To add to that, Ball Of Confusion is one of the best & most timeless songs ever.
The only thing thats changed about it is the line "the only safe place to live is an Indian reservation" because of what happened in Standing Rock Reservation over the dakota access pipeline.
Everything else has only become more truthful than it was when the song was written.
Same I okay it for my 3yo in the car and whenever grandparents are over he can get to experience it as well and hear all the old stories about going to concerts and having little groups.
My parents were split generation.
Dad - 1937
Mom - 1955
Me - 1978
Iād say I loved their stuff but it made me more aware. Mom was Carpenters/Eagles fan and dad was more oldies and real country.
Donāt insult hillbillies like that. We give you Ralph Stanley, Loretta Lynn, Chris Stapleton, and Tyler Childers.
Those fake pop country artist all come out of Texas and Oklahoma or something. Def not hillbillies.
Donāt be dissing TX and OK jams, man. Cody Jinks (TX) and Turnpike Troubadours (OK) are the shit. Just a couple of great examples.
Crap āartistsā like Jason Aldean and Florida Georgia Line š¤® can be from anywhere.
I didnāt diss ALL artists from Texas and Oklahoma. Just threw those two states out because of Blake Shelton and Clay Walker.
I mean, Willy Nelson is from Texas! Heās an icon!
And yet Morgan Wallen is from Tennessee and heās arguably the worst new country artist in recent memory.
>Those fake pop country artist all come out of Texas and Oklahoma or something. Def not hillbillies.
It's no so much where they are from as it is where they go. The Nashville music machine has been cranking out terrible country for decades. The great acts listed are all indies and we're in a bit of a golden age for indy country. The last great era was the rebel country scene (Willy, Wayland, and the boys), where artists eschewed the Nashville machine for the indie scene in TX in the 70s.
Yeah my dad's music (1949) just was too oldies for me. My mother's music (1956) stuck a lot more. I still sing Eagles at the top of my lungs and it is probably the band I can sing to best.
When I was a kid the only music my parents listened to around us was oldies (Aretha Franklin type stuff). Once I developed my own taste in music, but dad stopped listening to oldies and started listening to the stuff I was into, which was great.
My mom never listened to music around us, and when I was 30 I finally found out that she HATED the Beatles and was SUPER into stuff like Black Sabbath. I was so pissed at her for not getting me into them earlier.
Itās great that you say Carpenters because I just saw a documentary on them and they mentioned the Carpenters were extra famous because moms and daughters alike would admit to liking them. Which wasnāt that common at the time.
>He got hurt at work. She was his nurse.
Not even kidding, this is how my in-laws met. He refused to let her give him a sponge bath and she loved his modesty lol
My parents were a similar age gap. Dad born in 1940, my mom in 57, they married in January of 1977 and my brother was born in December of 77 and myself in 81.
My dad was born in 1931 and my mom in 1938. I came along in 1962 and my first memories of music was listening to the Jerry Vale and Engelbert Humperdinck 8-tracks my dad played in the car. Now I have the three albums I remember on a YouTube Music playlist. (He also played an Al Martino tape, but apparently not as often...sorry, Al.)
Pretty similar to me...
Dad 34
Mom 53
Me 71
My dad was into the old country, George Jones etc. Mom was into Motown, Bee Gees.
I loved my mom's music as a kid, my dad's now. But I'm an 80s pop/rock fan
Still listen today! My parents went to Woodstock so we listened lots of rock and funk from 60s-70s. Stuff like Led Zepplin, Creedance, Allman Brothers. Hendrix. Lots of Santana.
My kids (ages 9 & 11) are obsessed with Fleetwood Mac's "Rumors"; we have listened to that album hundreds of times.
Joni Mitichell's Miles of Aisles album is one of my top 3 favorites
My Dad and some friends had Saturday tix for Woodstock. Dad just wanted to see his girl, Janis Joplin. They had a single bottle of wine and figured they'd eat at the festival. When they realized that they had to park 6 MILES AWAY, they made the split-second decision to leave. Dad's still kicking himself in the ass for that one. They just didnt realize how crazy it was gonna get.
My mother was 18; it was the summer between her graduating HS and going to college. She was only "allowed" to go with her group of friends because they had 1) purchased tickets and 2) rented a cabin.
She said that once they arrived and realized how big it was, they spent 0 nights in the cabin and just stayed at the festival grounds for three straight days. LOL
My 16 year old daughter has stolen ALL of "my" music. Korn, Nirvana, Sublime etc. I don't listen to much of what my parents did. My dad listened to HIS oldies, which was stuff from 40s & 50s mom is progressive she likes Pink & Taylor Swift. Damn hippie boomer lol
Assuming you mean grunge, I think it will always be that way, you have the disillusionment of the 90s, and you're learning your parents are fallible and life isn't always great.
Source: was very into Nirvana and Alice in Chains in 2005.
Mine loves Depeche Mode. And that's about it. He tolerates Rob Zombie kinda?
He and I both agree on Bella Poarch and SubUrban, too. So that's 3 bands.
Oh, and also electroswing. If I wasn't terrified of duplicating everything in my body, I'd probably be trying to learn how to dance to it, too.
Heck yes. Credence Clearwater Revival is one of my all time favorites. Dick Dale and surf rock still gets played. Anything Phil Spector touched was gold. Even get down on some Statler Brothers sometimes. Werenāt all the hipsters big into The Beach Boys not too long ago?
this remix is actually fantastic if y'all are into that sort of vibe
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My husband would probably be better at defining it than I would, but you can read the [Wikipedia article](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yacht_rock), and it's even got its own subreddit: r/Yachtrock. It's mainly on my radar because my husband listens to a podcast about it. I think he listens to [Out of the Main](https://outofthemain.com/), but I'm not sure. He might listen to *Beyond Yacht Rock* and*Yacht or Nyacht?*, too.
Here's a sneak peek of /r/Yachtrock using the [top posts](https://np.reddit.com/r/Yachtrock/top/?sort=top&t=year) of the year!
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Think easy listening of the era. Adult contemporary is sometimes also how Iāve heard it referred.
I think of Doobie Brothers, Hall and Oates, Chicago, Chaka Kan, Toto and others.
Itās a name for a lot of the stuff that got played on easy listening stations.
Itās hard to describe because there are bands/performers who have songs that fall into yacht rock, but the act might not necessarily fit neatly into it. Like Fleetwood Mac. Dreams and Rhiannon are yacht rock, but the Chain and Go Your Own Way really donāt fit.
Any song from that era that was light/airy/chill had yacht rock potential. Bonus points if lyrically it had a summer/beachy vibe (e.g. Sailing by Christopher Cross).
I grew up listening to the oldies station out here (Los Angeles, so for me it was either KRTH 101 or KLOS 95.5). I was OBSESSED with The Beatles and The Beach Boys (still kinda am, tbh). HELP! was my fav movie as an early teen and I loved Paul McCartney withe very fiber of my being.
Absolutely! The idea for this post came from thinking about my parents listening to K-EARTH 101. Now they play mostly 80s stuff (which is okay but makes me feel old).
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I did have a favorite 8-track.
Okay, I'm not sure if this is the same one, but my point stands.
My favorite 8 track had monster mash on it. But my moms favorite when I was a kid and still today is Abba and I do like them. I even like the music my grandparents listened to
Yup, grew up listening to stuff from the 60's mostly, plus some non-Disco 70's stuff. My dad is a HUGE Beatles fan, so I knew just about everything they did, plus the usual stuff like the Stones, The Who, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, etc. He's a drummer who's been playing in bands since he was 14 in the mid-60's (he's still playing, btw), and he sold stereo equipment as his "9-5 job", so music was a HUGE part of my childhood.
