<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><!-- generator=Zoho Sites --><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><atom:link href="https://www.steveaves.com/blogs/tag/classic-rock/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title>Steve Aves - My Thoughts #Classic Rock</title><description>Steve Aves - My Thoughts #Classic Rock</description><link>https://www.steveaves.com/blogs/tag/classic-rock</link><lastBuildDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 05:57:54 -0700</lastBuildDate><generator>http://zoho.com/sites/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Three, MAKE THAT FOUR, Albums That Rocked My World, 1970 - 1972. Post 4]]></title><link>https://www.steveaves.com/blogs/post/three-make-that-four-albums-that-rocked-my-world-1970-1972.-post-4</link><description><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="https://www.steveaves.com/files/Blog Files/Black_Sabbath_debut_album.jpg"/>Black Sabbath's first album, a big one for me in the 1970 - 1972 timeframe.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="zpcontent-container blogpost-container "><div data-element-id="elm_9Qq6s9mpQtigKldT7uYZYg" data-element-type="section" class="zpsection "><style type="text/css"></style><div class="zpcontainer-fluid zpcontainer"><div data-element-id="elm_gXdX2k32TneghYEJM8ru6g" data-element-type="row" class="zprow zprow-container zpalign-items- zpjustify-content- " data-equal-column=""><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_TZqlhvwbT-K_JAqtPW8Www" data-element-type="column" class="zpelem-col zpcol-12 zpcol-md-12 zpcol-sm-12 zpalign-self- "><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_LzZy-6EMTEuie24wSvx5xQ" data-element-type="heading" class="zpelement zpelem-heading "><style> [data-element-id="elm_LzZy-6EMTEuie24wSvx5xQ"].zpelem-heading { border-radius:1px; } </style><h2
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<div data-element-id="elm_hFFtfS6pSVa1g_gLWcTrHw" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style> [data-element-id="elm_hFFtfS6pSVa1g_gLWcTrHw"].zpelem-text { border-radius:1px; } </style><div class="zptext zptext-align-center " data-editor="true"><p style="text-indent:0.25in;text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sabbath_%28album%29" title="HOW COULD I FORGET THIS CLASSIC" target="_blank" rel="">HOW COULD I FORGET THIS CLASSIC</a>??!!&nbsp; (my bad)<br></span></p><p style="text-indent:0.25in;text-align:center;"></p><p style="text-align:left;text-indent:0.25in;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;">From September 1970 through May 1972, I attended </span><a href="https://atthelakemagazine.com/remembering-northwestern-military-naval-academy/"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;">Northwestern Military and Naval Academy in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;">. Being 14 years old, and living away from home with 100 other males of the same age opened up a large opportunity to experience other people, AND MUSIC, that I never otherwise would.</span></p><p style="text-align:left;text-indent:0.25in;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;">Radio was still </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AM_broadcasting"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;">AM</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;">, dominated by the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_40"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;">&quot;Top 40&quot;</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;"> format, so for me, being from a small town, this wider range of people that I lived with made a difference in how my music tastes were formed.</span></p><p style="text-align:left;text-indent:0.25in;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;">I was reminded of some of these old favorites when writing about my <a href="/blogs/music" title="classical music journey" rel="">classical music journey</a>. </span></p><p style="text-align:left;text-indent:0.25in;"></p><p style="text-align:left;text-indent:0.25in;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;">This is the FOURTH blog post that features the albums that were the big hits for me during those two years.</span></p><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;">Enjoy.</span></div>
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</div></div></div></div></div></div> ]]></content:encoded><pubDate>Sun, 28 May 2023 10:41:16 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three Albums That Rocked My World 1970 - 1972. Post 3]]></title><link>https://www.steveaves.com/blogs/post/three-albums-that-rocked-my-world-1970-1972.-post-3</link><description><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="https://www.steveaves.com/files/Blog Files/Led_Zeppelin_-_Led_Zeppelin_II.jpg"/>Led Zeppelin's second album, one of three big albums for me in the 1970 - 1972 timeframe.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="zpcontent-container blogpost-container "><div data-element-id="elm_9Qq6s9mpQtigKldT7uYZYg" data-element-type="section" class="zpsection "><style type="text/css"></style><div class="zpcontainer-fluid zpcontainer"><div data-element-id="elm_gXdX2k32TneghYEJM8ru6g" data-element-type="row" class="zprow zprow-container zpalign-items- zpjustify-content- " data-equal-column=""><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_TZqlhvwbT-K_JAqtPW8Www" data-element-type="column" class="zpelem-col zpcol-12 zpcol-md-12 zpcol-sm-12 zpalign-self- "><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_LzZy-6EMTEuie24wSvx5xQ" data-element-type="heading" class="zpelement zpelem-heading "><style> [data-element-id="elm_LzZy-6EMTEuie24wSvx5xQ"].zpelem-heading { border-radius:1px; } </style><h2
