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Last night's Rick Wakeman concert was inspiring. Simplicity at its best - a man, a piano and talent. Also nice to hang with an entire audience in my age bracket - we related to Rick's anecdotes about aging, doctor visits, declining health and memories of loved ones lost.
The top photo was taken when I first arrived. My smartphone didn't do the second photo justice. I was in the third row and close enough to witness Rick's personality, signature story-telling and non-verbal nuance. Overall a fun night out.
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In 1969, I saw an advertisement for the Panasonic RQ-232S radio/cassette player and recorder. It was more expensive than the average player - I don't remember it's price. However, I knew that owning one would make me the complete version of myself. There was so much music happening and I wanted to take the music with me - EVERYWHERE. But I wanted a good radio/cassette player, not junk. I was only 15 and working part time so I saved my money, eventually bought one and it delivered on its promise.
Back then WNEW-FM broadcast wonderful rock music and I was able to tape the radio onto a cassette. The night the Fillmore East closed was a radio broadcast and I recorded the whole night of concerts (stayed up late) on numerous cassettes.
That product made me the music nerd I always wanted to be.
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Made me smile... the whole time. Looking forward to more.
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That's what I thought. While I am not yet at the Grump Stage, this is an event to which I'd relate.it's a very enjoyable show, Steve. -
I am also attending Wednesday's Harrisburg concert. Looking forward to this!I'm going again on Wednesday night, so I will have gone to 2 of the first 5 shows. His show on October 2nd is only 90 minutes or so from me, but if the show is exactly the same (which I kind of expect), I won't go a 3rd time. -
That's my birthday! A good omen.'cause it's Valentine's Day
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Today, I drove from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh and listened to the first Cars album while cruising the PA Turnpike. It was LOUD. The album is a keyboard player's paradise. Haven't played the whole album in years.
A surge of memories and emotions. Memories of being in my twenties, playing in a band and feeling indestructible. The dominant emotion during today's drive was joy. Those lyrics kill me - smart, concise and descriptive. The juxtaposition of Ric's 'nuclear boots' and 'drip-dry gloves' lyric makes the imagination run wild. What do nuclear boots look like? Ric's vocal nuance is his signature. Ben's vocal inflection while singing, 'You think you're so illustrious, you call yourself intense.' made me smile again. I might of said that to a girl once - or maybe wish I had.
The icing on the cake occurred during DON'T CHA STOP. Again, descriptive lyrics (i.e. creamy, dreamy, hands, mouth, wet, etc.) makes you imagine. I asked myself, Is this politically incorrect by today's social standards?
Has the world changed that much in 40 years?
Classic album.
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...... they said they couldn't play it 'for obvious reasons'
Clever tune. Easy to sing along.
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That first Cars album was a whole new ball game. RIP Ric.
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I also have a love/hate Ken Burns perception, but I am looking forward to watching this.
The country music history in the region where Tennessee, Virginia and North Carolina converge is fascinating AND the scenery is beautiful. I drive through this region, when serving clients, and visit remote spots to chat with locals. When I retire, much time will be spent camping, visiting and learning.
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Baby Hold On..... RIP Eddie.
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That's a good demo video.
I bought the MS-20 Mini a few years ago. Very active synth engine. I invest most of my MS-20 time messing with sample and hold sounds via patch cords.
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Can't be all bad. Taylor inspired this....
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A gift or a curse. I might have amounted to something if I hadn't been a musician and had focused on Science and Engineering
Definitely a GIFT at this stage of my life. It all worked out OK, even if I never did become a famous rock star.
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The ARP Avatar was the source of much hype and dialogue in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Lots of promise and very little delivery in terms of functionality due to the P to V issues. This product segment had legs though.
KORG came out with their own guitar synth, the X-911, in the early 80s. The tracking wasn't bad. Back then, Randy Whitney was Unicord's guitar maestro and he performed a decent X-911 demo. Although, I don't remember taking one X-911 order during my three year stay with Unicord.
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That looks like lots of fun. Cool rig!
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Behringer tapped into market demand. All they're doing is satisfying customer demand with supply.
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All the best.
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Sorry about the FB link. I was just trying to convey the Odyssey's arrival. Here is what appears on FB.
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What's not to like?
Man, those Casio folks wear great wrist watches.
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Not exactly esoteric, with 55,000 views, but I bet it's only watched by folks of a certain age. These were the years when rock was still pure (before rock became a big business).
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In chronological order (songs and albums)
96 Tears
Light My Fire
Abraxas album
Watcher of the Skies
Firth of Fifth
Tom Petty (first album)
UK (first album)
It gets a little hazy after the first UK album due to New Wave and the 80s.
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Thanks goodness for my 26 year-old, musician son. I've had a front row seat to today's 21st century music industry. There are 40 years between he and I, so my music industry development was very different from his.
At 13 years old, he started a band. They rehearsed, wrote their own songs, kept rehearsing and got good. At 15 he was playing the Trocadero Theater in Philadelphia and working part-time in a local recording studio (mostly for free) - he learned first hand. The band broke up. He got ProTools and kept writing and producing his own songs. Created his own online presence (today's version of a recording label), distributed his music online, gained a following, made money and was featured as "band of the week" on numerous forums which further promoted his brand.
He did all this without a recording contract, without artist & repertoire folks and without and agent.
At my age, all I can do is observe because I don't understand how things work today. But it sure has been fun to watch my son do it.
Last Five Live Shows You've Seen
in Craig Anderton's Sound, Studio, and Stage
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1 - Rick Wakeman (last night)
2 - Straubs (this summer)
3 - Paula Cole (earlier this year)
4 - UK (a few years ago - w/Terry Bozzio)
5 - Rush (a few years before #4)