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 …
Continue reading “My Musical Evolution – Part 273 The Metal Years Sabbath & Dio”
I don’t ever recall Dio saying anything that could even accidentally suggest an allegiance to dark forces of any kind but his album covers weren’t helping me convince my mother of that. In fact, I think she might even have thrown away my Dio concert shirt. The Last In Line may not have recognizable songs …
Continue reading “My Musical Evolution – Part 217 The Metal Years The Chains Are On”
We are the sum of the choices we make and the experiences we have had. In 1984, The Rise was incredible, The Fall was devastating. Did it change me? It had to, right? I didn’t dress differently. I might have partied harder. I might have been more focused on the Heavy Metal Music. Enter Dio. …
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