Nowadays Olive Can't Even Write

Due to the fact that there is a lot to cover, news today shall be kept brief. January 28th seems to be kind of a terrible day for the rock music community, as there are five significant deaths highlighted below, but unfortunately, no other news. Jim Capaldi (August 2, 1944 - January 28, 2005) Nicola James Capaldi was known as the drummer and co-founder of Traffic. He passed away at age 60 due to stomach cancer. Paul Kantner (March 17, 1941 - January 28, 2016) Paul Lorin Kantner was the co-founder, rhythm guitarist, and vocalist of Jefferson Airplane. He passed away at age 74 due to multiple organ failures and septic shock following a heart attack he had a few days prior.  Source: Morton Beebe/Corbis Signe Toly Anderson (September 15, 1941 - January 28, 2016) Anderson, another founding member of Jefferson Airplane, passed away at age 74 due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) just a few hours after Kantner. She was the vocalist on their first album, J efferson Airplane T...

  December 1st, 1973 marks the release of one of Black Sabbath's most famous albums, " Sabbath Bloody Sabbath ", which was the first album of theirs to receive positive reviews within the mainstream press upon release.  My personal favorite track, as well as my personal favorite Sabbath song in general, is " Sabbra Cadabra ". It features Rick Wakeman of Yes (who was recording "Tales from Topographic Oceans" next door) as a session player, but rather than being paid with money, he preferred his payment to be in beer. Fair enough, Rick. I can't argue with that. Image Credit: Wikipedia Then vocalist Ozzy Osbourne cites the album as the "beginning of the end" of Black Sabbath's original lineup. The band was far into substance and alcohol abuse at the time, and as a result, tensions were rising. Guitarist Tony Iommi had grown tired of being the primary songwriter, as it became too much pressure for him to come up with ideas with little he...