I graduated high school in 1972. I was an AM Top 40 listener, as FM progressive radio was pretty much in its infancy, and no one I knew had an FM radio in their cars. Also, these were the days before component stereo (except for a few audiophiles) and listening was done on those big ugly console stereos (more a piece of furniture than an audio reproduction system) or on dinky little portable record players. Phono cartridges were pizo-electric ceramic devices (tracking at 5 to 9 grams...OUCH!) and 45 RPM 7" singles usually comprised the majority of teenagers record collections.
Then, in the late spring/early summer of 1972, like Tommy, I "became aware that year". After my "altered state of mind", I heard two albums that totally changed my perception of music, and forever set my feet on the path of musical and audio discovery.
These two LP's were:
1) David Bowie "THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST..."
2) Jethro Tull "THICK AS A BRICK"
Off to college (U. Miami in Florida) late summer of 1972, and further mind and music expansion. Vietnam, the "generation gap" (to quote L.B.J.), and Nixon's antipathy towards this country's youth were very powerful driving forces to create a genre of music that was ALL OUR OWN....and $5- or $6- concert tickets for major acts didn't hurt, either!
Then, in the late spring/early summer of 1972, like Tommy, I "became aware that year". After my "altered state of mind", I heard two albums that totally changed my perception of music, and forever set my feet on the path of musical and audio discovery.
These two LP's were:
1) David Bowie "THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST..."
2) Jethro Tull "THICK AS A BRICK"
Off to college (U. Miami in Florida) late summer of 1972, and further mind and music expansion. Vietnam, the "generation gap" (to quote L.B.J.), and Nixon's antipathy towards this country's youth were very powerful driving forces to create a genre of music that was ALL OUR OWN....and $5- or $6- concert tickets for major acts didn't hurt, either!