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The early to mid 1970's - and perhaps PARTICULARLY 1972 - were a phenomenal time in American and British rock music. This was the age of the "supergroups" - and believe me - they made quite an impression on me. Everyone had already begun to hear of Emerson, Lake and Palmer - of Yes - of Pink Floyd - bands which were carrying "experimental" rock to VERY NEW heights ...

... In any case, bands like these "progressive rock" acts were the ones who made me want to become a musician. The marriage of a kick-assed HEAVY beat with the complexities - the dynamics and nuances which they were writing into their music just blew me away. Make no mistake about it - I still liked (as I do today) MANY other kinds of music (although primarily all rock-oriented) but this whole progressive thing REALLY grabbed my attention.

... It wasn't too much longer after this that I met a kid named Jimmy Cote in a study hall at the old Taunton High School. He VERY MUCH introduced me to the remainder of Yes' catalog and I was immediately taken in. I've been pretty much obsessed with them ever since, and have seen them in concert countless times.

Then I saw Yes during their "Relayer" tour, in December of 1974, and then Pink Floyd in June of 1975. Enough said? Their unbelieveable stage shows incredibly fascinated me. Again, the MARRIAGE of the lighting effects with the music - the incredible stage props they used ...

(Yeah - just about anyone and everyone has a fantastic light show TODAY. One has to consider that at THAT TIME, there were no "computerized" lighting systems. These guys were DECADES ahead of everyone in their stage presentations.)

yep ...

and definitely, without question ...

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