Takes Me Back
I have bought a few albums lately that I listened to in my teens. My favorite group back then and probably still is Queen. The vocal gymnastics of Freddie Mercury and the guitar master Brian May blasted through the headphones at my house most of the time. I loved the harmony that accompanied most of their music. When they switched to the operatic style for “A Night at the Opera”, it only enhanced what was already a great group.
The first time I heard Queen was the song Killer Queen from their 1974 Sheer heart Attack album. It must have been CKLW out of Windsor that was playing it because that was pretty much the only radio station that played on our car radio. We were dropping off someone from a MYF meeting and the song poured through the car speakers. I was entranced but never found out anything about the song.
A year later, we were coming home from shopping on a Saturday and Bohemian Rhapsody came blaring through the radio. I immediately recognized the vocal and was again enthralled by the music. This time I got the song and the group and was off to the music store to buy the album.
That year I got an 8-track player for Christmas. I bought both of those Queen albums for my sister for Christmas. I was such a nice brother. I played them so much that they actually wore out on the player. I spent hours after hour listening to those tapes click between tracks. Most of the songs were in two parts because they did not match the tape length. I can still anticipate those breaks even though they are no longer there.
The next year we were out shopping for a Christmas tree and I heard Someone to Love on the radio. It was the 1st single from “A Day at the Races.” For some reason, I remember where I was the first time I heard a song. At least those songs that made an impression on me. And Queen was a big part of making that impression along with Alice Cooper, Rush, Moody Blues and a bevy of other artist too numerous to mention.
Well, I am now buying the CD and immediately converting them to digital. I am sticking the CD away for safe keeping to make sure that my children do not destroy them. Most of my music collection has been scratched beyond listen ability and I want to start fresh. If they want copies, they can burn them for themselves. That means I will not have to buy copies again unless the format changes from digital to something else. I guess the next step is all digital and skip the CD. Can you say IPOD for Christmas?
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Cobb
The first time I heard Queen was the song Killer Queen from their 1974 Sheer heart Attack album. It must have been CKLW out of Windsor that was playing it because that was pretty much the only radio station that played on our car radio. We were dropping off someone from a MYF meeting and the song poured through the car speakers. I was entranced but never found out anything about the song.
A year later, we were coming home from shopping on a Saturday and Bohemian Rhapsody came blaring through the radio. I immediately recognized the vocal and was again enthralled by the music. This time I got the song and the group and was off to the music store to buy the album.
That year I got an 8-track player for Christmas. I bought both of those Queen albums for my sister for Christmas. I was such a nice brother. I played them so much that they actually wore out on the player. I spent hours after hour listening to those tapes click between tracks. Most of the songs were in two parts because they did not match the tape length. I can still anticipate those breaks even though they are no longer there.
The next year we were out shopping for a Christmas tree and I heard Someone to Love on the radio. It was the 1st single from “A Day at the Races.” For some reason, I remember where I was the first time I heard a song. At least those songs that made an impression on me. And Queen was a big part of making that impression along with Alice Cooper, Rush, Moody Blues and a bevy of other artist too numerous to mention.
Well, I am now buying the CD and immediately converting them to digital. I am sticking the CD away for safe keeping to make sure that my children do not destroy them. Most of my music collection has been scratched beyond listen ability and I want to start fresh. If they want copies, they can burn them for themselves. That means I will not have to buy copies again unless the format changes from digital to something else. I guess the next step is all digital and skip the CD. Can you say IPOD for Christmas?
Icool
Cobb
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