On May 12, 1992 "The Black Crowes" released their second album "The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion". This album is is a raw, swaggering affirmation of "The Black Crowes" Southern rock identity. Following the success of their debut "Shake Your Money Maker", this album strips back commercial polish in favor of a more soulful, groove-heavy sound steeped in blues, gospel, and classic rock influences. The album takes its title from "The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion", a well-known hymnal first published in 1835 by William Walker. Similar to their debut album, all the tracks of the album except one (Bob Marley's "Time Will Tell" cover), was written by brothers Chris Robinson & Rich Robinson. Right from the opening track, “Sting Me,” the band delivers a fiery statement of purpose. Rich Robinson’s riffs are fuzzier, looser, and more confident, while Chris Robinson's vocals exude a mix of grit and gospel fervor. Songs like “Remedy” and “Hotel Illness” feel like outtakes from a long-lost "Rolling Stones" session - especially the former that features Barbara Mitchell and Taj Harmon on gospel style backing vocals. One of the most compelling elements of the album is the addition of guitarist Marc Ford on lead guitar, replacing Jeff Cease, who was fired the year before. His interplay with Rich Robinson adds a layer of muscularity and texture. Meanwhile, the new addition of keyboardist Eddie Harsch brings a Southern gospel flavor that deepens the album’s rootsy vibe, especially on tracks like “Thorn in My Pride” and “Sometimes Salvation.” Despite its unapologetically retro leanings that was very different from the musical landscape at the time, which mainly relied mainly on alternative and grunge, "The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion" topped the Billboard 200, a testament to its broad appeal. In hindsight, it’s arguably "The Black Crowes" at their creative peak—a seamless blend of Southern rock, soul, gospel and blues with just the right amount of grit. The album set a new record by featuring four songs that hit number one on the Album Rock Tracks chart—surpassing the previous record of three, held by Tom Petty since 1989. It is not surprising then, that "The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion" was placed at number 477 in "Rock Hard magazine’s" book "The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time" and that "Guitar World" ranked it number 100 on its list of the top 100 guitar albums ever. For Listening: Spotify "Face/Off" - Israel's Rock Blog Follow us on Facebook / Instagram or Subscribe to our website

On May 12, 1967, the madness began ... The Power Trio's debut album "The Jimi Hendrix Experience" revealed to the world the greatest electric guitar player of all time, which will change the whole perception of guitar playing and using this amazing instrument. Jimi Hendrix's virtuoso, wild and unrestrained playing will affect anyone who wants to hold the guitar after him, leaving even colleagues (Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck) speechless, and making Pete Townshend refuse to perform after him at the Monterey Festival, and he certainly knew why, because Hendrix simply "burned" the stage (and his guitar) in a tremendous performance that left no one to go after it. It is simply inconceivable how a man who had been active for such a short period caused such a great revolution in the music world. The year is 1967 and the debut album "Are You Experienced" did not sound like anything else released at the time. The heavy and powerful sound, psychedelia combined with rock, blues, and even a hint of soul music, created a crazy mix that did not sound like anything else. Jimi Hendrix conducts this masterpiece with perfect playing technique, unfamiliar sounds, creative riffs, and unconventional feedbacks. And when Hendrix opened his mouth while playing riffs and clever guitar sentences, it was already pure genius !! "Foxy Lady", "Manic Depression", "Fire" and the songs "Hey Joe", "Purple Haze", and "The Wind Cries Mary", which were released as singles before the release of the album and were only included in the American version, leave no room for doubt. This is a classic album that is also one of the best debut albums of all time. For Listening: Spotify, Apple Music "Face/Off" - Israel's Rock Blog Follow us on Facebook / Instagram or Subscribe to our website

"Iron Maiden's" ninth album, "Fear Of The Dark", was released on May 11, 1992. Here are 28 facts about the album: 1. This is Bruce Dickinson's last album with the band until the reunion in 1999 and the "Brave New World" album that followed. 2. The album was recorded in a barn at the home of Steve Harris which was converted into a studio and named: "Barnyard Studios". 3. It is also the band's latest album with producer Martin Birch who has accompanied the band since their second album "Killers", contributed to its big break, and aided to its meteoric success during its golden age. 4. This is the band's first album in which Steve Harris gets credit as a producer. Birch will overlap on this album and pass the torch to him, so that from this album onwards Harris will be part of the production of all the band's albums. 5. This album is the band's first album to be released as Double Vinyl (LP2). 6. It's also the longest album the band has released to date. 7. English guitarist Gordon Giltrap released an album of the same name back in 1978. 8. Drummer Nicko McBrain was a member of Guiltarp's band in 1973. 9. The font used by Giltarp on "Fear Of The Dark" album is very reminiscent of the font in the "Iron Maiden" logo. 10. This is the third "Maiden" album to reach number one in the UK. 11. This album was the first in which the band on the cover was not designed by renowned cover designer Derek Riggs, but by designer Melvyn Grant. 12. The reason for the designer's replacement was "Maiden's" attempt to upgrade Eddie's character during the 1990s. They wanted him to look even more menacing than he had been until then. 13. Grant will later design additional "Maiden" albums, such as: "Virtual XI", "Death on the Road", "The Final Frontier" and more. 14. This is the first album where guitarist Janick Gers was a co-writer. 5 of the 12 songs on the album were co-written with him. 15. Two of the album's songs, "Be Quick or Be Dead" and "Wasting Love" were written by Dickinson and Gers while they were still working on Bruce's solo album - "Tattooed Millionaire". 16. Three singles were released from the album: "Be Quick or Be Dead", "From Here to Eternity" and "Wasting Love". 17. The song "Be Quick or Be Dead" is a song that deals with political and economic scandals in Europe at the time of the album's release, including Robert Maxwell's scam and the collapse of the - Bank of Credit and Commerce International - BCCI, stock market crashes and more. 18. The song "Fear is the Key" refers to AIDS. The song was written following the death of Freddie Mercury. It includes the line: "nobody cares' til somebody famous dies". The song features oriental motifs that are reminiscent at times of "Rainbow" in the Dio period. 