i consider the '60s as my musical roots as well, even if i was born in the late '70s. i wasn't even in school yet when my parents would expose me to the sounds from their times, particularly the beatles...there was a time na favorite station ko ang DZRJ 100.3, and every time i'd vacation in manila (baguio boy ako from grade 1 to 1st year HS) i'd always look forward to DZRJ...even if those were the times i'd discover the current musical trends of those times by myself, from glam rock, to grunge, to thrash metal...
i just wish there were more people my age or younger who truly enjoy listening to - and playing - music from the '60s. tama si bryan, iba talaga ang music nung time na yun. in america, there are bands like the young veins, who are led by two ex-members of panic at the disco, and tres bien, who finished 5th or 6th in the short-lived "next great american band" competition a few years back. these guys are in their mid-20s yet they sound like bands from the mid-'60s. in here, if you play such music, either you're in with the bloom brothers (correct me if i'm wrong but i haven't heard much positive feedback re: their attitudes) or you're old enough to be a grandpa. the PBT All-Stars of beatles tribute fame are somewhere in between but that shouldn't be relevant anyway...oh well, nasa pilipinas tayo and age plays such a big part in so many things where it shouldn't, music included...
it is my hope that my side band would change such conventions...aside from the usual '60s stuff (beatles, stones, kinks, who, zombies, yardbirds, hendrix, etc.) that i listen to and use as a guide for our compositions-to-be, i also listen to a lot of '60s garage rock. anyone familiar with rhino's "nuggets" box sets? the first one, focusing on US one-hit and no-hit wonder garage bands from the '60s, was compiled by lenny kaye, better known as patti smith's guitarist in the '70s. without trying to be a dictator, i'm trying to get my slightly younger bandmates into these obscurities (as well as the above bands), though their own influences are very much welcome in the mix. we also happen to be influenced by a lot of '90s britpop...
@rommel, good job for creating this thread!
and bryan, hopefully that sequel can happen sooner rather than later...kelangan ko lang ayusin ang mga priorities ko, such as brokensauce's album launch and a few other musical and non-musical commitments i may be having...