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This week for Three Tune Tuesday I really had no idea what theme/ band I was going to share with you all. That all changed when I was driving and a song came on the radio that I hadn't heard in a long, long time and an idea popped into my head! I will admit that most of the songs I'm going to share today were written before I was even born, but they're still awesome songs to this day! And since most of these are from the seventies I made the blog banner in appropriate bright seventies colors (or at least tied to!)
Today will be the day of the "Unholy Trinity of British Hard Rock and Heavy Metal". Back in the late sixties/early seventies there were three English hard rock/ heavy metal bands that were included in this group. First up was Black Sabbath, secondly Led Zeppelin, and the third was Deep Purple. So I decided to share a song from each of them for you enjoyment today!
First up will be Black Sabbath headed by none other than Ozzy Osbourne. They were a heavy metal band formed in Birmingham, England in 1968 but didn't settle on their band name until a year later. Over the next ten years they release multiple highly successful albums, but in 1979 they famously fired Ozzy from the band because of his excessive drug use. They later reconciled and he rejoined the band. In March 2017 they disbanded for the last time.
This song was released in 1970 and was critical of the Vietnam War, thus the name "War Pigs".
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The second band up today will be none other than the iconic Led Zeppelin. They formed in 1968 in London, England and signed a record deal with Atlantic records not long after. They produced eight albums over the next ten years, although not popular with critics at first they had huge commercial success with their fans. They disbanded in 1980 after the death of band member John Bonham after a day of very heavy drinking.
Of course the song most everyone knows by them is "Stairway To Heaven" which of course I won't be sharing today. Instead I decided to go with one known as "Immigrant Song". If you are a fan of the Guardians of the Galaxy you already heard it in their second movie.
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Last but not least we have the band Deep Purple who also formed in 1968 in London, England. The group are the only one of the three bands shared today who haven't permanently disbanded. They were named the "globe's loudest band" by the Guinness Book of World Records for a concert played in London's Rainbow Theater in 1972. In the span of their career they have sold over 100 million albums and were an important influence in hard rock and heavy metal bands that followed.
Here it a fun song called "Space Truckin'"
pastdaily.com
That pretty much closes out my Three Tune Tuesday, and thanks @ablaze for starting and sponsoring the weekly event. I hope you enjoyed my picks for the day! If you have any suggestions, comments, or questions feel free to leave them below. Thanks everyone!
And my disclaimer:
The video links I am sharing are not mine, I am only sharing the link to the copyright owner's video. No copyright infringement is intended.
Used under fair-use section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976.
References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sabbath
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Purple
Re-blog lottery
Now for the winner of the re-blog lottery! Today we had 37 people re-blog my post, thank you so much! You guy are the best! The people who re-blogged were:
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Thank you everyone! I have been working to improve my engagement and all of you have really helped out! If you have any recommendations or suggestions please feel free to let me know. I'm always looking to improve my posts.
Good luck to everyone!
And since I didn't post yesterday today I will do two spins of the wheel, so two winners today!
And the Wheel of Names results:
Congratulations @monsterbuster !
You will receive 3 HSBI units!
Now for today's re-blog lottery! You just need to re-blog my post you will be placed on the Wheel of Names for a spin to possibly win 3 HSBI units! Just one prize for the lucky winner. An upvote is not required but is always greatly appreciated. Bots aren't allowed to win the prize. Contest ends at 14:00 (2 PM) California Pacific time tomorrow. If I somehow missed your re-blog please let me know and I'll add you to the next draw.
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