My parents weren't musical. They listened to some music, with little overlap. Mom liked jazz and bossa nova. Little did I know I would later be tutored by the fantastic Airto Moreira!! Dad loved big band & classical. But, oh those teenage aunts who lived upstairs until I was 4. Rock and Roll. My folks hated that shit!! Rebellious at 3!! Diggin Chuck Berry, Fats, Elvis, Johnny Otis, etc.
lmao Corrupted by teen aunts! Have no idea who Airto Moreira is... You ever see CB in his prime? Though his prime probably lasted into his '60's... I never was a big Elvis fan, nor fan of much of anyone before mid-late 60's. Except CB- he was the man! I grew up listening to classical and church music (mom was a choir director). I think my early inundation in classical is why prog appeals to me so.
My first record was at 3, Cindy, oh Cindy by Vince Martin and the Tarriers w/Alan Arkin on a 78!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYGJvuserZQ
My second was at 4, House of Bamboo/Hawaiian Wedding Song by Andy Williams on Cadence 45 #1358. Hawaiian Wedding song seemed sappy, even though it was the A side. Believe it or not, House of Bamboo, the B side was a beatnick rocker!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4T5wGnoCzM I did come to appreciate Hawaiian.. as an adult. My friend Louie had his juke box Dad get one. It became his fave track, too. The one constant in "our jukebox." Yes, I bought Little Golden Records, Mickey Mouse and Chipmunks, but outgrew that at 9. Watched the first ABC network American Bandstand telecast.
Never really listened to this type of music. Went straight from Beethoven and Mozart to the Monkees, then the Stones, then the floodgates opened. My parents hated that rock and roll shit too, but when they protested, I just told them that they were singing about love- what could be wrong with that?
There is a concert thread. I had season subscription to the Chicago Symphony for years, so that's a couple hundred. Several years of 5 acts a day at Jazzfest & Bluesfest for free! :banana: Memorable shows: several Miles shows, Laura Nyro, Herb Alpert, Santana, Eric Bibb, Swing Out Sister, Chicago, Weather Report, Zappa, Ray Charles, Steely Dan, Simon & Garfunkel.
So- Jazz and Bluesfest were part of your job, I assume. Nice gig. Some nice shows there. There is now another concert thread- didn't know there was an old one...
My hearing is impaired, but only slightly. I'm sure the high end is diminished. I heard fairly flat to 19K when I was 19. I would usually excuse myself from sound rooms when clients wanted to crank, with implicit instructions, "you can't turn it up beyond x." Ours go to 11!
So- were/are you a producer or what, if I may ask?
As much as I've always been a gearhead, the music is what it's all about. That's the #1 priority. Gear is simply a means to an end.
Sorry to have comandeered this thread! #54, the house with the bamboo door.