Musical Childhood memories

[uwe]

It must have been around 1973 or 74. 0n a summer holiday from Africa (where we were located at the time) in Germany. I saw an Alice Cooper and a Hawkwind clip on German TV, it was actually in the same evening show. I was frozen with attention. I had seen and heard rock bands before - I liked the Beatles even as an 8 year old but didn't consider them "rock" -, but nothing had struck me like this before.  



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROxDBpMCffU&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoZ_Lg21b14&feature=related

[PWV]

Last Bugaloo's Vid - I promise!  But seriously, folks - how many of us could get away with singing this Birthday song to our spouse or girlfriend?



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC0L7VXFvWY&feature=related

[Dave W]

Very few, I'm sure.

When this thread started I never expected to see the Bugaloos. 

[PWV]

Very few, I'm sure.

When this thread started I never expected to see the Bugaloos. 

Ha - Me either!   Maybe I should start a "Childhood Fantasy Women" thread and get it over with...  

[PWV]

OK - so I don't hijack this thread.   Here was a big influence on me early on....if Black Sabbath didn't exist would it have necessary to invent them?   When you look at the number of bands and splinters of the genre today, they may have been the most influential *insert metal metaphor here* band ever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRhZISswW_k&feature=related

[HornetAMX]

My first concert was The Rolling Stones in San Antonio back in June of '75.  I was 13 and it was a great show and an awesome star shaped stage.  It wasn't much longer after that when I started really listening and picking out bass parts on records and the radio.  The song that made me want to play the bass was the Tommy Bolin track "Post Toastee" from his Private Eyes record.  Reggie McBride did a cool little solo that made the hair stand up on back of my neck when I first heard it!

[uwe]

OK - so I don't hijack this thread.   Here was a big influence on me early on....if Black Sabbath didn't exist would it have necessary to invent them?   When you look at the number of bands and splinters of the genre today, they may have been the most influential *insert metal metaphor here* band ever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRhZISswW_k&feature=related

Ah, Sabbath from the California Jam (where the Eagles, Seals & Crofts, Deep Purple and ELP also played, ELP didn't in the end because DP came on too late and wreaked havoc on the stage). How youthful and dynamic they were back then! And not as sluggish in their lava rhythms. Also notice the non-doom & gloom clothes.

Uwe

[uwe]

"song that made me want to play the bass was the Tommy Bolin track "Post Toastee" from his Private Eyes record.  Reggie McBride did a cool little solo that made the hair stand up on back of my neck when I first heard it!"

Great song from a great album with great bass playing on it. I remember being impressed by Reggie's tone and chops on that album too.

[Rhythm N. Bliss]

Mum bought me my first 2 albums--Beatles~ Hard Day's Night & Stones~ Aftermath.
I was in elementary school.

First albums I got for myself were CREAM~ Fresh Cream & Disraeli Gears!!
That was junior high.
First concert I saw was Deep Purple opening for CREAM!!
Still in junior high.
Growing up in L.A. of course Arthur Lee & LOVE & the doors were our bands!!

Many other influences but those are the biggest by far.

Oh~ & Jimi Hendrix! Also Zep & Sabbath!!
These were my high school favs.

[HornetAMX]

I love all of those bands too!  Back when I started playing in 1977 I was attracted to a lot of the funk bands of the day.  A lot of great bass tracks on them.  Some of my favorites to this day are:

Brothers Johnson - Strawberry Letter 23
Slave - Slide
Sun - Sun Is Here
Mass Production - Firecracker
T Connection - Do What You Wanna Do
Isaac Hayes - Don't Let Go
Roy Ayers - Freaky Deaky
Foxy - Get Off

Even some of the Disco  stuff was fun to play.  I still loved the rock and roll mind you.  I just had a wide variety of influences!