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<div data-element-id="elm_hFFtfS6pSVa1g_gLWcTrHw" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style> [data-element-id="elm_hFFtfS6pSVa1g_gLWcTrHw"].zpelem-text { border-radius:1px; } </style><div class="zptext zptext-align-center " data-editor="true"><p style="text-align:left;text-indent:0.25in;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;">From September 1970 through May 1972, I attended </span><a href="https://atthelakemagazine.com/remembering-northwestern-military-naval-academy/"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;">Northwestern Military and Naval Academy in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;">. Being 14 years old, and living away from home with 100 other males of the same age opened up a large opportunity to experience other people, AND MUSIC, that I never otherwise would.</span></p><p style="text-align:left;text-indent:0.25in;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;">Radio was still </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AM_broadcasting"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;">AM</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;">, dominated by the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_40"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;">&quot;Top 40&quot;</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;"> format, so for me, being from a small town, this wider range of people that I lived with made a difference in how my music tastes were formed.</span></p><p style="text-align:left;text-indent:0.25in;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;">I was reminded of some of these old favorites when writing about my <a href="/blogs/music" title="classical music journey" rel="">classical music journey</a>. </span></p><p style="text-align:left;text-indent:0.25in;"></p><p style="text-align:left;text-indent:0.25in;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;">This is the third of three blog posts that feature the albums that were the big hits for me during those two years.</span></p><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;">Enjoy.</span></div>
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</div></div></div></div></div></div> ]]></content:encoded><pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2023 13:22:00 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three Albums That Rocked My World 1970 - 1972. Post 2]]></title><link>https://www.steveaves.com/blogs/post/Three_Albums_That_Rocked_My_World_1970-1972_Post_2</link><description><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="https://www.steveaves.com/files/Blog Files/Jethro Tull- Benefit.jpg"/>Jethro Tull's Album, Benefit is one of three big albums for me in the 1970 - 1972 timeframe.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="zpcontent-container blogpost-container "><div data-element-id="elm_9Qq6s9mpQtigKldT7uYZYg" data-element-type="section" class="zpsection "><style type="text/css"></style><div class="zpcontainer-fluid zpcontainer"><div data-element-id="elm_gXdX2k32TneghYEJM8ru6g" data-element-type="row" class="zprow zprow-container zpalign-items- zpjustify-content- " data-equal-column=""><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_TZqlhvwbT-K_JAqtPW8Www" data-element-type="column" class="zpelem-col zpcol-12 zpcol-md-12 zpcol-sm-12 zpalign-self- "><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_LzZy-6EMTEuie24wSvx5xQ" data-element-type="heading" class="zpelement zpelem-heading "><style> [data-element-id="elm_LzZy-6EMTEuie24wSvx5xQ"].zpelem-heading { border-radius:1px; } </style><h2
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<div data-element-id="elm_hFFtfS6pSVa1g_gLWcTrHw" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style> [data-element-id="elm_hFFtfS6pSVa1g_gLWcTrHw"].zpelem-text { border-radius:1px; } </style><div class="zptext zptext-align-center " data-editor="true"><p style="text-align:left;text-indent:0.25in;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;">From September 1970 through May 1972, I attended </span><a href="https://atthelakemagazine.com/remembering-northwestern-military-naval-academy/"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;">Northwestern Military and Naval Academy in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;">. Being 14 years old, and living away from home with 100 other males of the same age opened up a large opportunity to experience other people, AND MUSIC, that I never otherwise would.</span></p><p style="text-align:left;text-indent:0.25in;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;">Radio was still </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AM_broadcasting"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;">AM</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;">, dominated by the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_40"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;">&quot;Top 40&quot;</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;"> format, so for me, being from a small town, this wider range of people that I lived with made a difference in how my music tastes were formed.</span></p><p style="text-align:left;text-indent:0.25in;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;">I was reminded of some of these old favorites when writing about my <a href="/blogs/music" title="classical music journey" rel="">classical music journey</a>. </span></p><p style="text-align:left;text-indent:0.25in;"></p><p style="text-align:left;text-indent:0.25in;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;">This is the second of three blog posts that feature the albums that were the big hits for me during those two years.</span></p><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;">Enjoy.</span></div>
