Week of September 4th

Take a look back at this week in Rock & Roll History

Episode Transcript

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What happened this week in rock androll history? Let's find out. It's
the rock Omanac on iHeartRadio. It'sgoing on Rock and Rollers. It's Andy
West. Let's get it started.We kick it off. This week in
nineteen sixty eight, Street Fighting Manby the Rolling Stones is banned in Chicago
and some other cities as local officialsfear it will incite riots. This week

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in nineteen seventy six, Fleetwood Mac'sself titled album makes number one a year
after its release, Knocking Off.Peter Frampton's Frampton Comes Alive. It's the
band's first album with Lindsey Buckingham andStevie Nicks. This week in nineteen eighty
seven, Pink Floyd release a MomentaryLapse of Reason in the UK, their
first album without founding member Roger Waters. This week in nineteen eighty eight,

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Guns N' Roses start a two weekrun at number one on the US Singles
Chart with Sweet Child of Mine,the group's first US number one. You've
reached number twenty four in the UKand this week in nineteen ninety one,
the music charts are dominated by thepop sounds of artists like Bryan Adams,
Mariah Carey, Paula Abdul, andMichael Jackson. The hair metal craze of

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the eighties is struggling to survive,and although there are plenty of punk and
alternative fans hiding out in garages anddive bars, the sound has yet to
really take over the mainstream. Butthen a band called Nirvana comes out of
nowhere, and this song is released, and it adds a whole new genre
to music. And that's when wentdown your Rock Omanac on iHeartRadio