A Sneak Peek... And today, on the "opening chord" for the short but glorious career of "The "Police". On April 7, 1978, "The Police" released their first single in their classic lineup - "Roxanne". Why do we mention "the classic lineup"? Because a year earlier on May 1, 1977, the band released their first single " Fall Out ", but it was with another band lineup that included guitarist Henry Padovani. The single failed and the band took a whole year to re-gather themselves, sign with "A&M Records" and start working on their debut album - "Outlandos d'Amour". This single was released by the band even before they finished recording their debut album, which was only released in November 1978. This song made it to "Rolling Stone" Magazine's 500 greatest songs of all time, it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame and it even made it to the "Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame" "Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll" list, but that was not the case when it was released. The song failed to chart and did not make it onto the BBC radio playlist at all. Because the song was not included in the BBC playlist, the record company saw it as a marketing opportunity and began publishing posters of the single with the caption "Banned by the BBC". The reason for the alleged "banning" was the fact that the song was about a love story between a man and a "prostitute", and he was trying to persuade her to stop doing it. The marketing trick worked and the band was immediately considered a revolutionary Punk-Rock band. Sting got the idea for the song in Paris's "district of lights," after a performance by the band at The Nashville club. Sting looked at the prostitutes and thought to himself how he would feel if he fell in love with one. The song's title comes from the name of the character in the play "Cyrano de Bergerac", an old poster that was hanging at the hotel where the band was staying. Another version about the song title, is that Sting chose the name "Roxanne" since it was the name of the wife of Alexander the Great. Sting was known to be a history teacher before he started making music. The laughter in the intro to the song is the result of an accident. While recording vocals, Sting accidentally sat down on a piano that was in the studio. He thought its lid was closed but it was open, so thus was a piano big sound along with Sting's laugh. The producer and band thought it would be nice to leave it in the final version. For listening to the song: Click Here . "Face/Off" - Israel's Rock Blog Follow us on Facebook  / Instagram  or Subscribe to our website

On April 7, 1978, "The Band"'s album "The Last Waltz" was released. This is probably the greatest tribute show we are familiar with in musical history. Not "big" in terms of sales. Nor "big" in terms of the number of spectators or the number of artists that play in it, but definitely the biggest in terms of concept and production. And what does that mean? In all the tribute performances we know the artists and artists perform songs of themselves or of the artist who's the subject of the tribute. In contrast, in this show, something completely different happened. "The Band" - joined each of the guest artists in songs by the same artist. To do this, "The Band" had to adapt itself, adapt its style, change the settings, the arrangements, and even the music scale to suit the singing of the specific artist it accompanied. It is also one of the great live albums, which was also filmed and directed by Martin Scorsese, and was later crowned one of the greatest documentaries of all time. This immortal performance was held at the "Winterland Ballroom" in San Francisco on the eve of Thanksgiving on November 25, 1976. As the name of the album, this show was intended to be a farewell show of the band and in honor of the event "the band" hosted on stage artists and members of the world music world from those years, including: Bob Dylan , Eric Clapton , Neil Young , Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Muddy Waters, Neil Diamond, Ringo Starr and more and more. Here are some interesting facts about this amazing show and the masterpiece album and movie that accompanied it: 1. The timing of the show on "Thanksgiving" Eve was not accidental. This show is literally held like "The Last Supper." Ticket buyers were invited to a "royal dinner" held before the show and paid a price five times higher than the ticket prices that were customary at the time. They arrived dressed accordingly and dined to the sounds of a waltz playing in the background and dancers appearing before them. 2. As a surprise element, ticket buyers were unaware of the magnitude of the artists who will be featured in the show. It was simply written On the tickets that the performance is by "The Band" and Friends: "Bill Graham presents The Last Waltz: The Band and Friends". 3. The room where the guest artists waited for the performance was not a "Green Room" but a "White Room" - it was decorated in white and "white powder" (cocaine) was distributed on the tables in abundance. 4. This was the first time director Martin Scorsese agreed to work on a documentary covering a performance. This was on Robbie Robertson's personal request from Scorsese, just six weeks before the show. 5. The photography team of the show will include famous filmmakers, such as: Michael Chapman ("Taxi Driver" and "the Raging Bull"), and Vilmos Zsigmond ("Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and "The Deer Hunter"), and more. 6. Scorsese received permission from Bill Graham the hall owner and show producer, to dig into the floor of the hall and build a tower on which stood Vilmos Zsigmond and his camera. 7. To design the hall, Scorsese used chandeliers that were used in the masterpiece movie "Gone with the Wind." 8. During the preparations for the filming of the show, Scorsese worked simultaneously on the film "New York, New York". 9. Scorsese intentionally did not photograph the audience. He wanted the audience to concentrate on the show and not the cameras. In addition, he thought that after " Woodstock " had given such great coverage to the audience, it was no longer of interest to anyone. Just fifteen minutes before the show Bob Dylan arrived and announced that he was not interested in attending the show. He feared it would clash with another of his films that were supposed to come out at the time, called "Renaldo & Clara". (Photo: Courtesy of MGM) 11. Eventually the show's producer Bill Graham, managed to convince him to come up and play, but Dylan's condition was that only his last two songs will be filmed, and indeed during the performance of the first songs the cameras were not directed to the stage. 12. Drummer Levon Helm did not want Neil Diamond among the guests, he thought he did not fit the style of the other guests. Robertson brought him in only because he produced his album "Beautiful Noise" and co-wrote the song " Dry Your Eyes ", which was also performed on the show. 13. Apparently Neil Young also thought like Levon Helm, because he introduced himself to Neil Diamond behind the stage like this: "Nice to meet you. I'm Neil Sedaka". 14. Neil Young 's manager refused to include the song " Helpless " in the film. The reason, there was white cocaine powder on one of Neil Young's nostrils. The song was eventually included in the film after Scorsese did magic and managed to blur the grain. 