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Let's spread some musical misinformation

#13,706
felonious69 said:
Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon album was actually written on a hot summer day, sitting at a picnic table.
They used very large paper back then because paper was plentiful as it actually did grow on trees then.
David Gilmour's pen (the only one anyone thought to bring) had failed.
Nick Mason, who LOVED the American candy M&Ms had a "value snack pack" which in those days was about 8 pounds...the net weight value not the currency.
For the notes, they used these M&Ms on their staff. In the hot summer sun there was a slight problem. M&Ms melt on your staff, not in your hands.
They did complete the composition of the album and when they had finished, the image of the colorfully melted product they had sitting on the table inspired the album cover.
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Roger Waters sent out a gofer for a pack of his usual Woodbines but the shop was closed and the gofer made do with some hand-rolled cigs with an unusual flavour and torn card for filters. After Roger had his customary ten a day, he mistakenly put that multicoloured flattened disc on his radiogram and put the needle down. To everyone else's surprise, Nick Mason's heartbeat (he had a peanut allergy) could be clearly heard, followed by the band's conversation. Best of all, because it was an Ortofon cartridge, the sheet music was converted to a high-fidelity analogue rendition of Breathe. The picture disc was born.

Roger, my old mate, gave me the original along with his last remaining Woodbine-substitute. I was told this picture disc would be worth a fortune but unfortunately, after the smoke, I got the munchies and ate it.
 
#13,713
1bassleft said:
The prefix "Mc" or "Mac" means "son of" and it clearly demonstrates the degree of cashing in on famous parents prevalent in British music. Paul's dad, Cartney, was considered among the top three bass players in Walton and certainly the best in Forthlin Road. He was also a prolific songwriter; "I'm the man of the house but there's a louse in me scouse" was whistled by many a milkman in the 1950s.
John's dad, Claughlin, pioneered the fusion of jazz and Yorkshire colliery brass bands, employing the young Brian Blessed on vocals before the PA was invented. Claughlin's musical career was cut short by his tendency to get legless with Douglas Bader in the pubs of Sprotborough, but not before John hitched a lift on his famous father's coattails.
There are numerous others, but I won't go on. You can look up John's dad, Vie, yourselves if you're not familiar with West London's skiffle scene of the late '40s.
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The technology now used in noise cancelling headphones was initially pioneered by Claughlin to make Brian Blessed quieter by making him use a PA out of phase with the microphone.
 
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