 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
||
 |
Please upgrade to the latest version of Flash Player. Click here if you already have Flash Player installed. |
Please upgrade to the latest version of Flash Player. Click here if you already have Flash Player installed. |
Please upgrade to the latest version of Flash Player. Click here if you already have Flash Player installed. |
Please upgrade to the latest version of Flash Player. Click here if you already have Flash Player installed. |
Please upgrade to the latest version of Flash Player. Click here if you already have Flash Player installed. |
Please upgrade to the latest version of Flash Player. Click here if you already have Flash Player installed. |
Please upgrade to the latest version of Flash Player. Click here if you already have Flash Player installed. |
 |
 This webpage is dedicated to showcasing much of the pop music I grew up with and that I feel has had an influence on me, some music more than others. There are tunes listed below that actually were not favorites but I include them here in the list anyway because I feel they somehow were a part of my formative years even if only as background noise (perhaps subconscious influence). The songs link to Amazon.com where you can purchase them or just listen to them. In most cases I managed to find links with audio samples. This list is not comprehensive and only spans the 1960's but includes most of what I remember was on the radio back then. |
||
 |
 |  |
 |
 I saw Jimi Hendrix at the State University of New York at Stony Brook on March 09, 1968 (Thank you THOR for that date!). What can I say? I remained in a state of ecstacy for nearly two hours (not to mention the natural high I would be on for years to come).
When Jimi finally came out on stage he really took command of the room (Stony Brook gymnasium!) Naturally we had the gym's ambience which worked in Jimi's favor (Mitch Mitchell was not loud enough though) giving his feedback antics
a soaring trancendence. I remember Jimi actually blowing into his pick-ups and filling the room with all kinds of turbulent winds. I never saw a performer more confident and
graceful. When he played the guitar between his legs it wasn't arkward but completely smooth and natural. Of course needless to say his playing was unbelievable and everything he did including his one handed playing
left a big impression on me. At the end of the show Jimi took a couple of turns holding his strat out at the end of his arm, and then threw the guitar what had to be about 30 feet into the air
like an Olympian discus thrower while the roadies scuffled behind the amps to catch it. I was lucky enough to experience a very fresh Jimi Hendrix at what I consider the top of his game. My Dad, myself and a couple of friends made a visit to the Commack Arena (also known as the Long Island Arena) which used to be in Commack, Long island, this time to see The Who. There was only standing room at that concert
so that eventually my friends and I managed to squirm our way pretty close to the stage to witness a performance of such force and energy the likes of which I've never seen since.
Loud but articulate, The Who pounded away their hits in their trademark flambouyant style. I especially remember "Pictures Of Lily". If you crank that tune in a good pair of headphones you
might get a sonic glimpse at what that show was like. Entwhistle was ever on the mark, staunch and rock solid supportive, his Rotosound punched you in the chest
and sonically rounded out the over-all glory of the band's sound. Kieth Moon was an inexaustable rolling combustion engine which alone was a marvel to behold.
Roger Daltry looked so "English" which for us was like some foreign character of intrigue. He moved elequently and spun that mic so intensely that none of us could understand why it wasn't hitting anything or anyone else on stage and wasn't flying off the mic wire to kill someone in the crowd (of course it was heavily taped).
Pete Townsend was, well, Pete Townsend. It was my first experience witnessing his "birdman" and it was stupendous. So was his gold spangled jacket BTW. There was never in my recollection a break in character in any one of the Who
as they performed their peerless act. My friend Jimmy D. came back from that show with pieces of Townsend's strat some of which Pete was kind enough to toss into the
audience after he smashed to to ribbons. I was later fortunate enough to see Kieth Moon perform with the Who several more times including their legendary performance at The Filmore East when
the store next door was burning down and smoke began to filter into the Filmore. Two plain clothed police officers walked on stage to warn the audience to leave. Well you know, you
just don't go walking onto the stage during a Who performance uninvited if you know what's good for you! Both officers were promptly kicked and pomelled off the stage. I was standing in the isle
to witness it all as I refused to leave just because of a little smoke - afterall the damn WHO were playing! The incident was all over the newspapers the next day. The picture of The Who above I shot myself at the Commack Arena! See the rest on the Photos Page. Once again my Dad and I made another visit to the Commack Arena, this time with my childhood chum Tony L.. When we got there, there were still
a lot of empty seats available up front (this time Commack Arena provided seating), so Tony and me sneeked our way closer to the stage and sat behind
a flambouyantly dressed Leslie West in satin and feathers. later we had to move back a few rows but that was fine. Soon the titans of blues rock and harbingers
of future heavy metal arrived on stage. Shortly after the start of the performance the PA system blew out and I remember Jack Bruce singing obscenities into
the mic on N.S.U. After that Cream basically jammed for the rest of the set. No one minded of course because of the way these guys were playing back then!
Eric Clapton was playing a Gibson Firebird as in the picture above with the reverse headstock, except he had the pick guard removed. I had never seen a Firebird before and to me it looked like he was
playing some sort of strange block of wood. Eric's tone was so amazing as his Marshalls filled the arena with singing notes and a blues language that Eric had the genious to keep interesting and unrepititous, with a technique that had to be heard to be believed! (I was never again as impressed with a guitar sound until I heard the violin like tone of Allan Holdsworth at the Bottom Line with the late great Tony Williams. Allan played a white SG Custom on that gig). Ginger Baker played so intensely on "Toad" that he had to be
carried off stage! Jack Bruce was, as usual, his ever great musical self, and the three played together in their legendary psychic musical communion.Where were YOU when these songs were on the radio? |
||
CLICK HERE TO CONTACT REESHO |
||||||||||||
| BIO |  |
GEAR | |
PHOTOS | |
VIDEO | |
ORIGINS | |
LINKS | |
MUSIC |
| ||||||||||||
