RE: First 45 (or track) and LP (or CD) you bought
October 27, 2016 at 2:10 pm
(This post was last modified: October 27, 2016 at 2:39 pm by Crossless2.0.)
In '76-'77 I bought Kiss Destroyer and thought it was the shit. I was ten. The Kiss infatuation didn't survive much past 5th grade, but my taste didn't really improve until I hit high school and came under the wing of this burned out hippie who owned the local record shop that practically became my second home and who schooled me on some really good stuff. However, I must say that I still don't understand his fascination with The Grateful Dead's "Truckin'".
I should also credit my high school band teacher, who gave me my first real taste of jazz. He played trumpet and introduced me to Armstrong, Gillespie, and Davis of course, but I also heard Bird, Coltrane, Monk, and Rollins for the first time, hanging out in his office during study hall thanks to a more or less permanent hall pass he was kind enough to give me. Mr. Piehl, I am forever in your debt.
But some things never go away, no matter how embarrassing they may be. I must confess: if I'm driving alone and "Rock and Roll All Night" comes on, I'll crank it up. Judge me if you will.
I should also credit my high school band teacher, who gave me my first real taste of jazz. He played trumpet and introduced me to Armstrong, Gillespie, and Davis of course, but I also heard Bird, Coltrane, Monk, and Rollins for the first time, hanging out in his office during study hall thanks to a more or less permanent hall pass he was kind enough to give me. Mr. Piehl, I am forever in your debt.
But some things never go away, no matter how embarrassing they may be. I must confess: if I'm driving alone and "Rock and Roll All Night" comes on, I'll crank it up. Judge me if you will.