15. The filming of the Muddy Waters songs was almost missed. Scorsese thought the show was over and ordered the photographers to turn off the cameras. One rebellious photographer who did not wear the headphones continued to shoot so this part of the film includes only one angle of photography. 16. Another story about Muddy Waters. The number of artists at the show was so large that they considered giving up Muddy Waters' show. Drummer Levon Helm insisted and threatened not to play and Waters eventually came up. 17. One of the most amazing parts of the show was during Eric Clapton 's first solo in the song " Further on Up the Road ", when his guitar strap came off. At that moment Clapton looked at Robbie Robertson and said "Rob!" And Robertson just continued the solo without missing a note. 18. Levon Helm and the other members of "The Band" did not like the film. They thought Robbie Robertson got too much focus. 19. The last song played at the show was " I Shall Be Released " in which all the members of "The Band" and the guests were on stage. 20. After the last song some of the friends and guests went up on stage for a jam and improvised session. Stephen Stills who was not part of the show and arrived late to the hall, attended only the second Jam Session. 21. At the end of the jams, "The Band" was back on stage at 2:15 AM for one last song - " Don't Do It ". This was the last time "The Band" performed in its classical lineup. (Photo: Steve Gladstone and Brian D. Hardin) 22. This song was the one with which Scorsese decided to open the film with and from there we go back in a flashback to the beginning of the evening. 23. It's a song by Marvin Gaye that "The Band" performed a cover version of and chose to end the evening with. 24. During the editing work of the film, Robertson became very friendly with Scorsese. This has resulted in their further collaborations in the future, including in Scorsese's films like "The Raging Bull", The Color of Money, and more. 25. It was not the last show of "The Band". This's just Robertson's last show with them. "The Band" has continued to perform since 1983 without him. For listening to the album in its deluxe version: Spotify , Apple Music . "Face/Off" - Israel's Rock Blog Follow us on Facebook  / Instagram  or Subscribe to our website

Tool's debut album was released on April 6, 1993, so here are some facts you may have not known about this mighty album called "Undertow": 1. Some say that this album is one of the factors that kept Metal alive at a time when the grunge scene was in its heyday and the friendly punk-pop seemed on the horizon. This album brought a more significant line and also had content and not just metal style. 2. Half of the album's songs were recorded during the sessions for the band's first EP "Opiate", which was released a year earlier and lasted only four days. 3. The band's guitarist Adam Jones would store his amp head in the fridge !! He heard from one of Fender's engineers who build amplifiers, that they store the unused amplifier parts in the refrigerator in order to preserve its components. Since Adam had a 76-year-old Marshall vintage amp that was responsible for such a special sound of his guitar and could not be found, he would store it in the refrigerator to preserve it. 4. Singer Maynard James Keenan said the lyrics for the album were written with a lot of criticism and response to what he was experiencing from the music and film industry at the time. On the one hand, he experienced the film industry while working as a production worker in Hollywood films and tore his ass off while disgracefully disrespecting small money, and on the other hand he tried to make his way with his new band in Los Angeles clubs which were dominated by Hair Metal bands. 5. In favor of the recordings of the last song on the album "Disgustipated", James wanted to produce the sounds of pianos that were shot by shotguns, sounds delusional? The performance was even more... The band members purchased two second-hand pianos and placed them in the parking lot of the Grand Master Studio. James simply took a shotgun and fired several bullets at the pianos and recorded the sounds. It is said that there are still holes in the parking area from the bullets from the shooting. 6. But that was not enough because later the members of the band simply smashed the pianos with the help of heavy hammers. They were also joined by "Rollins Band" guitarist Chris Haskett, who was dubbed "Sledge Hammer". 7. The origin of the strange story told at the end of the song "Disgustipated" is in a message left by James' landlord on his answering machine. He even received credit for this on the album cover: "phone message: bill the landlord". 8. Anyone who holds the album's CD in its American version knows that the song "Disgustipated" comes after 59 blank tracks, so it appears as track 69 on the CD. 9. The length of the "track" is 15:47 minutes but the song itself is played from 2:33 to 6:45 while the rest of the track includes recordings of noises, speeches, crickets, and of course the message from the answering machine. And this is the internal division of the track: Percussion and recording of animals - 0:00 - 1:10 Announcer - 1:11 - 2:32 The "song" includes the piano shooting - 2:33 - 6:45 Crickets - 6:46 - 13:50 Message on the answering machine - 13:51 - 15:47 (Photo: Gie Knaeps) 10. For those who are wondering what the title of the song "4*" means, then James explained that it stems from the fact that the anus is four degrees warmer than the vagina. The lyrics of the song on the other hand are not about sex but about the process of emotional opening. 11. The line in the opening song "Intolerance" - repeated like a mantra "Lie, cheat, and steal" is influenced by the code of honor of the West Point Military Academy, which states: "I will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do". It is the premise of the song that whoever sits idly by as others commit crimes is just as bad as the criminal himself. 12. Right from the start, bassist Paul D’Amour wanted to be a guitarist and not a bassist. While working on this album his desire to switch to guitar was overcome and he asked the band to bring a bass player so that he could switch to guitar. The band members vehemently opposed introducing a new member to the lineup and Paul was forced to stay with the bass. In addition to that, he also tried to tune the band to a heavier sound than the one they wanted. Both of these factors eventually led to his dismissal while working on this album. 13. The song "Bottom" has a section of Spoken Words performed by Henry Rollins. James originally wrote the text and was supposed to do it himself, but when Henry happened to be in the studio he saw the text and wrote some of his own. They recorded the two sections but since Henry's section worked better, his lyrics were the ones that got into the song at the end. 14. The band deliberately used distorted animation in the two music videos that accompanied the album, "Sober" and "Prison Sex". James said that at that time the music videos on MTV were always around the band itself, about how it looked and played and hence the viewers would project on the song and the character of the band. In order to avoid the appearance of the band members affecting the viewers, they used distorted animation. 15. The song "Sober" was written about a friend of one of the band members who was an artist but was only able to function at his best when he was on drugs. Guitarist Adam Jones noted that the song did not come to criticize those who take drugs, but did take responsibility for what happens if they become addicted to them. 16. The obvious interpretation of the lyrics of the song "Prison Sex" is that it deals with child abuse. In early interviews, James talked about his lack of love for his stepfather, and the video could support this theory, yet it is only speculation. 