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Location: Chicago | What EXACT age(s) were you at when MUSIC hit you front and central? We all know that the WINDOW opens and the WINDOW closes. What are YOUR exact years for DEEP influence? BTW what are they?
My confession: 11 - 17 end of story
Influences: Winter, Clapton, Hendrix, Blackmore, Wes, Martino, Towner, McLaughlin |
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Location: Round Rock, TX | Mine started in 2nd grade when my baby sitter brought over her Beatles singles. I'll be sad when the window closes.
The list of even the top-level influences is too long to type, but include the Beatles, Creedence, Blind Faith, Steely Dan, Jeff Beck, the Eagles, Warren Zevon, Yes, Ray LaMontagne, Eef Barzelay, Sufjan Stevens, Brian Eno, B. B. King, Robert Fripp, My Morning Jacket, Fountains of Wayne, XTC... see, I told you it was too long. |
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Location: Right now? | My mama was singing when I popped out! In our home, constant music was everything imaginable, from Beethoven to Patsy Cline to the Stones, Beatles, Simon & Garfunkle, Bob Dylan, Doors, Eric Clapton, Delaney & Bonnie, Lovin' Spoonfuls, Mamas& Papas, Janice, Jimi, The Supremes, Elvis (how could I forget ELVIS?), Marty Robbins, Smokey Robinson, The Drifter's, The Platters, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Sam Cooke, Diego Reinhardt, Tom T. Hall, Merle Haggard, Johnny Horton, Doobie Brothers, Doc Watson & Merle Travis, Grateful Dead & NRPS, John Prine, Harry Chapin, John Prine, Steve Goodman, Dwight Yoakam & Buck Owens, Rosanne Cash, Emmy Lou, Aretha, Ray Charles, The Clash, Johnny Rivers and Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Tom Jones, up through present day. My Dad loved Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, even the 13th Floor Elevators ~ everything! Two years in Austin Texas during the mid seventies was an 'experience' also. I was married to a guitar player forEVER, so it's hard to say which or how much each period influenced me personally, but right now I am just crazy over Dwight Yoakam, Brandy Carlile, and K.T. Tunstall. Gonna go play some music now ...
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Location: GA USA | 14... Loggins & Messina, Elton John, and Queen. I have no problem harmonizing, and I think it's because I knew all the Loggins & Messina songs so well. |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | 13 through 15 or so when I joined the folk group at church... Beatles, Chicago, Tull, Yes, Skynard, The Who - Quadrophenia, Wings, Steve Miller, Jackson Browne and so on... |
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Location: Right now? | Captain, who didn't love L&M? And how did I forget Elton? My favorite album of his is still "Tumbleweed Connection". I'm sure Patsy Cline, Linda Ronstadt and the Beatles taught me how to sing ...
Mike, Jethro Tull was great, and remember when they used to play "Color My World" by Chicago till you wanted to blow up the radio? And I LIKED Chicago. That and Don McLean's "American Pie" ~ WNEW FM played it all the TIME! I also liked some of Jefferson Airplane, but not so much Jefferson Starship, and I loved Queen! Ah, Carl Perkins, Buddy Holly, all my parents' music. The youngsters on this forum probably wouldn't even remember Gordon Lightfoot, lol!
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| When I was about 5 or 6 someone gave me a harmonica and I remember walking up our street making noises with it when suddenly I hit a progression of notes that clicked together and I realized that's how it works. I went running home to tell someone about it but no one gave a damn..lol
As for influences, I have a lot, but I really despise lame ass mainstream music - I thought it was drivel back in the day and I can't be bothered talking about it now. Lately I've been listening to Townes Van Zant - I seem to find a lot in his writing that is meaningful to me...for now at least. |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | Oh jeez... how can I forget.. Springsteen. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Well... We bought this New for about $3.95...
But later in life...
  
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| David Gilmour has always maintained a quiet dignity while delivering music which stops people in their tracks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpH9uVjT4Os&feature=related |
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| For me it's been a series of opening and closing windows, with various artists catching my attention and pulling me in various directions.
