bluesbiker In: Birmingham in th
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Way back in the seventies when still at school(honest!) I was listening to all the usual stuff like slade, T-rex, Mud. Untill one saturday afternoon when listening to Alan "fluff" Freemans request show he played "Achilles Last stand" from Led zeppelins "Presence" Album. It blew me away. I couldn't believe what i'd been missin. Never looked back since.
Waderin if anyone else has had a eureka moment like that?
Live rock'n'roll'n'poetry with the Liverpool Scene in O'Connors Tavern...the Who live in Bath...Stomu Yamash'ta and the Red Buddham Theatre at Liverpool Uni...Mahler's Resurrection Symphony at the Liverpool Phil...I've got wide tastes!
Posting above started me on on a nostalgia trip...coupla links for those with any interest:
http://www.mekons.de/home/liver.htm
and i was here too:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath_Festival
the first time i walked into the demont bikers pub in leicester,to be greeted by sweet smell of weed,cider and leather,accompanied by live music from whoever happened to be there and by the friendliest bunch of people i ever met.
a family friend fetchin me home from school in the 70s n stoppin off at a bikers pub called the grapes in sleaford, my dad went mad but it was too late i was hooked lol
Stopping off at Devil's Bridge, Kirkby Lonsdale in 1976 (age 12) and feeling like I'd just discovered who I was. Was there yesterday after a 200 mile run out with my fella, the sun was shining, the place was heaving and it still feels as good going there
In 1973, at the grand old age of 15, I met my mate Sue, who was heavily into Rock n Roll, and she introduced me to her local pub 'The St Mary's Arms' at Fratton in Portsmouth. I've been hooked on rock n roll ever since. The resident band was Shazam, lead singer Pete Presley.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v-mRcsxxHPg9U
oh that's easy - it was in 1976 - 6 week hols - I was bored sh*tless! noticed in the paper that there was a film on at the local picture house...Led Zeppelin - Song Remains the Same - thinks to myself - hmm I think I've heard of them - I'll go see it - stood in the Q with a load of Hairy people (feeling quite scared!!)...was just agog through it all - & yes I'm sorry - but Stairway to Heaven was my favorite!....came out the flicks & made me mam buy me the double album...never looked back since
at 60yrs got hooked on tango i saw notice on a lampost advertisin tango lessons went along an fell inlove wiv it,yu can do it to ac dc!!spend my wknds travelin to tango venues!!on me bike ofcourse!!two passions, wonderful!!
Thought the first live gig (Gillan @ Newcastle City Hall) was awesome until I had my first outing to the Monsters of Rock at Donnington (can't remember the Year). Just the whole atmosphere blew me away.
Album-wise...gotta be 2112 by Rush, can't get enough of that album.
Greetings to you all.
If Achilles last stand doesn't make your back bone tingle not much will.
Mettalica's Enter Sandman and Nothing Else Matters with a little
Il Divo's Isabelle thrown in for good measure (yeh don't laugh) does it for me.
ahhhhh BB - now ya talking - 2112!!!!...based my English Mock 'O' level around that.....got a B for me efforts aswell... Based the real 'O' level around Hemispheres - but only got a C for that one lmao.
in 70s i was into Elvis Presley, still am today in a big way, i love all rock & roll, Duane Eddy, Bill Haley Led zepplin just to name a few. never really grown out of it
bluesbiker In: Birmingham in th
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First live band.........Led Zeppelin 1979 @ Knebworth park i can still smell the blow now!
If ya like LZ Get the Joe Bonamassa cd "you and me" does a cover of "tea for one" you won't believe!!
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