One of the earliest Rock concept albums hit record stores on this day in 1967 when the Moody Blues released Days of Future Passed. The album represented one of the most about-faces in music history. Primarily a rhythm and blues band group, the Moody Blues achieved moderate success with its debut album's cover of Go Now that featured Denny Laine on guitar and as lead singer.
The group's label wanted the band to follow that up by doing an electric version of Antonín Dvo?ák's 9th Symphony with orchestral backing as a way to demonstrate some recently developed recording techniques. The Moody's were more interested in a record that would showcase the group's new lead singer and guitarist, Justin Hayward. The album managed to do both. The electric and orchestra portions were recorded separately and then mixed together. Airplay of Nights in White Satin and Tuesday Afternoon propelled sales of the album, which went on to earn recognition as one of the most innovative records of its era.
Other Noteworthy Classic Rock events on November 10 include...
1948 Emerson Lake & Palmer's Greg Lake is born.
1968 Jefferson Airplane appear on the Smothers Brothers TV show. Grace Slick, in black face, gives black power salute.
1975 Neil Young releases Zuma.
1978 Clash releases Give ‘Em Enough Rope.
1979 Highway To Hell becomes AC/DC first million seller.
1986 Bruce Springsteen releases Tracks Live 1975-85 box set
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1992 Axl Rose convicted on assault and property damage charges during '91 St. Louis Guns N Roses concert.
2009 Steven Tyler does Walk This Way with Joe Perry Project at Fillmore in New York.
2016 Day 1 of David Bowie's art collection auction in London nets more than $30 million.
2016 Leonard Cohen dies at 82, just a month after releasing his last album.
2017 Billy Gibbons joins Guns N' Roses on Patience during Houston concert...