19. The song "From Here to Eternity" is the fourth and final part of the band's Charlotte song series, which included the songs "Charlotte the Harlot", "22 Acacia Avenue", and "Hooks In You". 20. In this episode of the saga Charlotte meets a man on a motorcycle and rides with him to the horizon.. The line "They took a spill at the devil's bend" implies that the two had an accident and died, so the Charlotte series actually died with the song. 21. The single "From Here to Eternity" is the first of the band's studio songs released as singles, in which Eddie's character does not appear. 22. The song "Afraid to Shoot Strangers" was written by Harris following the first Gulf War. It describes how governments and generals use soldiers as playthings. 23. The "Wasting Love" song is "Maiden's" first Power Ballad. 24. The song "Weekend Warrior" was written about the English hooligans in the football league. 25. The theme song "Fear of the Dark" was nominated for a Grammy in 1994, but lost to the song "I Don't Want To Change The World" by Ozzy Osbourne. 26. This song has been featured on all of the band's live albums since. 27. This song has been featured on all of the band's live albums since its release. 28. Only two of the band's songs, the theme song and the song "Afraid to Shoot Strangers" will appear on the band's setlists after 1993. 29. According to Bruce Dickinson, Harris wrote the song about himself, since he is really afraid of the dark. For Listening: Spotify, Apple Music "Face/Off" - Israel's Rock Blog Follow us on Facebook / Instagram or Subscribe to our website

On May 10, 2019, "Whitesnake" released her 13th studio album "Flesh & Blood". As you already know, "Whitesnake" has long been David Coverdale's backing band. But despite this and perhaps precisely in light of this, we get the same familiar formula since the album "1987" in "Flesh & Blood", i.e., a balanced and correct dose between sharpened and catchy riffs, simple and meticulous melodies, stadium anthems and rock ballads. To the credit of Coverdale it will be said, that he is a wizard in selecting gifted guitarists who also serve as his partners in writing. He did this with John Sykes on the classic album "1987", he did it with Adrian Vandenberg on the subsequent album "Slip of the Tongue" and he collaborated with Doug Aldrich on the albums "Good to be Bad" and "Forevermore". This time Coverdale chose guitarist Joel Hoekstra who joined the band in 2014 and has since proven himself as a supreme grace player, and now also as a talented songwriter who co-wrote 6 of the 13 songs on the album, with Coverdale. Speaking of talented guitarists, it is impossible not to mention Reb Beach, who has been in the band since 2002 and whose abilities can not be argued. Beach co-wrote 5 more songs with Coverdale and also serves as a mentor, guiding the band members on how to realize Coverdale’s musical vision. There is no doubt that the Hoekstra and Beach duo complement each other and make up together what seems to be the best pair of guitarists "Whitesnake" has had in many years. Also playing in this excellent lineup is bassist Michael Devin who joined the band on the album "Forevermore", veteran drummer Tommy Aldridge, who has been with "Whitesnake" one way or another for 30 of it's more than 40 years, and keyboardist Michele Luppi, who joined the band during the "The Purple Tour" in 2015. So like we said, the album has a pretty balanced dose of heavier and more rhythmic songs like: "Trouble Is Your Middle Name", "Well I Never" and "Get Up", as opposed to slower and softer songs like: "When I Think of You (Color Me Blue)" "After All", "Heart of Stone". (Photo: Whitesnake on Twitter) Symbolically the album opens with the song "Good To See You Again", and indeed how good it is to see this band create new material for the first time, eight years after their previous studio album, "Forevermore". The album's opening song includes a strong and catchy guitar riff with a typical guitar slide and strong and powerful vocals by Coverdale. Here is the place to point out that Coverdale's voice has hardly changed and still sounds great, even from the height of his 67 years of this powerful and charismatic singer. The song "Shut Up & Kiss Me" was chosen to serve as the first single the band chose to release from the album, and the reasons for this are understandable. This song turns out to be one of the most catchy on the album. The passage section in the song sounds really familiar and after a few plays the token fell that the melody there is reminiscent of "Judas Priest's" famous riff in the song "Electric Eye". This is not the only time that tracks on the album sound like other known songs. For example, the chorus in the song "Hey You (You Make Me Rock)", which is also one of the strongest on the album, is reminiscent of the melody in Def Leppard's song "Rocket". The excellent track that closes the album "Sands Of Time" sounds like a combination of "Kashmir" and "Stargazer" with the influence of oriental motifs. It may sound strange, but these do not detract from the high writing level of this album, but rather the opposite. The references and gestures to the classic and immortal songs are always "near" and in a low dose, so that they do not sound like a copy, and therefore constitute "added value" that pushes the songs forward. The album includes 13 tracks in the regular version and 18 tracks in the deluxe version that unfolds over 82:58 minutes. The deluxe version includes 5 additional bonus tracks, including 3 mix versions of songs from the album and two more new songs, which were not included in the regular version of the record. Particularly notable is the song "Can't Do Right For Doing Wrong", an excellent blues-rock song with beautiful guitar work, which surpasses in level even some of the songs on the album itself. In conclusion, Coverdale has not recreated anything for us on this album. He's doing pretty much what he's done in 30 of the last 41 years of the band activity, but he's doing it great, and it's fun and it's good !!! The album Flesh & Blood "is a successful" comeback "of Whitesnake, after so many years without new original material. It is a classic hard rock album, containing more than one stadium anthem, which will make you hum it after listening to it for the first time. So maybe the album This one does not reach the level of the band's masterpieces, but it certainly includes enough good moments to fulfill the expectations of one of the most iconic and oldest bands in the hard rock scene. To listen to the deluxe version of the album: Spotify, Apple Music. "Face/Off" - Israel's Rock Blog Follow us on Facebook / Instagram or Subscribe to our website

