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[Sid Bonkers]

Very first single bought with your own money ( not that Tinkerbell one your mum bought you )

Tobacco Road by the Nashville Teens

Very first album bought with own money ( so not the Wombles then! )

Aretha Franklin - Queen Of Soul

Very first concert attended

The Herd at Bromley College of Technology
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Peter Frampton was sooo cool

There thats shown my age :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[kegstore]

Why have I only just discovered The Presidents Of The United States Of America? 90s is (one of) my decade(s). Great stuff...

 

[Celtic.Piskie]

My newest find is a band called Signmark.

Normally, I hate rap. But this is a pretty good ban. It was written in ASL, then translated into english.
Originally they're finnish lol.

Normally signed songs are cringeworthy, but this is fablous.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUtM8_DOVUI&feature=fvst

 

[Janieb]

Hey all we've got a few youtube videos if you look for my band and look into my eyes mate did it for us .

 

[IanD]

Hey all we've got a few youtube videos if you look for my band and look into my eyes mate did it for us .

I did look, but its not my taste.

Just back from a 'Hounslow Baroque' concert.
Buxtehude & Charpentier Christmas music,
Monteverdi - l'Orpheo,
Bach - Cantata 80 - Ein Feste Berg (A safe stronghold ... )

I keep meeting the same people - some of the musicians augment the Norwood Green Singers that I sing with.
One of the soloists last night said she tried to interest her children in the Bar-ROCK concert :wink: without success :|

Its so cold at present I'm tempted to give up my Tuesday evening floodlit tennis to join the Baroque group.

At present I'm listening to a recording of a previous Baroque concert - a performance of 'A Secular Masque' by Boyce. My only complaint is that the music was written to be performed in taverns, with the clientel joining in the choruses. We weren't provided with the words. I can join in with the CD. It was set in the present (originally in the whole 17th C) with the goddess Diana coming back from a successful 'hunt' in the sales

 

[Nik-Nak]

Well, the first...
single was (i think) leona lewis...a moment like this?
Album was Jonas Brothers....lines vines and trying times
and concert was take that =]

sorry guys it was my teenage years (which im still in), the stuff i brought back then were ridiculous! :lol:

 

[jb15]

Im only 20 Years old so not that long ago but i have a horrible memory. I was approx 10 when i bought the CD :shock:

My first single i know definatly was ATB TILL I COME, i love the intro too this song and got me into trance and real bass music. I remember going in the shop with my dad aswell and heard it playing in the back ground and said 'im having this' , My Dad said 'what do you want this **** for' I said ' im having it, its my first CD. lol :lol:

I wish i was that age now :wink: :roll:

 

[IanD]

I went to our tennis club 'open mike' & introduced the late Oliver
Postgate - conscientious objector, environmentalist, inventor &
animator of children's films.
I sang two songs from 'Bagpuss.'
Very profound! ;-) Listen & watch carefully & you can get all sorts of hidden meanings, mainly left wing politics.

My latest CD purchase is the songs from Bagpuss - Madeleine the rag doll is Professor of Music at Newcastle University.

 

[kegstore]

I went to our tennis club 'open mike' & introduced the late Oliver
Postgate - conscientious objector, environmentalist, inventor &
animator of children's films.
I sang two songs from 'Bagpuss.'
Very profound! ;-) Listen & watch carefully & you can get all sorts of hidden meanings, mainly left wing politics.

My latest CD purchase is the songs from Bagpuss - Madeleine the rag doll is Professor of Music at Newcastle University.

Sad to hear of his passing (last year?), very clever guy. "The Clangers" is a total classic.

 

[IanD]

I went to our tennis club 'open mike' & introduced the late Oliver
Postgate - conscientious objector, environmentalist, inventor &
animator of children's films.
I sang two songs from 'Bagpuss.'
Very profound! ;-) Listen & watch carefully & you can get all sorts of hidden meanings, mainly left wing politics.

My latest CD purchase is the songs from Bagpuss - Madeleine the rag doll is Professor of Music at Newcastle University.

Sad to hear of his passing (last year?), very clever guy. "The Clangers" is a total classic.

He died in 2008. I've just bought a DVD including Bagpuss, The Clangers & Ivor the Engine. My next purchase from Amazon will include a swanee whistle as used on the Clangers - the conversation was carefully scripted - including expletives - which were of course deleted by the whistle - though they were expressed forcibly.

The kids have all left home - the 'baby' is 36 - so our loft conversion now serves as a music room :lol: & I can play & sing without disturbing my wife.

 

[Jim H]

I only own 2 singles. The only one I bought is one of my all time favourites, "Too Much Love will Kill You" by Brain May. The other one was a present (probably Christmas 85) "Do they Know it's Christmas" by Band Aid. Both are on Vinyl.

Looking at my tape draw which I think are in order, I think my first Album was "Bat out of Hell II" by Meat loaf or "Cross Road (the best of) Bon Jovi. My first CD album was "Every Thing Must Go" by Manic Street Preachers

I have never been to a proper Concert/Gig, so you could call a Freddie Mercury/Queen Tribute act as one (I can't remember what they were called). I have been to many local Choir Concerts.

 

[noblehead]

Jim H,

I remember once seeing a video of Freddie Mercury and Brian May on stage doing a accoustic version of 'To Much love will kill you', it was fantastic. They also did a acoustic version of 'Love of my life' on the Rio video, this was by far my favourite by Queen.

