~~Turn That Noise Off You Punk Kid~~

[skipthisone]

Ok, a few questions...been talking music today and got me to thinking....

What Kind of music you listen to in different stages in your life....


What was your 1st CD/Album/8 Track/45...whatever???
What did you listen to in High School???
What did you listen to in your early 20's???
and
What do you listen to now????

[skipthisone]

My first ever music was a cassette bought by my dad and was Mountain Music by Alabama (prolly ruint me for life, i still do not like country much)

In highschool I was into Led Zeppelin in a major way, but also listened to a lot of stuff out of the UK.

In college my major love was STP and Alice in Chains and Cake....they still kind of are.

Then I saw a dry spell of years, the music sucked in the late 90's except for a few exceptions (Kenny Wayne Sheppard, Aerosmith was still trying, Clapton was still going) then the last few years bands such as Disturbed, Creed, Nickleback, System of a Down have sucked me back into rock.

[Summer]

My first tape that I bought myself was INXS.

As I fumbled my way through high school I was into punky/death rocker music. I loved the Clash, Sisters of Mercy, and many many more. (Plus I worked at a night club and met most of the band members I liked. ;) )

Now I listen to everything except country. Some days I am into the Blues then others I am into Swing. And today I was listening to the 70's.

[BlondeCurlGirl]

Well, you know this list will be pretty short and contains artists that are pretty recent...given that I'm only 22 and all.

My first cassette tape I remember getting back in elementary school was Debbie Gibson. I had to save up my allowance for that and was just thrilled to get it! Thank goodness that was only a childhood phase and that kind of pop died out in the 80s.

In high school, my first CD was Sheryl Crow's debut album. Throughout those 4 years, I got into chick rock: Sheryl, Tori Amos, Fiona Apple, Sarah McLachlan...and then I liked Bon Jovi and a myriad of other alternative rock bands that I listened to on occasion.

Gee, my early 20s...that would be what I'm listening to now....still my chick rock...Smashing Pumpkins, Tonic, Stabbing Westward, Coldplay, No Doubt, Staind, Lenny Kravitz, U2...always a broad musical spectrum for me!

[MilkToast]

the first piece of music I purchased with my own money was a Scott Joplin LP which my father then copied to cassette for me. I was 8 or 9 at the time. For some reason I have always loved "The Entertainer".

Once I was actually employed and had money to burn on music (circa 1988) I never went with tapes... CD's all the way. Most of that music I still own and listen to... Aerosmith, AC/DC, Metallica, Genesis, INXS. But it would appear that my dad's influence on my taste in music still pervailed as I bought Bethoven's 9 symphonies as my 10 or 11th purchase (Peter Norrington dirrecting the London Classical Players).

The college arrived (1991) and it was time for a mild shift... Nine Inch Nails, Fugazi, The Dead Milkmen, aSoundgarden... plus the addition of a lot more of the stuff that I already listened to.

Two summers in Nashville (1994ish) before graduation then moved me over to country... Trisha Yearwood, Vince Gill, Alan Jackson, Martina McBride were some of the first purchases.

After that my tastes have remained rather diverse. About the only thing that I do not like is hip-hop/rap. I just can not get into it. The other thing that got weeded out of the collection were many of the long haired bands... and those were replaced with some good jazz and R&B.

I still listen to pretty much all my CDs and since I now have them all burned to MP3 it makes that task easier (I have a playlist with only the tracks I like).

As I move forward I am starting to listen to more classical and bluegrass... so that will likely come into the collection more and more.

[Lilith]

I was a product of disco/funk and 70's/80's rock...... my mom worked in a pizza parlor when I was a kid and I got allllllll the old records out of the jukebox! I have owned 8 tracks, cassettes, albums, and cds.

STO~ Mountain Music is the only country music I ever owned too! Yipes!

Now I am sooooooooooooo ecclectic. I listen to old stuff, great ladies singin the blues, Etta James, Billie Holiday, currently Norah Jones (rush out and buy her cd). I love some motown, Aretha, Sam Cooke. I also love System of a Down, POD, Puddles of Mud, always OZZY, Linkin Park, Staind, Presence, Stand Still, Incubus.

