Mapping Influences Over Time
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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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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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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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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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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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 …
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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I don’t recall how it happened but somehow I ended up with Madonna’s movie Desperately Seeking Susan on video tape. Did I record it from one of the cable movie channels? I really don’t know. I do know that for a while we watched it more than a few times. If you aren’t familiar with …
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I was familiar with Bon Jovi. Runaway was a staple of the Rise part of The Rise & Fall Of ’84. I even saw Bon Jovi on tour supporting the previous record. I forget who he was opening for. Did he ever tour with Billy Squier? Slippery When Wet took an already popular Bon Jovi …
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For a while this show was on MTV. It was taken from a live show in Detroit in the spring of 1985. I wish it was available on legitimate DVD. I’d pick it up. I must have seen it several times during its run on MTV. It means more to me today than it did …
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