Musical influences......just curious

[mossy]

Originally Posted by yorksrvc
Influence to become a musician: Dave Clark 5
1st Album purchased with own money: Beach Boys-Live
1st Concert: Herman's Hermits
1st Album to blow me away 60's: Jimi Hendrix-Are You Experienced
1st Album to blow me away 70's: Genesis-Foxtrot / The YES Album
1st Album to blow me away Fusion: Return to Forever
1st Album to blow me away Electronic: Tubular Bells
Best 70's Concerts: Jimi Hendrix Experience and Cactus
Cream, Moody Blues and Terry Reid
Doors, Jefferson Airplane and Lighthouse
Genesis:Selling England, The Lamb, and Trick


I love these things.

Influence to become a musician...I'm not one. Took flute in school.
1st concert: Led Zeppelin, Rockpile Toronto. 1969
1st album purchased with own money: Beatles - White Album. I was 11 and it took ages to save up.
1st album tbma 60's - Beatles White Album
1st album tbma 70's - Genesis Selling England by Pound
1st album tbma fusion - Ponty - Aurora. Also Osibisa - Heads, although I suppose that's more "world" music
1st album tbma electronic - Was never really into it
Best concerts 70's - I remember Supertramp, Genesis and Heart.

[ricb]

Influence to become a musician: My Dad
1st Album purchased with own money: Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
1st Concert: Santana & Eric Clapton, same billing
1st Album to blow me away 60's: Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (I was 9, 1968)
1st Album to blow me away 70's: Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick
1st Album to blow me away Fusion: Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds of Fire
1st Album to blow me away Electronic: never was my bag - although I liked Tangerine Dream. That genre has never 'blown me away' I guess.
Best 70's Concerts: Ten Years After, Rush, Yes, Kansas, Genesis, Rainbow

[Wojtek]

Influence to become a musician: The Beatles, ELO, Queen and Rush - during childhood these four were one after one my favourite bands and progressing from one to another I was starting to compose own stuff
1st Album purchased with own money: The Beatles - Please Please Me (first CD bought was Rush - Permanent Waves)
1st Concert: Porcupine Tree
1st Album to blow me away 60's: The Beatles - Abbey Road
1st Album to blow me away 70's: Rush - Hemispheres
1st Album to blow me away Electronic: I'm not sure if I'd call Oldfield's stuff electronic, although it was very inspiring for me. So perhaps Vangelis.
Best 70's Concerts: lol