Singer and songwriter Bono is celebrating a birthday today, and in honor of the occasion, we have compiled for you 38 interesting facts about him. (Photo: U2tourfans.com) 1. He was born on May 10, 1960, in Dublin, Ireland, as Paul David Hewson. 2. As a child he admired artists such as Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Marc Bolan, David Bowie, and more. 3. He received the nickname Bono as a child from his friends in the street gang "Lypton Village". His friend Gavin Friday, who would later form the "Virgin Prunes", called him Bono Vox, after a local hearing aid store called "Bonavox", which in free translation means "good voice". 4. As a child he loved to play chess and admired chess masters like Bobby Fisher, Boris Spassky, and later Gary Kasparov. 5. When he was only 14 his mother passed away as a result of a cerebral aneurysm. This affected Bono a lot and later he will write songs like: "I Will Follow", "Mofo", "Lemon", "Tomorrow" and "Out of Control" about her. 6. Bono received a Christian education as a child. He was a member of a religious group called "The Shalom Fellowship". The effects of Christianity are well reflected in some of U2's songs, including: "I still haven't found what I'm looking for", "Please", "Gloria", "40" and more. 7. In 1975, Bono met Alison Stewart at Mount Temple High School. They married on August 21, 1982, and have been together ever since. They have 4 children: two sons and two daughters. 8. At the same school he also met his friends from "U2". On September 25, 1976, drummer Larry Mullen Jr. posted an ad on the school bulletin board. Bono, David Evans (known as The Edge), his brother Dik Evans and bassist Adam Clayton responded to the ad and that is how the band "Feedback" was formed. 9. Later the band was renamed "The Hype" and Dik Evans left the band to join another local band called "Virgin Prunes", thus forming the band that would become "U2". 10. Long after, Bono admitted during an interview with Larry King that he did not like the name "U2", which was suggested to the band by cover designer Steve Averill. 11. In 1979 the band was signed by the CBS branch in Ireland and released a triple series of mini-albums called "U2-3". (Photo: U2 Achtung Facebook Page) 12. In March 1980 the band released their debut album "Boy", which gain relative success. 13. The band's breakthrough came in 1983 with the third studio album - "War". 14. Bono mostly writes the lyrics for "U2". The words usually deal with, political, social, and religious issues. 15. In 1984, Bono participated in the charity song "Do They Know It's Christmas". 16. That same year he was asked to interview Bob Dylan before performing at Slane Castle in Dublin. Dylan later invited Bono on stage to perform the song "Blowin 'in the Wind" with him. Bono who did not know the lyrics of the song simply improvised on stage. 17. In 1985 Bono performed with "U2" in "Live Aid". 18. In March 1988, he and "U2" won their first two Grammys for the masterpiece album "The Joshua Tree". 19. In the future, Bono will win another 20 Grammy Awards with the band !!! 20. Bono holds 1.5% of "Facebook" shares. He purchased them for about $ 210 million. These holdings are currently valued at over $ 1 billion. 21. He starred in Wim Winders' 2000 film "Million Dollar Hotel", in which he also contributed songs to the soundtrack with "U2". He also played the character Dr. Robert in the movie "Across the Universe". 22. He is the only person in the world to have been nominated for a Grammy, Oscar, Golden Globe, and a Nobel Prize. 23. He had a complex relationship with his father Bob Hewson. The two got closer only near the death of his father in 2001. Bono wrote the song "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" about their relationship. 24. In 2003 he released a children's book called "Peter and the Wolf", which he co-wrote with his children. 25. In 2004 he appeared on the cover of "Time" magazine, which ranked him among the 100 most influential people in the world. 26. In 2005 he and his wife launched a fashion line called "Edun" which is actually the word "Nude" written from end to beginning. 27. That same year he was inducted, along with "U2", into the "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame". 28. Back in 2005 Bono assisted Bob Geldof in organizing the show "Live 8". 29. In 2007 he received the title "Knight of the Order of the British Empire", but did not receive the title Sir as a result, because he is not a British citizen. 30. In 2008 he was ranked 32nd by "Rolling Stone" magazine's list of the 100 greatest singers of all time. (Photo: Wallpaperflare.com) 31. In 2015, "Rolling Stone" magazine ranked Bono and The Edge in 35th place among the 100 best songwriters of all time. 32. In 2016 he became the first man to be voted "Man of the Year" by Women's Magazine - “Glamor”. 33. Bono wears glasses even at night, he claims it is due to the sensitivity of his eyes. 34. He received life-threatening threats from the Irish IRA underground following their condemnation during the performance of the song "Sunday Bloody Sunday". 35. Along with "U2" he released 15 studio albums, 12 mini-albums, and one live album. In addition, Bono released in 1995 together with his band members and with the addition of Brian Eno and other guest artists such as tenor singer Luciano Pavarotti the album "Original Soundtracks 1", under the band name "Passengers". 36. Beyond his work with "U2", Bono also has quite a few interesting collaborations among them with: Frank Sinatra, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, "Clannad", Michael Hutchence, and more. 37. Together with The Edge, he co-wrote the lyrics and music for the 2011 Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. 38. On March 17, 2020, Bono performed a new song following covid-19 called "Let Your Love Be Known". The song was uploaded to YouTube under the name # SING4LIFE and included a collaboration with Jennifer Hudson and Will Am. "Face/Off" - Israel's Rock Blog Follow us on Facebook / Instagram or Subscribe to our website

He's a superstar !!! He is Aviv Geffen and he is THE Israeli Rockstar !! So let's get to know a little bit about who once called us a fucking generation !! Photo: Ronen Fadida 1. His full name is Aviv Baruch Geffen, he was born on May 10, 1973 in Ramat Gan but grew up in Moshav Beit Yitzhak. 2. He was born to a couple of talented and famous parents, his father, Yehonatan Geffen is a poet, writer, playwright, songwriter, and a lot more. His mother, Nurit Geffen, is an actress and TV anchor. Aviv has a sister, Shira Geffen, who is also a talented and famous, actress, playwright, writer, screenwriter, and director. 3. Only 11 years old Aviv made his first appearance on the show "Eighths in the Air" on channel one where he sang the song "Kolech Bat 40" which he composed for a song written by his sister Shira Geffen, in honor of their mother's birthday. 4. He studied in the middle school of the Ruppin Academic Center but was expelled from thereafter at a year-end party he dedicated a love song to his literature teacher. 5. After being expelled from he began to study at "Rimon" music school where he met Karin Ofir, the daughter of the actor Shaike Ofir, after which they soon left the school together. 6. After leaving Rimon, Aviv began looking for musicians for his first band "Cats in the Pipe" with which he recorded his first song "Friend" when he was only 17 years old. The band recorded the song in order to impress the record company "Hed Artzi" to get a record contract. 