On this day in rock (May 7th)

1977 "Hotel California" by the Eagles hits Number One on the pop chart.

1977 "Back In The Saddle" by Aerosmith peaks at Number 38 on the pop chart.

1981 "All Those Years Ago" by George Harrison is released.

1983 The Final Cut by Pink Floyd peaks at Number Six on the album chart, where it stays for two weeks.

1991 A judge in Macon, Georgia, dismisses a wrongful death suit against Ozzy Osbourne after a local couple fails to prove their son was inspired to attempt suicide by Ozzy's music.

2001 Bad Company and Styx play an acoustic concert at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in Cleveland.

2004 Kiss singer-bassist Gene Simmons makes his second appearance on the NBC emergency services drama Third Watch.

2004 Evanescence's major label debut, Fallen, passes the five million mark in record sales.

2005 System Of A Down slips the F-word into its performance on Saturday Night Live. Although the group's first song, "B.Y.O.B.," is muted numerous times, guitarist Daron Malakian screams an uncensored "F*** yeah!" near the end of the tune with the camera pointed directly at him. The world does not end.
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