17. The album cover was designed by Adam Jones who loves photos that on the one hand cause discomfort and on the other hand are beautiful. On the album cover, there is: A thin and naked man hugged by fat and naked woman, an X-ray of a man with a vibrator placed in the anus, and a shaved pig with the name of the album lying on forks. In light of the boycott of the retailers K-Mart & Walmart, the band released another version of the album with a white cover and a black caption informing the buyer that if he sends the application form inside the album he will receive the original cover in the mail at no cost. 18. By the way, the pig that appears on the album cover is that of guitarist Adam Jones . 19. At that time there was no use of the famous Pro Tools software and James said they had a very difficult time recording the album. When they worked on the EP everything flowed and worked very fast but when they went back to working on the songs and creating the album, they found that the extra preoccupation with the songs caused them more frustration and hard work. 20. The band members could not save all the versions they created for each and every song and so the last version played was the determining one. James said that in each version something was missing and each time they deleted and re-recorded and messed around a lot with each song would often take them out of balance and the destination they wanted to get to. To listen to the album at: Spotify , Apple Music "Face/Off" - Israel's Rock Blog Follow us on Facebook  / Instagram  or Subscribe to our website

Editor's Choice or... dis recommendation ?? We are true fans of "Thirty Seconds To Mars", we were even at their only show in Israel when they were just at their beginning of popularity. We also believe that we are very open-minded and love changes, variations, and side effects, but... It is difficult for us when a band loses its DNA and becomes an unfamiliar mutation, such that its chromosomes take on a different form as if they had been taken over by a virus of some kind ... (did anyone say covid?) The band's fifth album, "America", is one that has been taken over by a vicious virus. This album is a very sharp turning point in the band's style, especially a change in the musical style (sounds delusional?). Because in terms of the lyrics and vocals of Jared Leto who leads the band (he and his brother Shannon Leto ) they talk about similar topics and touch on the same feelings and experiences. (Photo: Thirty Seconds To Mars on Spotify) Jared is a phenomenal talent, both as an actor, a singer, and a musician. He writes, he composes, he arranges and he produces. His voice is penetrating, sweeping, and moving. So if you take the music that surrounds this album and replaces it with music that the band has created in their first three albums, it will be a heavenly match, right to the point !! Songs like "Walk On Water", "Rescue Me", "Great Wide Open" and "Hail To The Victor" could have been powerful, exciting, and aggressive rockers. But on this album Jared dived into the electronic direction totally, pleasant, soft, poppy, and catchy, a purely POP album we would say. And from our point of view, truly, it sucks !! Because it lacks the power, it lacks the authenticity and it feels very well produced, packaged, and branded, just like the name of the album - "America"! If you still want to understand what we're talking about, listen to the album on: Apple Music Spotify "Face/Off" - Israel's Rock Blog Follow us on Facebook  / Instagram  or Subscribe to our website

A Sneak Peek... And This Time... "Whitesnake's" fourth album "Come an 'Get It" was released on April 6, 1981. Remarkably it is the band's album that reached the highest place in the British charts, even surpassing the album "1987". Apparently, these Englishmen prefer the rooted blues-rock, rather than hair metal hits. This is the band's second album in its classic lineup that includes 3/5 of "Deep Purple" MKIII Lineup, with David Coverdale , Ian Paice , Jon Lord , Bernie Marsden , Micky Moody , and Neil Murray . The person in charge of the production is the "super producer" Martin Birch , which ensures a high production level. (Photo: Fin Costello) The tracks on the album include a combination of high-octane rhythmic blues-rock songs, classic hard rock tracks, and melting blues ballads. Coverdale puts up his gear and is solely responsible for writing and composing 4 of the 10 songs on the album, but don’t get it wrong, he has also co-written the other 6 songs. The song " Don't Break My Heart Again " was written by Coverdale following the breakup of his marriage. It's amazing to think that Bernie Marsden ' guitar solo here was recorded on the first take. Guitarist Doug Aldrich (who played with the band from 2003 to 2014) noted that it is one of his favorite "Whitesnake" songs. The song was released as a lead single in March 1981, before the album was released. The album features some memorable songs, including the theme song, " Come an 'Get It " which opens up with the powerful and precise drumming of Ian Paice that actually holds the song together, " Would I Lie to You " which is a kind of direct continuation of " Come an 'Get It " both in terms of lyrics and music, The fast-paced, " Hot Stuff ", " Girl " - the little sister of Deep Purple's "Sail Away", " Till the Day I Die " that starts with the guitar tune that we are sure Mark Knopfler was influenced by on "The Man's Too Strong" from the album " Brothers in Arms " and of course " Hit an 'Run " and " Child of Babylon " which for us is one of the highlights of the album. So let's listen to David Coverdale and his friends in their classic era. To the amazing and deep voice of David Coverdale before it became hoarse after his surgery, to the delightful Hammond sound of Jon Lord , to the precise and powerful drumming of Ian Paice , and to the double guitar of Micky Moody and Bernie Marsden . For Listening Click: Spotify , Apple Music . "Face/Off" - Israel's Rock Blog Follow us on Facebook  / Instagram  or Subscribe to our website

Is Black Francis one of the great writers of alternative rock? (Photo: George Pimentel) If you were to ask Kurt Cobain and David Bowie the answer is yes, so who are we to tell you otherwise? Why did we ask? Because we wanted to tell you some interesting facts about the singer, guitarist and creator Black Francis: 1. He was born Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV in Boston, Massachusetts, but grew up in Los Angeles, since his father moved there following his restaurant business. 2. In his youth he grew up on folk music and got his first guitar when he was 11 years old. When he was 12 his mother and grandfather joined an evangelical church, a move that greatly influenced Francis as reflected in many songs by the "Pixies". 4. He founded the "Pixies" in 1986 together with Joey Santiago , whom he met during his university studies. (Photo: Rob Verhorst) 5. Francis met J. Mascis in school, but although they were both interested in the same kind of music, their paths parted when J. Mascis went to form "Dinosaur Jr.". 