Musical influences......just curious

[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 guess listening to the Badger Live Album, the other day, pulled out all kinds of memories. I started thinking about all this GREAT music of my past. I thought I'd like to share and hope you'll share as well. It shows our roots. I NEVER thought, that at 55, I'd still be rockin'. I'm glad I am!!!

[kirk]

Influence to become a musician: the beatles
1st Album purchased with own money: meet the monkees
1st Concert: alice cooper, edgar winter's white trash, black sabbath
1st Album to blow me away 60's: tommy
1st Album to blow me away 70's: ditto-The YES Album!
i'll never forget the 1st time i heard SAGP!
1st Album to blow me away Fusion: mahavishnu orchestra/birds of fire
1st Album to blow me away Electronic: Tomita/snowflakes are dancing
Best 70's Concerts: Yes-topographic oceans,relayer tours,
ELP BSS,Works tour w/ the 80 piece, pink floyd Animals.

I NEVER thought, that at 55, I'd still be rockin'. I'm glad I am!!!

yeah...that's why they call them rockin' chairs!

kirk

[yorksrvc]

Kirk..........That was cool reading.........NOW!!!
I saw Mick J. "ROCK" tonight.........Now, I wanted to say something pathetic about him, bit I couldn't.........He did real good.
As for the "rockin' chairs", I use my son-in-law's x-box audio/video rockin' chair..................that thar be some serious rockin'!!
Oh yea!!!..."Meet the Monkees"?!?!?!? That's "CUT"

[kirk]

i had the whole monkee outfit! the red shirt w/ the double
row of buttons, the guitar-shaped logo belt buckle...
the Aurora Monkeemobile model...i wonder what that's worth now...
it likely became a fence post target.
i did manage to keep hold of my superman,
batman models.


i have "pleasant valley sunday" on my 60's rockola jukebox.
great tune, relevant as ever.
that song was probably one of the reasons i became a hippie
and a musician.



kirk

[moses]

Keep in mind that I didn't have much musical, concert, or other experiences in the 70's other than elementary school.

Influence to become a musician: God
Influence to become a guitarist: Steve Howe
1st Album purchased with own money: 90125
1st Concert(that I recall): Dizzy Gillespie
1st Album to blow me away 60's: In Search of the Lost Chord (Moody Blues)
1st Album to blow me away 70's: Close To the Edge (Yes)
1st Album to blow me away Fusion: Birds of Fire (Mahavishnu Orchestra)
Best Concerts: ABWH, Neil Young(with Sonic Youth), Schleigho in Morgantown WV, King Crimson at HORDEfest (six-piece), King Crimson (four-piece, Level Five tour), Charlie Hunter Trio, Kansas (with Kerry Livgren)

Influence to become a musician: Beethoven - I still can't play a note!!!!
1st Album purchased with own money: The Doors - The Doors
1st Concert: Lonnie Donegan
1st Album to blow me away 60's: The Beatles - Rubber Soul
1st Album to blow me away 70's: Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick
1st Album to blow me away Fusion: Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
1st Album to blow me away Electronic: Walter (later Wendy) Carlos - Switched on Bach
Best 70's Concerts: Moody Blues, Jethro Tull, Yes, Genesis, PFM, ELP, Hawkwind...........man, too many great moments to list.

As for Still rockin' after all these years............I want to still be doing it right up to the day I say "Hi Mr Maker my names Keithie". We all should 'cos "Those are the "

[teermin8r]

Influence to become a musician: Elton John (took 3 years of piano lessons, didn't stick with it)
1st Album purchased with own money: Elton John - Honky Chateau
1st Concert: Kiss 1976
1st Album to blow me away 60's: Iron Butterfly - In-a-gadda-da-vida
1st Album to blow me away 70's: King Crimson - Red
1st Album to blow me away Fusion: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe
1st Album to blow me away Electronic: Brain Salad Surgery - ELP
Best 70's Concerts: The Who - 1976 The Who by Numbers tour (Keith Moon), Texxas Jam 1978 (documentary due this year)
Best 80's Concerts: Supertramp - Breakfast in America Tour 1981, Ozzy Osbourne w/Randy Rhoads- Diary of a Madman tour, The Who's Last 1982, A Flock of Seagulls/Go-Go's 1982
Best 90's Concerts: Steve Miller Band ?, The Who - 25th Ann. Quadrophenia, St. Louis 1998
Best 00's Concerts: Los Trios Marillos - San Fran Sept. '05, Ian Anderson - Rubbing Elbows tour 2004, Billy Idol 2005

Band I've always wanted to see but haven't - Yes. I have tickets to see them twice, but both shows ended up cancelled.