7. The young and fresh band did not manage to get the contract at first but after the intervention of Haim Shemesh (one of the main figures in the Israeli rock of the 90s), they managed to get the desired contract and recorded their first album. 8. When he was only 18, in 1992 Aviv released his debut album "It's Just the Moonlight". Aviv wrote and composed all the songs on the album produced by Moshe Levy, the Cats in the Pipe changed their name to the "Hataoyut" and became the regular band that accompanies Aviv. Photo: "Use pursuant to Section 27A of the Copyright Law" 9. The album was written in light of the difficult experiences that Aviv went through at the time, such as the divorce of his parents, his good friend who was killed, and his girlfriend who left him became one of the most important albums in the history of Israeli rock and a milestone in its development. The album includes big singles like: "A Billion Wrong", "Moonlight", "We're Both Equal" and "Last Night". 10. Some of the texts on the album deal with criticism of the army and the government and the combination of Aviv's statements in an interview that was published in the 7 Days newspaper about his non-service in the IDF. Initially, it was reported that Aviv did not enlist because he refused to serve in the army but a few years later it was reported that he did not serve due to a medical problem, scoliosis due to which a platinum rod was implanted in his back. 11. In the same year, Aviv began starring in the famous TV series "Inyan Shel Zman" which focused on the plots of 11th-grade students in a high school in North Tel Aviv, discussed the problems of adolescents, and dealt with issues such as: school, adolescence, love, IDF recruitment, Drugs and more... In 1993 he left the series which continued until 1996. 12. In the same year... he starred in the film by director Zuri Maimon "The Beach Boys", for which he also wrote and sang the theme song. And he also composed the song "You are missing me here" for Nurit Galron, whose lyrics he composed together with his sister Shira Geffen. 13. In 1993, Aviv's second album, "Cloudy Now", was also released, arranged, and produced by Moshe Levy. The album was dedicated to his friend Nir Spinner and Geffen also wrote and composed all the songs on this album. This album included an even larger number of successful songs such as: "Cloudy Now", "Song of the Rags", "Crying on the Grave", "Maybe", "Do not Worry", "On the Sea of ​​Galilee at Sunrise", "The Children", "You Fallen" And "Ilana." 14. The album was a much greater success than its predecessor and the song "Cloudy Now" became one of the most played songs on the radio that year and in the annual choral chart of "Reshet Gimel", Geffen won the title of Singer of the Year. 15. After the album's release, following its great success, Aviv began to form a growing fan base that he calls "Children of the Moonlight" 16. In the same year, Geffen wrote and composed all the songs, for the debut album of the singer "Keren Hecht", which is also named after her. Except for one song called "His Head" which he wrote based on Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake. Singles were released from the album: "Forever", "Hannah", "On Condition to Return" and "Give Me Alone". 17. In 1994, Aviv released his third album, "Aviv Geffen III", this time without the band "Hataoyut". The album reached gold status within a few days and established Aviv's status as one of the most prominent artists in Israel. The album expresses the mental problems of an adolescent just before he was drafted into the army. Among the prominent songs on the album were: "Is Being In Love With You", "Getting Lost", "Respect", "Suicide", "The Closest Alone", and "I Set With Happiness", in a duet with Lior Tevet. "Is being in love with you" won the title of "Song of the Year" on the "Reshset Gimel" and Aviv once again won the title of "Singer of the Year". 18. In 1995, Aviv released his fourth album, "Nowhere." The album was recorded in London and caused a stir in Israel due to the song "Nowhere", which included the line "Whoever goes there drunk, it's the prime minister" which was a hint at rumors about the drinking habits of the then prime minister - Yitzhak Rabin. Following this, the song was disqualified for broadcast on the radio. Singles released from the album: "We Loved", "Angel" and "Peace". 19. In 1996, Aviv released his fifth album, "The Letter", where he returned to collaborate with the band "Hataoyut" and Moshe Levy. Among the familiar songs on the album were: "Tomorrow Will Never Come", "You Have Me", "The Excuse", "The Letter", "Sad Without You", "Seasons", "Jealousy" and "Rebellion of Tears", written following the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin. The album also includes Aviv's performance of the song "Cry for You" at a rally in memory of Rabin, held a week after the assassination. 20. In the same year, Aviv published the book "The Forbidden Songs", which contained the lyrics and characters of his songs from the albums released from 1992 to 1996. 21. We usually do not tend to mention compilation albums, but in 1997 Aviv released the double compilation album "Full Moon - The Collection" which in addition to the 20 songs from his previous albums and songs that were shelved from them, two new songs were added - "End of the World" with Berry Sakharof And "Shir Tikva." Both became rock anthems and entered the Israeli music classic. 22. In 1998 the album "Hollow" was released, again without the "Hataoyut" and with the artistic advice of Berry Sakharof, which was expressed in a louder album, with an emphasis on electric guitars and effects. The album was recorded in London and was different from Aviv's previous albums in terms of sound, which was more metallic than Aviv's usually warm sound. The album was not a great success, but the hits "Good Morning Iran" and "Superstar" still came out strong. 23. In 1999 the eighth album "White Nights" was released. The album is mostly based on Aviv's divorce from Ilana Berkowitz and was characterized by softer and more melodic songs than its predecessor, such as: "Our Song", "Romeo and Juliet", "White Nights", "Mexico" and "Silence". 24. In the same year, Aviv began an intimate tour, with keyboardist "Hataoyut" Daniel Salomon, in which he performed without the band, accompanied by piano and guitar. The tour has been a great success and since then, Aviv has been out every winter for an intimate tour. 25. In 2000, Aviv's ninth album "Journey Diary" was released, a melodic and complex album, which expresses a more subdued line of Aviv, compared to the screams and distortions that were customary on his previous albums, mainly due to the song "Leather Skins" with the phrase "beloved homeland". In the album, Aviv hosts Shalom Hanoch in the song "Hatzer Hamelech" and Arik Einstein in the song "Yoman Masa". This album was the last in which Geffen collaborated with Moshe Levy as a music producer. 