Mapping Influences Over Time
At some point that summer Aric and I came to the realization that getting an apartment together would be just like driving around in my car with the addition of a refigerator and a bathroom. So we decided to start looking. We would scan the classifieds in the paper as we drank mutliple pots of …
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On May 27th, 1984, Brian and I were at the American Rock Festival at the Timber Ridge Ski Resort in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It was an all day show. The concert goers were spread out all over the ski slope and the stage was set up in front the base lodge. It was certainly a festival …
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Continuing the new metal movement was Ratt. The had a sound that seemed to take elements from Def Leppard, Mötley Crüe and some of the other up and comers in MTV’s metal genre. You can also hear a little Eddie Van Halen influence here. Round And Round was on the radio and MTV. Listening to …
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