the 80s kid

i was born in the 80s. the heyday of disco and retro fever. i never knew anything apart from football from the time when i could remember. i remembered my first football match was the tv showing of inter milan against some other team. the passing was slick and 1 touch. it captivated me. from that moment on, football has always been in my life.

i never listened to music in my early years. i don't have a personal radio, and my family only had 1 radio. it was always tuned in to the news channel, so most of the time, i would be listening to the news or oldies. it was around when i was around 7 years of age that i was introduced to the world of 80s music. spandau ballet, culture club, bananarama, kylie minogue, the pop music of the 80s totally invaded and captured my attention. but it was nothing compared to what was about to come.

i was at my friend's place when i heard the song on radio. it was totally unlike the pop songs that i was listening to. the voice was gruff and edgy, yet the harmony was clearly there. the guitar riffs were totally out of the world. i was soon hooked on this new music that i had found. Led Zeppelin introduced me to the world of glam rock. i was soon gobbling up everything glam rock threw at me; Led Zeppelin, Def Leppard, Queen, etc. with its loud guitar riffs, anthemic drums, hairsprayed big hair and psychadelic leather clothings, glam rock ruled the airwaves. no one does ballads like them. no one does rock anthems like them.

the newer bands now dwell too much on emotive outpourings. there's not much of any outstanding, anthemic songs from the new bands. compared to the glam rock bands of the 80s, these new bands are almost shite. some of them are decent, but could never match up to the legends.