One female dj has a feature entitled 'Life Changing Moments' where one has to submit a song that defines a paticular life changing moment. The majority of chosen tracks tend to be inane bland pop but the tales behind each song often touches the heart. Often the song serves as an introduaction to a new gene or is simply present at say, the birth of a child. This led me to ponder my own life changing song but as we display depth here I thought we could maybe choose an album of life changing importance. Doesnt have to be Rush just a tale to share.
One such moment that forever sticks in my mind was when I discovered Soundgarden for the first time. I was familiar with some early singles but read a great deal about the then new 'Batmotorfinger' album. I found a vinyl copy at my local record store and asked the elderly woman assistant to please play the opening track. Of course the woman (unbeknown to me at the time) began playing the first track on side two 'Searching with my good eye closed'. For those unfamiliar with this classic, it has a loooong intro that quietly builds and builds, complete with a silly voice that made me feel just as silly waiting for the song. The woman simply stared and still the song hadnt begun. feeling uncomfortable the song kicked in, despite the build to what I thought was going to be an up-tempo rocker, the song just exploded into the coolest mid-tempo goove ever. What a song, what a moment.
Subsequently I played the album for months and months. This kinda heralded the beginning of my grunge phase (mother love bone, pearl jam, temple of the dog, alice in chains etc) but I will neve forget the first time I heard the album...in a shop acompanied by an old woman
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