I was listening to a classic rock aka "oldies" station and a song came on that reminded me of when my mind was blown.
For me it was Iron Maiden's "Somewhere in Time" album. The song I heard on the radio was "Wasted Years".
First off, who knew that Iron Maiden would get air play.
Second off, it bugs me that it's now considered "classic rock" when it was so niche back in the day. I was never one of the cool kids with the jean jacket and "metal" patches sewn on and I never sported a tour t-shirt, but Iron Maiden was definitely something that wasn't "mainstream" rock.
The Somewhere in Time album: I bought it because Eddie looked evil. I opened it up and the cassette smelled awesome. It was the sweetest smelling cassette I'd ever opened. Then I plugged it into my walkman and from the first guitar strains I was hooked. My mind was literally blown.
There's been a lot of albums that I've memorized (Queensryche Operation Mindcrime and RunDMC's Raising Hell come to mind), a lot of albums that got nonstop play (Metallica's Master of Puppets and Def Leppards Hysteria), and a lot of albums that crop up at unexpected times (when I see a politician on tv, Ice-T's "Shut Up, Be Happy" starts to play). But Somewhere in Time is just one of those that stands stark in my memory.
So I was curious what album just blew your mind. The one album that you'd love to be able to hear again for the first time.
For me it was Iron Maiden's "Somewhere in Time" album. The song I heard on the radio was "Wasted Years".
First off, who knew that Iron Maiden would get air play.
Second off, it bugs me that it's now considered "classic rock" when it was so niche back in the day. I was never one of the cool kids with the jean jacket and "metal" patches sewn on and I never sported a tour t-shirt, but Iron Maiden was definitely something that wasn't "mainstream" rock.
The Somewhere in Time album: I bought it because Eddie looked evil. I opened it up and the cassette smelled awesome. It was the sweetest smelling cassette I'd ever opened. Then I plugged it into my walkman and from the first guitar strains I was hooked. My mind was literally blown.
There's been a lot of albums that I've memorized (Queensryche Operation Mindcrime and RunDMC's Raising Hell come to mind), a lot of albums that got nonstop play (Metallica's Master of Puppets and Def Leppards Hysteria), and a lot of albums that crop up at unexpected times (when I see a politician on tv, Ice-T's "Shut Up, Be Happy" starts to play). But Somewhere in Time is just one of those that stands stark in my memory.
So I was curious what album just blew your mind. The one album that you'd love to be able to hear again for the first time.
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