What's Your Top Ten?  

Often enough - but I try to keep it under control. I'm not as young as you, so I don't handle anything as well as I used to. Shoot, when I was in my teens, and it was still more or less legal for teens to drink, I could put away lots of beer in no time. Not anymore. Sigh.

Of all the ones you mentioned, my favorite is undoubtedly Kitaro. I used to listen to him everyday. Lost that CD somewhere along the way, but I bet I could find him on youtube. In that genre, I also like Acoustic Alchemy, Enya, Pat Metheny, "Collaboration" by George Benson and Earl Klugh.

Thanks for responding.

Dan

While some of my closest of friends are metal heads, I've never gotten into it myself. I do like White Snake, and some of Ozzy's stuff, and certainly Coverdale's older stuff with Deep Purple, I'm a keyboardist and an acoustic guitarist, so those songs that are written with those instruments being featured, I tend to like.

I'm showing my age, but I did listen to Jimi Hendrix's "All Along the Watchtower" and "The Wind Cries, Mary, Sweet Mary" when it came out. What was considered "metal" back in those days was Led Zep and The Allman Bros Band. Not because it actually was this head-banging scream at the top of your voice (like Kiss introduced), but because you needed to be really high on something to really enjoy it. And our parents absolutely forbid you listening to them. Back in the day, as we say, you'd get not just a tongue-lashing, but whipped with a belt. That was before child protection services.

Kids these days have no idea how good they've got it. They can listen to what they want, text message all they want, and be as high as they want for as long as they want. We, in my generation, had to work our butts off. We had to get up on time, and go to bed on time. We had to do everything on the QT, of else we would have not only been grounded, we would had bruises and red marks on our back sides. And, the songs they listen to rebel against authority? If only our authority had been so easy-going.

Thanks for responding, and have a blessed day,

Dan

Wel personally Im 18 so I can be considered young, and a bit more old fashoined when it comes to the music I listen to. As you say about metal, I would say the majority of them are metal, but yes Led Zeplin were to an extent, but conisering they mostly used acoustic guitars in their work, and basically inspired/influenced Heavy Metal along with othters. I must point out, when it comes to music we do kind of have it easy, as our parents dont reall care,but should kinda when it comes to that screaming crap, which the freedom is good. But I dont agree with the bit where, we have it wasy, the fact is there are a lot more pressurer on us to do better, and to pass all our exmas an so on, basically to be successful which, doesnt help, but in the flexibility to what music we listen to...I dont think many parents will stop us from listening to Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath or Whatever.

I like your moniker, there. "First Contact" was a Star Trek Next Generation movie wasn't it? Where they went back in time an met the inventor of the warp engine? Cool.

Certainly, young people (and I shouldn't call them kids, even though it seems that way by now) have their share of problems like we all did. Wild horses couldn't take me back in time when I actually had hair, and I'd go to what we called, "meat markets" and pick up women. To the days of Micheal Jackson and Queen. If I looked back, which I try not to do, I was tormented in ways that I am not now. For one thing, I was convinced I knew everything, because I was a straight A student. Truth was, that I was only beginning to learn. And my girlfriends and eventually my wife loved me not because they knew me, but because I was young and handsome and made good money.

What was bugging me was that one day I was going to lose all that - the looks, the money, and the women. Something inside of me knew that was going to happen. As to social standards, or educational standards, I met those easy enough. What I was failing to meet were my own standards, which I only now have begun to define. I'm actually doing that with the help of the very young people who know Nirvana, and Soundgarden, and Metallica. To be able to play along with them says that I'm not as old as what I think, for you are as old or young as you think - and being young isn't everything.

Hey I appreciate your responses, and wish you well. Go in peace.

Dan

Yeah i agree with you there.I would like to oint out for me, Metallica are probably the most Overrated Band to come out of the 80's especially when there are better bands such as W.A.S.P....but cool lol...

As I said earlier, I am not a metal head, but I really do like Metallica's "Enter the Sandman", as well as another they did, "King of Nothing". I agree with you that much of the metal bands these days have a hard time defining their unique sound. I am totally into acoustic 12-string guitar, which you can hear at www.soundclick.com/danmatheny if you care to listen. It's not for everybody, and the youth of today are no different than the youth of my day - they still want to have their butts rocked off. As long as you realize there will come a time when you get burnt out on having your ears ringing after a concert, for you will lose your hearing as a result. Bill Clinton lost part of his hearing as a result of playing sax in front of those screaming, loud bands, and though I did not, I cannot to this day play keyboards in front of drums and bass without using earplugs. When it is too loud, and I'm listening - I just walk outside. I need my hearing, I don't need the music if it is going to destroy it.

Metal, grunge - all that was such an exciting and new development in music. But, we have come to a time when most people are no longer young. The population has aged, and with age comes considerations of really boring subjects like your health, your financial security, and not making the same mistakes you did as a young person. For me, it is also using proper English and not making too many typos. And a very good knowledge of history. What actually happened, as opposed to what we are led to believe happened. Well, I'm rambling now...

Thanks for your response - be cool, and be blessed,

Dan