Watching PBS British Invasion
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gasket
Ambassador of the Guitarded
Never heard of any of them, must be a generational thing ;-)
CabanaBoy
Ambassador of Electric Mayhem
The Yardbirds...
Not sure if they are considered part of the British Invasion or not, but three of The Yardbirds guitarists sure made an impression on a lot of American musicians. I'll never be able to play the blues correctly, I learned from a bunch of Brit's who learned from American blues artists, twisted it into their own thing, which I purchased and listened to, and have been trying to twist into my own thing ever since - lol...
Not sure if they are considered part of the British Invasion or not, but three of The Yardbirds guitarists sure made an impression on a lot of American musicians. I'll never be able to play the blues correctly, I learned from a bunch of Brit's who learned from American blues artists, twisted it into their own thing, which I purchased and listened to, and have been trying to twist into my own thing ever since - lol...
For some odd reason, the title reminded me of Paul Reveres Ride...
Yes!!!!
My expletive is acknowledging the entire post and not just a fondness for "Yes" per se...
Hmmm...thinking back....it was Leslie West who first shook me with the opening riff to "Mississippi Queen," and opened me up to hard rock - around 1974.
Then in 1975, Angus' guitar tone blew my mind on a new level.
Then Rik Emmet and Triumph...
But British??? Hmmmm...
I did love Zeppelin, but I am not sure they impacted me when I was younger because they lacked that hard guitar tone that I loved.
I guess the very first British band that 'seriously' grabbed me was early Def Leppard - as in On Through The Night - and the guitar tone was just captivating to me...
I still have my concert shirt...
Probably all the beer.
DonP
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I'm not sure they are real redcoats. But I'm sure the reenactments involve rather more beer and barbecues than actual fighting.
Ale bellies...
