When I first heard some of Tommy's music I was about 14 years old and I loved it. By that time Tommy had been dead for about 7 years. My friend and I were looking at used Deep Purple albums and we saw Come Taste the Band and did not recognize it. So my friend bought it for the hell of it. It was one of the best things we had ever done for our musical interests. There was something about the sound of his guitar that really caught my attention. I was learning how to play a guitar at the time and thought "I want to learn this stuff". So I did. Tommy really influenced my playing and my style is a lot like his (without the slide). After learning the Come Taste the Band guitar riffs I looked around for other Tommy stuff. I found "Teaser". What an EXCELLENT LP that is! So I learned that too. I can't help but wonder what he would sound like now if he were still alive. I know it would be great stuff. Long Live Tommy Bolin !!!
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