This Week in Music History | November 2 – 8

November 2, 2020

Posted in: This Week in Music History

The debut of the best selling American rock band of all time, the best selling album by a female artist, and one of the most iconic songs in rock and roll! Learn more about Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin IV, Shania Twain’s Come On Over Below and more below!

1967 – November 2nd, Cream released their second studio album Disraeli Gears.

  • It became the group’s American breakthrough, becoming a massive seller in 1968.
  • The album features the two singles ‘Strange Brew’ and ‘Sunshine of Your Love’.
  • Disraeli Gears veers away from their blues roots and indulges in more psychedelic sounds.
  • In 1999, the album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
  • In 2003 the album was ranked #114 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

1970 – November 6th, Aerosmith performed their first ever gig at a High School in Massachusetts.

  • The group has been referred to as “The Bad Boys from Boston”.
  • They became the best-selling American rock band of all time, having sold over 150 million albums worldwide.
  • They also hold the record for the most gold and multi-platinum albums by an American group.

1970 – November 6th, Led Zeppelin released their fourth album, Led Zeppelin IV.

  • The album is notable for featuring ‘Stairway to Heaven’, which has been described as the band’s signature song.
  • The lyrics to ‘Stairway to Heaven’ are about a woman who always got what she wanted and never gave back.
  • Track fun fact: The only sound on ‘When the Levee Breaks’ that’s recorded in natural time is Plant’s voice.
  • The rustic oil painting on the front cover was purchased by Robert Plant from an antique shop in England.
  • Jimmy Page said they didn’t put their faces on the album “to let the music do the talking.”

1972 – November 3rd, James Taylor and Carly Simon were married by a judge in Simon’s Manhattan apartment.

  • They were married for 11 years and had 2 children together.
  • James Taylor and Carly Simon have different opinions on why they divorced.
  • Simon revealed everything had gone wrong when her husband confessed to “seeing a few other women.”
  • Taylor said they divorced because their marriage was very premature as he “hadn’t had a solid sole under his feet.”

1997 – November 4th, Shania Twain released her third studio album Come On Over.

  • It became the best-selling country album, best-selling studio album by a female artist and best selling album by a Canadian.
  • To date, the album has sold more than 40 million copies worldwide.
  • Out of the album’s 16 tracks, 12 were released as singles.
  • It was nominated for 6 Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year and Best Country Album.
  • The hits include ‘You’re Still the One’, ‘That Don’t Impress Me Much’, and ‘Man! I Feel Like a Woman’.

1999 – November 2nd, Foo Fighters released their third studio album There Is Nothing Left to Lose.

  • The album marks the first appearance of drummer Taylor Hawkins.
  • Early pressings of the disc included a temporary tattoo, similar to the one featured on the album cover.
  • There Is Nothing Left to Lose won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album in 2001 marking the band’s first ever Grammy win.
  • Dave Grohl has stated that it might be his “favorite album that they’ve ever done.”

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