26. In the same year, Aviv invited the band Porcupine Tree, which he admired to perform in Israel. Following the band's performance, Aviv met with the band's lead singer Steven Wilson and from there began to form friendships and musical partnerships. Aviv, who was looking to break through the borders of Israel, wanted to form the band that became "Blackfield" with Steven. (Photo: Blackfield) 27. In 2002, Aviv's tenth album "Memento Mori" ("Remember Death") was released. It was recorded in Copenhagen, Denmark. The album is dedicated to Aviv's grandmother, Geula, who passed away that year, and includes the song "Sad Song" written in her memory. Other released singles: "Going Forward" and "Keren Or". 28. In 2003, the documentary film "Aviv" came out, directed by Tomer Heiman, is about the life of Aviv. The film opened the Bangkok International Film Festival and won the sympathy of the Thai audience. 29. In the same year, Aviv published the second book, "The Forbidden Songs II", which contains the lyrics to the albums released from 1997 to 2002. 30. In the same year, Aviv released a joint song with the Arab hip-hop band "Blood". In addition to the song "Innocent Criminals" written by Tamer Nafar, the band's lead singer, and composed by Geffen and even filmed for him, Aviv was seen in an IDF uniform, which caused a stir in light of Aviv's history. 31. In 2004, Aviv participated in a 12-episode reality show called "Aviv Geffen's Blog" on the Yes network. The blog was broadcast from Aviv's home and was also broadcast live on the Internet. 32. What started as an EP in 2001 became the band's full-length debut album "Blackfield". Wilson and Aviv recorded 10 songs together with two of them being the English version of Aviv's songs, "Cloudy Now" and "Scars", Wilson sang all the songs on the album except the two. 33. In 2005, Aviv published his first book, "Children of Sunday," which briefly visits important stations in his life. 34. In 2006 Aviv released his eleventh album "With Time", the album was produced for him by Ofer Nissim, who worked with Aviv on all the songs released singles were: "With Time", "Tomorrow", "For You", "It's Just The heart that hurts you "and" there is no time under the sun ". 35. The album also came out in a special edition and included a bonus album called "Out of Competition" which is an acoustic album that combines acoustic versions of previous Aviv songs and instrumental tracks. 36. In 2006 Aviv wrote and composed most of the songs for Ninet Tayeb's debut album "Barefoot", which he also produced musically. Only two days after its release the album received the title of Gold Album. 37. In 2007 Blackfield II's second album by the band Blackfield was released. Unlike the previous album which was recorded over almost three years in London and Israel, this time Wilson came to Israel for six months in which the album was recorded continuously. That same year, the band released a DVD and live album called Blackfield - Live in New York City. 38. In 2008, Aviv and Ofer Nissim produced an album for the anonymous singer "Alex", which he took under his wing and accompanied her on his performances. 39. In the same year, Aviv released a double live album, which includes songs performed during his performances over the summer of 2007. The album also included a DVD with clips and rare live clips from his family's home camera. The performance singles "The Garden of Sins" and "Big Dreams" came out as singles. On March 6, Aviv has a big show in honor of the launch of the album, which featured Berry Sakharof, Assaf Amdursky, and the lead singer of the "B-J" band Robin Gibb. 40. In July 2008, Aviv published the song "The Child of All of Us", which he wrote about the abducted soldier Gilad Shalit. (Photo: Mick Hutson) 41. In 2009, Aviv's first international solo album was released, bearing his name. Before the release of the album, Aviv released the single "It's Alright", which entered the playlist of the NME radio station. Another single that came out is "It Was Meant to Be a Love Song" which entered the top five music videos on NME. 42. In 2011 Blackfield's third album Welcome to my DNA was released. This time Aviv was the one who led the writing and he is also the one who sang this time more than Wilson, who sang as a lead singer in only five of the eleven songs. 43. In 2012, Aviv's 12th album was released called "Mosaic". The album includes a number of collaborations, including three songs that Aviv wrote with Idan Raichel: "Thorns", "Railroad" and "Dolls". A song he wrote with Sharon Lifshitz "Nostalgia" and a song with Eviatar Banai "The End of the World". 44. In the same year, Aviv began holding the "Rock Ball" music festival, which also features other musicians and artists, from Israel and around the world, and continues to this day. 45. Beginning in 2012, Aviv began serving as a mentor on the reality show "The Voice Israel." 46. ​​In 2013 the band Blackfield released their fourth album Blackfield IV, as a trend that started already on the previous album, Aviv took a bigger part in this album in writing and creating as Wilson focused on his solo career. Although the two worked together and collaborated on writing some of the music and lyrics, the vast majority as well as the lead of the album was done by Aviv. 47. In 2014, Aviv released the album "Cracks". The album included the singles: "A New World", "I would sing to you", "Pain for Pain", written for his father Jonathan Geffen, and "Turns Around", which he performed together with singer and creator Matti Caspi. "Revolving" was a huge hit and was most heard on the radio throughout 2014. 48. In the same year, Sgt. Matan Gottlieb was killed in Khan Yunis during Operation Eitan. Matan, who had been a fan of Aviv Geffen since a young age, managed to be at his show a few days before his death. Aviv then wrote the song "War Harvest" about him. 49. In 2017, Aviv released the first single "Who I Am Today", to date he has released five more singles: "Come to Me" with Orit Shahaf, "Until the Light Shines", "Hallelujah", "Swing" written for his eldest son and " You are not alone "with the participation of Mikiagi and Dudi Levy. But the album as a whole has not yet been released. 50. In the same year the band Blackfield released their fifth album Blackfield V. This time the two returned to collaborate equally Wilson invests more time in writing and creating the album, this album is produced by none other than Alan Parsons. 51. In 2018, Aviv participated in the TV show "Aviv Or Eyal" with the singer "Eyal Golan". A reality shows that deals with the discovery of musical talents by judges Aviv Geffen and Eyal Golan, who represent two styles of music that are opposite to reality. 52. In 2020, Aviv released a joint single with Avraham Fried called "In the Drought", which he wrote and composed. In May 2021, Aviv appeared with Fried in the Sultan's Pool in two shows for the ultra-Orthodox religious public and apologized to this public for the background of some of his songs from the past that may have harmed it. 53. In 2021, Aviv judged on the reality show "The X Factor Israel", to find an Israeli representative at the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, along with Neta Barzilai, Margalit Tsanani, Miri Mesika and Ran Danker. 54. In March 2022 came out the series "Lunar Years", which created a spring and follows the beginning of his career, in the early nineties. 55. In May 2023, Aviv celebrated his 50th birthday with a huge concert in Yarkon Park, the show was attended by over 40,000 people and it hosted Mati Caspi, Ninet Taib, Rami Portis, Barry Sakharoff and more. 56. In the same month, Aviv published a children's book called "Silverline", dedicated to his children Dylan and Eliot. The book was edited by his father Jonathan Geffen, who died about two weeks before the book was published. 57. In May 2024, Geffen received an honorary doctorate from Bar-Ilan University. Listen to Aviv's latest album "Cracks" on Spotify, Apple Music "Face/Off" - Israel's Rock Blog Follow us on Facebook / Instagram or Subscribe to our website

