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something triggered a memory today and got me thinking when and why i first wanted to be a musician. back then i was about 13-14 years old and on a summer holiday in turkey, when i noticed that i forgot bringing tapes to feed my walkman. i listened to whatever was on the radio those days and even taped some of the shows. but being stuck without any tapes left me no choice but to go to some streetmarket and buy some new ones. nothing they had to offer sounded any familiar so i bought one tape because i liked the cover. it was “Live After Death” by Iron Maiden and it blew me away. the next day, i went back there and bought all the other Maiden-tapes they had. this holiday triggered my way of life. in the months and years that followed i became a true metalfreak, got into Judas Priest, Black Sabbath and similar bands and didn’t want to hear anything else…

well, a lot has changed since those days – my taste in music as well. it got a lot broader, i still love those bands but i love lots of other stuff nowadays. and that’s the reason why i haven’t listened to any of the above mentioned in years. but now that i’m thinking back again, i’m gonna take those old albums and listen to them again. and i can only recommend this, because – believe it or not – this was f***ing great music! go ahead and listen to the first few albums of those three bands, just to see how they started. Judas Priest for instance released their first album (“Rocka Rolla”) in 1974 – 35 years ago! and i bet you’d be surprised how it sounds.

anyway, maybe you should think back as well to the time and the reason why you’re into music. you ARE into music, right? it might shed a new light on things today….