[Rick and Roll]

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

ok I'll play...

1st album purchased with own money...not sure. Maybe Elton John, Earth Wind & Fire, Thin Lizzy, Rush. I really don't know..
1st Concert: Jethro Tull/UK, 1979. John Glascock recently died, Dave Pegg replaced. Drunk kid threw up in someone's har three rows away during flute solo

60's record: Abbey Road, any Jefferson Airplane
70's record: all of them!
Fusion: RTF Romantic Warrior
Concerts: I don't know I'm up in the 400's. I would ansew this but I did in another thread...gotta find that...but I only saw one concert in the 70's
Ask Fremder..he's seen everyone!

[yorksrvc]

I enjoy reading all of these. I guess I'm trying to determine roots vs. present favorites. I hear SO many stlyes of Prog here, some I like and some that's still TOO weird for me. I can usually find something in all music I hear.....I guess this goes back to the recent "thread" about What's liked best in prog. Thanks for the responses, again, I enjoy satisfying curiosity........AND....I'm not a cat.

[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

[Yesspaz]

Influence to become a musician: Chris Squire
1st Album purchased with own money: Journey - Raised on Radio
1st Concert: Attended dozens with my family when I was too young to know or care what the music was. The first concert I got the impetus to go to - Foreigner
1st Album to blow me away 60's: Abbey Road or The White Album
1st Album to blow me away 70's: Journey - Infinity
1st Album to blow me away 80's: Journey - Frontiers
1st Album to blow me away 90's: The Prayer Chain - Mercury
1st Album to blow me away Electronic: Hydro - Aborigination

[yorksrvc]

I REALLY do enjoy this reading. Everybody's past brings up more memories of my own. The "good ones".........don't remember having any "bad ones"........yea, right!!! anyway, there sure are many Beatles and Genesis fans here and if I HAD to pick 2, they would be "them". Real good english,huh!?!?!? I can't tell you how many times I've Thanked GOD for my life and HE definately deserves the THANKS for Guidance. Keep on writing thoughts and if you have any other catagories, add 'em in. I'm thinking of adding one: The worst influence on the moon..let me see.??????? Sharc, wojtek, mossy,rickandroll,keithie w,mailotron,nadina.......y'all keep hittin' me in the pocket book...........AND!!!!........I LOVE IT!!!! Oh!! BTW, Kirk.ya still got your "Monkee Shirt".......COOL!!! I wish I still had my silver sparkle shoes, with 1 1/2" red sparkle soles<SP>and 3" heels.......THEY were COOL!!! HEY!! How about THAT for a thread.....What were the weirdest clothes you wore???........AND!!! Thought you were REALLY cool in?!?!?

[Michael]

1st Album purchased with own money-Was 2 Kansas-Point of No return and Rush 2112.
1st Album to blow me away 70's-Led Zepplin Houses of the Holy(let it be known I was Born in 69 and it was my Brother that played the hell out of it and I can't forget all the Sweet he use to Play to)
1st Album to blow me away 80's-Very Easy It was Marillion Script for a Jesters Tear.
First Concert was at the Cleveland Agora in 1983 to see what yea Know Marillion with my Brother(They Played some Fugazi as well there)Been a fan to this day.
1st Album to blow me away 90's-Spock's Beard-The Light

I must say being the youngest of 4 kids i had My fill of Good music and im very grateful i did.I must be a Child of he 70's

Originally Posted by yorksrvc

What were the weirdest clothes you wore???........AND!!! Thought you were REALLY cool in?!?!?

