Covenstead ... Member Biography ... Al Tavers
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Definite Influences/ Inspirations which made me
try even harder - Which made me all the more
determined to try and "master" music/ improve my
Playing and Singing abilities ...

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At First
Even More
To Go On
Today

The Beatles; Badfinger; The Rolling Stones; Chicago;
Creedence Clearwater Revival; Three Dog Night;
The Animals; The Guess Who; Blood, Sweat and Tears;
Janis Joplin; Jimi Hendrix; Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young;
Grand Funk (Railroad); Rod Stewart / Faces; Led Zeppelin;
The Who; The Doors; Procol Harum; The Moody Blues;
Savoy Brown; Steve Howe; Carly Simon; Carole King;
George Harrison; John Lennon; Paul McCartney;
Simon and Garfunkel; Steppenwolf; Uriah Heep;
The James Gang; Joe Walsh; Rare Earth; Rick Wakeman;
Neil Young; Stephen Stills; Graham Nash; David Crosby;
Aerosmith; Deep Purple; Styx; Queen; Jethro Tull;
Emerson Lake & Palmer; Electric Light Orchestra (ELO)
Pink Floyd; Santana; Kansas; Heart; David Bowie;
Harry Nilsson; Mike Oldfield;
Alice Cooper; Black Sabbath; Elton John; Argent;
Mott The Hoople; James Taylor; Ten Years After;
The Grass Roots; Eric Burden and War; America;
The Allman Brothers Band; Todd Rundgren;
The Doobie Brothers; Jackson Browne; The Eagles; Cat Stevens;
Rush; Supertramp; Al Kooper; Chick Corea; Al Jarreau;
Ted Nugent; Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band;
Bad Company; Jeff Beck; Jon Anderson; Blue Oyster Cult;
Boston; The Cars; Cheap Trick; Rainbow; Dio; Pat Benatar; Asia;
AC/DC; Bryan Adams; Foreigner; Peter Frampton;
Foghat; Fleetwood Mac; Genesis; Marillion; Sammy Hagar; Wings;
Iron Maiden; Starship; Journey; Judas Priest; King Crimson;
Krokus; Meat Loaf; Rick Derringer; Ronnie Montrose;
Ozzy Osbourne; Stevie Wonder; Jimmy Page; Robert Plant;
Patti Smith Group; The Police; Queensryche; Quiet Riot;
Trevor Rabin; Randy Rhoads; Ritchie Blackmore; Scorpions;
Survivor; Thin Lizzie; Triumph; Robin Trower; Van Halen;
Whitesnake; Z.Z. Top;
 

- and many others ...



 
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The early to mid 1970's - and perhaps PARTICULARLY 1972 - were a phenomenal time in American and British rock music. This was the age of the "supergroups" - and believe me - they had quite an impression on me. Everyone had already begun to hear of Emerson, Lake and Palmer - of Yes - of Pink Floyd - bands which were carrying "experimental" rock to VERY NEW heights ...

And bands such as Queen, Styx, and Kansas were soon to come onto the music soundscape of those times, too.

Another performer who blew me away was Alice Cooper during his "Welcome To My Nightmare" tour. UNBELIEVABLE stage show - theatrics, lighting, dancers ...
 


 
 


Other Ongoing Influences and Influences Today

Def Leppard; Dokken; The Verve Pipe; Dishwalla; Live;
Seven Mary Three; Soundgarden; Bush; Radiohead;
Flaming Lips; Loud Lucy; Nine Inch Nails, Tonic, Creed;
Third Eye Blind; Red Hot Chili Peppers; Semisonic; Fuel;
Faith and the Muse; Stone Temple Pilots; matchbox20;
Temple of the Dog; Pearl Jam; Sass Jordan; Blind Melon;
Gin Blossoms; Cracker; Nirvana; Metallica; The Nixons;
Bush; The Goo Goo Dolls; Filter; Foo Fighters; Candlebox;
Collective Soul; Counting Crows; Better Than Ezra;
Ben Folds Five; Beck; For Squirrels; Green Day; Oasis;
The Offspring; Orgy; Saigon Kick; Savatage; Dream Theater;
Silverchair; The Smashing Pumpkins; Soul Asylum;
Spacehog; Sponge; Stabbing Westward; Staind; Superdrag;
Toadies; Tool; Weezer; Incubus; Train;

- many others...



...For a more PERSONAL PROFILE of Al's life, click here...
Darien3's (Al's) Home Page
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