This is my small attempt to capture the mood and feeling of the music of my generation. While I may not write for Rolling Stone, or be even remotely almost famous, I was there. I remember the music in a lot of different ways because of who I am. I listened to a lot of music, and play in more than a few bands. Always as a drummer, but that was just my gig. While I may never be that big rock star I wanted to be, there’s nothing to stop me from talking about it. I will be looking forward to what you think of my opinion on the music of the eighties, and more importantly, what you think of that same music. Or even perhaps, what you think about what I have to say. Sure, I may be full of it a lot of the time, but I’ve never let that stop me from having my say. So rock on, and read away. By the way, that’s not me in the picture, I’m way better looking.
Opus 80|A Musical Opus from the 1980s
Everyone that loves music, loves it for different reasons. But, one thing that is undeniable, is how we all associate music with certain periods in our lives. And how the songs we first heard during those formative years still resonate with us. In a way they couldn't if we those songs for the first time today. Their is something about the way our memories and emotions work, that makes the older songs sound so much better. It happens to every generation without fail. The eighties were one of my formative decades. I had just graduated high school, and was making my way into the adult world. The songs and artists discussed in this blog, are the ones that had the most impact on me during those interesting times.