by music. 1979 – 1998.
Figuratively literally, or, quite possibly, literally figuratively:
Listening to
ELO’s El
Dorado
album on my parent’s
stereo with headphones, c. 1979
Listening to
Pink Floyd’s The Wall, same scenario, c. 1980
Listening to
“Dazed and Confused” on my brother’s Walkman, c. 1981
Listening to
“Tom Sawyer”, again on my brother’s Walkman, c. 1982
Listening to the
works of AC/DC, led by Bon Scott, on various cassettes lent to me by a friend,
September 1984
Listening to the
cassette tape of Black Sabbath’s Greatest Hits (particularly “Tomorrow’s
Dream” and “War Pigs,”), in the car with my family driving to Wisconsin , c. winter 1984
Listening to
AC/DC’s “Have a Drink on Me” on my Walkman, summer 1985
Listening to
“The End” by the Doors, roommate’s stereo, freshman year of college
Listening to
Hendrix’s Electric Ladyland, particularly “1983 …”, winter 1987
Listening to
“Starship Trooper” on the Yes album, the last vinyl album I ever bought,
spring 1987 (and “And You and I”, on cassette, later that same year)
Listening, mouth
agape, to “Prophet Song” by Queen, on cassette tape, later that summer
Listening to Farewell
to Kings and Hemispheres by the mighty Rush, spring 1989
Listening to Warehouse
by Husker Du on CD, and their song “Eiffel Tower High” on one of their
other albums whose cassette version I had, summer 1989
Listening to Ritual de lo Habitual by Jane’s
Addiction, winter 1990-spring 1991, especially “Three Days”
Listening to
“Alive” by Pearl Jam, some NY radio station, while sitting in traffic, summer
1991
Listening to Alice in Chains first three CDs, summer
1991-summer 1992
Listening to
“Cherub Rock” by Smashing Pumpkins and their follow up album, Melancholy and
the Infinite Sadness, winter 1994-winter 1995
Listening to
Screaming Trees and Presidents of the Unites States of America, various albums,
winter 1996
Listening to
“Scheherazade,” by Rimsky-Korsakov, spring 1998
Possible New
Year’s Resolution: Start listening to
some more music again!
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