That music, that song, that solo: where were you?

Posted by: Tony2011 on 05 September 2012

I remember driving down Route 66 listening to  the Stones's Can't You Hear Me Knocking back in 1977   and It got stuck in my mind. It's one of my favourites guitar solos. The Mouldau in the Montpellier  countryside is one of my all time classic pieces. What would  yours be and where were you? Classic, Rock and Jazz and  fans alike please do post your experiences.

KR

Tony

 

Posted on: 05 September 2012 by GraemeH

I can't remember, It was that good. G

Posted on: 06 September 2012 by chimp

I remember in early autumn probably in 84', driving from Thurso on the very north coast of Scotland to a place called Strathy, it was a cool clear night with a full harvest moon, gold in colour set in a greenish sky, we were listening to Mike Oldfield Crises which imo is quite an ethereal piece, anyway the light from the moon was reflecting on the lochens ( lochens are small pools of water found in heather and peatland ).  It was side one on a cassette. It was one of those experiences that one will never forget as I was left with a feeling of complete peace and harmony, all the elements were in tune with each other that evening. something I have never felt since, shame.

Posted on: 07 September 2012 by The Hawk

I remember sometime in the 1980's, driving down a dirt road in my 4x4, approaching the Ghost Wilderness and the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies, and "where the streets have no name" was playing on my stereo. A very haunting moment.

 

Dave

Posted on: 07 September 2012 by Iver van de Zand

I remember last week after a very tough working period and very busy period, me alone on the couch with my glass of bubbles, my Naim kit and Eva Cassidy Live on Blue Pearls ....... completely blown away !

 

Posted on: 07 September 2012 by Kevin-W

I remember driving from Luxembourg to Germany in a minibus 22 years ago. As soon as we hit the Autobahn across the border, someone put a cassette of the Kraftwerk album Autobahn on. Listening to the full 23 minutes of the title track as we whizzed along was rather magical.

Posted on: 07 September 2012 by Salmon Dave

I listened to the Stones performing 'Can't you hear me knocking' live in front of 3000 people at the Colston Hall Bristol in March 1971. Twice.

 

Those were the days when you could do that.

 

 

Posted on: 07 September 2012 by Gale 401

I remember watching the Route 66 tv show in the 60's.

Still have the theme tune in my head.

One of the best cars to come out of the USA imo.

The late 70's model was nice, but all glass and drove like boat and bounced like a well set up LP12.

Looked good and pulled the birds though.

Stu.

Posted on: 07 September 2012 by Tony2011

Nice one Huey, I mean, Stu

Posted on: 07 September 2012 by DenisA

I remember listening to this intro on a walkman cassette, sitting in a deckchair on my first cricket tour in July 1983...

 

"As I mentioned near the close of the last record; this record you are now playing is another example of the completion backward priciple. If you can possibly manage the time, please play both sides at one meeting." - Talk To Ya Later http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eHue2jSw3s 

 

From that moment in sunny Western-super-Mare, the Tubes have made me smile every time Fee Waybill sings, especially on  "Attack Of The Fifty Foot Woman".

 

 

Posted on: 07 September 2012 by Guido Fawkes

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And they thought it couldn't happen here



i remember being in a hire car driven by my father with most of the family therein and we were stuck in the traffic and the radio was on and playing some dreary drab crooner stuff .. you know fly me to the moon or some such ... when suddenly it switched to pick of the pops with fluf and out of the blue I heard this 

 

 

I never missed another Alan Freeman Pick of the Pops  ... what a fabulous record with a legendary guitar solo 

 

Posted on: 07 September 2012 by Sloop John B

 

 

Queen's View, Killarney Co. Kerry , dusk, Intro to "Blackbird" by the Beatles, magical somehow...

 

SJB

Posted on: 07 September 2012 by Ade
Back in 92 I went on a road trip across northern Europe with a couple of mates in a battered blue camper van. I can remember sitting in the back of the van at 2am while we were driving through Germany listening to roger waters - pros and cons of hitchhiking. We were three long haired hippies on a road to somewhere - magical memories