Mapping Influences Over Time
U2 was coming to Indiana. They were scheduled to play at The Hoosier Dome in November of 1987. Tickets went on sale months in advance. Their new album The Joshua Tree was amazing and vaulted U2 into phenomenon status. Keith and I decided to camp out at Karma records were the tickets were going to to be …
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Over the course of 1987, my vices began to diminish and fall away. I was 22 and the previous 5 years had been a string of epic parties. It was starting to get old, or maybe I was. It sounds ridiculous when I read that back. Old at 22? The past few years were my Barney …
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1987 was a year of change. I sold my 1963 Ford Galaxie 500 and got a 1978 Comet. It may not sound like much of an upgrade but it got double the miles per gallon and was 15 years newer. It still didn’t seem to have seat belts. For the all important car stereo, I …
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A friend of mine called Keith got me started on U2. He was crazy about them. Their album The Joshua Tree had just been released and it was really getting them noticed. I admit that I was reluctant at first. I can’t remember why. It was kind of like Green Eggs & Ham. He was always …
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If you have been following along from the beginning, you’ll know that up to this point, The Doobie Brothers were limited to What A Fool Believes and Minute By Minute. That isn’t too bad and I’m sure that I was aware of some of these other Doobie classics even if they didn’t find their way …
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Journey, Styx and Kansas got early Compact Disc upgrades. I’m not sure how I feel about buying Departure 3 times [cassette, vinyl, CD] in a 5 year span. One of my favorite albums to be sure but 3 in 5? While I was scooping up the Journey CD’s I picked up a new one. An old one really, …
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If you have been following along, you know that My Musical Evolution features many movie soundtracks. From the adapted to record moves if the Dinsey era to the full symphonic splendor of Star Wars, Star Trek and Close Encounters to the popular music compilations like Heavy Metal. I’ve always been a fan on the movie soundtrack. That love …
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I know that I keep circling back to MTV and I know how silly it sounds given what it has devolved into today but back in the 1980’s, back in the MTV’s first decade, it was important in an inexplicable way. It was still ground breaking radio for your eyes as well as your ears. …
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I didn’t know it when I was watching Sammy Hagar jam with Eddie Van Halen at Farm Aid but I was witnessing the roots of the next incarnation of Van Halen. I seem to recall them playing There’s Only One Way To Rock, a Led Zeppelin song, maybe Rock & Roll but I don’t recall …
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Yeah I like The Outfield. I’m fairly certain that I originally bought this Compact Disc so I could put Your Love on a Party Mix Tape. “I just wanna use your love tonight” was a line that supported the theme. The Outfield seemed to have a quick string of hits that came from this album. I think musically, …
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