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</div></div></div></div></div></div> ]]></content:encoded><pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2023 21:54:00 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three Albums That Rocked My World 1970 - 1972. Post 1]]></title><link>https://www.steveaves.com/blogs/post/Three_Albums_That_Rocked_My_World_1970-1972_Post_1</link><description><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="https://www.steveaves.com/files/Blog Files/James_Gang_-_James_Gang_Rides_Again.jpg"/>James Gang Rides Again is one of three big albums for me in the 1970 - 1972 timeframe.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="zpcontent-container blogpost-container "><div data-element-id="elm_9Qq6s9mpQtigKldT7uYZYg" data-element-type="section" class="zpsection "><style type="text/css"></style><div class="zpcontainer-fluid zpcontainer"><div data-element-id="elm_gXdX2k32TneghYEJM8ru6g" data-element-type="row" class="zprow zprow-container zpalign-items- zpjustify-content- " data-equal-column=""><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_TZqlhvwbT-K_JAqtPW8Www" data-element-type="column" class="zpelem-col zpcol-12 zpcol-md-12 zpcol-sm-12 zpalign-self- "><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_LzZy-6EMTEuie24wSvx5xQ" data-element-type="heading" class="zpelement zpelem-heading "><style></style><h2
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<div data-element-id="elm_hFFtfS6pSVa1g_gLWcTrHw" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style> [data-element-id="elm_hFFtfS6pSVa1g_gLWcTrHw"].zpelem-text { border-radius:1px; } </style><div class="zptext zptext-align-center " data-editor="true"><p style="text-align:left;text-indent:0.25in;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;">From September 1970 through May 1972, I attended </span><a href="https://atthelakemagazine.com/remembering-northwestern-military-naval-academy/"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;">Northwestern Military and Naval Academy in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;">. Being 14 years old, and living away from home with 100 other males of the same age opened up a large opportunity to experience other people, AND MUSIC, that I never otherwise would.</span></p><p style="text-align:left;text-indent:0.25in;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;">Radio was still </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AM_broadcasting"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;">AM</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;">, dominated by the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_40"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;">&quot;Top 40&quot;</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;"> format, so for me, being from a small town, this wider range of people that I lived with made a difference in how my music tastes were formed.</span></p><p style="text-align:left;text-indent:0.25in;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;">I was reminded of some of these old favorites when writing about my <a href="/blogs/music" title="classical music journey" rel="">classical music journey</a>. </span></p><p style="text-align:left;text-indent:0.25in;"></p><p style="text-align:left;text-indent:0.25in;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;">This is the first of three blog posts that feature the albums that were the big hits for me during those two years.</span></p><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;">Enjoy.</span></div>
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</div></div></div></div></div></div> ]]></content:encoded><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2023 08:02:54 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Honoring the Night Tripper]]></title><link>https://www.steveaves.com/blogs/post/Honoring-the-Night-Tripper</link><description><![CDATA[Dr. John play &quot;Right Place Wrong Time&quot; on Aug 13, 2006&nbsp; via @wolfgangsAMPd ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="zpcontent-container blogpost-container "><div data-element-id="elm_Y9b9xOxMRhCPQH5iUsREbA" data-element-type="section" class="zpsection "><style type="text/css"></style><div class="zpcontainer-fluid zpcontainer"><div data-element-id="elm_KHGy1u47RA-xhpxy9eeCiw" data-element-type="row" class="zprow zprow-container zpalign-items- zpjustify-content- " data-equal-column=""><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_pe4Z_JqyRm-uVZRzz6n8wQ" data-element-type="column" class="zpelem-col zpcol-12 zpcol-md-12 zpcol-sm-12 zpalign-self- "><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_rK9mRtU2Q6Gwsj_1Dh0BdQ" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style></style><div class="zptext zptext-align- " data-editor="true"><div><p><span>Dr. John play &quot;Right Place Wrong Time&quot; on Aug 13, 2006&nbsp; via @wolfgangsAMPd</span></p></div></div>
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