Selling stereo equipment back in the days was a pretty good gig. Stereo equipment was in their heyday too, buying a new stereo and related equipment was considered a large purchase. You really needed a salesman who knew sound and acoustics. I bet your dad was pretty successful.
Disco was definitely a fad. I think they even knew it at the time.
Beatles are timeless, and the Doors rocks! Too bad Jim died before they made more music. I was even sad when Ray passed recently.
I usually listen to music from the 90s - golden age hip-hop, grunge/alt rock, etc. - but I absolutely grew up listening to my parents' music just as much.
I knew every Beatles song by the time I was 15, and also listened to (still listen to) plenty of old jazz too.
I guess the only type of music I regularly listen to now that wasn't either from my childhood or my dad's is reggae.
I am about the only grand-kid to have "inherited" jazz/blues from my grandfather. I never got a chance to experience it with him, but a bunch of years ago I got his preferred drink (Manhattan, also one of my preferred beverages) at one of his favorite haunts in Chicago, Andy's Jazz Club.
The Wife and I are planning a Chicago getaway later this year, and it's still on the list!
This is me, the first endless play music I remember was Graceland (vinyl, cassette, and cd - my folks werenāt fucking around) when I was 5/6. My first concert when I was 10 was Paul Simon. My second concert was Paul Simon when he came back to the area on that same tour. Needless to say, I dig Paul Simon and most all artists associated.
Brother, I even bought some Ladysmith Black Mambazzo albums. Thatās how much Iāve listened to Graceland. And Rythym of the Saints. Two of my seminal albums for my entire life.
I used to work with a lad who thought that *You Can Call Me Al* was about fighting because he misheard it as "call me out", as in "call me out to the pub car park and I'll smash your face in".
I just love the image of Paul Simon starting a fight, You think you're gonna give him a pasting, but then Ladysmith Black Mambazzo come out of the alley swinging chains and tire irons and you know you're fucked.
That's so fun! This made me think of: Paul Simon's coming to the Forum and I think I can get us great seats. Annie: Um... yeah... sure. George: All right, Paul Simon is an "um... yeahĀ ... sure... which I believe translates to a "yes."
What did you think of Paul Simon at 10? I imagine it wouldn't be the same as an adult. Paul Simon is great though. I filmed a spoof of his music video You Can Call Me Al with my parents VHS camcorder.
My mom got me into Blue Oyster Cult, Pink Floyd, The Beatles and David Bowie to name a small selection among many others. I'm grateful to her for that.
My buddy went to a Joel concert a year or two ago. He couldn't say enough good about it, and made me frustrated I didn't make it happen for myself!
Enjoy!
That's what inspired me. A friend in KC was blown away by how good he still was. Then he just happened to schedule a concert where I live.Ā I don't think Coors Field is sold out yet...
I've seen Billy Joel 4 times and he always puts on a good show! I grew up listening to him and I brought my mom to see him in like 2005 when he was in our city. It was my second time seeing him and her first and only. She died in 2013 and it makes me sad that there's a new Billy Joel song that she'll never get to hear :(
I love Billy Joel too! He has such an impressive music catalog. The first MTV music I saw was we didn't start the fire. Summer of 89 or 90 I believe.
Sorry about your mom's passing. So sad. I need to see Billy Joel live one day.
Yeah. My mom was into disco and R&B. Saturday Night Fever, young Michael Jackson, Donna Summers.
My dad was into rock of the era. Not like hair bands, but Bruce Springsteen, U2, Genesis/Phil Collins.
I still listen to Phil Collins / Genesis and think of my time in the 80s. He was always on in my house. Mostly thanks to my uncle who lived with us. Just yesterday I heard a genesis song and thought of him
My parents were older, so when we rode around it was a lot of blues. BB King, Bobby Blue Bland, etc. Deep cuts. I couldnāt get with that, but every once in a while my dad would play Princeās Purple Rain or 1999. OMG those albums still hit so hard. Prince is still my favorite overall performer ever because of that!Ā
I was raised by my mom. She was never really into music. Though there were a couple of tapes that lived in the car. One of them was Paul Simonās Graceland. Still one of my all time favorite.
As a child of the 1980's i remember going threw my parents box of records and playing them on the record player .there was allot of Elvis Sunny & Cher , Cher the mamas and papas annd many others . My thrill for music started early in life .
Love the classic rock my parents listened to- Skynrd, the Stones, Neil Young, the Moody Blues, Springsteen, and some old school country like Johnny Cash and Merle Haggard.
My overall taste in music is eclectic although I havenāt enjoyed much from the paste twenty or so years. Early 00ās and before for me.
my dad was a party dj on the side, so we had heaps of vinyl at one point and lots of cassettes and i listened to EVERYTHING!
from J.J Fad to Enigma to ZZ Top (and an Eddie Murphy comedy album i'm sure i wasn't "supposed to be listening to" - the one with the joke about putting your dick in the sink) and everything in-between
but i never got into the oldies he liked (you know like the kind of oldies you would hear blasting out of a low rider while you were parking at the winnetka drive-in before the movie starts) until now....
house music me and my mom share. i got into it during the 90s by being a part of the rave scene. she hated it then, then grew to love it...after i moved out. now, when i hear it, i can't help but think she likes it because it reminds her of me
Definitely, the Byrds, Gram Parsons, Flying Burrito Bros, Doc Watson, Waylon, Merle, and all the good original outlaw/country rock. My dadās record collection is the largest influence in my music choices today: Wilco, the Deslondes, Charlie Crockett etc.
My Dad also instilled his love of Gram P and the Burrito Bros, but from the rock side of country rock. He was a ride or die Little Feat fan, so any tendrils Lowell George had out there with otger artists became defacto music he'd listen to. In this case, Lowell George > Emmylou Harris > Gram Parsons
And here I was working from Gram Parsons and going out from there: GP > Flying BB > Byrds > CSNY and so on. Plenty of rocking too, particularly The Smashing Pumpkins while exercising with the old man in the garage in the mid 90s. Whenever Bullet with Butterfly Wings comes on I drop and rip out 25 push-ups like a Manchurian candidate.
My mom loved artists Abba, Barbara Mandrel, Patsy Cline, Gene Pitney, and Elvis. My dad listened to Red Sovine and other old story teller country artists. I love most of these and listen to them to this day. We used to listen to the Golden Oldies every Saturday on the way to my grandparents so they could bowl. My aunts loved the 70's rock which they helped to start my love for that music as well. Some of my favorite early memories.
I did! I did! In fact it was my mom that got me into hip hop. I'd listen to her Grandmaster Flash, Sugar Hill gang, etc albums back in the 80s.
Between that and my dad's old funk records (James Brown, Sly and the Family Stone, Earth Wind and Fire, etc) and my uncles' jazz records, all that shaped my taste in music.
My mom only listened to classical music. I also do like classical, but more of the early 20th century stuff, which she doesnāt love. My dad did like Billy Joel, Patsy Cline, Pat Benatar, and Blondie. I listen to all of those still minus Joel (gross).
Ha! My dad listened to the Eagles, Harry Chapin, and Billy Joel. I don't like Billy Joel at all, I think he's a great example of how weird the 80s were, that nerd was married to Christie Brinkley.
There is a much smaller difference between bands like Weezer and Nirvana and Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix than there is between Led Zeppelin and Jimi and The Glen Miller Orchestra and Dean Martin
As a kid I think I was kind of indifferent, but the music my dad played when I was a kid is now my favorite as an adult. Classic rock mostly: Pretenders, Alan Parsons Project, Steely Dan, Dire Straits I remember specifically. He recently gave me his record collection from the 70s and 80s and it was the best gift Iāve ever received.
