Music: Re: [Classic_Rock_Forever] ON THIS DAY

I've always liked the less than subtle groups, I'll admit that.

Growing up musically in the early-mid 70's I was very influenced by what the older guys in my circle were listening to. Alice Cooper happened to be the one that grabbed my attention. Deep Purple and Black Sabbath were both very prominent.

A host of Canadian groups were on everyone's mind as well, Bachman Turner Overdrive was probably the most popular, although at the time, April Wine was close behind. Rush was still unknown to me, that came later. Secondary groups started to appeal in the mid-70's period. These were the groups that had popular records, but I wasn't inspired to collect the library. The Sweet (or Sweet) hit enormous with Desolation Blvd. Thin Lizzy with Jailbreak. Kansas with Leftoverture, Queen with Night at the Opera, Slade with Slade Alive, Kiss Alive.

I began searching out groups around then after reading mags like Circus, Creem and Hit Parader. That's when guys like Ted Nugent, Aerosmith, Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, etc, started to show up in my collection.

Naturally I couldn't buy everything I wanted, the pockets of a 15 yr old are only so deep ;) Some stuff just remained a mystery to me, and the proggier stuff ended up in that category. I wasn't completely in the dark, I had an ELP album that I liked, Idle Race, Genesis (lamb lies down) and a few others that might be considered prog. They weren't bad, but nothing to exciting either. I also have a brother who has more patience with that stuff as well, so I did (and still do) have access to the Jethro Tull library, among other groups that I have yet to tread to deeply into.

Clint

...from a cool Saturday morning

From: GPS2003

Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2011 2:13 AM

To: Classic_Rock_Forever@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Re: [Classic_Rock_Forever] ON THIS DAY - FEB 23

Or perhaps you Canucks just like the whackier artistes and bands........same with me in reverse. I just can't get into Alice Cooper and his ilk and I've tried many times. The rock theatre image turns me off the music I think, but I respect the guy and often listen to his radio programme here in the UK on Planet Rock (Digital Audio Band). I grew up with the 60's psychedelic sound and moved on into the 70's progressive era and as I got older matured on heavy 80's bands. The 90's I just backtracked the previous 30 years and saw more classic rock concerts then and the 00's than I had ever done before

SmUrFy

"Rebel souls, deserters we are called.
Chose a gun and threw away the sun.
Now these towns, they all know our name.

6-gun sound is our claim to fame.
I can hear them say"

From: Cfh <cfhiebert@sasktel.net>
To: Classic_Rock_Forever@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, 25 February, 2011 15:10:07
Subject: Re: [Classic_Rock_Forever] ON THIS DAY - FEB 23

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From: "howl dog" <mailto:howldogg%40yahoo.com>
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>
> how many people still think Anderson's name is Jethro tull?
>
> the problem of course, is that anderson writes almost everything, sings
> everything, and plays a wicked flute and acoustic guitar. So, he's up
> front visually, lyrically, vocally, and instrumentally with everything
> they do.
>
> the only other person who has made a sort of indelibel stamp on their
> music over the years is Martin Barre, an incredibly skilled guitarist who
> doesnt often get his due.

Points to Ian for not changing his name to Jethro Bodein along the
way...a'la Mr. Furnier ;)

I wish I liked Tull more than I do. I've tried alot over the years. I'm
aware of M. Barre's contributions and they are very accomplished gaggle of
musicians in any incarnation I've heard.
Must be more of a taste thing going on with me. Proggier music perhaps goes
over my head, or maybe in more Canucky terms 'deeks' me.

Clint