The great tapestry of Popular music.

Levi501 said:
Being older than you Rusty, I grew up listening to The Who, Small Faces, Kinks, Animals etc, and buying their records. Saw Bowie in Jan 74 at Preston Guild Hall on the Ziggy tour, brilliant gig. Saw the Who at The Valley Charlton summer 74, they blew everyone away they were that loud and powerful! Then like you, Pistols, Clash Elvis Costello Joy Division, better stop there😉 great era of music.
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You’ve got excellent taste Levi 👍
 
Dr Feelgood were actually from Canvey Island, a few miles down from Sarfend. If you think Burnley is backwood, this place takes the proverbial biscuit. Back in the 70's I went in a pub on the island, The Admiral Jericho. It was like a hillbilly timezone.
 
Good thread.

First single was Telegram Sam- TRex. Simon & Garfunkle were important. Then I suppose (memory gap) it ws Bruce Springsteen (pre BITUSA), Steely Dan before the great punk wave. Some Genesis, Pink Floyd was in there prior. Doors came 73ish.

Once the late 70's hit it was whatever it was, Ska, Dub, Punk but I still listen to Steely Dan and BS.

Was excited to hear the new one from KOKOKO today on 6.

That was an addition not a replacement.
 
I was born in 1951, so basically I was 11/12 in 1962. The Beatles and most of the Mersybeats sounds all the great music throughout the incredible 60's although I was never a Stones fan as they were a Greaser band.. Got well into Northern Soul and the Highland room and Tamla Motown around 1967. Although my music tastes started to change after listening to bands like Cream, Zepplin and many of the Woodstock bands from 1969, my love for Northen soul still exsists today. The 70's were another great decade, and spent most of my time going to Festvals like Reading and hanging out in Jenks even after I got married in 74. (I married her coz she had a great record collection...not really, but we were on the same page when it came to music which was great) Loved the punk revolution and the main bands of the 70's like the Eagles, Queen Boston Bowie to many to mention really. The 80's gave us Joy division / New Order, Tears for Fears, Stone Roses (just) G&R The Cure, Police ect I was really into them all always loved music it was great having my other half into the same stuff that I was in to too. Anyway I could go on, but I'll stop here. Sometimes people ask me what was the best era for music, I alway reply with the same answer..."Today" is the best era for music, you have everything that has already been recorded to listen too and can look forward to all the new stuff coming out.
 
I grew up in the 70s with Top of the Pops providing the soundtrack and images that alos affected so many others on this thread. Tony Wilson on ITV also set the scene in so many ways. Seeing Joy Division, the Buzzcocks, Magazine etc was an epiphany. One of his shows used Bruce Springsteen's Meeting Across the River as interlude music and I followed up on this as a kid on holiday in Devon in 1976, buying two LPs - Born to Run and Bob Marley Live. Then it was punk, Ska and all that followed from it until I went to University and discovered the wonders of US West Coast psychedelia - Spirit, Love, Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Beefheart etc along with the Bunnymen, Cramps and other great bands of the 80s. All still go to stuff for me now.
 
First stuff as youg teenager buzzcocks,clash,ramones - then liked the second generation ska /mod thing - The Jam and The Beat stood out .Little later Joy division,echo and the Bunnymen, Teardrop Explodes

From them went backwards and was blown away by Lou Reed ,Velvet underground and The Doors

Liked Iggy ,Bowie but not blown the way I was when I heard LA Woman

Beatles largely passed me by until I got stoned and listened to the White Album from start to finish

Loads other great stuff but all those named above were top discoveries
 
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