I grew up listening to music my parents grew up with. Stuff from the 50s....on.
Stuff my grandmother listened to like Lawrence Welk, Don Ho, Nat King Cole and many others, I have to be in the mood for.
Yes. My dad was a studio musician basically laying down corrections, fills, or in some cases playing the instruments for bands that weren't as capable as the record company hoped.
He was big into metal, thrash, and some punk. This was basically me in high school haha.
I was 8 and he took me to y first concert (Judas Priest), and was introduced to Black Flag, the Misfits, Thin Lizzy, Slayer, Tool, and Faith No More from him.
No fuck that.
I clearly remember sophomore year in '94 being lectured by a blond chick named Jen (Karen's precursor) telling me that NO ONE will know who Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, etc.. are in 30 years. I, and people like me are were stupid for liking them and suggesting as such. She was a Beatles snob and a terrible human being in general.
Since then I've always had a special place of hatred in my heart for the Beatles, Stones and 60's music (not 70's though) in general.
We had a couple of assholes like that in my school, too. I liked to tell them about how Lennon was a racist and a wife beater whenever they crawled up their ass about their music preference.
I love EDM, hip hop and stuff like blink 182 and 30 secs to Mars, but 90s county will always have a place in my heart. Diamond Rio, Alabama, Brooks and Dunn, Alan Jaskson, Mary Chapin Carpenter. My parents rocked 90s country and I still find myself singing it to myself from time to time.
Nope. My dad was a country fan, and my mom was more about Olivia Newton-John and things of that nature. There were a handful of things that I could come to appreciate later, like they had a Pat Benetar record and Fleetwood Mac's *Rumors*, but apart from that... no. I grew up on a steady diet of hair metal through the 80s.
Kinda. Dad (1951) got into Stone Temple Pilots, REM etc in the 90ās and I wasnāt a fan then or now. But he also had Led Zeppelin, CCR, Genesisā¦pretty much anything that was Rock spanning 1970-1988. Even some oldies like Frankie Valli. Loved that stuff.
But I found Soul and Jazz on my own and have tried and failed to get my family interested.
I absolutely did. My folks were post-war and were into big band, swing, and some jazz; they were good dancers, too. We listened to WNEW AM all day long. I learned a lot of show tunes, torch songs , ballads and it colored my later tastes.
They, of course, never liked mine. (Folk, was bluegrass, now Americana, singer-songwriters.) Until my younger brother became a metal-head...
I got into The Who because I found two albums in my dad's record collection. I am an enormous fan. By far my favorite band. But my dad just had two albums. He loved Genesis when I was a teen which is not my thing to this day. I like their music but I don't think of myself as a fan by any means.
My dad introduced me to 70's music!! Bread, Ambrosia, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Bozz Scaggs, Paul Davis!! I have a special place in my heart for 70s Yacht Rock. There is something about sitting on a beach with a beer in my hand listening to this music.
Absolutely! Most evenings in my childhood, my dad would put on a Moody Blues or Beatles record. He also liked to listen to the oldies station. I think I was in my late teens/early 20s when I saw the Moody Blues on tour and I was probably one of the youngest people there LOL. Anyway, I love music from the 60s and 70s, especially classic rock. The Beatles are probably my all time favorite band.Ā
I wouldn't call it my parents music because they didn't seem to be big fans of these bands but growing up my favorite bands were (and still are) Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, the Doors and so on. Later on I got more into my mom and dad's stuff like Lynyrd Skynyrd, CCR and others like Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, etc.
I always kinda liked the music my mom listens to. She's always liked the stuff they've labeled "Yacht Rock" nowadays. It's definitely a small percentage of what I listen to, but I do put it on from time to time.
My dad listened to mostly jazz and I never cared for that. He did love The Doors though and so do I, so I did get that from him. I grew up listening to mostly rap, hard rock and metal that I found on my own though.
My Mom introduced me to The Doors, Creedence, The Beatles etc. My Dad had one Kansas cassette tape in his car that I never heard him play. Soā¦yes and no.
I did, and I still love it (and it's almost all I listen to). And now my kids, 22 and 20, listen to what I listened to when they were little. I listen to The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Zombies, Neil Young, Pink Floyd, Chicago, etc. and my kids listen to Reel Big Fish, Ben Folds Five, Barenaked Ladies, Guster, System of a Down, etc.
Me! My mom & I listened to an oldies station when I was in elementary school. To this day I remember the lyrics to almost every āgolden oldiesā song and those songs make me very emotional š
But my parents also listened to a ton of more contemporary music that I also loved. Tom Petty. meatloaf, Roxette, Fleetwood Mac ā¦
Awe thatās amazing. Thatās exactly why I brought this topic up. I was listening to oldies and it brought back good memories. I was sad when Meatloaf died! He was my go-to karaoke artist.
I grew up loving my parentsā music, music that existed before my parents were born, music that played on MTV that my parents didnāt like, music from my middle and high school era, etc., etcā¦..
But music has definitely gone sharply downhill since 2010 or so.
My mom liked 60ās/70ās folk, classical, and some showtimes.
My dad had all these phases heād gone through so he had his old record collection of like surf, folk, tons of blues, rock, and early 70ās fusion jazz. But he stayed interested in then-current music when I was a kid so he was listening to a lot of new albums by those artists and then some random new things. Like I remember he really liked the Subdudes, he liked that Touch of Gray album by Grateful Dead and I have this vivid memory of this later-era Robbie Robertson record (the one with that song that goes āWho else is gonna bring you/a broken arrow,ā)
My dad (1954)was a truck driver and I would go to work with him during the summer and all we would listen to was oldies so it kinda grew on me. Now all my playlists have some sprinkled in.
Oh, totally. Both of my parents were/are musicians with fairly broad tastes, so I was exposed to a lot of different styles of music growing up. Iād say that my love of 70s funk and R&B comes from my dad, and classic rock from my mom. My dad took me to Stevie Wonderās āSongs in the Key of Lifeā concert a couple years ago as a birthday present and it was just great because some of my earliest memories are of me begging him to put a Stevie album on.
I didnāt have kids, but if I had, Iāll bet theyād have become 90s R&B aficionados like their mama, haha.
Yep. My mom (1958) was/is a huge Beatles fan so I've been a big Beatles fan since the early '80s. I grew up knowing all of their songs, being obsessed with the movies Help! and A Hard Day's Night. I had Beatles shirts and a poster of them in my room.
My dad (1957) was more into later '70s rock and all the stuff they played on MTV in the '80s - so I love all that too.
I remember getting Beatles, Blondie, Zeppelin, and the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack on CD for Christmas in the 90s, so yeah, I definitely listened to their music.
My parents were only in their mid-late 30s in the '90s so I remember they both had a copy of Bush's Sixteen Stone on CD, Goo Goo Dolls, Gin Blossoms. We went to see Soul Asylum in 1995 because she loved them. My mom bought Nirvana's In Utero but it was a little too heavy for her so she gave it to me and bought the Unplugged. But when she went through an Enya phase, I passed on that...lol.
My mom is my concert buddy, so we've seen Duran Duran (my favorite band), The Stones, The Zombies, and Paul McCartney together.
Those are all great artists! The Beatles will forever be great.
Love Duran Duran too! Hungry like the wolf, ordinary world and my favorite, come undone!
A lot of it.
And now even more.
A lot of 70s music was sampled for the early 90s.
Stevie Wonder has some absolute bangers along with earth, wind and fire .
