in the UK singles chart for 14 weeks, peaking at #2. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GA4R...

Marillion - Kayleigh

YouTube video by Mauricio Almeida

Rock Knowledge (and other assorted info) @cmac2112.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

#BluegrassSunday 🌿🎶 #MusicChallenge I saw the Hillbenders open for The Who in St Louis a few years ago. This is Pinball Wizard from their Tommy - A Bluegrass Opry LP. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLgb...

Pinball Wizard-The HillBenders record The Who's "Tommy" in its entirety

YouTube video by The HillBenders

Rock Knowledge (and other assorted info) @cmac2112.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

#MusicChallenge #MindMelodies 5/14 Lay It On the Line - Triumph "I don't ask for much the truth will do just fine Won't you lay it on the line" www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAbx...

Triumph - Lay It On The Line

YouTube video by TriumphVEVO

Rock Knowledge (and other assorted info) @cmac2112.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

#Random80sSongOfTheNight #MusicChallenge The Call - Let the Day Begin Released in 1989, Let the Day Begin went to #1 on the US Mainstream Rock Chart. www.youtube.com/watch?v=to2K...

The Call-Let The Day Begin

YouTube video by jobuneedsarefill01

Rock Knowledge (and other assorted info) @cmac2112.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

#MusicalAnswer (18) #MusicChallenge Category: Cosmos Yes - Starship Trooper www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3dT...

Yes - Starship Trooper - Live in Lugano 2004

YouTube video by BrunoSamppa

Rock Knowledge (and other assorted info) @cmac2112.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

#MayMusicMasterpieces #MusicChallenge Wandered Above The Sea Of Fog - Friedrich Hopelessly Human - Kansas 1977 www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK2U...

Rock Knowledge (and other assorted info) @cmac2112.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

My favourite album from the year I was born — what's yours? #MusicSky