[quisath]

Just check My Station on Yahoo Launchcast. I have never Limited myself to one Genre. In the Sixties I partied and Listened to all the Badasses of that time. (Beatles. Zeppelin, Hendrix, Black Sabath, ect.....) In my twenties I just Got Heavy into Metal...........that lasted to Now I guess I really like Godsmack. But I also Like My Country Music too............it always puts thing back into perspective for me. (Heartfelt Feelings) There are a couple of Genre I do not listen to.....but I don't knock them either. To each his own. I came from a Family of Musicians so I have always been exposed to All types. Music is Universal and the Genius of it all is that it Moves us one way or the other. Sorry Skip............got carried away there Dude.

[LixyChick]

I think I was teething on The Bee Gees when my brother slapped me upside the head and told me to stop listening to that "bubble gum" music and put my (transistor radio) on FM!

I still fell for The monkees, The Partridge Family, Bobby Sherman (Don't look at me like that.......I was a teenager and I swooned over him!) and all that kinda stuff when I was hanging with my girlfriends but my brother wouldn't have any of that shit. So we listened to The Stones, Cream, Jefferson Airplane (currently known as Jefferson Wheelchair!...LOL!), King Crimson, The Beatles, Joe Cocker......and all that stuff of the time.

I soon realized that I didn't HAVE to like what he liked to still be cool to him, so I started listening to Janis Joplin, Black Sabbath, The Guess Who, Ten Years After, Mott The Hoople....and stuff like that!

After a while I found Aerosmith, AC/DC, Van Halen....and then came U2, REM, etc....and all those kinds of bands and I thought......I found myself!

I still love Aerosmith, but I also love some of the new stuff too....such as Green Day, Staind, Train, Creed, Flaw......etc.

I have to say though.....my very first memories of any kind of music beside church music.......is of Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Beny Goodman and The Big Bands.....etc. This was my mothers doing and I still like to hear it from time to time!

[scotzoidman]

My first music exposure was dictated by my brother, 7 yrs. older than me, so I was exposed to R&R & Blues/R&B (courtesy of WLAC at night) at a very young age...I think my 1st record was the 45 of Elvis' "Return to Sender"...living here in the Home of the Grand Ole Opry seems to have turned me against Country (having it shoved down my throat every single day, gee, how'd that happen)...I was 8 when the Beatles did the Sullivan show, but the folks wouldn't allow their records in the house for years...but I soaked up all I could of the British Invasion, & the West Coast bands that responded to it...& bought Elvis records because they were all that was allowed...I was 13 when Led Zep & Black Sabbath changed my outlook (see, I was into Ozzy before he burned out ;) ) as I became a musician myself, I started getting into the Progressive Rock of the 70s...ignored Disco, tried to resist Punk/New wave, till the Police won me over...then it was Elvis Costello, Squeeze, Talking Heads, etc. ...since then I've tried to stay open to new music, so I can at least have some idea of what my kids are into...but sorry, I don't think I'll ever accept rap as a musical format...so I at least know who the GooGoo Dolls are ;) I listen to a one-of-a-kind Adult Alt rock stationthat will play ANYTHING at anytime, once heard Alice In Chains & Johnny Cash back-to-back...not that I enjoyed it that much, just the very idea that they had the BALLS to do it ;)

[Vintage Vixen]

Growing up in a home where both of my parents were young,at 16 my mom was 32 no big deal these days lol but in the 70's i didn't know alot of people or any for that matter with parents that young.Any ways like Lixy i loved David Cassidy,Donny Osmond and the rest of the pretty boys back then.My mom listened to Janis Joplin,Hendrix,Doors, and i thought hey this is good music.I heard my first Bruce Springsteen album because my mom had it :)But my all time fav has to be AEROSMITH...seeing them the first time in 74 .Now i still luv Aerosmith,AC/DC,Metallica,Pink Floyd...Godsmack,STP,Lenny Kravitz..

[m45]

First was Cream in 1967 and still play that one today.
Can't stand Disco.
Have always listened to Jethro Tull and still do today, there latest is another hot one.
Just and old rock n roller here.
Zepplin, Who, Stones, Eric Clapton, ZZ, Pink Floyd, Doors, Animals, Charlie Danels, CCR, Monkeys, Beatles, The Seeds, Grass Roots, America, RUSH!, Janis, Jimi, have you heard the new release? Very Bluesie.
Speaking of the blues, BB King, Muddy Water, Howlen Wolf and all of the old Blues guys from the 50's
Big band too, love it.
Have listened to the same stuff most of my life, have even added some country if that is country, Rebe McEntire, McTina McBride, Brooks and Dunn.
I must say in 1954 the blues had a baby and named it Rock n Roll....... Thats me.......