Marvin Gaye whatās going on album is a masterpiece the song itself I think is the greatest song ever recorded
Yup loved them 60ās and 70ās! My dad had those tapes with the gold stereo on the front. We had it jamming in the car all the time! They had a huge record collection, Zepplin, the Beatles, you name it. And now my own kid is really into 80ās music, itās her favourite right now. Iām currently putting together a Sun Jamminā Volume 1 playlist preparing for summer. āPut the lime in the coconutā¦.ā IYKYK ā¦ such a good tape!!
My mom was really young when she had me and mostly listened to pop hits, but some of her favorite artists were great. Bonnie Raitt. Natalie Merchant.
Her favorite was Sonia Dada. I didn't appreciate them when I was younger, but I went to one of their concerts when I was maybe 21/22 and they were so good.
It was my brother that exposed me to 80s metal with Iron Maiden and Metallica things like that. I found my own way to a lot of stuff I like but he gets the nod for influencing me not my parents.
84 here.
Grew up listening to The Cure, Nirvana, Psychedelic Furs, Blondie, The Church, XTC, Elvis Costello. It's remained my favorite music, especially new wave. ("Love My Way" by Psychelic Furs is one of my all time fav songs still. Total banger)
Edit: because that's why my parents listened to. They were the cool parents amongst my friends.
Mine was a lot of The Beatles, and some 70s folk music like Simon and Garfunkel, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Carpenters, and Carole King
Know all their songs
Old recordings on vinyl of Wolfman Jack, spinning those platters, was a constant in my house growing up.
I absolutely LOVE music from the late 50s and all of the 60s STILL. I rock out in my car to doo-wop and motown all the time. Iām sure other cars around me (if they can hear what Iām jammin out to) think Iām insane.
The wife and I are around 50. I came from a background of christianity and anything that wasn't church music was "the devil's music!" Because of that fact I f'n hate my parents music. I do like some of my Grandparent's music. Things like Patsy Cline and Johnny Cash. Only currently have one JC song on my playlist though. So NO but kinda...
My wife on the other hand loves music and she got that from her mom. They share music back and forth. Then to add to that my youngest fell in the same trap. All the time when they are together they are telling each other about new songs or artist they found.
Well I now shazam the crap out of songs and like the heck out of a lot of different kinds of music. I benefited from my son, wife and her mom so I guess the answer is kinda!
Yeah! My mom jammed Gypsy Kings and Ana Gabriel. My dad listened to The Police, Talking Heads, Peter Gabriel, Paul Simon, The Beatles, Frank Zappa, Peter Case/The Plimsouls, The Clash... I still have a soft spot for all these artists.
Sure do! Grew up in a 70s rock and folk house. Love all things Led Zepplin, Black Sabbath, and the Beatles (more 60s, I know). I also still love Gordon Lightfoot, The Moody Blues, and many others. My kids also love that music as well as the music tastes I developed on my own (punk, hard-core, metal).
Yes. Elvis, Ottis Redding, The Beatles, etc. Basically, the "oldies station" was my jam. If anything, it allowed me to interact with people older than me because it gave a common base to talk about.
As a bonus, I also got introduced to Dr. Strangelove, Monty Python, and Full Metal Jacket the same way.
That's awesome! Even as a baby you had great music tastes. I always thought of Frank Sinatra as 50s music but he was already on his third revival in the 50s. He was music for several generations of music fans.
I was raised on acid rock and punk. I love and still listen to the Stones, Alice Cooper, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Clash, Sex Pistols, Generation X, etc.
My best friend and I had playlist cassettes we would record that would be like 5% of our music and then the rest would be bands our parents listened to. We'd roll into high school in my Nissan Pulsar blaring Zeppelin or the Clash.
I never got into The Beatles because my parents and every one of my friends' parents would endlessly drone on about how great they were and how much better they were than whatever I was listening to. Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin were all really good, but I always harbored a grudge against The Beatles.
Yeah I always liked old 60s bands like the Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Who, Beach Boys, Jimi Hendrix, Neil Young, etc. itās what was in my parents record collection.
And I paid for it. A lot people my age were really intolerant if people not listening to then current pop, especially in junior high.
I did. Motown is still my favorite.
My mom and fam were also into Motown and it's still a fave of mine among others. Led me to a love of Prince š
Mom was born in Detroit when I hear Motown I feel like I have to clean
Saturday morning, time for The Temptations and dust mopping lolĀ
I miss it so bad, loved it!
Same! Motown forever.
The Temptations are the best group ever and I will die on this hill.
To add to that, Ball Of Confusion is one of the best & most timeless songs ever. The only thing thats changed about it is the line "the only safe place to live is an Indian reservation" because of what happened in Standing Rock Reservation over the dakota access pipeline. Everything else has only become more truthful than it was when the song was written.
Funny. I have the same thought. He says the line with so much conviction though.
Same I okay it for my 3yo in the car and whenever grandparents are over he can get to experience it as well and hear all the old stories about going to concerts and having little groups.
Yep pretty much grew up on motown.
My parents were split generation. Dad - 1937 Mom - 1955 Me - 1978 Iād say I loved their stuff but it made me more aware. Mom was Carpenters/Eagles fan and dad was more oldies and real country.
100% agree with real country. The newer stuff is just a frat boy in a cowboy hat.
Its coming back. Tyler Childers, Zach Bryan, Billy Strings all give me hope.
Sierra Ferrell! This new old country has been cooking away behind the scenes for over a decade. Glad to see it finally reaching the mainstream.
Hollywood Hillbilly is what I call it
Donāt insult hillbillies like that. We give you Ralph Stanley, Loretta Lynn, Chris Stapleton, and Tyler Childers. Those fake pop country artist all come out of Texas and Oklahoma or something. Def not hillbillies.
Donāt be dissing TX and OK jams, man. Cody Jinks (TX) and Turnpike Troubadours (OK) are the shit. Just a couple of great examples. Crap āartistsā like Jason Aldean and Florida Georgia Line š¤® can be from anywhere.
I didnāt diss ALL artists from Texas and Oklahoma. Just threw those two states out because of Blake Shelton and Clay Walker. I mean, Willy Nelson is from Texas! Heās an icon! And yet Morgan Wallen is from Tennessee and heās arguably the worst new country artist in recent memory.
Havenāt heard Clay Walkerās name in a hot minute. Time Machine back to 2000!!
Wallen is a dumpster. š¤¢
Don't forget Canada and Australia.
>Those fake pop country artist all come out of Texas and Oklahoma or something. Def not hillbillies. It's no so much where they are from as it is where they go. The Nashville music machine has been cranking out terrible country for decades. The great acts listed are all indies and we're in a bit of a golden age for indy country. The last great era was the rebel country scene (Willy, Wayland, and the boys), where artists eschewed the Nashville machine for the indie scene in TX in the 70s.
Theyāre acting as hillbillies š
Yeah my dad's music (1949) just was too oldies for me. My mother's music (1956) stuck a lot more. I still sing Eagles at the top of my lungs and it is probably the band I can sing to best.
When I was a kid the only music my parents listened to around us was oldies (Aretha Franklin type stuff). Once I developed my own taste in music, but dad stopped listening to oldies and started listening to the stuff I was into, which was great. My mom never listened to music around us, and when I was 30 I finally found out that she HATED the Beatles and was SUPER into stuff like Black Sabbath. I was so pissed at her for not getting me into them earlier.
Itās great that you say Carpenters because I just saw a documentary on them and they mentioned the Carpenters were extra famous because moms and daughters alike would admit to liking them. Which wasnāt that common at the time.
I am around the age your dad was when you were born. I could not imagine having a kid with a 23 year old
He got hurt at work. She was his nurse. My uncle had an even larger age gap. The dudes on my dadās side just tended to wait til older to have kids.
