I've reached that stage in my life when I try and act like I know nothing about contemporary music and that I would have none of it. Why, I surprised myself the other day when I caught myself saying, " I don't understand how people subject themselves to so much of shit in the name of music."
That however doesn't stop me from forgetting the songs and bands I once loved. Have you ever experienced that strange feeling when you seem to remember the lyrics by heart but cant for the life of you remember the the blasted name of the band or artist who sang it?
I guess its because you never choose the songs or bands you love. They choose you, depending on the state of your life when you first listen to them. Before I totally forget the bands that I once claimed to have loved, I thought it's best to make this list, and save for its preposterity. So here's what I was doing when I first heard these bands, before it was love at first sound byte:
Metallica: Loved them because it was cool to do so as a freshman.
Rolling Stones: Learned to love them because Metallica was only meant for freshmen.
The Who: If a band got a mention in Fundamentals of Physics by Resnik & Halliday, they had to be cool right?
Iron Maiden: I loved this one simply because they had an album named after a book which I'd later go on to read.
The Doors: Well, I just loved the band even before I heard a song they played, simply because they named themselves after a literary work I'd never go on to read.
Bob Dylan: I loved this man because his songs actually qualified for literary work, listening to which would save me the effort of reading anything.
Deep Purple: Loved them because they composed the song that was used in the Philips Powerhouse commercial
Led Zeppelin: Loved them because they wrote songs about Lord of The Rings, which was a super cool movie way back in 2002.
Jimi Hendrix: Loved him because he gave me enough to air guitar my way through second year.
The Kinks: More Air Guitar. My performance of "You really got me going" would have got an encore in any air guitaring concert.
Simon & Garfunkel: Loved this band, more so after it gave me a name for this blog.
Beatles: Loved the band, simply because for the first time, I couldn't justify my love for their music. And thankfully, never needed to.
That however doesn't stop me from forgetting the songs and bands I once loved. Have you ever experienced that strange feeling when you seem to remember the lyrics by heart but cant for the life of you remember the the blasted name of the band or artist who sang it?I guess its because you never choose the songs or bands you love. They choose you, depending on the state of your life when you first listen to them. Before I totally forget the bands that I once claimed to have loved, I thought it's best to make this list, and save for its preposterity. So here's what I was doing when I first heard these bands, before it was love at first sound byte:
Metallica: Loved them because it was cool to do so as a freshman.
Rolling Stones: Learned to love them because Metallica was only meant for freshmen.
The Who: If a band got a mention in Fundamentals of Physics by Resnik & Halliday, they had to be cool right?
Iron Maiden: I loved this one simply because they had an album named after a book which I'd later go on to read.
The Doors: Well, I just loved the band even before I heard a song they played, simply because they named themselves after a literary work I'd never go on to read.
Bob Dylan: I loved this man because his songs actually qualified for literary work, listening to which would save me the effort of reading anything.
Deep Purple: Loved them because they composed the song that was used in the Philips Powerhouse commercial
Led Zeppelin: Loved them because they wrote songs about Lord of The Rings, which was a super cool movie way back in 2002.
Jimi Hendrix: Loved him because he gave me enough to air guitar my way through second year.
The Kinks: More Air Guitar. My performance of "You really got me going" would have got an encore in any air guitaring concert.
Simon & Garfunkel: Loved this band, more so after it gave me a name for this blog.
Beatles: Loved the band, simply because for the first time, I couldn't justify my love for their music. And thankfully, never needed to.
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