A couple of weeks ago I got a call from my dad; he wanted to give me his old stereo. It’s older than me.
To be honest, I can’t quite remember an exact time in my life that I didn’t have music surrounding me. It was so important to me, I squashed it in right at the top, alongside breathing, sleeping and dancing. When other kids listened to ‘Informer’ by Snow (or whatever song was the flavour of the week during the 90's), I was schooled in the incredible sounds of Journey, Pink Floyd, Focus, The Shadows and Creedence Clearwater Revival. Emerson, Lake & Palmer redefined “drumsolos in stereo” and made me appreciate the benefit of a stereo channel on a hi-fi. Listening to that drumsolo running inbetween the speakers gave me goosebumps, and then, when the basedrum finally kicked in, my dad always had to have his finger on the ‘bass’ knob, because the speakers almost couldn’t take the onslaught. All my friends used to think my dad was the coolest dad ever, because he bought me my first record: Roxette, Joyride. He appreciated Bryan Adams and Bon Jovi along with me, and he tuned my ear to pick up the slightest guitar riff; a small nuance in a drum-solo. Together we would listen to countless songs on repeat.
So, when I received that call, I was really excited. The only thing that bugged me was how compatible his stereo would be with my technology; i.e. iPod. And a girl’s gotta have a CD player, right?
Big was my surprise when he gave me everything I needed to enjoy my music to the full: two awesome speakers, a proper amp, a DVD player (including all the cables needed to hook the player up to the amp) and a cable that enabled me to play my iPod directly through the stereo.
I’m an old-fashioned girl when it comes to my music. I don’t download, I buy a CD (I like the ‘library’ idea to be very tangible) and when I listen to my tunes, it’s gotta be on something that allows me to adjust the base, treble and balance the way I like it.
My taste in music is quite diverse. I listen to pop and hip-hop because I dance; I listen to rock and alternative because it’s good to know there are musicians out there that are still good at playing an actual instrument, and I appreciate classical, blues and jazz because it takes another level of creativity to pull off.
Oh, and I really wanted to tell you exactly what the name of the stereo is, but all I could make out was: “Monarch multiplex complete receiver” and the speakers don’t really have a name written on them, only a funny looking crown on top of an M (I always used to think it looked like some kind of freakazoid Egyptian Camel Hybrid when I was younger). But I don’t care…it’s mine and it’s totally awesome!!
To be honest, I can’t quite remember an exact time in my life that I didn’t have music surrounding me. It was so important to me, I squashed it in right at the top, alongside breathing, sleeping and dancing. When other kids listened to ‘Informer’ by Snow (or whatever song was the flavour of the week during the 90's), I was schooled in the incredible sounds of Journey, Pink Floyd, Focus, The Shadows and Creedence Clearwater Revival. Emerson, Lake & Palmer redefined “drumsolos in stereo” and made me appreciate the benefit of a stereo channel on a hi-fi. Listening to that drumsolo running inbetween the speakers gave me goosebumps, and then, when the basedrum finally kicked in, my dad always had to have his finger on the ‘bass’ knob, because the speakers almost couldn’t take the onslaught. All my friends used to think my dad was the coolest dad ever, because he bought me my first record: Roxette, Joyride. He appreciated Bryan Adams and Bon Jovi along with me, and he tuned my ear to pick up the slightest guitar riff; a small nuance in a drum-solo. Together we would listen to countless songs on repeat.
So, when I received that call, I was really excited. The only thing that bugged me was how compatible his stereo would be with my technology; i.e. iPod. And a girl’s gotta have a CD player, right?
Big was my surprise when he gave me everything I needed to enjoy my music to the full: two awesome speakers, a proper amp, a DVD player (including all the cables needed to hook the player up to the amp) and a cable that enabled me to play my iPod directly through the stereo.
I’m an old-fashioned girl when it comes to my music. I don’t download, I buy a CD (I like the ‘library’ idea to be very tangible) and when I listen to my tunes, it’s gotta be on something that allows me to adjust the base, treble and balance the way I like it.
My taste in music is quite diverse. I listen to pop and hip-hop because I dance; I listen to rock and alternative because it’s good to know there are musicians out there that are still good at playing an actual instrument, and I appreciate classical, blues and jazz because it takes another level of creativity to pull off.
Oh, and I really wanted to tell you exactly what the name of the stereo is, but all I could make out was: “Monarch multiplex complete receiver” and the speakers don’t really have a name written on them, only a funny looking crown on top of an M (I always used to think it looked like some kind of freakazoid Egyptian Camel Hybrid when I was younger). But I don’t care…it’s mine and it’s totally awesome!!
I like it!!! I thinks it's cool to have something like this in todays 'modern' world. Everything is so hi-tec and everyone wants the latest gear. This is awesome, I love it! Knowing you, you will treasure this and that's even cooler!!!
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That is such a 'WANDAFUL' present your dad gave you!!! i'm also into all the old stuff, I don't even know the names of bands that's "cool" today!
ReplyDeleteWhen I was little the best thing was to listen to my Dad and Gran's LP's! Abba, Pink Floyd, Alice Cooper and The Bangles was amongst my favourites!
Happy listening!!
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