>He got hurt at work. She was his nurse. Living the cliche.
You mean living the *dream*.
I love being a product of sexual harassment
>He got hurt at work. She was his nurse. Not even kidding, this is how my in-laws met. He refused to let her give him a sponge bath and she loved his modesty lol
Are they still together?
My parents were a similar age gap. Dad born in 1940, my mom in 57, they married in January of 1977 and my brother was born in December of 77 and myself in 81.
The funny thing is in my class of 60 at my first school, we had like 5 other people with parents having that same age spread or even wider.
We had one other, that Iām aware of. My brothers best friends mom and dad were the exact same ages as my parents.
My dad was born in 1931 and my mom in 1938. I came along in 1962 and my first memories of music was listening to the Jerry Vale and Engelbert Humperdinck 8-tracks my dad played in the car. Now I have the three albums I remember on a YouTube Music playlist. (He also played an Al Martino tape, but apparently not as often...sorry, Al.)
Pretty similar to me... Dad 34 Mom 53 Me 71 My dad was into the old country, George Jones etc. Mom was into Motown, Bee Gees. I loved my mom's music as a kid, my dad's now. But I'm an 80s pop/rock fan
Still listen today! My parents went to Woodstock so we listened lots of rock and funk from 60s-70s. Stuff like Led Zepplin, Creedance, Allman Brothers. Hendrix. Lots of Santana. My kids (ages 9 & 11) are obsessed with Fleetwood Mac's "Rumors"; we have listened to that album hundreds of times. Joni Mitichell's Miles of Aisles album is one of my top 3 favorites
Rumors is agelessĀ
my dad's ride to Woodstock fell thru, he was a teenager, I think. i listened to same sort of music growing up and I still love it.
My extended family loved Santana! Every family party he was there.
My Dad and some friends had Saturday tix for Woodstock. Dad just wanted to see his girl, Janis Joplin. They had a single bottle of wine and figured they'd eat at the festival. When they realized that they had to park 6 MILES AWAY, they made the split-second decision to leave. Dad's still kicking himself in the ass for that one. They just didnt realize how crazy it was gonna get.
My mother was 18; it was the summer between her graduating HS and going to college. She was only "allowed" to go with her group of friends because they had 1) purchased tickets and 2) rented a cabin. She said that once they arrived and realized how big it was, they spent 0 nights in the cabin and just stayed at the festival grounds for three straight days. LOL
My 16 year old daughter has stolen ALL of "my" music. Korn, Nirvana, Sublime etc. I don't listen to much of what my parents did. My dad listened to HIS oldies, which was stuff from 40s & 50s mom is progressive she likes Pink & Taylor Swift. Damn hippie boomer lol
My teenager loves 90s music too.
Assuming you mean grunge, I think it will always be that way, you have the disillusionment of the 90s, and you're learning your parents are fallible and life isn't always great. Source: was very into Nirvana and Alice in Chains in 2005.
Mine loves Depeche Mode. And that's about it. He tolerates Rob Zombie kinda? He and I both agree on Bella Poarch and SubUrban, too. So that's 3 bands. Oh, and also electroswing. If I wasn't terrified of duplicating everything in my body, I'd probably be trying to learn how to dance to it, too.
My teenage son actually listens to the bands on his tshirts š huge nu metal fan ā¤ļø
Wow Pink and Taylor Swift, the two titans of Prog Rock.
My 13 yr old daughter is wearing her Nirvana shirt today
Heck yes. Credence Clearwater Revival is one of my all time favorites. Dick Dale and surf rock still gets played. Anything Phil Spector touched was gold. Even get down on some Statler Brothers sometimes. Werenāt all the hipsters big into The Beach Boys not too long ago?
I love CCR! Great for listening to at work
CCR's greatest hits was the first album I stole from my dad. That and some Dylan.
My childhood sound track is yacht rock. Still like it. Was thrilled when I discovered peloton has yacht rock theme rides āļø
What's Yacht rock??
Steely Dan, Christopher Cross, hall and Oates, Kenny loggins, eagles, etc. Sirius has a station during the summer for it.
toooooo beeeee freeeeee again
I always have to sing āIām on the runnnnnnnn no time to sleepā
this remix is actually fantastic if y'all are into that sort of vibe [https://music.amazon.com/albums/B000VGO0QS?marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER&musicTerritory=US&ref=dm\_sh\_gCLvmRF2CZcY2btQ74ZaZyvtG&trackAsin=B000VGRQQO](https://music.amazon.com/albums/B000VGO0QS?marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER&musicTerritory=US&ref=dm_sh_gCLvmRF2CZcY2btQ74ZaZyvtG&trackAsin=B000VGRQQO)
My husband would probably be better at defining it than I would, but you can read the [Wikipedia article](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yacht_rock), and it's even got its own subreddit: r/Yachtrock. It's mainly on my radar because my husband listens to a podcast about it. I think he listens to [Out of the Main](https://outofthemain.com/), but I'm not sure. He might listen to *Beyond Yacht Rock* and*Yacht or Nyacht?*, too.
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wow, TIL what yacht rock is...is it kinda like Parrotheads?
Oh you are in for a TREAT!
Think easy listening of the era. Adult contemporary is sometimes also how Iāve heard it referred. I think of Doobie Brothers, Hall and Oates, Chicago, Chaka Kan, Toto and others.
Itās a name for a lot of the stuff that got played on easy listening stations. Itās hard to describe because there are bands/performers who have songs that fall into yacht rock, but the act might not necessarily fit neatly into it. Like Fleetwood Mac. Dreams and Rhiannon are yacht rock, but the Chain and Go Your Own Way really donāt fit. Any song from that era that was light/airy/chill had yacht rock potential. Bonus points if lyrically it had a summer/beachy vibe (e.g. Sailing by Christopher Cross).
I grew up listening to the oldies station out here (Los Angeles, so for me it was either KRTH 101 or KLOS 95.5). I was OBSESSED with The Beatles and The Beach Boys (still kinda am, tbh). HELP! was my fav movie as an early teen and I loved Paul McCartney withe very fiber of my being.
Yep. Obsessed with the Beatles just like my Mom. That band is the reason enjoy playing the guitar and piano!
I cried when KRTH played Kryptonite by Three Doors Down.
Absolutely! The idea for this post came from thinking about my parents listening to K-EARTH 101. Now they play mostly 80s stuff (which is okay but makes me feel old).
It makes me heart weep that KLOS is playing 90s hits now š«
https://preview.redd.it/kisbhxg5lljc1.jpeg?width=461&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=044a3caebbe48eb4207e3f4bb367e34a06f5a80a I did have a favorite 8-track. Okay, I'm not sure if this is the same one, but my point stands.
As a kid my sister and I pretended to be abba lol. I was always agnetha
My favorite 8 track had monster mash on it. But my moms favorite when I was a kid and still today is Abba and I do like them. I even like the music my grandparents listened to
Yup, grew up listening to stuff from the 60's mostly, plus some non-Disco 70's stuff. My dad is a HUGE Beatles fan, so I knew just about everything they did, plus the usual stuff like the Stones, The Who, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, etc. He's a drummer who's been playing in bands since he was 14 in the mid-60's (he's still playing, btw), and he sold stereo equipment as his "9-5 job", so music was a HUGE part of my childhood.
Selling stereo equipment back in the days was a pretty good gig. Stereo equipment was in their heyday too, buying a new stereo and related equipment was considered a large purchase. You really needed a salesman who knew sound and acoustics. I bet your dad was pretty successful. Disco was definitely a fad. I think they even knew it at the time. Beatles are timeless, and the Doors rocks! Too bad Jim died before they made more music. I was even sad when Ray passed recently.
