When something special takes you crashing back to the very first time you ever played guitar...

camf

All these years and I’ve never grown tired of hearing it. Still sounds fresh now. A solid gold classic. 

wrinkleygit

Hilton was my first guitar hero & “The Animals” was the first album I owned, played it to death & still have it now. Sad story about the royalties to Rising Sun tho’ .

UnclePsychosis

Add me to the list of people who learned this as their first proper riff.

What a great story Cam, well chuffed for you

camf

Cheers Sam.

skullfunkerry

That's fantastic! I'm glad you messaged him about the album too. It's probably made his day as well!

camf

He said hears it a lot that he got so many people started on guitar but he said it's always touched him deeply. And even more so the older he gets. It's a lovely way to look at it.

I gave his album 'All in Your Head' a listen on Spotify. It was described on there as a 'beautiful, enigmatic, acoustic-textured psychedelic album" - and that's exactly how I found it to be. Quirky. But worth a play if you like that sort of thing. Happily, I do. (It also reassures me a little that he might enjoy the rest of my album.) 

racefaceec90

congratulations 

am sort of chuffed myself as i got my first copyright strike on a yt video i did years ago trying to play oh well by peter green/ fleetwood mac issued by wmg (i did state in title that it was by them and was just trying to play it).

it must mean that it sounded near to the track then (obviously crap playing on my part though stil).

i will take that as a win lol

clarkefan

What a great story Camf, enjoy every moment!

llew

Absolutely brilliant mate.

hollywoodrox

That’s so awesome,  from the beginnings of a lifelong obsession to validation for your art from the person who inspired you in the first place. Objective achieved. Fantastic

camf

Thanks guys. @hollywoodrox, that’s pretty much hitting the nail on the head. A lifetime’s journey circling right back to the very beginning. A several-million-to-one chance at very best. It’s still making me smile... (even more than the astonishing guitar I got a few days ago in a trade for my Collings C10.)  

camf

(And all done locally with only a very minor stray from the social distancing principles too)

equalsql

Awesome dude. That just put a big smile on my face

camf

Cheers @equalsql I'm really glad it's giving folk a wee smile.  

musteatbrain

Thanks for posting this. It’s a good story that brightened up my day.
PS the track is good too

camf

Cheers in both counts, @musteatbrain

Moominpapa

Wow - astonishingly cool story. Congrats to you!

camf

Thanks @Moominpapa ;

Nitefly

Great story, Cam, and what a gent he seems 

I remember the very first time I heard that record - I was in Lewis's department store in Blackpool on my way to the bogs.  I was passing the music department and heard the opening bars - just electrifying!  Five minutes later I was still standing there, jaw dropped, still busting for a pee!

The following summer (1965?) I went to see them at the North Pier in Blackpool.  They did alternate Sunday nights with Manfred Mann, and I went to see both at least twice.  Oh to be 16 again!

camf

@Nitefly Ha! Yes indeed!