Why do we remember the things that we remember? Why are some memories so crystal clear while some are completely false? I have been thinking about the last vinyl album that I ever bought. Through the process of elimination, I think that I have it figured out. Well, sort of. I do remember that I …
Monthly Archives: September 2012
My Musical Evolution – Part 275 The Metal Years Somewhere In Time
Being the Iron Maiden fan that I was, I had to buy Somewhere In Time when it came out. Guess what, they had adopted some of that MIDI technology too. Iron Maidenalways had great sounding guitars, adding the MIDI stuff just seemed to make them a little more ethereal or something. They didn’t go over the top …
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My Musical Evolution – Part 274 The Metal Years Turbo
Something that I didn’t realize until now is that The Metal Years more or less officially ended at the same time as the Vinyl record era. I’ve been trying to recall the music I was buying at the time when I bought my first Compact Disc Player. Although I can’t be certain, I have a pretty …
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My Musical Evolution – Part 273 The Metal Years Sabbath & Dio
I could really sense the end of The Metal Years. I was still occasionally buying metal albums but they just weren’t connecting with me the way that they used too. I still would break out the Metallica or Iron Maiden when the mood struck me but the truth was that the mood was striking less …
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My Musical Evolution – Part 272 Roach Days Revisited The Firm
It was my respect for Led Zeppelin that made me buy this album. I had to, it had Jimmy Page on it. I didn’t know it at the time but the rest of The Firm came with prestigious pedigree as well. While it only very distantly reminds me of Led Zeppelin in some way, it is still a good album. …
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My Musical Evolution – Part 271 Roach Days Revisited Zebra
I didn’t mean to buy this album. I wanted to buy the one that had that Bears song on it. When I got to the record store, this was the only one that they had there. I had a stack of Wooden Nickels so it made it easier to gamble. I really didn’t know much …
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My Musical Evolution – Part 270 Roach Days Revisited Expanding The Bass Set
By the time this photo was taken, I had just about completely stopped playing Heavy Metal songs on my bass. Occasionally, I’d thump out some Ratt or maybe some Iron Maiden but for the most part the goal was to be able to play songs that the girls were into. Again, being only a mimic …
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My Musical Evolution – Part 269 Roach Days Revisited More Party Mixes
Was it the 1980’s itself changing or where we just growing up? The women’s fashion, ever evolving, ever changing, started to become somewhat more mature. The hair was still pretty large but had come down a few notches since 1983. The glitz purple and green eye shadow faded into a more natural smolder. The bright …
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My Musical Evolution – Part 268 Roach Days Revisited A Bottle Of Anything & A Glazed Donut. To Go
After Van Halen’s 1984 tour, the band broke up. I saw Sammy Hagar and Eddie Van Halen perform together at Farm Aid. They did a Led Zeppelin song and a some from Sammy and some from Van Halen. I didn’t know it then but the new Van Halen was just around the bend. David Lee …
My Musical Evolution – Part 267 Roach Days Revisited Another Batch Of MTV
It seemed like some kind of changing of the guard at MTV. The bands that were on all the time a few months ago like Wang Chung, Steve Perry, Bryan Adams, Culture Club and The Cars, seemed to drop off and another wave of fresh faces and respected veterans took over. Maybe it didn’t happen …
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