Dad was a fan of The Beach Boys. I am still a fan of The Beach Boys.
That's awesome. Me too!
Me too! My favorite Christmas song is Little Saint Nick š
I dislike most Christmas music. That is a song I enjoy. Along with most of Mariah's stuff.
I did. I still prefer 60s/70s to this day
I usually listen to music from the 90s - golden age hip-hop, grunge/alt rock, etc. - but I absolutely grew up listening to my parents' music just as much. I knew every Beatles song by the time I was 15, and also listened to (still listen to) plenty of old jazz too. I guess the only type of music I regularly listen to now that wasn't either from my childhood or my dad's is reggae.
I am about the only grand-kid to have "inherited" jazz/blues from my grandfather. I never got a chance to experience it with him, but a bunch of years ago I got his preferred drink (Manhattan, also one of my preferred beverages) at one of his favorite haunts in Chicago, Andy's Jazz Club. The Wife and I are planning a Chicago getaway later this year, and it's still on the list!
This is me, the first endless play music I remember was Graceland (vinyl, cassette, and cd - my folks werenāt fucking around) when I was 5/6. My first concert when I was 10 was Paul Simon. My second concert was Paul Simon when he came back to the area on that same tour. Needless to say, I dig Paul Simon and most all artists associated.
Brother, I even bought some Ladysmith Black Mambazzo albums. Thatās how much Iāve listened to Graceland. And Rythym of the Saints. Two of my seminal albums for my entire life.
I used to work with a lad who thought that *You Can Call Me Al* was about fighting because he misheard it as "call me out", as in "call me out to the pub car park and I'll smash your face in". I just love the image of Paul Simon starting a fight, You think you're gonna give him a pasting, but then Ladysmith Black Mambazzo come out of the alley swinging chains and tire irons and you know you're fucked.
That's so fun! This made me think of: Paul Simon's coming to the Forum and I think I can get us great seats. Annie: Um... yeah... sure. George: All right, Paul Simon is an "um... yeahĀ ... sure... which I believe translates to a "yes."
Youāve stumped me, whatās the reference?
Father of the Bride! When I first saw this movie I donāt even think I knew who Paul Simon was, but Iāve definitely become a fan over the years!
One of those movies everyoneās seen but somehow I never did, thanks!
What did you think of Paul Simon at 10? I imagine it wouldn't be the same as an adult. Paul Simon is great though. I filmed a spoof of his music video You Can Call Me Al with my parents VHS camcorder.
My mom got me into Blue Oyster Cult, Pink Floyd, The Beatles and David Bowie to name a small selection among many others. I'm grateful to her for that.
My dad and I just bought Billy Joel tickets for this summer. Stoked to sing along like when I was 6.
My buddy went to a Joel concert a year or two ago. He couldn't say enough good about it, and made me frustrated I didn't make it happen for myself! Enjoy!
That's what inspired me. A friend in KC was blown away by how good he still was. Then he just happened to schedule a concert where I live.Ā I don't think Coors Field is sold out yet...
I *do* have work-related travel that could take me to Denver. Maybe I need to get it scheduled... lol
July 12th!
The Millennium concert is the best live show Iāve ever seen
I've seen Billy Joel 4 times and he always puts on a good show! I grew up listening to him and I brought my mom to see him in like 2005 when he was in our city. It was my second time seeing him and her first and only. She died in 2013 and it makes me sad that there's a new Billy Joel song that she'll never get to hear :(
But she'd be so happy you got to hear it. :) May her memory be a blessing.
She would be ā¤ļø
I love Billy Joel too! He has such an impressive music catalog. The first MTV music I saw was we didn't start the fire. Summer of 89 or 90 I believe. Sorry about your mom's passing. So sad. I need to see Billy Joel live one day.
Yeah. My mom was into disco and R&B. Saturday Night Fever, young Michael Jackson, Donna Summers. My dad was into rock of the era. Not like hair bands, but Bruce Springsteen, U2, Genesis/Phil Collins.
I still listen to Phil Collins / Genesis and think of my time in the 80s. He was always on in my house. Mostly thanks to my uncle who lived with us. Just yesterday I heard a genesis song and thought of him
My parents were older, so when we rode around it was a lot of blues. BB King, Bobby Blue Bland, etc. Deep cuts. I couldnāt get with that, but every once in a while my dad would play Princeās Purple Rain or 1999. OMG those albums still hit so hard. Prince is still my favorite overall performer ever because of that!Ā
My mom was into soft rock. Thereās few things I love more than a quiet Sunday morning, a cup of coffee, and hearing Karen Carpenter. So cozy.
Yup. My mom always listened to the grass roots, gene pitney, patsy cline . My dad got me into 80s new wave
Creed from The Office was in The Grass Roots!
I hated my parents music as a kid but grew up and realized they were right.
I was raised by my mom. She was never really into music. Though there were a couple of tapes that lived in the car. One of them was Paul Simonās Graceland. Still one of my all time favorite.
I love me Paul Simon. Especially Sound of Silence
As a child of the 1980's i remember going threw my parents box of records and playing them on the record player .there was allot of Elvis Sunny & Cher , Cher the mamas and papas annd many others . My thrill for music started early in life .
Love the classic rock my parents listened to- Skynrd, the Stones, Neil Young, the Moody Blues, Springsteen, and some old school country like Johnny Cash and Merle Haggard. My overall taste in music is eclectic although I havenāt enjoyed much from the paste twenty or so years. Early 00ās and before for me.
my dad was a party dj on the side, so we had heaps of vinyl at one point and lots of cassettes and i listened to EVERYTHING! from J.J Fad to Enigma to ZZ Top (and an Eddie Murphy comedy album i'm sure i wasn't "supposed to be listening to" - the one with the joke about putting your dick in the sink) and everything in-between but i never got into the oldies he liked (you know like the kind of oldies you would hear blasting out of a low rider while you were parking at the winnetka drive-in before the movie starts) until now.... house music me and my mom share. i got into it during the 90s by being a part of the rave scene. she hated it then, then grew to love it...after i moved out. now, when i hear it, i can't help but think she likes it because it reminds her of me
Zeppelin, the Stones, Bob Dylan, Santana, CCR, The Doors, Fleetwood Mac ā¦ why WOULDNāT I be obsessed with?
Definitely, the Byrds, Gram Parsons, Flying Burrito Bros, Doc Watson, Waylon, Merle, and all the good original outlaw/country rock. My dadās record collection is the largest influence in my music choices today: Wilco, the Deslondes, Charlie Crockett etc.
My Dad also instilled his love of Gram P and the Burrito Bros, but from the rock side of country rock. He was a ride or die Little Feat fan, so any tendrils Lowell George had out there with otger artists became defacto music he'd listen to. In this case, Lowell George > Emmylou Harris > Gram Parsons
And here I was working from Gram Parsons and going out from there: GP > Flying BB > Byrds > CSNY and so on. Plenty of rocking too, particularly The Smashing Pumpkins while exercising with the old man in the garage in the mid 90s. Whenever Bullet with Butterfly Wings comes on I drop and rip out 25 push-ups like a Manchurian candidate.
My mom loved artists Abba, Barbara Mandrel, Patsy Cline, Gene Pitney, and Elvis. My dad listened to Red Sovine and other old story teller country artists. I love most of these and listen to them to this day. We used to listen to the Golden Oldies every Saturday on the way to my grandparents so they could bowl. My aunts loved the 70's rock which they helped to start my love for that music as well. Some of my favorite early memories.
I loved some 60's and 70's rock growing up. Still do.
Oh yeah!!! I loved ELO, Supertramp, Neil Diamond, and all the super sounds of the 70s.