6. In the beginning, Francis tried to recruit Kim Deal 's sister to serve as the band's drummer. Kelly will later serve as guitarist in her own band - the "Breeders", with here sister Kim Deal. 7. He changed his name following a joke by his father who told him that if he had another child he would call him Black Francis. 8. Francis has been the lead writer in the "Pixies" since its inception to the present day. 9. The band's first demo tape known as "The Purple Tape" released in 1987, included 18 songs. Its recordings were funded with the help of Francis' father. 10. Some of the songs on the tape were written during Francis' vacation in Puerto Rico, to which he traveled during his university studies. 11. He learned to speak Spanish there and some of the "Pixies" songs will be influenced by this visit. 12. Following the demo tape known as "The Purple Tape", the band was signed on a recording contract and released the mini-album - "Come On Pilgrim" in the same year. 13. The name of the EP came from an expression of the Christian music artist Larry Norman, whom Francis loved as a child. 14. Francis' genius is already evident in the band's first album released in 1988 - " Surfer Rosa ". Francis wrote and sang in all the songs except "Gigantic". 15. Singer Thom York of "Radiohead" noted that " Surfer Rosa " is the sexiest album he's ever heard. 16. Kurt Cobain said that the "Pixies" were his big inspiration and that the album " Nevermind " was an attempt to copy the melodies of the "Pixies", from " Surfer Rosa ". 17. Even David Bowie praised the album and the band and recorded a cover of the song "Cactus" from it, which he released in 2002 as part of the album "Heathen". 18. Francis wrote the lyrics for "Where Is My Mind?" following a diving trip in the Caribbean, during which small fish chased after him. 19. But Francis and the band even surpassed themselves on the next album - " Doolittle " which was released in 1989. Here tooת Francis was responsible for writing all but one of the songs, among them unforgettable ones like: "Debaser", "Wave of Mutilation"," Here Comes Your Man", "Monkey Gone to Heaven" and more. 20. Francis wrote the song "no. 13 Baby" from the album, about the gangs he heard about as a child in Los Angeles. 21. Francis continued to dominate the writing with high hand, when he wrote all songs of the album " Bossanova " from 1990 exclusively, except for the opening track "Cecilia Ann", written by "The Surftones". 22. Following friction between Francis and Kim Deal that was intensified during this period, a meeting in the presence of the band's lawyers was held in 1990, in an attempt to persuade him not to fire her from the band. 23. The friction intensified after the release of " Trompe le Monde " in 1991. Francis wrote most of this album's songs spontaneously in the studio. 24. In 1993, during an interview with BBC Radio, Francis announced the breakup of the "Pixies". The announcement was not coordinated with the other members of the band. Following the interview, he called Joey Santiago on the phone and informed him of the breakup, when Kim Deal and David Lovering received the message by fax. 25. After the dissolution of the "Pixies", Joey Santiago continued with Francis, who in the meantime changed his name again to Frank Black. 26. He called the solo album "Teenager of the Year" after a competition he won in Massachusetts in his youth. 27. In 2003 he reunited the "Pixies" and since then the band has released 3 mini albums and 5 full albums (the first consists of songs included in mini albums). 28. Kim Deal was part of the reunion until 2013 when an announcement came out that she had left the band. Francis recruited another Kim in her place - Kim Shattuck from the band "The Muffs", but he also fired her later. 29. Francis is an oiled machine of creation. During his solo career as Frank Black he released, since 1993, no less than 6 studio albums. 30. In addition he released 6 more albums as part of the band "Frank Black and the Catholics", and another 3 albums as Black Francis. "Face/Off" - Israel's Rock Blog Follow us on Facebook  / Instagram  or Subscribe to our website

Today we will tell you about Udo Dirkschneider one of the most powerful, influential, and prolific singers in Metal. (Photo: Andreas Lawen, Fotandi) Who is Udu some of you would ask? Well, Udo Dirkschneider was born on April 6, 1952. He was the lead singer of the German metal band "Accept" - a very important and esteemed band that influenced the Metal scene all over the world, and among those responsible for the development of Speed and Thrash Metal genres. Although its origin and center of activity in Germany, the band has managed to influence large bands outside of Germany, such as "Metallica", "Annihilator", "Pantera", "Testament", and "Anthrax" and more. From the early '80s, the band gained much recognition in the metal scene and managed to break out outside Germany with commercial success all over Europe, the USA, and even Japan, where they recorded one of their live albums "Kaizoku-Ban", in 1985. The band was formed in Germany in 1968, by Udo and the excellent guitarist Wolf Hoffmann, who to this day leads the band, but only managed to release their first album in 1979. (Photo: Accept-archive.ru) Beginning in the early 1980s, the band began releasing a series of excellent albums that we were privileged אם purchased in real-time, in stores like "Faz" and "Allegro" in Tel Aviv. Udo's voice was unique and powerful and contributed quite a bit to the final product of the anthems created by the band. Among the mighty albums, the band released in those years were " Breaker " (1981), " Restless and Wild " (1982), " Balls to the Wall " (1983), and " Metal Heart " (1985), and "Russian Roulette" (1986). But then a strange thing happens. In 1987, at the height of the band's success, Udo parted ways with "Accept" and decided to embark on a solo career. Accept members not only supported his decision but also helped him write the material for his first solo album "Animal House", which was released in 1987, under the band name "U.D.O.". The band members will keep in touch with Udo and he will reunite with them along the way, in parallel with his glorious solo career, including a streak of three albums starting with the album "Objection Overruled" released in 1993. Along with "Accept" Udo released a respectable amount of 10 studio albums, two EPs, and two live albums. As part of his solo career with the band "U.D.O." The legendary singer has released no less than 19 studio albums and 8 live albums. In parallel with his activities with the "U.D.O.", Udo Dirkschneider will be part of the band "Dirkschneider", which made shows around the world with materials from the mother band "Accept". In 2018 Udo released the album "Steelfactory", under the name of "U.D.O.". An excellent Heavy Metal album recommended for listening to. The band members noted that the writing of the material for the album was influenced by the mother band "Accept" and this is very evident in the sound and musical material of the album. In 2020, Udo and his band released "We Are One", in which he collaborated with the German Army Orchestra, to create a unique and interesting symphonic metal album. That same year Udo collaborated with two of his "Accept" bandmates, bassist Peter Baltes and guitarist (former drummer) Stefan Kaufmann, who was also a co-writer of the material. The three released the song "Where The Angels Fly" under the band name "Dirkschneider & The Old Gang". Accompanying the trio on drums was Sven Dirkschneider. In March 2021 "U.D.O." released their fifth live album - "Live in Bulgaria 2020 - Pandemic Survival Show". It was one