The 1981 their album Allied Forces sold over a million copies in the US, while attaining the highest chart positions any Triumph album would attain; No. 23 in the US and No. 13 in Canada. It included the songs “Fight the Good Fight” and “Magic Power”, the latter of which…
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In late 1980, the Aboriginal rock reggae band No Fixed Address supported the band on its Summer Offensive tour to the east coast, with the final concert on 20 December at the University of Adelaide .
The planned North American tour was cancelled, and despite rumours that Cozy Powell , Carmine Appice , Barriemore Barlow , Simon Kirke , Ric Lee or Bev Bevan would join the group as his replacement, the remaining members decided to disband. A 4 December 1980 press statement stated that, “We…
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Foghat relocated to the United States after signing a deal with Bearsville Records . Its debut album, Foghat (1972), was produced by Dave Edmunds and featured a cover of Willie Dixon ‘s ” I Just Want to Make Love to You “, which received considerable airplay, especially on FM stations.…
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Over that summer, the record became a huge hit with eventually over one million records sold in Canada alone. The album made its American debut in November 1980, and went on to sell over two million copies in the US. The band went on a touring spree that year putting…
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In November 1980, the double album Greatest Hits/Live was released and reached number twelve on the U.S.. chart, eventually achieving double-platinum status.
During August and September 1980, the band were at Jackson’s Studios in Rickmansworth, recording with producer Vic Maile . The ” Ace of Spades ” single was released on 27 October 1980 as a preview of the Ace of Spades album, which followed on 8 November. The single reached No.…
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A North American tour , the band’s first since 1977, was scheduled to commence on 17 October 1980.
After midnight, Bonham, who had fallen asleep, was taken to bed and placed on his side. At 1:45 pm the next day, Benji LeFevre (Led Zeppelin’s new tour manager) and John Paul Jones found Bonham dead. The cause of death was asphyxiation from vomit; the finding was accidental death. An…
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Further trouble for the band came during their 9 October 1980 concert at the Milwaukee Arena , which degenerated into a riot that caused $10,000 in damages to the arena and resulted in 160 arrests.