The Beatles

Tubegroover: Speaking of car radios; have you ever had the opportunity to listen to a tubed one from the 50s/early 60s with reverb? Try it sometime. You will never go back to solid state car stereo again. Elvis never sounded better.

I probably did in my Dad's old 1950 Mercury but I wasn't listening to sound quality just along for the ride in those long days gone bye bye. I do however remember reading in an auto magazine several years back about some guy that had over 50K(!!) invested in a tubed car audio system that won some kind of award for sound quality. In car audio it seems to be more about db's; it you can exceed the db level of a jet engine at maybe 10' your on the right track. Hell I can sometimes hear (feel is a better word) that bass thump from god knows where when I'm listening to my own stereo with the windows closed and I have thermal pane windows and a very well insulated house.

Welcome back Schubertmaniac. We will never agree on the Beatles ('n that's alright), but I'm with ya on other 60's/Brit/garage bands you mentioned. What I remember best about 1966 (I was a freshman in high school) was how cool it was to be glued to the radio, any radio. Almost every song dancing through the airwaves sounded great - hooks, riffs, harmonies and teenage love/angst/joy. I love the "Nuggets" compilations and still have the original LP compiled by Lenny Kaye. Have a happy new year.

PS: Those singles by Mitch Ryder & Detroit Wheels are some of greatest records ever...heard "Devil In A Blue Dress" comin' at me over the airwaves while driving down I75 on New Years, almost got a speeding ticket...so yeah, I still care. "Hey Little Girl" was always a favorite - yeah, loved those snotty garage bands. It was amazing time for music on the radio, only time I can remember when high art, low art, rock'n roll, pop, soul and r&b were all going strong - all this great music of different types and quality (but all FUN)and it all got played all the time on all radio stations.

I'm sure grad that shubertmaniac was able to share his great knowledge of the histoy of rock! The bands and songs he's touting, The Animals "It's My Life"; "Get Off My Cloud"; Kinks' "All Day and All Night". He's here to tell us all that without the influence of these great bands rock would still be in the garage, huh. Seams to me these bands are just more pop top 40's in a different suit. I guess the influence that Robert johnson, Willie Dixson, Howlin' Wolf, Jimmy Rogers, Muddy Waters, Freddie King and John Lee Hooker all had on formulating the style of Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Duane Almond, Jimmy Hendrix, Jerry Garcia, John Mayall, Allen Parsons, Bob Dylan etc. really ment nothing after all. Had the true inavators not listened to the Chicago Blues/ and the formation of the electric guitar we would have really followed the likes of the Animals, Mick Jagger, Chuck Berry and the Beach Boys along with the Beatles. Your right Shubertmaniac, if not for your great "British Bands" we couldn't have had real inivation in music! "get off your cloud son" I was thinking last night, the only guy I can think of that has transended all forms of rock is Clapton. He's been at the cutting edge of style developement, he tried his pop top 40's (too often)and blues. In my opinion, wich is worth what your paying, Clapton must be the greatest rock influence of all time. Any comments?