of the only shows that took place in such magnitude in front of an audience during the Covid-19 lockdowns and the only show that was also recorded and filmed during these times. On August 27, 2021, "Dirkschneider & The Old Gang" released a mini-album called "Arising". On April 22, 2022, Udo Dirkschneider will release the album "My Way", in which he performs cover versions of songs that influenced him. In April 2023, bassist Peter Baltes, Udo's friend from "Accept", joined as a permanent member of the "U.D.O." band. Under the renewed lineup, the band released the album "Touchdown" on August 25, 2023. Over the years and beyond his activities in the above lineups, Udo has collaborated with quite a few artists. Among the interesting ones: are Eurovision winner "Lordi" on the album The "Arockalypse", "HammerFall", Doro, Aria, "Raven" and more. In 2019, "U.D.O." performed in Israel for the second time and gave an amazing show at the Havana Club in Tel Aviv. Here is our review of that memorable show: U.D.O. - Havana Club TLV - 17/4/19 For those of you who do not know Udo, we have prepared a playlist to help you get to know him, Click Here : "Face/Off" - Israel's Rock Blog Follow us on Facebook  / Instagram  or Subscribe to our website

Today we will tell you about one of the great guitarists in Israel whom we very much admire and appreciate - Haim Romano. (Photo: Haim Romano's Facebook Page) Haim Romano is without a doubt one of the pillars of Israeli music. From the sixties until today he has played with so many bands and collaborated with countless artists in almost every possible musical genre and style. Hard Rock for Greek music, Psychedelia, Oriental, Punk Progressive Rock, and more. Beyond being a gifted and virtuoso guitarist, Romano plays additional instruments such as bouzouki, baglama, and other instruments. The sheet is too short to cover all the albums, artists, performances, and TV shows he has participated in over the years, but we will try to touch on a few key facts that describe his tremendous work. 1. Haim Romano was born on April 5, 1951. He grew up in the Shapira neighborhood in south Tel Aviv. 2. He started playing the guitar already in elementary school, when he formed a band that played cover versions of various hits, at events and parties. 3. In 1965 he met Miki Gavrielov, who would accompany him in various lineups during the early sixties and seventies. 4. The two teamed up with Itzhak Klepter and formed "The Churchills". 5. The band became one of the first and most significant rock bands in Israel, at those times, performing in clubs around the country. 6. Even then Haim Romano took the lead as a solo guitarist with Klepter serving as a rhythm guitar player. 7. After the departure of Itzhak Klepter in 1968, the band underwent a style change combining motifs of Psychedelic, Progressive Rock, and even Hard Rock. 8. In the same year, the band released their first single, but it was not a success, partly because the band sang in English. 9. Despite the above, the band went on tour in Europe, during which they even served as a warm-up band for "Deep Purple". 10. When they returned to Israel, they were signed by "Hed Artzi" and released their first album. 11. The style was influenced by "The Beatles" rock to "Pink Floyd's" psychedelia, but Romano brought with him influences of oriental and Greek motifs that he absorbed at home from his Greek-born parents. 12. In 1969 the charismatic singer of the band - Stan Solomon left and for a time Haim Romano and the band served as the backing band of Arik Einstein and even played on masterful albums such as "Pusy", "Shablul" and "Plastelina". 13. In November of that year, the band performed, for the first time, at the Tel Aviv Hall of Culture, in a concert with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta. They performed, among other things, adaptations of two works by Bach. 14. In 1970 the band was joined by singer Danny Shoshan, by then the band had already been influenced by the Hard Rock of "Led Zeppelin" and even recorded a cover version of the song "Living Loving". 15. The debut album of the "Churchills" released in 1969, is still considered an item for the most sought-after music collectors and one of the most expensive vinyl albums in the world. 16. The band's big break came in 1971, signing with A&M and releasing the album "Junkies, Monkeys and Donkeys". The album was released under the name "Jericho Jones" to avoid a clash with the name of the former prime minister the UK. 17. In 1972 the band released their second album "Jericho", which laid on the band's heavy sound. 18. Needless to say, Haim Romano was a member of the band on its various lineups from 1965 to 1973, while substantially influencing its style. 19. During the "Jericho" tour abroad, the one who warmed them up was non-other then "Queen". In addition, the band also performed alongside bands such as "Deep Purple", "Genesis", "Ten Years After", "ELO" and more. (Photo: "להקת הצ׳רצ׳ילים Jericho" Facebook Page) 20. Not many know, but in 1973 Haim Romano participated in playing the mandolin on Al Stewart's album - "Past, Present and Future". 21. With the return of Romano to Israel he became a sought-after musician both in the studios and on the stages. Among the recordings and albums in which he participated in the 1970s are Ariel Zilber's debut album, "Plonter" by Rami Fortis, which he also produced and played in, Shem Tov Levy's debut album and more. 22. It is interesting to note that in the show "Letters to the Editor" alongside Danny Litani, Jonathan Geffen, and Miki Gavrielov, Romano also played drums. 23. During the 1980s, Romano continued to star as a player for many artists and ensembles, including Matti Caspi, Danny Litani, Oshik Levy, Arik Sinai, Gali Atari, Riki Gal, and Arik Einstein. Romano also played on Haim Moshe's album "Thank You" on bouzouki. 24. Beginning in the mid-1980s, Romano began collaborating with Yehuda Poliker and played bouzouki, baglama, and electric guitar, in his albums and live performances. 25. In 1990, Romano formed "The Sixties" with whom he played cover versions of songs from the sixties and seventies. 26. Romano is also a talented producer. Among other things, he produced the second album of "Zikney Tzfat", released in 1994. 27. In 1995 Romano released an instrumental solo album called "Nechba El HaKelim". 28. In 2015, Romano and "The Churchills" teamed up for a fine and memorable rock and roll show. 29. In 2000, the band released a new song "Messianic times", written and composed by Miki Gavrielov. 30. In February 2021 the band released another new song "Dangerous People", written by Rob Huxley. And this time we'll leave you with an excerpt from the band's reunion show from 2015. 