I was taking the time this past week to learn a new song on the guitar, and it got me thinking about the impact music can have on our lives. A lot of that can be impacted from your parents' tastes and what you listen to as you are growing up. My parents were already… Continue reading Why do we listen to music?
Tag: Guns n’ Roses
The greatest live bands ever.
It's been a while since I wrote about a musical subject and as all non-essential travel is out of the question at the moment, I've turned to thinking about those bands from the genre of music that I listen to, namely rock n' roll, that have a reputation for being brilliant to see live. I… Continue reading The greatest live bands ever.
Why do I listen to Rock n’ Roll?
Well, I suppose being a child with older parents would have something to do with it. My Dad was born in 1949 and my mum in 1958 so they grew up in a different musical era. The music that would be played around the house was stuff like Led Zeppelin, Prince, Dire Straits, Eric Clapton,… Continue reading Why do I listen to Rock n’ Roll?
My Favourite Guitarists
A while back I wrote a blog about my favourite bands. So it makes sense to then do a similar list about my favourite guitarists. So that's what this is. My personal favourite guitarists. Slash This man plays with fire. And it's telling that some of the magic left Guns N' Roses when he did… Continue reading My Favourite Guitarists
My favourite bands
My musical taste has largely been shaped by my Mum and Dad and so a lot of the music I listen to is from the 60's, 70's and 80's. It's not that I don't listen to chart music, I just don't find a lot of it very interesting to listen to. There's not a lot… Continue reading My favourite bands