Hmmmmm!

Michael said that he listened to a lot of "Sweet" via his brother, weeelllllllllll......

When I was 16, I used to own (and wear) a Sky Blue Satin suit. It had the high waist band (could never wear one of those again for physical not mental reasons), 22inch flares, 6 inch round lapels on the jacket and I used to wear it with a frilly fronted winged collared shirt and stack healed snakeskin effect knee high boots.

In those days I had hair a la Robert Plant (maybe longer) and thought I looked GREAT!!!!!!

Thinking back, though, I was always alone at school discos and that may be the reason I changed to wearing a pair of purple velvet Loon pants, Short Kaftan, Combat jacket and wide brimmed Green felt hat.

Funnily enough I was still alone at school discos.

I'm very sorry to tell you that no photographs exist of this era so you will have to imagine it yourselves.

[yorksrvc]

THAT!!! Was HILARIOUS!!! Unfortunately.....I can picture it......AND!!! .......I can picture, thinking you were cool
I used to wear leisure suits, when I played in a 70's - 9 peice "disco-soul" band. WHEW!!! Average White Band, The Commodores, KC and the Sunshine Band and Earth, Wind, and Fire were..........IT!!! I also had dark green satin pants and a green velvet zipper jacket, with a wide collar, that I wore with my silver shoes. (The jacket had gold and silver sequin dragons on each side of the zipper) Who was I?!?!?? Oh!......and the jacket was only zippered up about 2-3 inches, to expose my boney, hairless chest. Hey! All I can say now is............shake, shake, shake...shake your BOOTY!!!

[Wojtek]

Originally Posted by KeithieW

In those days I had hair a la Robert Plant (maybe longer) and thought I looked GREAT!!!!!!

Thinking back, though, I was always alone at school discos and that may be the reason I changed to wearing a pair of purple velvet Loon pants, Short Kaftan, Combat jacket and wide brimmed Green felt hat.

Funnily enough I was still alone at school discos.

Indeed that was probably matter of clothes as when I saw Keithie's photo from..well... I think beginning of 90's, Keithie was more than surrounded by girls in Hawaian wear. They seemed to be very happy. So did KW.

[sharcnorris]

Influence to become a musician: Ray Manzarik, Rod Argent(Zombie era)
1st tune learned on my Farfisa. For your Love, Light My Fire, Time of the seasons, In da-gadda
1st Album purchased with own money:60's Best of Albums, Kinks, Hermans Hermits, Mamas and papas, Stones Big Hits( I was 14)
1st Concert:Vanilla Fudge at Our High School, Jimi's purple Haze with Soft Machine
1st Album to blow me away 60's: My older brother Had each Beatle Album as it came out, so I was Primed for Prog. Early 60's, Ethel Smith, Lional Hampton ,Buddy Rich. Middle 60's, I used to detach the speakers of the phonograph and set them as earphones on my pillow to Magical Mystery Tour, Spirit, Family that plays together, Who and Guess Who. 1969...,1st Led, Yes, ELP, Abby road and the biggy in my Prog Life , In the Court of the Crimson King!!!!!!!!!
1st Album to blow me away 70's:Trilogy, Meddle, Nursery Crime
1st Album to blow me away Fusion: Return to Forever, , National Health, D.C. al coda
1st Album to blow me away Electronic:Vangelis, Heaven and Hell, Larry Fast,Slaughter House
Best 70's Concerts:Lamb Lies Down, Topograghic. G.G. and Focas one Halloween night. Free Elp in a Boston Park!! so many...........

Originally Posted by Wojtek

Indeed that was probably matter of clothes as when I saw Keithie's photo from..well... I think beginning of 90's, Keithie was more than surrounded by girls in Hawaian wear. They seemed to be very happy. So did KW.

So tell me Woj...............where did you see that photo from????? As if I didn't-bloody well-know

Ho Ho Ho!!!! I think the Rum punch might have been a factor there. Maybe that piccie should go into this thread under the heading "Clothes you wore and thought you looked cool in".

VAX...........over to you my friend.