Mapping Influences Over Time
When I started at Vermont Academy, the basement of Shepardson Center [The Dining Hall] was nothing but a big open area of concrete with massive pillars supporting the floor above. Sometime around sophomore year, they renovated the place and added a snack-bar with a couple of video games. This was where I first saw …
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The common theme here has been that there are songs that are linked to people and songs that are linked to moments in time. In My Musical Evolution Aldo Nova is even loosely linked to Daylight Saving Time. If I spent a little effort, I could give you almost the precise moment that I heard …
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A peculiar thought just occured to me. I can’t remember which came first Lola from The Kinks or Lola from Damn Yankees. Both were products of the Academy Days. I’m certain that I picked this up for the song Lola. I’m not certain where my desire for Lola originated. One For The Road was the only …
I added these REO Speedwagon albums like this because they were part of the Academy Days but their impact was not so great. As you may recall, my interest in REO Speedwagon began on a “date” to Cedar Point The Amazement Park. Hi Infidelity was a great album and I followed what would be my …
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Today, I’m a little surprised that my entry into the Steve Miller Band was this album Abracadabra. I won’t be ashamed though. I wasn’t and don’t claim to be any kind of music critic or scholar. I like what I like and I won’t make excuses. Nor will I chastise you for not liking the …
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I am still amazed that there ever was a time when I didn’t know of Pink Floyd. As much as I loved Kansas, Boston, Styx, and Journey, Pink Floyd would eventually eclipse them all. I began The Academy Days the year that The Wall was released. I remember sitting in Mrs. Lind’s Biology lab freshman …
Is this New Wave? I seemed to pick up a lot of this so-called new wave stuff. Like Adam And The Ants and Devo, there was a certain electronic understatement with The B-52’s. It almost sounds amateurish compared to the likes of Kansas or Styx. Still the music was infectious. I wonder if a group …
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Have you ever gone to a movie an have no prior knowledge of it what so ever. Vermont Academy would occasionally have bus trips to the movies. space was limited. A sign up sheet would go up on the wall. You could sign up and then be bussed to a not so nearby city to …
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We have been exploring My Musical Evolution through the Academy Days. So far it has been about the albums I owned back then. In the interest of being thorough, there were still a few artists and songs that should be included. John Lennon was killed my sophomore year and his album Double Fantasy was getting a …
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If I had to depend on 30 second samples, I never would have bought Departure which would eventually become my favorite Journey album. I really like Open Arms from the Heavy Metal soundtrack. I loved the Escape album that I got for Christmas. I bought Infinity and Departure at the same time from Columbia House and …
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