“The Ballroom Blitz” / “Rock and Roll Disgrace” – Doyle’s Space: Music Hall of Fame – SOS Award

This “Stand Out Single” was number one in Canada, number two in the UK and Australia, and number 5 in the United States.

Sweet’s “The Ballroom Blitz” backed with “Rock and Roll Disgrace” was one of the defining singles of the British glam-rock era, combining theatrical vocals, pounding drums, sharp guitar riffs, and a story of a night out that turns into chaos. Released in the United Kingdom on September 14, 1973, on RCA Records, “The Ballroom Blitz” was written by the successful songwriting and

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Album Art – Joe Petagno

When you think of Led Zeppelin you get the image of the iconic Icarus Swan Song logo that is so closely associated with Jimmy Page and company. It’s the perfect image for a band like Led Zeppelin, a timeless piece of art that just feels right in the lore of classic rock.

This is where I’ll be talking about the Album Art that I like. That is one of the benefits of 12″ vinyl albums, the cool packaging that surrounded the record. Here I’ll research the creations that we all loved as children, teenagers, and adults. I’ll try to find as much information on the artists as I can.

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Umlauts and Rock Bands

A way to indicate how one vowel could influence another when spoken aloud.

In linguistics, umlaut, which is from the German “sound alteration”, is a sound change in which a vowel is pronounced more like a following vowel or semivowel. Umlaut is a form of assimilation[1], the process of one speech sound becoming more similar to a nearby sound. The diaeresis, also known as the trema, and the umlaut are two different diacritical marks[2] that (in modern usage) look alike. They both consist of two dots ¨ placed over a letter, usually a vowel.

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