On May 10, 1993 "Dire Straits" released its second live album "On the Night". "On the Night" captures the band's tour in support of their "On Every Street album", which included 216 shows in Europe, North America, and Australia, and sold 7.1 million tickets!!! The album was recorded in May 1992 at "Les Arenes in Nîmes", France, and at "Feijenoord Stadion" in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. "On the Night" is a worthy follow-up to the band's previous live album, "Alchemy", which was released in 1984, although it does not reach the same level of that masterpiece live album. The album mainly features the band's later hits, all performed live with the energy and enthusiasm that made "Dire Straits" one of the most popular live acts of the 80s and early 90s The set conatains four tracks from the multi-million selling "Brothers in Arms" and another four songs from "On Every Street" including their latest songles “Calling Elvis” and “Heavy Fuel”. Only two songs from the album had been part of the "Alchemy" set, “Romeo and Juliet” and “Private Investigations”, but they both do not mach the classic versions, recorded 9 years earlier. Overall, "On the Night" is a fantastic live album that captures the magic of" Dire Straits'" live shows. The band's tight musicianship, Mark Knopfler's distinctive vocals and guitar work, and the energy and enthusiasm of the crowd all contribute to a memorable listening experience. While "Alchemy" remains the definitive "Dire Straits" live album, "On the Night" is a worthy successor that showcases the band's continued excellence as a live act. Fans of the band and classic rock enthusiasts alike should definitely give this album a listen. For Listening: Spotify "Face/Off" - Israel's Rock Blog Follow us on Facebook / Instagram or Subscribe to our website

Written By: Moti Kupfer Release date - 10.05.1996 Take the mastermind of Ric Ocasek from The Cars, add four geeky guys who love to crank up their guitars. Mix it all with a music video shot in the ’90s, referencing a TV show from the ’70s ("Happy Days") that itself takes place in the ’50s… what do you get? "Buddy Holly", of course. No, not the musician. We’re talking about the second single by Weezer from their debut album "Weezer (Blue Album)", released on May 10, 1994. The album included songs the band had been playing on the road for years beforehand, including "The World Has Turned and Left Me Here" and "Undone - The Sweater Song". The track was written by frontman and primary songwriter Rivers Cuomo in response to mockery from his friends about his Asian girlfriend. The brilliant video, directed by Spike Jonze, was played relentlessly on MTV, and it’s no surprise why. Suddenly, it brought back to life beloved characters like Fonzie, Richie Cunningham, Joanie Cunningham, and even Al Delvecchio. Cuomo originally planned to leave the song off the album. He felt it was too cheesy and didn’t quite represent the sound he envisioned for "Weezer". Producer Ric Ocasek convinced him otherwise, recalling that at one point Cuomo hesitated about including "Buddy Holly", so he suggested recording it anyway and deciding later whether to use it. "Weezer" was formed in the Los Angeles rock scene of the early ’90s. Frontman and guitarist Rivers Cuomo moved to Los Angeles from Connecticut in 1989 with his high school metal band "Avant Garde", which later changed its name to "Zoom". After the group disbanded, Cuomo met drummer Patrick Wilson and moved in with him and Wilson’s friend Matt Sharp. Cuomo gradually distanced himself from metal and became interested in alternative rock acts like "Nirvana", "Pixies", and "Sonic Youth". Cuomo and Wilson formed a band called "Fuzz", recruiting Scotty Chapman on bass. Chapman left after a few early shows, and although the lineup shifted, the band quickly dissolved. Cuomo, Wilson, Sharp, and guitarist Jason Cropper officially formed "Weezer" on February 14, 1992. Their first performance took place on March 19, 1992, opening for "Dogstar", the band of Keanu Reeves. The band’s name came from a childhood nickname given to Cuomo by his father, inspired by a character named “Weezer” from the "Our Gang" short films dating back to 1922. In November, the band recorded a demo titled "The Kitchen Tape". It caught the attention of Todd Sullivan, a publicist at Geffen Records, who signed "Weezer" in June 1993. Less than a year later, their debut album, commonly known as "The Blue Album", was released. It blended alternative rock with power pop, combining heavy guitar work reminiscent at times of Seattle’s grunge scene with catchy pop melodies. Some music magazines even described their style as nerd rock. The first single released from the album, "Undone - The Sweater Song", tells the story of a person slowly losing their grip on reality. Despite its humorous tone, the lyrics carry a deeper sense of sadness. Rivers Cuomo had unresolved issues with his alcoholic father, who abandoned the family when he was four years old. He wrote "Say It Ain't So", the album’s third single, about those unresolved emotions. Years later, he would reconnect with him. If there was one place Cuomo saw as a refuge, it was the garage at his home, a place he could escape to. He recalled having posters of his favorite rock band "Kiss" on the wall, which inspired "In the Garage". The debut album of "Weezer" went on to sell over three million copies in the United States, marking the beginning of a long-lasting career that would grow to no fewer than fifteen studio albums by 2021. For Listening: Spotify, Apple Music "Face/Off" - Israel's Rock Blog Follow us on Facebook / Instagram or Subscribe to our website

