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Post #168344 by thejab on Mon, Jun 27, 2005 2:51 PM
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Music during my teen years ranged from oldies on the radio (K-Earth 101) which I got into after seeing American Graffitti, to FM rock stations in San Diego (KGB mostly). In the 70s FM radio wasn't bad. They played albums in their entirety often. By the late 70s, when I graduated from high school, rock radio started to limit themselves to the most popular tunes (which led to Classic Rock). But by then I was bored of arena rock bands and I started liking bands like the Cars, Blondie, the Police, the B52s, the Ramones, the Talking Heads, and other bands like them that crossed over into rock radio. Then my friend Ed (Christ on a crutch) exposed me to bands like the Jam, Undertones, Stiff Little Fingers, the early Go Gos, the Standbys, and many more. He took me to my first punk show - the Dickies and 999 at SDSU. I started listening to "The Modern World" by DJ Jim McGuiness on KGB, and Rodney Bingenheimer on KROQ in LA. Me and Ed went to the North Park Lions Club and saw Rik L Rik and some other bands. My whole world of music changed in 1979-80. To answer your question, these songs had an impact on me far more than any songs by the mainstream rock bands of the 70s: My Best Friend's Girl - the Cars |