Ozzy Osbourne from Black Sabbath

Black Sabbath had just released Vol. 4, which featured hits “Snowblind”, “Changes”, and “Tomorrow’s Dream”. Even after having released four studio albums, the band still dealt with negative connotations surrounding their name. It was often assumed that because of the name; Black Sabbath, the band partook in black magic. “So the Rolling Stones got something to do with landslides,” Ozzy Osbourne wittily remarks on the subject of band names being taken literally. “A name is whatever you want to interpret it…

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Meat Loaf

Marvin Lee Aday later to be called “Meat Loaf” was born on September 27, 1947 was born in Dallas Texas. The first bands he had seen in the 60’s were The Kingsman who had a hit song called “Louie Louie” and Doug Clark and the Hot Nuts was a band that did sexual pun material. Meat Loaf talks about the Rock Scene in Detroit and playing on The Detroit Rock & Roll Revival with Mc5, Dr. John Ted Nugent and…

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Nazz – “Open My Eyes”

Nazz performs their song "Open My Eyes," originally released on their self titled album in 1968. Go to (page 34) in this months Rock Scene for the complete story. Nazz formed in Philadelphia in 1967, and was founded by guitarist and songwriter Todd Rundgren, and bassist Carson Van Osten. The song was featured on the iconic Nuggets compilation double LP released in 1972, which was produced by Lenny Kaye. A feature in the March 1973 issue of Rock Scene Magazine (page 34) reveals…

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Moody Blues – “I’m Just A Singer (In a Rock & Roll Band)”

Moody Blues perform their song “I’m Just A Singer (In a Rock & Roll Band)". Go to (page 47) in this months Rock Scene for the complete story. The song, which was released in 1973 as the closing track off their album Seventh Sojourn, was written by vocalist and bassist John Lodge. “The basis of the Moody Blues is that there is a sense of individual expression within the group,” Lodge says in an interview in the March 1973 issue of Rock Scene Magazine.…

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Tom Hamilton

Tom Hamilton is the bassist a founding member of Aerosmith. He grew up right outside of Boston, and met Joe Perry when he was a very young kid. In 1970, they formed Aerosmith. Most clubs wanted them to play top 40 hits, but the band wasn’t interested in that. They wanted to play their own songs. “We only took gigs where we could play the songs we wanted to play. It was more of a concert kind of vibe than…

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