Hi all
Looks like a great forum. Lots of input
Myself, I am a bit dated and grew up obsessed with bands like Black sabbath, RUSH, Judas Priest, Saga and ...well , you get it.
Kinda got out of the music scene in my late twenties, had a kid and became a family man with no time to keep up with what was going on in the metal world.
When my son was 13 I tossed him an old cheap electric guitar I had in the basement and I told him to do something constructive with it. He whined for a few days and told me there was no way he would play the guitar as his hands were to small and his fingers were to fat.
I showed him how to read a tab and left him alone. A few months later he convinced his grandfather to let him play at the Church talent show.....yes I said Church....
So the little 6 yr old girl in the pink dress completed her rendition of "yes Jesus loves me" and the congregation clapped. Once the clapping stopped, Christian (my son)was introduced and I have never felt so stressed in my life. I had no idea what he was going to play and I had advised his grandfather that he was nowhere near ready to play in front of people and that if he choked, that would be the last time he would get on stage.
Well, with the remnants of the previous cute little 6 yr old still fresh in everyones mind, Christian plugged in his guitar, cranked the volume and pounded out a Mettalica song .I must admit I dont remember what song it was because I was in complete shock. He finished the song minus any solo as he had only been playing for 3 months and he got a standing ovation. I was in the back peeing myself laughing.
So now that he is 15, I hear death growls coming from his bedroom and wonder what the hell is he listening to. Definately not my preference. Well, being a responsible parent and ready to educate him on the difference between music and crap noise, he throws me Opeth BlackWater Park and Watershed cd's and asks me to listen to it. So..for the sake of maintaining the child...parent bond, I listen to it.
So long story short (your lucky) I immediately bought tickets to Opeth here in Saskatoon on the 30th and can hardly wait.
So thats my Story and my Midlife Crisis
Cheers