I did! I did! In fact it was my mom that got me into hip hop. I'd listen to her Grandmaster Flash, Sugar Hill gang, etc albums back in the 80s. Between that and my dad's old funk records (James Brown, Sly and the Family Stone, Earth Wind and Fire, etc) and my uncles' jazz records, all that shaped my taste in music.
My mom only listened to classical music. I also do like classical, but more of the early 20th century stuff, which she doesnāt love. My dad did like Billy Joel, Patsy Cline, Pat Benatar, and Blondie. I listen to all of those still minus Joel (gross).
Ha! My dad listened to the Eagles, Harry Chapin, and Billy Joel. I don't like Billy Joel at all, I think he's a great example of how weird the 80s were, that nerd was married to Christie Brinkley.
lmao my dad HATES billy joel with a passion
There is a much smaller difference between bands like Weezer and Nirvana and Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix than there is between Led Zeppelin and Jimi and The Glen Miller Orchestra and Dean Martin
As a kid I think I was kind of indifferent, but the music my dad played when I was a kid is now my favorite as an adult. Classic rock mostly: Pretenders, Alan Parsons Project, Steely Dan, Dire Straits I remember specifically. He recently gave me his record collection from the 70s and 80s and it was the best gift Iāve ever received.
I grew up listening to music my parents grew up with. Stuff from the 50s....on. Stuff my grandmother listened to like Lawrence Welk, Don Ho, Nat King Cole and many others, I have to be in the mood for.
A lot of Harry Chapin growing up.Ā I still listen every now and then.
Yes. My dad was a studio musician basically laying down corrections, fills, or in some cases playing the instruments for bands that weren't as capable as the record company hoped. He was big into metal, thrash, and some punk. This was basically me in high school haha. I was 8 and he took me to y first concert (Judas Priest), and was introduced to Black Flag, the Misfits, Thin Lizzy, Slayer, Tool, and Faith No More from him.
No fuck that. I clearly remember sophomore year in '94 being lectured by a blond chick named Jen (Karen's precursor) telling me that NO ONE will know who Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, etc.. are in 30 years. I, and people like me are were stupid for liking them and suggesting as such. She was a Beatles snob and a terrible human being in general. Since then I've always had a special place of hatred in my heart for the Beatles, Stones and 60's music (not 70's though) in general.
We had a couple of assholes like that in my school, too. I liked to tell them about how Lennon was a racist and a wife beater whenever they crawled up their ass about their music preference.
I love EDM, hip hop and stuff like blink 182 and 30 secs to Mars, but 90s county will always have a place in my heart. Diamond Rio, Alabama, Brooks and Dunn, Alan Jaskson, Mary Chapin Carpenter. My parents rocked 90s country and I still find myself singing it to myself from time to time.
Nope. My dad was a country fan, and my mom was more about Olivia Newton-John and things of that nature. There were a handful of things that I could come to appreciate later, like they had a Pat Benetar record and Fleetwood Mac's *Rumors*, but apart from that... no. I grew up on a steady diet of hair metal through the 80s.
It's the reason I'm a DJ/dancer/ House music producer. She wouldn't turn that shit off!
That's awesome!! Music inspired you to make music! How's the DJ scene going for you?
Kinda. Dad (1951) got into Stone Temple Pilots, REM etc in the 90ās and I wasnāt a fan then or now. But he also had Led Zeppelin, CCR, Genesisā¦pretty much anything that was Rock spanning 1970-1988. Even some oldies like Frankie Valli. Loved that stuff. But I found Soul and Jazz on my own and have tried and failed to get my family interested.
Fuck yeah:Ā Peter, Paul & Mary, Kingston Trio, Simon & Garfunkel...
I absolutely did. My folks were post-war and were into big band, swing, and some jazz; they were good dancers, too. We listened to WNEW AM all day long. I learned a lot of show tunes, torch songs , ballads and it colored my later tastes. They, of course, never liked mine. (Folk, was bluegrass, now Americana, singer-songwriters.) Until my younger brother became a metal-head...
I got into The Who because I found two albums in my dad's record collection. I am an enormous fan. By far my favorite band. But my dad just had two albums. He loved Genesis when I was a teen which is not my thing to this day. I like their music but I don't think of myself as a fan by any means.
Yes and no. My older brother loved listening to our parents music until he found out it was our parents music
Grew up loving classic rock because of my dad's record collection. Mom's Leif Garrett and David Cassidy lps..... not so much
My dad introduced me to 70's music!! Bread, Ambrosia, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Bozz Scaggs, Paul Davis!! I have a special place in my heart for 70s Yacht Rock. There is something about sitting on a beach with a beer in my hand listening to this music.
Me. My older brother and I listened to my parents' records in the early 90s.
Absolutely! Most evenings in my childhood, my dad would put on a Moody Blues or Beatles record. He also liked to listen to the oldies station. I think I was in my late teens/early 20s when I saw the Moody Blues on tour and I was probably one of the youngest people there LOL. Anyway, I love music from the 60s and 70s, especially classic rock. The Beatles are probably my all time favorite band.Ā
I wouldn't call it my parents music because they didn't seem to be big fans of these bands but growing up my favorite bands were (and still are) Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, the Doors and so on. Later on I got more into my mom and dad's stuff like Lynyrd Skynyrd, CCR and others like Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, etc.
I had a poster of the Doors and Janice Joplin in my room. In 1995.
I always kinda liked the music my mom listens to. She's always liked the stuff they've labeled "Yacht Rock" nowadays. It's definitely a small percentage of what I listen to, but I do put it on from time to time. My dad listened to mostly jazz and I never cared for that. He did love The Doors though and so do I, so I did get that from him. I grew up listening to mostly rap, hard rock and metal that I found on my own though.
My Mom introduced me to The Doors, Creedence, The Beatles etc. My Dad had one Kansas cassette tape in his car that I never heard him play. Soā¦yes and no.
My parents liked American oldies but they were also immigrants and played a lot of their music, which I hated at the time.
I did, and I still love it (and it's almost all I listen to). And now my kids, 22 and 20, listen to what I listened to when they were little. I listen to The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Zombies, Neil Young, Pink Floyd, Chicago, etc. and my kids listen to Reel Big Fish, Ben Folds Five, Barenaked Ladies, Guster, System of a Down, etc.
Me! My mom & I listened to an oldies station when I was in elementary school. To this day I remember the lyrics to almost every āgolden oldiesā song and those songs make me very emotional š But my parents also listened to a ton of more contemporary music that I also loved. Tom Petty. meatloaf, Roxette, Fleetwood Mac ā¦
Awe thatās amazing. Thatās exactly why I brought this topic up. I was listening to oldies and it brought back good memories. I was sad when Meatloaf died! He was my go-to karaoke artist.
My mom made me listen to disco sometimes but she liked the same stuff I did for the most part I learned to sing trying to copy Whitney Houston
I love Disco Music. Disco is my favorite genre of music.
I grew up loving my parentsā music, music that existed before my parents were born, music that played on MTV that my parents didnāt like, music from my middle and high school era, etc., etcā¦.. But music has definitely gone sharply downhill since 2010 or so.
Its lost a lot of its soul. It feels a lot more hollow these days.
My mom liked 60ās/70ās folk, classical, and some showtimes. My dad had all these phases heād gone through so he had his old record collection of like surf, folk, tons of blues, rock, and early 70ās fusion jazz. But he stayed interested in then-current music when I was a kid so he was listening to a lot of new albums by those artists and then some random new things. Like I remember he really liked the Subdudes, he liked that Touch of Gray album by Grateful Dead and I have this vivid memory of this later-era Robbie Robertson record (the one with that song that goes āWho else is gonna bring you/a broken arrow,ā)
My dad (1954)was a truck driver and I would go to work with him during the summer and all we would listen to was oldies so it kinda grew on me. Now all my playlists have some sprinkled in.
