YIKES!
Seems like I might be an elder statesman here.
62, almost 63!
Grew up on my folks' 50's music (Dad saw Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly, Big Bopper, all live).
I'm never not amazed that my parents literally witnessed and were a part of the birth of rock and roll!! *swoon*
I'm a child of the 70's and 80's.
Pretty much tuned out of popular music when grunge destroyed my beloved hair-metal bands.
I now know what disco freaks felt about we metalheads.
Yeah, Village People, I KILLED DISCO!!!
I want that on my tombstone, btw.
In hindsight, I missed out on some GREAT music!
Chris Cornell just BLOWS MY MIND!
What a voice!! What soul!
I'm now digging on Velvet Revolver, STP, Audioslave, Temple of the Dog...
Anyway, I'm still rockin', still playing, endeavoring to write songs and learn how to play guitar... still...
Still chasing tone (as was Les Paul, btw.)
I love that, when his Sister asked what "sound" he was looking for he answered, "I don't know. I haven't found it yet."
Story of my life.
G'day, Y'all.
M.S. Hammer