I like to think I have a broad sense of music taste. It may
only really centre in the realms of rock, but which seems to confuse people
when I tell them I have a broad taste. Sure there are people out there whose
iPods feature rock along with hip-hop and country and what not, in a sense I
guess that’s a broad taste, more in genres than in music though. I mean they
have country, but only two or three different artists and only a song or two by
each artist, than they have whatever the latest hit is by Katy Perry or
whomever. And the people who listen to classic rock, I’ll be damned if I find
more than just Stairway to Heaven on their iPod. These people should listen to Supertramp, then Joe Walsh, then Our Lady
Peace, then move up to Alter Bridge
and Protest the Hero, THEN tell me I
don’t have a broad sense of music taste.
I’m not sure how many people can remember the first time they
ever heard music. Most people might be lucky and remember around what age but
not what artists. I however remember pretty much all of them. Thanks to my dad’s
cassettes that he’d play in the car, I remember Van Halen and Boston
being the first two bands I ever listened to who I liked enough to remember their
names and want to hear more. This moved on to listening to my dad’s mixed
cassettes in the car with artists that ranged from Don Henley to Rush to Ronnie James Dio. I was even introduced
to some of the more obscure artists that my dad would listen to that I know a
lot of people have never heard of such as Tygers
of Pan Tang and Riot. I grew up
with all of these artists and I credit this to my love for music and most
importantly my love for classic rock.
Probably the best albums to review are the ones by
independent artists. These are the bands that know they have everything to lose
and everything to gain, so it’s important to put every bit of effort possible
in to the songs they record, and the ones who really know what’s good for them
put even more effort in to their live shows.
