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bradpdx · May 9th, 2008, 04:35 PM

Crap from high school that is out of my system:

John Denver (yes! I am man enough to admit it!)
Yes (please, never again. My friends made me do it.)

I am turning 50 this year and listen to a lot of new indie stuff and a lot of old (sometimes very old) music in the Americana vein. I buy recordings constantly. To my amazement, much of the stuff I liked in high school still sounds good to me (James Taylor, Leo Kottke, others). Not the same, but good. Well played stuff that crept into my consciousness.

Crap from high school that is finally in my system

Led Zeppelin
Rolling Stones
Rory Gallagher
Yardbirds
Eric Clapton
Allman Brothers
Hendrix

In high school in mid-1970's SoCal, I was a chronic folkie/singer-songwriter/fingerpicker sort of guy. I couldn't care less about most rock or rock guitarists. Life was good, rebellion seemed pointless.

I got to the rock of my youth backwards. I took up electric guitar at age 20 because of Jerry Garcia and Mark Knopfler, neither of whom sounded like the rock guitarists I didn't like (everybody with a Marshall and a Les Paul). The clean tones drove me crazy, and so the journey began as I joined band after band and hit the clubs.

During my 20s and 30s I was absorbed and fascinated by country and rockabilly music, which led to Western Swing, which led to early Jazz, which led to Blues, which lead to early Rock, which led to '60s psychedelia, which led to guys with Marshalls and Les Pauls, and round and round it goes.

The upshot is that it took this long to reach the 1970s. But dammit, I know where it all comes from!

My current plan includes skipping the 1980s altogether.

May 9th, 2008, 04:35 PM	#52 (permalink)
bradpdx Tele-Holic Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Portland, OR Age: 50 Posts: 648	Crap from high school that is out of my system: John Denver (yes! I am man enough to admit it!) Yes (please, never again. My friends made me do it.) I am turning 50 this year and listen to a lot of new indie stuff and a lot of old (sometimes very old) music in the Americana vein. I buy recordings constantly. To my amazement, much of the stuff I liked in high school still sounds good to me (James Taylor, Leo Kottke, others). Not the same, but good. Well played stuff that crept into my consciousness. Crap from high school that is finally in my system Led Zeppelin Rolling Stones Rory Gallagher Yardbirds Eric Clapton Allman Brothers Hendrix In high school in mid-1970's SoCal, I was a chronic folkie/singer-songwriter/fingerpicker sort of guy. I couldn't care less about most rock or rock guitarists. Life was good, rebellion seemed pointless. I got to the rock of my youth backwards. I took up electric guitar at age 20 because of Jerry Garcia and Mark Knopfler, neither of whom sounded like the rock guitarists I didn't like (everybody with a Marshall and a Les Paul). The clean tones drove me crazy, and so the journey began as I joined band after band and hit the clubs. During my 20s and 30s I was absorbed and fascinated by country and rockabilly music, which led to Western Swing, which led to early Jazz, which led to Blues, which lead to early Rock, which led to '60s psychedelia, which led to guys with Marshalls and Les Pauls, and round and round it goes. The upshot is that it took this long to reach the 1970s. But dammit, I know where it all comes from! My current plan includes skipping the 1980s altogether. __________________ ---------- Tech Geek and Sensitive Artiste String bender ordinare!