--- In audities@yahoogroups.com, john.borack@t... wrote:

> Bruce Brodeen wrote:
>
> And it makes me think of a possible strain. Five bands from folks'
earliest
> of music listening 'careers' that forever changed, shaped, molded,
influenced
> and enhanced your life, putting you on the road to ridiculous expenditures
on
> music. A bit nebulous, but possibly fun and simple one w/o a lot of
thought
> as it's almost an instinctive response for most.

In chronology of their shaping effects:

1. The Beatles
2. The Beach Boys
3. Nazz (they were the first band whose albums were priced well above the
conventional, opening my eyes-no pun intended-to the joys and woes of record
collecting)
4. The Monkees
5. The Iveys (they were the first band on whose album I spent triple digit
figures)
--
Pop Rules!!!!!
Take Care,
David