Classic Rock Videos

In 1969, a 14-year-old Beatle fanatic named Jerry Levitan snuck into John Lennon’s hotel room in Toronto and convinced him to do an interview. 38 years later, Levitan, director Josh Raskin and illustrators James Braithwaite and Alex Kurina have collaborated to create an animated short film using the original interview recording as the soundtrack. A spellbinding vessel for Lennon’s boundless wit and timeless message, I Met the Walrus was nominated for the 2008 Academy Award for Animated Short and won the 2009 Emmy for ‘New Approaches’ (making it the first film to win an Emmy on behalf of the internet).

The song is from 1986 but this is a live recording from Jan of 2010, in New Jersey…the guy just doesn’t stop! And sounds just as good now as he did 40 years ago!

One of the all time great front men and one of my personal favourites passed away today from complications with stomach cancer.

I saw RJD with Sabbath during the Mob Rules Tour in the early 80′s.  One of the best concerts to this day I ever had the pleasure of attending (although I caught the tour a couple of years ago and it was almost as good).  All in all I saw Dio in concert 6 times.  Whether it was Elf, Rainbow, Sabbath or on his own it was all good and will be remembered as one of the best front men EVER!

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THE ORIGINAL

Elf – Gambler, Gambler – 1972

Rainbow – Man on the Silver Mountain – 1977

Black Sabbath – Die Young – (never mind the videos, close yer eyes and listen!)

Led Zeppelin – Earl’s Court (1975) – “Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp”

Here’s an old one!

LIVE at Giants Stadium, NJ, 6-17-79

Damn, I love this woman! Do your homework kiddies

BONUS
Down Home Shake Down – Dr. Ross, John Lee Hooker, Shakey Horton