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He is one of the great guitar players of recent decades, who in our opinion is very underrated. So today we came to tell you about him, but also to try and change your mind. (Photo: AP) = He was born in Pensacola, Florida, on April 5, 1966, as Michael David McCready. = When he was a baby his family moved to Seattle Washington. = When he was a kid he listened to music his parents played at home like Santana and Jimmy Hendrix. = By the time he got a little older he was already listening to bands like Aerosmith and KISS that his friends introduced him to. = The first instrument he played was the bongo drums. = At the age of 11 he acquired his first guitar and began to study guitar lessons. = Already at the age of 14 he formed his first band - "Warrior", which later changed its name to "Shadow". = It started as a band that played cover versions but later the members also wrote original material when they were mainly influenced by the band "KISS". They even recorded demo tapes. = After graduating from high school Mike worked at a pizzeria. = At the age of 21, he was diagnosed with Crohn's disease . Mike is very active and raises awareness of the disease. = In 1986 he moved with the band to Los Angeles in an attempt to obtain a recording contract. = After two years of playing in local pubs but failing to get a recording contract, the band returned to Seattle and immediately disbanded. = At this point he lost interest in music, in his despair, he even stopped playing the guitar, cut his hair, and enrolled in college while working at night in a video rental store. = Then a miraculous thing happened. McCready was present at a performance by Stevie Ray Vaughan and was inspired to back playing. He claimed the show was a tremendous spiritual experience, bringing back his passion for the guitar. = He joined the band "Love Chile" and returned to perform in pubs and clubs. = One of the performances was attended by Stone Gossard who was a childhood friend of McCready. He saw him play the song "Could Not Stand the Weather" by Stevie Ray Vaughan and was very impressed with his performance. = The two began playing together and after the death of Andrew Wood and the dissolution of "Mother Love Bone", Gossard persuaded McCready to form together with his old friend from the days of "Green River", Jeff Ament a new band. = While the three were trying to complete the emerging lineup, they received an offer from Chris Cornell to join the project in memory of Andrew Wood. The band that was named "Temple Of The Dog" was completed with the addition of Chris Cornell's bandmate - drummer Matt Cameron . = Although this was McCready's first time in the studio together with the other members, he took a very significant part in the work. = One of McCready's great moments on the album was the more than 4-minute guitar solo in the song "Reach Down". According to Cornell, McCready's headphones fell off during the solo and he played the second half without hearing the rest of the instruments at all. Also for McCready, it is one of the solos he is most proud of. = While working on the "Temple Of The Dog" album, came to Seattle for audiences for the band that was forming a guy named Eddie Vedder . The joint work together only intensified the connection between the members after which the band "Pearl Jam" was formed. (Photo: Photo: Paul Bergen) = The band's debut album "Ten" was released in August 1991. Mike took the lead guitar role and greatly enriches the material and style of the album, with the bluesy touch he brought with him as someone influenced by Stevie Ray Vaughan. = Mike's first contribution to the band as a writer was in the song "Yellow Ledbetter" which did not enter the debut album but was released as a B-Side for the song "Jeremy". = One of Mike's immortal guitar solos on the album is that of the song "Alive". The band recorded a demo version of the song back in January 1991, when it was still called "Mookie Blaylock". During the recordings of the album, the band was unable to recreate the magic that happened while recording the demo and they decided to stick with this version and only add Mike's solo to the final mix. = Mike based the solo for the song "Alive" on the solo of one of the heroes of his youth, the guitarist Ace Frehley from the band "Kiss". Anyone who listens to the solo starting at 2:47 in the song "She" from the album "Dressed To Kill" will hear the imagination. = Although the riff for the song "Even Flow" was written by Gossard, McCready was asked to play it and he admitted that he tried to "steal" everything he learned from "Stevie Ray Vaughan" and put it into the song. = During the recordings of the band's third album "Vitalogy" Mike entered the Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Institute. = Because of this, most of Mike's contribution to the album focuses on the recordings he made during the tour of the previous album. = Regardless, it was a different album for him compared to the previous two albums because the album style did not fit into the long and heroic solos like on the band's first two albums. = In 1993, Mike participated in the tribute album "Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix" dedicated to one of his idols - Jimi Hendrix . It was under the "M.A.C.C." Which also included Jeff Ament, Matt Cameron, and Chris Cornell (the band's name is the acronym for its members) and they performed the song "Hey Baby (Land of the New Rising Sun)". = At the rehab facility, Mike met John Baker Sanders who also came from Seattle and was in the rehab process. The two decided to set up a side project. They added the drummer Barrett Martin from the band "Screaming Trees", and later Mike also added Layne Staley from the band "Alice In Chains". Mike thought it would help him to be in the company of people clean from drugs & alcohol, in order to recover from the drugs. Thus was born the marvelous project "Mad Season" which released an exemplary, unique and special album called "Above" . (Photo: Colombia Records) = Beyond the album "Above", Mike and "Mad Season" participated in the 1995 John Lennon Tribute Album "Working Class Hero", when they performed the song "I Don't Wanna Be a Soldier". = In the same year, McCready also managed to participate with his friends in Pearl Jam on Neil Young 's album "Mirror Ball" . Later, the band members went on a tour with him and even performed in Israel. = On Pearl Jam's fourth album called "No Code" from 1996, Mike expanded his range of instruments and began playing the piano as well. It's also the first album where Mike was given credit for writing a song on his own, without the participation of another band member. = That same year Mike participated in the "Dust" album of "Screaming Trees", in the song "Dying Days". = On the fifth album "Yield" released in 1998, Mike contributed more to writing than on previous albums, including writing the hit "Given to Fly". = In 1999, Mike participated in another side project as part of "The Rockfords". The band released their only album in 2000. (Photo: The Rockfords On Twitter) = While working on the sixth album "Binaural" which was also released in 2000, Mike re-entered a rehab facility. Due to this his contribution to the album in terms of writing was small compared to previous albums. = In 2002, the band released their seventh album, "Riot Act". This is the first album on which Kenneth "Boom" Gaspar joins and plays the keyboard. McCready was the one who pushed for Gaspar's introduction in order to enrich the band's sound. = Beyond McCready's contribution to the songs included on the album, McCready wrote the song "Down" which was released only as a B-Side, under the influence of a performance by the band "Social Distortion" which he admired. = That same year, Mike participated in The Wallflowers' "Red Letter Days" album. = In 2004, Mike was a guest on the "Jupiters Darling" album of the band "Heart". The album also featured Jerry Cantrell and Mike Inez . (Photo: Rockpeperina.com) = In 2006 Mike also participated in Peter Frampton 's instrumental album "Fingerprints". = In 2012, Mike was a guest on Soundgarden's comeback album "King Animal" , during the song "Eyelid's Mouth". = In 2013, Mike participated in the album released by the band "Walking Papers" which was formed