The most significant revelation came when I heard some folk guy in a club in the mid sixties do a jazzy Cole Porter song. Up to that point I'd been playing all folk all the time. He made me realize that there was no law restricting me to folk just because I was using an acoustic guitar. I could play anything I wanted.
Everybody does that now, but then it was big news. |
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| Originally posted by Losov:
For me it's been a series of opening and closing windows, with various artists catching my attention and pulling me in various directions. That's sort of how it is with me. I take a bit from people here and there most of whom are better musicians than I'll ever be but I also have my own sense of music which exists regardless of what anyone else does or how good they are or whatever - that sense of music has been with me all my life and I'll take it to my grave. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I think the years 68-75 made a big impression on me. Moody Blues, Renaissance, Floyd, YES, Crimson, etc. There's plenty of stuff I've likde since but that was the foundation. Basically I detested almost all American music at the time, thought it was just Shite compared to what was coming in from Overseas. There was a small shop in Belmar who would drive down to Philly every two weeks to pick up stock and would come back with a mimeograph {'member those?) of the top UK charts and a few import LPs and Singles. Then around '72 I stumbled on a mail order service out of South Plainfield NJ. Al, Cliff you guys remember JEM RECORDS ??? They would send you a big catalog listing all the import stuff he could get you. I bought a lot of stuff from him back them and still spin them regularly.
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Location: Michigan | The first time I saw the Beatles on Ed Sullivan I was hooked. The first album that won me over was "Sweet Baby James" I bought it and wore it out. Jethro Tull was my first concert and still one of the best I have ever seen. Ages... probably 10-20. At the old age of 20 I found Jackson Browne. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Twisted... was that Tull concert down at Cobo??
At the age of 12 I fashioned a bracket and straped my Phillips a.m., 8 transistor radio to the handlebars of my Schwin bicycle. We listened to CKLW out of Windsor.
I had a small, portable Sony reel to reel tape recorder. Back in '67 we were making our own mix tapes.
Another milestone was when I won a contest in my High School math class and the prize was The Who's - TOMMY album.
And then.. we formed a garage band.
The rest is hisory. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Long live Captain Yo-Yo and the Sea Dogs !!! |
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Location: Michigan | Originally posted by Slipkid:
Twisted... was that Tull concert down at Cobo??
No, it was at the Silverdome believe it or not. Tull with special guests Rick Derringer and Robin Trower. Derringer was horrible but when Ian Anderson wheeled out his shopping cart full of instruments and segwayed into "Thick as a Brick" I was mesmorized right on through the second oncour of "Locomotive Breath"...still the best song I have heard live.
Great looking band you had there. Who'd a thunk those duds would be chic today. Love the fringe jacket, white pants and slick looking shoes. You guys must have gotten all the girls!
I wish I had started to play guitar at that age. But at least now I have an excuse. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Yea, those were the days alright.
Live Tull was great.
Do a YouTube search on them and you'll find hours worth of vintage an recent stuff. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | My window opened around 12 or 13.
Hasn't closed yet.
When it does it's time to quit. |
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Location: closely held secret | +1 on that, Beal. |
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| The first show of the Glen Cambbell Goodtime Hour back in '69. i was 12. |
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| There was never a time even in my earliest memories when there was not music in the house. My mother had been a singer on live radio before marriage, and was a great lover of music. She was the one who pushed me into guitar lessons as a child, wanting me to be the next Segovia. To her regret, I instead discovered Cream, Led Zep, Allman Bros., The Who, Yes, Doobie Bros., Cat Stevens, Little Feat, Flying Burrito Bros., Eagles, and many others. She never complained even to the end, as long as I'd play something just for her on occasion.
Oh yeah, +2 on Beal's last comment. |
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Location: Right now? | Oh, I LOVED Cream & Little Feat! Eddie Van Halen looks BAD, poor guy did have mouth cancer though.
I enjoyed seeing Joe Cocker recently in the movie "Across the Universe". My kids hated the movie, but I LOVED it! |
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Location: Right now? | Oh, my goodness! I just stumbled upon the probably well-known-around-here photo of Beal in the 1984 Ovation ad! You were SO handsome (Should I say "are" handsome?)! I don't want your wife coming after me, haha!
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