Meat loaf is back on tv on a friday night, on a show called 'Popstars to Opera star', he's still as crazy as ever, don't think he'll ever change................................still the dudes a legend!

Rock on!

Nigel

 

[Jim H]

Jim H,

I remember once seeing a video of Freddie Mercury and Brian May on stage doing a accoustic version of 'To Much love will kill you', it was fantastic. They also did a acoustic version of 'Love of my life' on the Rio video, this was by far my favourite by Queen.

I actually prefer Brain's version of the song to Freddie's. It is one of my all time favourite songs, along with 'Who Wants To Live Forever' and of course 'Bo Rhap'. Queen are defiantly my favourite band of all time. 8) Whenever I listen to their songs I think, "Boy I miss you Freddie!" I think I became a big fan of them after Freddie died in 91, although my dad said I did like 'Bicycle Race' when I was a young boy.

I would have loved to go and seen "We Will Rock You" when they came to Newcastle/Gateshead last year. My dad got a ticket to go to it through U3A, but did not get me one. :x

 

[bigdhughes]

first CD i ever bought with my own money....Something along the lines of RUN DMC Greatest Hits when I was about 11.

First gig would be Pendulum in Manchester when i was 16.

 

[IanD]

I would have loved to go and seen "We Will Rock You" when they came to Newcastle/Gateshead last year. My dad got a ticket to go to it through U3A, but did not get me one. :x

I've got a recording of the King's College Choir singing 'We will rock you' - the Rocking Carol - a lullaby for the baby Jesus. My son says that that is different.

 

[ranner12a]

1st single bought was All Over Now by the Stones
1st Album was Led Zeppelin 2 if I remember well enough.

Best ever concert, Rush at the NEC.
Best group ever : Hawkwind.

Worst concert ever : Cliff Richard at the NIA Birmingham.
3 hour coach trip on Saturday afternoon watching Cliff on DVD all the way, when football was on telly. Concert that seemed to last 3 weeks long and 50 less people came out of the stadium than went in (died of old age and hypothermia) followed by another 3 hours of Cliff on DVD on the way home. Made Birmingham to Newmarket seem like 2000 miles.
There, rant over. At least my missus got payback for going to see Rush with me :roll:

 

[IanD]

I'm preparing for Friday's 'open mic' session at the tennis club:-

A version of a song that predates the latest blockbuster movie - the Princess & the Frog - according to Bagpuss. (I have a'marvellous mechanical mouse organ :wink: )

Also a song for a prince who, in the eyes of the US establishment, became a frog when he left his entertainment career to fight for international peace & the rights of his fellow African Americans - Paul Robeson.

Then on Monday I am presented "Paul Robeson - the Man & His Music" at the U3A meeting, illustrated with film clips & songs. I've got two more bookings in May & June.

 

[IanD]

Then on Monday I am presenting "Paul Robeson - the Man & His Music" at the U3A meeting, illustrated with film clips & songs. I've got two more bookings in May & June.

I had a very appreciative audience of about 80 retired folk, followed by a question time.

I began by asking who had heard Radio 3's drama "I am still the same Paul." To my astonishment, 0/80. You can listen again.

 

[raydavies]

My first single was - pauses for deep breath - "Softly Softly" by Ruby Murray! The woman whose name will forever be remembered as rhyming slang for curry.

My first album was the sound track from "My Fair Lady". From there on, I bought every rock and roll record going until my first marriage.

My first live gig was, believe it or not, Frankie Vaughan. I then - over the years - went on to see Woody Herman, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Stevie Wonder, Don Maclean, Bruce Springsteen (Sheffield 88 or 89 - Magic!) and, no less than 14 times; The Mavericks, whom we got quite friendly with. I also saw Steve Earle a couple of times, once with his band, the Dukes and the other an accoustic performance - a standing gig so nearly 3 hours of sheer magic, but sore feet!

Also, I spent 3 years compereing a country music club in Yorkshire!

My first wife was not a music fan, so I went through a musical drought until we split in 1980. I then got my second wind and found my tastes to be extreme to say the least.

My last albums were Lady Ga Ga at the same time as OneRepublic and Florence and the Machine.

The thing is, as my mood changes - it depend on what I'm doing - so does my taste. The result is I could wind up playing Eminem, Frank Sinatra, Florence and the Machine, Hank Williams or something from my large collection of 30s and 40s dance band music. This includes French cafe music from that era.

I love some classical music and opera.

I'm 67 now and suppose I'll find my "inner adult" by the time I'm 70! I just hope I still love music.

Ray

 

[IanD]

My first single was - pauses for deep breath - "Softly Softly" by Ruby Murray! The woman whose name will forever be remembered as rhyming slang for curry.

My first album was the sound track from "My Fair Lady".
I love some classical music and opera.

I'm 67 now and suppose I'll find my "inner adult" by the time I'm 70! I just hope I still love music.

Ray

I remember Ruby Murray & that generation of 50s music, & the folk revival. I couldn't afford to go to gigs.

A fellow student did go to see 'My Fair Lady' & he came back with a tape. He spontaneously serenaded us in the dining room of a cheap lodging house with, 'The street where you live.' It was magical. You bring back memories.

My musical career took off after 65, choirs, church Hammond organ, piano, harmonium, recorders, harmonica, guitar & last year my solo career began.

I'm waiting for the blackbirds to start singing again as I love to challenge them with a whistling duel. Remember 'Duelling Banjos' :?: Sometimes I win & they fly away, but usually its me that gives up.