in Seattle and listed among others the drummer Barrett Martin who played with Mike in "Mad Season" and bassist Duff McKagan . = ​​In 2016 Mike was involved in another project that included Barrett Martin and Duff McKagan and was called Levee "Walkers". = Another Mike tribute project with Duff McKagan is "Raw Power." The band pays tribute to Iggy Pop who released in 2016 the album "Raw Power - A Tribute To Iggy & The Stooges Live From The Rooftop Of Pike Place Market". = It is interesting to note that all of the songs that Mike composed on his own for Pearl Jam, with the exception of the song "Force of Nature" from the album "Backspacer", included different tuning from the original guitar tune. = Mike's first contribution as a lyricist was in the song "Inside Job" from the album named after the band that came out in 2006 (The Avocado). = In 2007, two of Mike's guitar solos entered "Guitar World" magazine's 100 greatest solos of all time - these were the solos for the songs "Alive" and "Yellow Ledbetter". = That same year he and Gossard entered Rolling Stone magazine's Top 20 New Guitar Gods list, entitled "A 4-Handed Monster." = In 2011 he participated in the album "Alone in This Together" by "Star Anna And The Laughing Dogs". = In 2017, Mike published a book with the long name: "Of Potato Heads and Polaroids: My Life Inside and Out of Pearl Jam" which includes photos he took in history at Pearl Jam. = In 2018 he composed the soundtrack for the movie "Sadie". In addition, he co-wrote with Peter Frampton two of the songs of the imaginary band "Stillwater" from the movie "Almost Famous". The other three were written by Nancy Wilson of the band "Heart", which was then married to film director Cameron Crowe. = That same year he collaborated with KT Tunstall and Lea Julius on the performance of Tom Petty 's song "I Won't Back Down". = He is ranked number one on Ultimate Guitar Magazine's most underrated guitar players list. = His favorite guitar of all his collection of guitars is the 1959 Fender Stratocaster, the same model played by his idol - Stevie Ray Vaughan (it has been from 1960). (Photo: Thefretboard.co.uk) = In March 2020, Pearl Jam released their 11th studio album "Gigaton", following a break of more than six years since their previous studio release. The album, produced by Josh Evans, included the singles "Dance of the Clairvoyants", "Superblood Wolfmoon", "Quick Escape", and "Retrograde". It also stood out for its more collaborative lyric-writing process, rather than relying primarily on Eddie Vedder as in the past. The album was originally set to be supported by a North American tour, but this was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and ultimately only took place in 2022. = In April 2024, Pearl Jam released their 12th studio album "Dark Matter". The album, produced by Andrew Watt, included the singles "Dark Matter", "Running", and "Wreckage", and was recorded at Shangri-La in Malibu as well as at Watt’s home studio. This is the first album to feature Josh Klinghoffer as part of the expanded lineup after joining the "Gigaton" tour. It is also the final album with longtime drummer Matt Cameron, who left the band in July 2025. Unlike the previous album, this time the band returned to working together quickly in the studio as a full unit. = The legendary Chris Cornell said the following about his guitar genius: “He’s got something in there; he’s infected, and that’s gonna come out again somewhere ”. = One of his side projects is a tribute band to the heavy metal band "UFO" called "Flight to Mars". Listen to Pearl Jam's latest album on: Spotify , Apple Music "Face/Off" - Israel's Rock Blog Follow us on Facebook  / Instagram  or Subscribe to our website

As in the pictured, drummer Cozy Powell had 8 arms just like an octopus. (Photo: Octopuss - the third solo album by Cozy Powell) Anyone who listened to his drumming could not remain indifferent. He was sharp, precise and powerful. On the one hand with crazy technique and on the other hand with amazing emotion. Powell was the drummer of so many great bands and his influence on drummers, especially in the hard rock and heavy metal genres (but certainly not only), was tremendous. He was born on December 29, 1947 in the town of Cirencester, located about 100 km west of London, as Colin Flooks. Cozy never saw his biological parents, he was adopted as a baby. He started playing drums at the age of 12 in a school band. The first band he ever played was called "Corals". Cozy was then only 15 years old and during the show he already had a regular drum solo. He took his stage name "Cozy" from jazz drummer Cozy Cole. The first professional band he played was "The Sorcerers"ת which he joined in 1967. His big break came when he joined "The Jeff Beck Group" in 1970. (Photo: Discgos) Powell has since then had been courted by bands and great artists. He has performed as a drummer on over 60 different albums and here is only a partial list of his work: 1. With "Rainbow" - In the albums " Rising ", " Long Live Rock 'n' Roll ", " Down to Earth " and on the live album " On Stage ". 2. With "Michael Schenker Group" - on the album "MSG" and in the live album "One Night at Budokan". 3. With "Whitesnake" - on the album " Slide It In ". 4. With "Black Sabbath" - on the albums " Headless Cross ", " Tyr " and " Forbidden ". 5. With the supergroup "Emerson, Lake & Powell" - on the album "Emerson, Lake & Powell". 6. With "Forcefield" - on albums I, II, III, IV and "Instrumentals". 7. With Brian May - on the albums "Back to the Light", "Another World" and "Red Special". 8. With the supergroup "Tipton, Entwistle & Powell" - on the album "Edge of the World". In addition, Powell has been featured on albums by the following artists (again, this is only a partial list): 1. Donovan's "Cosmic Wheels" album. 2. The album "First of the Big Bands" by Tony Ashton and Jon Lord . 3. The albums "And About Time Too!" And "Look at Me Now" by Bernie Marsden. 4. The "Line-Up" album by Graham Bonnet. 5. Jon Lord 's "Before I Forget" album. 6. The album "Pictures at Eleven" by Robert Plant . 7. The album "Under a Raging Moon" by Roger Daltrey . 8. The supergroup "Phenomena" on their debut album. 9. "Warlock's" album "Triumph and Agony". 10. "Cinderella's" "Long Cold Winter" album. 11. The album "K2" by Don Airey . 12. Gary Moore 's "After the War" album. 13. The album "Baptizm of Fire" by Glenn Tipton. 14. The album "Peter Green Splinter Group" by the band of Peter Green . 15. The album "Facing the Animal" by Yngwie Malmsteen . 16. The album "Scream" by Tony Martin . In addition, Powell released 5 more solo albums. The first was "Over the Top" from 1979, which featured Gary Moore , Don Airey , Jack Bruce and Bernie Marsden. The album included a cover version of the instrumental section "Theme One" written by "The Fifth Beatle" George Martin and originally served as an intro for the BBC radio station, later as a sign of the Israeli music chart of "Reshet Gimel" with the legendary Benny Dudkevitch, and today as a transition segment in Israel's rock chart on "Ze Rock" radio. There is a rumor that Powell accompanied guitarist Jeff Beck when he played on Stevie Wonder's "Talking Book" album, but he did not get credit for it. On May 22, 1993, Powell was playing live here in Israel, as part of Brian May 's band, which was an excellent opening act for "Guns N 'Roses" on Hayarkon Park - 22/05/1993 . On April 5, 1998, Cozy Powell was killed in a car accident, when he lost control of his vehicle near Bristol in England. He was only 50 years old at the time of his death. Powell was on his way to his lover who was married to another. She called him during a heated argument with her husband and asked him to come to her house quickly. He got in his Saab 9000 and galloped down the highway in severe weather at 170 mph. During the ride the partner called him again and asked "Where are you?", He managed to answer her that he was on the way and then she heard him say "Oh shit! "And immediately afterward she heard a loud thud. Powell lost control of his vehicle, and collided with a guardrail. He was blown out of the windshield and was dead on the spot. "Face/Off" - Israel's Rock Blog Follow us on Facebook  / Instagram  or Subscribe to our website

