This Moment in Music History for 10-31-2024

# March 15, 1991: Metallica Enters the Black Album SessionsOn March 15, 1991, Metallica was deep in the throes of recording what would become their self-titled fifth studio album, universally known as "The Black Album" – one of the most commercially successful heavy metal records ...  Show more

# March 14, 1967: The First-Ever Outdoor Human Be-In Hits San FranciscoOn March 14, 1967, something groovy was brewing in San Francisco that would cement the city's reputation as the epicenter of the counterculture movement. While not as famous as the January "Gathering of the Tr ...  Show more

Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Well, either way, this is definitely an episode of Strong Songs about Queen's genre-blending rock saga "Bohemian Rhapsody." Kirk dives into Freddie Mercury's operatic opus and learns a lot about vocal technique, piano motifs, harmon ...

“Wind Of Change” by Scorpions has the rare distinction of being a history lesson within a huge rock ballad, released after the Berlin Wall came crashing down in 1989 in the band’s native Germany. In the years since, it has become a unifying theme song for the circumstances aro ...

Martin Freeman tells the story of the Fab Four’s rise, fall and rebirth - and how they changed the world along the way. In the space of just 8 years, their journey took them from the smoky clubs of Hamburg and Liverpool, to Abbey Road and unprecedented global fame. And when their ...  Show more

In episode 71 of the Behind The Song podcast, Janda dives into the history and lyrics of "Sweet Child O' Mine" by the band once called the most dangerous in rock, Guns 'N Roses. The song, written by Axl Rose for his then-girlfriend, was a departure from the rest of the materia ...