@buellrider97 My musical experience was limited to playing classical bass in the middle and high school orchestra, no private lessons, and not pursued after graduation. I am blessed with near “perfect pitch”. Near meaning that if a crystal glass rings, I cannot tell what note it is but I can go to a piano keyboard and pick the note out within a half tone. I can hear a song and play the melody, then build the cords, with horrible technique since I never had lessons. A goal in retirement is to take lessons. I often go to live classical performances at the Koch Theater and Cargnie Hall.
You are so lucky to have grown up at the center of the acid rock universe. I did frequent the Fillmore East (late known as The Palladium) seeing many artists including The Doors in1968. I too miss my long hair, a “Mod Squad Lincoln Hayes Afro, and my muscles. B
Having a Flashback Friday - Airplane Induced
I was 15 when the Jefferson Airplane released the Crown of Creation at the pinnacle of the psychedelic rock era, and it became a go to album of mine throughout high school and college. We will not go further into the particulars of the situations regarding the playing of this album during that time. On this cold and wet Friday I am sitting in my home listening and enjoying un-induced flashbacks of that era but also reveling in the composition, musicality, musicianship and expression of the dark emotions of this statement of society at that time. While I do not consider it well engineered from an audiophile perspective, it has a wonderful warmth, good clarity despite the warmth, good dynamics, and above average staging/imaging for rock albums of that era. Slick and Balin’s voices are mesmerizing. Kaukonen’s finger picking stylings are soaring and heady. My favorite bassist, Cassidy’s runs maintaining rhythm while often carrying melody, so intricate, warm, and woolly. The messages are dark (There will be no survivors my friend') but I find it transfixing.
For those of the psychedelic rock era, or those who appreciate the music, what are your flashback favs.
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4 more years ought to make psychedelics’ popular again.....helped during Nixon, why not Now.....? Another 4 of the weird and the defunct will be hard enough to tolerate and plow through... "....radio, radio, radio, radio, radio, radio, Oreo, radio, radio,...." Pardon, I've got to erect my Severe BS Shield and consider....
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHAMh2-cviA Spouse found out awhile ago that this is Real..... |
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