He is known for his unique stage presence and his deep baritone voice and he is one of the most charismatic performers in the music industry. Here are some facts about Dave Gahan: (Photo: Paul Bergen) 1. Dave Gahan was born David Callcott on May 9, 1962, in Essex, England. 2. He grew up in a working-class family and attended Barstable School in Basildon. 3. Gahan has spoken openly about his difficult upbringing, including struggles with poverty and his mother's alcoholism. 4. As a teenager, Gahan started skipping school and got into trouble with the police for various offenses, including joyriding, graffiti, criminal damage, and theft. 5. He was eventually suspended from school and appeared in juvenile court multiple times for his behavior. 6. Gahan had a particular fascination with stealing cars, driving them, and setting them on fire, which he described as a way to experience a thrill. 7. Despite these challenges, Gahan found solace in music from a young age, and was a fan of bands like "T. Rex" and David Bowie. 8. He also became interested in punk rock and began dressing in leather jackets and sporting a spiky haircut. 9. At the age of 17, Gahan dropped out of school and began working in a clothing store in London. It was around this time that he met Martin Gore. 10. In 1980, Martin Gore invite him to join the band "Composition of Sound", which later changed its name to "Depeche Mode". (Photo: Fanart.TV) 11. "Depeche Mode" has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making them one of the most successful electronic acts of all time. 12. With "Depeche Mode", Gahan has released 15 studio albums, with their first, "Speak & Spell," released in 1981. 13. The band's second album, "A Broken Frame", was the first to be recorded without founding member Vince Clarke who had left and formed "Yazoo" with singer Alison Moyet. 14. "Depeche Mode's" 1984 album, "Some Great Reward", included the hit single "People Are People," which became their first chart-topping song in the US. 15. The band's 1986 album, "Black Celebration," showcased their growing experimentation with darker, more atmospheric sounds. 16. Depeche Mode's 1990 album, "Violator", was a massive commercial success, featuring hits like "Enjoy the Silence" and "Personal Jesus". 17. Gahan contributed significantly to the overall vibe of the 1993 album "Songs of Faith and Devotion". He moved to Los Angeles and had been spending time with bands such as "Jane's Addiction" and "Soundgarden", which inspired him to create a rock-oriented record, leading to creative differences with the rest of the band. 18. In 1997, "Depeche Mode" released "Ultra," their first album without longtime member Alan Wilder. The album featured Gahan's first co-written song with Martin Gore "Insight". 19. Gahan has also contributed a number of songs for the band next albums: "Playing the Angel" (2005), "Sounds of the Universe" (2009), "Delta Machine" (2013), "Spirit" (2017) and "Memento Mori" (2023). 20. Gahan has also released five solo albums (Three of them with the "Soulsavers"), including his 2003 debut "Paper Monsters", which showcased his powerful vocals and dynamic songwriting, received critical acclaim and demonstrated his versatility as a musician. 21. Gahan has collaborated with a variety of artists over the years, including "SixToes", "Goldfrapp", and "The Hour". 22. Gahan struggled with drug addiction throughout the 1990s, which led to him having 4 near-death experiences, which earned him the nickname "The Cat". During the one in 1996 his heart stopped for two minutes until he was revived by paramedics. 23. Gahan changed his name to David Gahan in 1993, legally. 24. He has been married three times and has a son named Jack from his first marriage to Joanne Fox. 25. In March 2015, Jack married Sigal Memis, a young Israeli woman from Nahariah, in Caesarea. Gahan was present at the wedding. (Photo: Fanart.TV) 26. In addition to his work with "Depeche Mode", Gahan is also a dedicated philanthropist, supporting organizations like the "Teenage Cancer Trust" and the "Love Hope Strength Foundation". 27. Gahan Performed in Israel With "Depeche Mode" twice. May 10, 2009 in Ramat Gan Stadium, Tel Aviv and in August 3, 2013 at Hayarkon Park, Tel Aviv. 28. In 2020, "Depeche Mode" was inducted into the "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame", solidifying their place in music history. 29. In 2021, Gahan contributed a cover of the "Metallica" song "Nothing Else Matters", to the charity tribute album "The Metallica Blacklist". 30. "Q" magazine ranked Dave Gahan at No. 73 on its list of the "100 Greatest Singers" and No. 27 on its list of the "100 Greatest Frontmen. "Face/Off" - Israel's Rock Blog Follow us on Facebook / Instagram or Subscribe to our website

"Stadium Arcadium" is the ninth studio album by the American rock band "Red Hot Chili Peppers", released on May 9, 2006. The album was produced by Rick Rubin and features 28 tracks, making it a double album, divided into two discs. the first called "Jupiter" and the second "Mars". The "Jupiter" disc features a more upbeat and energetic sound compared to the "Mars" disc. The album was recorded in a mansion located in the Hollywood Hills, known as the "Paramour Mansion", where vocalist Anthony Kiedis, guitarist John Frusciante, bassist Flea, and drummer Chad Smith recorded their 1991 breakthrough "Blood Sex Sugar Magik". The Sessions were so fruitful, that the band even recorded material for three albums when the original intention was to release them, at six-month intervals. However, the band ultimately decided to release all the material on a double album. "Stadium Arcadium" includes a diverse range of genres, such as funk, rock, pop, blues and more. John Frusciante even said in one of his interviews that he wanted to have a certain amount of songs that had choruses that were just heavy metal riffs. The album gained the band seven Grammy Award nominations in 2007, including an award for "Best Rock Album". The band won five out of the seven Grammy Awards. it was the most nominations that the band had garnered in their career. The lead single from the "Jupiter" disc, "Dani California", is a rock song that pays homage to various musical influences of the band members, such as Jimi Hendrix, "The Beatles", and "The Rolling Stones", when the one-minute guitar solo at the end of the song is actually an adaption of Jimi Hendrix's intro to "Purple Haze". The lyrics talk about the early death of Dani, a poor, young Southern girl who eventually lived in California. Dani first appeared in the 1999 song "Californication", which includes the lyrics "Teenage bride with a baby inside". Although the girl's name is not specified, she was next mentioned in the single "By the Way" as "Dani the girl". Other standout tracks from the "Jupiter" disc include the funky "Charlie", the melodic and emotional "Snow (Hey Oh)" that features a guitar riff that has become one of the band's most recognizable, "Wet Sand" that showcases Frusciante's guitar skills and Kiedis's emotional and introspective lyrics, "Hump De Bump" which feature Flea on Trumpet, "Warlocks" featuring Billy Preston in his last recording before his death playing clavinet, the blusy "Strip My Mind" with the killer guitar solo and of course the title song "Stadium Arcadium". On the "Mars" disc one can find great songs like "Desecration Smile" a song about lead singer Anthony Kiedis and how happy he is with his girlfriend, Heather, "Tell Me Baby", a funk-rock track with a catchy chorus, "Hard to Concentrate" a notable ballad with a heartfelt lyrics, which frontman Anthony Kiedis wrote as a wedding proposal for his bandmate Flea, who was dating the model Frankie Rayder and more. In conclusion, "Stadium Arcadium" is a diverse and ambitious album that showcases the "Red Hot Chili Peppers'" musical range and talents. With its clean production and memorable tracks, it is no wonder that the album was nominated for multiple Grammy Awards and won five of them. "Face/Off" - Israel's Rock Blog Follow us on Facebook / Instagram or Subscribe to our website

