Posted on 02/24/2014 at 01:02 AM
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I had to go to seven. I just couldn't remove any of these as they are all important to me.
The Who - The Seeker: Maybe the first rock song I ever heard. My parents had a 45rpm disc and this song was on the B-side. It brings back vivid memories of the place I heard it before I really listened to music. I think I must've been under 10 years old at the time.
Genesis - Blood on the Rooftops: I loved this song when I was in High School in the 80's because of it's classical guitar opening . Steve Hackett was my first guitar hero.
Yes - Roundabout: I was so into 70's prog rock in High School while everyone else was into 80's New Wave. Yes's Fragile album was one of my favorites and this song never got old for me.
Rush - Red Barchetta: This song probably symbolized my excitment over learning to drive. Plus I was way into Rush in High School.
Richard Wagner - Gotterdammerung - Siegfried's Funeral March: I saw the movie Excalibur in the 80's and was entranced by the music. This is the piece used for the opening of the movie which featured lots of Wagner music. I started listening to lots of Classical music after this.
King Crimson - Islands: In the late 80's while I was in College, I was a pretty lonely person and this song sums up how I felt then. I've been a total Crimhead ever since.
Accept - Balls to the Wall: My band mate in the 90's loaned me a tape of Accept's album by the same name and I listened to it while driving through a huricane. After that, metal would be one of my music interests.