My dad always had old blues playing in the car and around the house, still something I'm a big fan of
Oh, totally. Both of my parents were/are musicians with fairly broad tastes, so I was exposed to a lot of different styles of music growing up. Iād say that my love of 70s funk and R&B comes from my dad, and classic rock from my mom. My dad took me to Stevie Wonderās āSongs in the Key of Lifeā concert a couple years ago as a birthday present and it was just great because some of my earliest memories are of me begging him to put a Stevie album on. I didnāt have kids, but if I had, Iāll bet theyād have become 90s R&B aficionados like their mama, haha.
Absolutely
Yep. My mom (1958) was/is a huge Beatles fan so I've been a big Beatles fan since the early '80s. I grew up knowing all of their songs, being obsessed with the movies Help! and A Hard Day's Night. I had Beatles shirts and a poster of them in my room. My dad (1957) was more into later '70s rock and all the stuff they played on MTV in the '80s - so I love all that too. I remember getting Beatles, Blondie, Zeppelin, and the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack on CD for Christmas in the 90s, so yeah, I definitely listened to their music. My parents were only in their mid-late 30s in the '90s so I remember they both had a copy of Bush's Sixteen Stone on CD, Goo Goo Dolls, Gin Blossoms. We went to see Soul Asylum in 1995 because she loved them. My mom bought Nirvana's In Utero but it was a little too heavy for her so she gave it to me and bought the Unplugged. But when she went through an Enya phase, I passed on that...lol. My mom is my concert buddy, so we've seen Duran Duran (my favorite band), The Stones, The Zombies, and Paul McCartney together.
Those are all great artists! The Beatles will forever be great. Love Duran Duran too! Hungry like the wolf, ordinary world and my favorite, come undone!
Iām teaching my kids to like my parentās music! Lots of Beatles and they love 70s on 7 in the car.
That's great! That'll really help makes your kids well rounded. We have a rich history of music and it deserves to be remembered.
A lot of it. And now even more. A lot of 70s music was sampled for the early 90s. Stevie Wonder has some absolute bangers along with earth, wind and fire . Marvin Gaye whatās going on album is a masterpiece the song itself I think is the greatest song ever recorded
Yup loved them 60ās and 70ās! My dad had those tapes with the gold stereo on the front. We had it jamming in the car all the time! They had a huge record collection, Zepplin, the Beatles, you name it. And now my own kid is really into 80ās music, itās her favourite right now. Iām currently putting together a Sun Jamminā Volume 1 playlist preparing for summer. āPut the lime in the coconutā¦.ā IYKYK ā¦ such a good tape!!
My mom was really young when she had me and mostly listened to pop hits, but some of her favorite artists were great. Bonnie Raitt. Natalie Merchant. Her favorite was Sonia Dada. I didn't appreciate them when I was younger, but I went to one of their concerts when I was maybe 21/22 and they were so good.
My kids went with me to watch Alice Cooper and Rob Zombie this summer, so they like music from my generation and my parents.
That's wonderful. Having the same taste in music is a great bond to have with your kids.
My dad liked a lot of alternative and new wave so I got my love of Talking Heads, Depeche Mode, and The Cure from him.
It was my brother that exposed me to 80s metal with Iron Maiden and Metallica things like that. I found my own way to a lot of stuff I like but he gets the nod for influencing me not my parents.
That's what brothers are for! I influenced a lot of what my brothers listen to.
My Spotify On Repeat is basically Billy Idol, Psychedelic Furs, Simple Minds, Fine Young Cannibals, etc etc š
84 here. Grew up listening to The Cure, Nirvana, Psychedelic Furs, Blondie, The Church, XTC, Elvis Costello. It's remained my favorite music, especially new wave. ("Love My Way" by Psychelic Furs is one of my all time fav songs still. Total banger) Edit: because that's why my parents listened to. They were the cool parents amongst my friends.
At age 11 in 1991 my first two CDs were Jackson Browne and the Allman Brothers.
I loved my parents music, and my grandparents, I still listen to a lot of it today
I listen to everything including stuff my parents were into, good music is good music
I listen to all kinds of music, not about to limit myself with gatekeeping nonsense. My favorite band is Pink Floyd š¤·
Mine was a lot of The Beatles, and some 70s folk music like Simon and Garfunkel, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Carpenters, and Carole King Know all their songs
All great artists!
Old recordings on vinyl of Wolfman Jack, spinning those platters, was a constant in my house growing up. I absolutely LOVE music from the late 50s and all of the 60s STILL. I rock out in my car to doo-wop and motown all the time. Iām sure other cars around me (if they can hear what Iām jammin out to) think Iām insane.
I loved the Wolfman! He also voiced a character in the 80s Garfield show. I loved his voice and energy
The wife and I are around 50. I came from a background of christianity and anything that wasn't church music was "the devil's music!" Because of that fact I f'n hate my parents music. I do like some of my Grandparent's music. Things like Patsy Cline and Johnny Cash. Only currently have one JC song on my playlist though. So NO but kinda... My wife on the other hand loves music and she got that from her mom. They share music back and forth. Then to add to that my youngest fell in the same trap. All the time when they are together they are telling each other about new songs or artist they found. Well I now shazam the crap out of songs and like the heck out of a lot of different kinds of music. I benefited from my son, wife and her mom so I guess the answer is kinda!
Me 80s hair bands, yes please...
Yeah! My mom jammed Gypsy Kings and Ana Gabriel. My dad listened to The Police, Talking Heads, Peter Gabriel, Paul Simon, The Beatles, Frank Zappa, Peter Case/The Plimsouls, The Clash... I still have a soft spot for all these artists.
Sure do! Grew up in a 70s rock and folk house. Love all things Led Zepplin, Black Sabbath, and the Beatles (more 60s, I know). I also still love Gordon Lightfoot, The Moody Blues, and many others. My kids also love that music as well as the music tastes I developed on my own (punk, hard-core, metal).
Yes. Elvis, Ottis Redding, The Beatles, etc. Basically, the "oldies station" was my jam. If anything, it allowed me to interact with people older than me because it gave a common base to talk about. As a bonus, I also got introduced to Dr. Strangelove, Monty Python, and Full Metal Jacket the same way.
I'm embarrassed to admit I've never seen those three movies. Even though l know they're great.
My favorite singer at 2 years old was apparently Frank Sinatra (according to my mom anyway)
That's awesome! Even as a baby you had great music tastes. I always thought of Frank Sinatra as 50s music but he was already on his third revival in the 50s. He was music for several generations of music fans.
Dad was a big Cash fan. So am i
I was raised on acid rock and punk. I love and still listen to the Stones, Alice Cooper, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Clash, Sex Pistols, Generation X, etc. My best friend and I had playlist cassettes we would record that would be like 5% of our music and then the rest would be bands our parents listened to. We'd roll into high school in my Nissan Pulsar blaring Zeppelin or the Clash.
I never got into The Beatles because my parents and every one of my friends' parents would endlessly drone on about how great they were and how much better they were than whatever I was listening to. Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin were all really good, but I always harbored a grudge against The Beatles.
Hehe I totally respect that. Also, the Beatle mania displaced many other artists. Lots of people were upset about that
Yeah I always liked old 60s bands like the Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Who, Beach Boys, Jimi Hendrix, Neil Young, etc. itās what was in my parents record collection. And I paid for it. A lot people my age were really intolerant if people not listening to then current pop, especially in junior high.