Singer and creator Billy Joel is celebrating a birthday today. (Photo: Hulton Archive) He was born on May 9, 1949 in the Bronx, New York. His name at birth was William Martin Joel In honor of his birthday, we'll tell you 10 crazy facts about him: 1. Joel's father was a Jew who fled Germany during the Holocaust. As a child he used to go with his Christian friends to church just to hang out with them and today he is an atheist. 2. He believes in ghosts. He said that he saw a 19th-century woman sitting on a chair and combing her hair at his home in East Hampton. He later sold the house to comedian Jerry Seinfeld. 3. He graduated from high school only at the age of 43. In 1992 he completed the tests and assignments required to obtain a high school diploma and received the "diploma". 4. In his youth Joel won several boxing competitions. In one of these competitions, he broke his nose. He started learning boxing only to deal with the bullying against him at school. 5. Before becoming the "Piano Man" Joel was a member of the band "The Hassles" and later also part of the psychedelic hard rock/metal band called "Attila". Do not believe? just listen to this: 6. His first solo album "Cold Spring Harbor" was accidentally recorded at the wrong speed in a way that made his voice sound unnatural and thus led to bad reviews and commercial failure. 7. He signed a contract with a record company thanks to his pirated bootleg recording performing the song "Captain Jack". The bootleg was broadcast on Philadelphia radio and caught the attention of a Columbia Records representative who hurried to sign Joel on a recording contract. 8. He is one of the best-selling artists in the world with sales of over 150 million copies. In the US he is ranked third among solo artists, even above Michael Jackson. 9. Joel is the only artist who has managed to fill all of New York's huge stadiums: "Shea" Stadium, "Yankee" Stadium, "Giants" Stadium and "Madison Square Garden". He is also the last artist to play at "Shea" Stadium. The even more insane statistic is that for 6 consecutive years he has been making a monthly sold-out shows at "Madison Square Garden". It continued into 2020 and the only thing that stopped it was Covid-19. 10. He played the piano in the song "Be Chrool to Your Scuel" by "Twisted Sister", from their fourth album "Come Out and Play", which was released in 1985. And now let's let the music talk with a playlist of his songs we've prepared for you: Here. "Face/Off" - Israel's Rock Blog Follow us on Facebook / Instagram or Subscribe to our website

Drummer Alex Van Halen is celebrating his birthday today, and this is a good opportunity to get to know him a little better. (Photo: Paul Natkin) 1. He was born in Amsterdam on May 8, 1953, as Alexander Arthur van Halen. 2. He's the older brother of guitarist Eddie Van Halen. 3. He entered the world of music inspired by his father who was a jazz artist who played clarinet, saxophone, and piano. 4. In 1962 his family emigrated to the United States and lived in Pasadena California. 5. At a very young age he began to learn to play the piano. 6. Later Alex started learning to play the guitar, while his brother Eddie Van Halen started learning to play the drums. 7. When Eddie would leave the house Alex used to sneak into his room and play his drums. One day Eddie came home and saw Alex playing the drum solo of "The Surfaris" on the song "Wipe Out". He immediately realized he was not as good as Alex and decided to switch to guitar, while Alex switched to drums. 8. One of the first musical influences on him as a drummer was that of Ray Phillips, drummer "Budgie". However, he also mentioned Billy Cobham, Ginger Baker, Keith Moon, John Bonham, and Buddy Rich as influencing his playing. 9. Alex and Eddie formed their first band "The Broken Combs" when Eddie was in fourth grade and Alex was in sixth grade. 10. In 1971, Alex graduated from Pasadena High School. And began taking lessons in music theory, scoring, composition, and arranging at Pasadena City College, where he met Michael Anthony and David Lee Roth. 11. In 1972 Alex and Eddie formed "Genesis", the band that would become "Van Halen". They later changed its name to "Mammoth" and in 1974 they changed it again to "Van Halen". (Photo: Fin Costello) 12. They began to gain an appreciation and an audience in the Los Angeles pub scene, when in 1976 Gene Simmons discovered them and decided to produce a demo tape for them. 13. Simmons passed the tape with a recommendation to Kiss' record company, but they foolishly replied that the band had no chance of succeeding. 14. By the way, Alex and Eddie played in the demo of the song "Christine Sixteen" from the album "Love Gun" by "Kiss". 15. Eventually in 1977 "Warner Bros." decided to sign them up on a recording contract and the debut album "Van Halen" was released in 1978. 16. Alex and Eddie's father plays the clarinet in the song "Big Bad Bill" from Van Halen's album "Diver Down", which was released in 1982. 17. Alex is a wild animal on stage. He gave a crazy performance at the band's shows and used to light his drumsticks and drums on fire during his drum solo. (Photo: Pinterest.com) 18. He was also wild off-stage. The name Alex Van Halen appeared quite a bit in the damage reports issued by hotels to the band's management. Among the damages were lamps on which he drummed until they broke, shattered mirrors, bathroom doors removed from their hinges, toilet seats found in the parking lot, and more ... 19. His wild character took a toll on him, when in 1995 he was forced to do much of the 1995 “Balance” tour with a huge neck brace, after hurting three vertebrae in his neck. 20. His drum kits grew more and more as the years went by, to the point where Eddie finally complained that he could no longer see him during concerts. (Photo: Pinterest.com) 21. He was loyal to one lineup that also included his younger brother, Eddie, for all his musical life. Except for a few appearances as a replacement drummer in his father's "wedding band", he never played with other artists outside of "Van Halen". 22. He played keyboards in the instrumental section "Respect the Wind", which he co-wrote with Eddie for the soundtrack of the movie "Twister". 23. In addition, Eddie and Alex co-wrote the song "Humans Being" with Sami Hagar for the soundtrack of the aforementioned film. 24. One of his iconic pieces is the short drum solo in the song "Hot for Teacher" from the album "1984". 25. The term "Brown Sound" coined by Eddie Van Halen and describing Eddie's unique guitar sound, actually refers to Alex's snare drum sound, which Eddie said was "hot and big". 26. In 2002, Alex and "Paiste" developed special 24-inch ride cymbals. "Face/Off" - Israel's Rock Blog Follow us on Facebook / Instagram or Subscribe to our website