{"id":2173,"date":"2012-09-09T12:05:32","date_gmt":"2012-09-09T16:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.westwoodvalley.com\/?p=2173"},"modified":"2012-09-09T12:05:32","modified_gmt":"2012-09-09T16:05:32","slug":"my-musical-evolution-part-267-roach-days-revisited-another-batch-of-mtv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wrharrison.com\/musicalevolution\/2012\/09\/09\/my-musical-evolution-part-267-roach-days-revisited-another-batch-of-mtv\/","title":{"rendered":"My Musical Evolution – Part 267 Roach Days Revisited Another Batch Of MTV"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"I<\/a>It seemed like some kind of changing of the guard at MTV.\u00a0 The bands that were on all the time a few months ago like Wang Chung, Steve Perry, Bryan Adams, Culture Club <\/em>and The Cars<\/em>, seemed to drop off and another wave of fresh faces and respected veterans took over.<\/p>\n

Maybe it didn’t happen overnight like it I remembered it. Maybe this was not so much about the evolution of MTV as it was my own Musical Evolution<\/em>. The end of The Metal Years<\/em> was just around the bend. I can’t say for certain if I was consciously aware of that or not. I do know that I had spent more time trying to learn how to play Journey, Boston,\u00a0 and other girl friendly music on my bass.<\/p>\n

The leather and spikes began to disappear and in its place, leopard print spandex, bleached splotched acid washed Levi 501’s,\u00a0 Avante-garde silk shirts started to sprout up.\u00a0 It was still the 1980’s even if we were on the back nine.<\/p>\n

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Smithereens – Behind A Wall Of Sleep<\/em>
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