How many guitarists do you know who have actually played in lineups from different genres like Hard Rock and Heavy Metal, Blues Rock, Jazz Fusion and mastered all these genres at high level? (Photo: Paul Bergen) So guitarist Gary Moore is one such and we want to tell you some facts about him: 1. Moore was born Robert William Gary Moore on April 4, 1952 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. 2. At the age of 10 he started playing the acoustic guitar and at the age of 14 he switched to the electric guitar. 3. Since he was left-handed he taught himself to play on it like any other right-handed player. Moore was initially influenced by artists such as "The Shadows, Albert King Elvis Presley, "The Beatles". 5. Later when he saw Jimi Hendrix and "John Mayall's Bluesbreakers" and "Cream" at shows in Belfast, his style evolved into blues rock. 6. In his youth, Moore was involved in a brawl that left him with scars on his face, as a result of cuts caused by a broken bottle. 7. Moore was greatly influenced by Peter Green from "Fleetwood Mac". He was also a kind of mentor to him. 8. In 1995, Moore released the album "Blues for Greeny" as a tribute to Peter Green . 9. Moore even plays on this tribute album on the same guitar he purchased from Peter Green after the latter left "Fleetwood Mac", his the 1959 Les Paul Standard. 10. In 1969 Moore joined "Skid Row" - an Irish blues rock band, not the one from the US with Sebastian Bach. He was only 17 years old when he released the album "Skid" from 1970. Later in 1971, he will also release the album "34 Hours" with the band. The album title came from the number of hours it took to record it. 11. By the way, that the same American "Skid Row" will later pay Moore royalties for the use of it's name. 12. In 1970 Moore released the album "Honest Injun", as part of a band called "Granny's Intentions". 13. In 1973 he began his solo career with the album "Grinding Stone", which he released under the name of "Gary Moore Band". 14. Already in 1974 he began collaborating with Phil Lynott , on the album "Nightlife" by "Thin Lizzy". (Photo: Hulton Archive) 15. In 1976 he joined the jazz fusion band "Colosseum II" and released the album "Strange New Flesh". Moore will release three more albums with the aforementioned band in 1977-1978 (the latter being a collaboration with Andrew Lloyd Webber). 16. In 1978 he released the album " Back on the Streets ", which includes the hit "Parisienne Walkways". The album featured bassist Phil Lynott , keyboardist Don Airey and drummer Simon Phillips. 17. In April 1979 he released the album " Black Rose: A Rock Legend " with "Thin Lizzy". 18. That same year he also collaborated with drummer Cozy Powell on the album "Over the Top". Moore released with Powell another album in 1981. 19. In 1980 he released a solo album under the "G-Force" project. 20. That same year he was featured on the album "Solo in Soho", Phil Lynott 's solo album. 21. Moore collaborated with Greg Lake - ex-"King Crimson" and "ELP" bassist and singer, on his two solo albums from 1981 and 1983. 22. Since 1982 he has released a streak of Hard Rock and Heavy Metal albums as part of his solo career, the first being "Corridors of Power" featuring Ian Paice , Don Airey and Jack Bruce, among others. 23. In 1985 Moore returned to collaborate with Phil Lynott who featured on his album "Run for Cover", wrote and sang the big hit from it. 24. In 1987 Moore released the album "Wild Frontier"ת in which he combined among others influences of Celtic music. 25. That same year Moore participated in the recordings of the song "Let It Be"ת with the band "Ferry Aid", as part of the "MS Herald of Free Enterprise" disaster charity project. 26. In 1990 Moore made the switch and moved from Hard Rock to Blues Rock, reaching the peak of his popularity with the album " Still Got the Blues ". This album was undoubtedly responsible for reviving the Blues Rock style and bringing it to mainstream. 24. Moore will continue to release blues-style albums until 1997, then he will come up with the album "Dark Days in Paradise", which included electronic and programming influences. 25. In 1994, Moore collaborated with Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker in the band "BBM" (Bruce-Baker-Moore), with whom he released the album "Around the Next Dream". 26. In 2001, Moore released "Back to the Blues", in which he returned to the roots of blues. 27. In 2002 he founded the project "Scars" in collaboration with Cass Lewis - bassist of "Skunk Anansie" and Darrin Mooney the drummer of "Primal Scream". 28. On February 6, 2011, Moore died of a heart attack in his sleep, at the hotel where he was staying during a vacation on the "Costa del Sol", Spain. He was staying there with his girlfriend at the time and a very high amount of alcohol was found in his blood. He was 58 at the time of his death. 29. In 2019, a fundraising campaign was launched aiming to build a monument in his memory in his hometown of Belfast. 30. As part of his solo career Moore has released 18 studio albums and a similar number of studio albums along with other lineups. And now let's listen to a playlist of his songs we've prepared for you: Spotify "Face/Off" - Israel's Rock Blog Follow us on Facebook  / Instagram  or Subscribe to our website

A Sneak Peek... And today, about the day "The Beatles" held all top five spots on the US charts. On April 4, 1964, a wonderful thing happened in the history of music. "The Beatles" dominated the American Billboard 100, holding all of its top five spots. It happened when the song " Can't Buy Me Love " jumped from the 27th place, where it spent its first week in the chart, straight to first place. It took the top from " She Loves You ", which held the first place in the previous weeks and on that magical day was pushed down to the third place. It is interesting to noteת that " She Loves You " also pushed the song " I Want to Hold Your Hand ", which held the first place and on that miraculous day was pushed down to the fourth place, making "The Beatles" the first band on the Billboard's history to have on four consecutive weeks three different songs on the top spot. But it does not end there, because beyond the five songs that dominated the top of the chart, "The Beatles" had another 7 songs on the Billboard 100. Do you get it? that same week 12 songs from the Fab-Four were on the Billboard 100, do you realize the magnitude of the achievement??? And if that's not enough to understand how awesome this band was, then in the following week, on April 11, 1964, two more" Beatles" songs will join the chart - " There's a Place " and " Love Me Do " - making them the first band to chart 14 songs on the Billboard 100. "Face/Off" - Israel's Rock Blog Follow us on Facebook  / Instagram  or Subscribe to our website