[martian]

First Tape - My folks bought the Monkees' greatest hits. I was a die hard fanatic, through watching their show in reruns on channel 11 out of NYC and tv29 from Philadelphia in the late 70's early 80's Saw them in concert (minus Mike Nesmith) in 87 or so. A few years ago my brothers bought me their boxset, as a joke. It is one of the jewels in my music collection.

First one I bought - Weird Al "In 3-D" - Yes. The one with "Eat It."
This was to provide a crucial warping point for me. I have seen him concert now. Three times. And I know most everything by heart up until his most recent 2-3 albums.

8th grade - High School - Discovered "Classic Rock" through my guitar playing friends. Bought Led Zepplin, Stones, Pink Floyd, the Animals, the Who, and the Beatles, of course. (Why are all of the above on so called "classic" rock stations except the Beatles?! They seem to be ghettoized into the "Oldies" stations. . . ) . . . stumbled across a band called They Might Be Giants & 15+ year love affair begins. I have seen them 6-7 times.

Sophmore year - Bought the Dead Milkmen's "Beelzebubba." Bought their entire back catalogue. Discovered the Dead Kennedys (absolutle flip side of the punk rock coin, serious/scarcastic, dark lyrics about social issues and politics) Delved into punk and "alternative" (Hey it was the late 80's-early 90's, and still meant something.) Loved the Ramones, Ween, Fugazi, Minor Threat, The Replacements, The Clash, Nine Inch Nails, Old B-52's and assorted other New Wave bands. Rebel without a cause. Grew my hair long. Got into Nirvana about 6 months before they broke big, then derided everyone for jumping onto the bandwagon and the band for selling out (Because financial success *must* mean selling out right?? What a hypocritical little shit I was. . . )

College - PUNK RAWK! A ton of assorted horrid 3 chord bands (Nothing against 3 chords, per se, ) and discovered the power-pop gods - The Descendents. No one does three chords and heartbreak like the Descendents. Also fell for the retro-lounge movement, both the genuine stuff like Dean Martin, Bobby Darrin, Sammy Davis Jr., Louie Prima, etc. but the new folks like Love Jones, Combustible Edison and Everlounge. Ska - Third Wave and old Fishbone. Some "alt-country" (I hate the term, but it is useful to distinguish from Garth Brooks and his ilk. Much more roots-type country.) like Amy Allison.

Grad (96) - Now. Much more of the same. I am a sucker for punk covers of any song I know. A great band now is Me First and the Gimmie Gimmies. They cover Simon and Garfunkel, Elton John, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Billy Joel, The Beach Boys, Evita, and the Muppets, to name a few. Bluegrass (Jumping on the bandwagon here, but the "O Brother Where Art Thou" soundtrack is amazing. ) Rediscovered Bob Marley and Bruce Springsteen through my little brother who is a fanatic about both. Anything with three chords and a smile. Beatles, Blues, Lyle Lovett, They Might Be Giants, some rap (De La Soul, Run DMC, Biz Markie) . . .

I know there is a ton I have glossed over, but this is me outside of a nutshell. (Inside a nutshell it's too dark to read.)

[Scarecrow]

Started with Bill Haley and the Comets, Elvis, Bo Diddley, The Big Bopper and Chuck Berry
Then I got stuck in the 60's Beatles, Stones and Jefferson Wheelchairs LOL


P.S. My first record was a 78(rpm) Song of the South.

[Scarlett]

The first tape I remember buying for myself was AC/DC Back in Black.
In high school, I was into Led Zeppelin and the classic rock scene, but also into Motley Crue and Ratt...the hair bands.
Early 20's? Metallica, Soundgarden, White Zombie..things of that nature.
Now...hard to say really...I still like the things I liked before plus some of the newer bands like Disturbed and Audioslave.

[Tess]

At the risk of revealing I'm older than dirt, the music of my youth was Beatles, beach music, and soul. Those were the days of the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Dave Clark 5, Iron Butterfly, The Who, Led Zeppelin, and Allman Brothers Band. It was also the days of The Tams, The Drifters, The Showmen, Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs. And Sly & the Family Stone. Mothers Finest, The Temptations, The Supremes, and Smokey Robinson.

I listen to oldies... real oldies. Mainly jazz and blues. Albert King, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, and the Chicago blues men. And the jazz ladies - Etta James, Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holliday, and Peggy Lee.

Today, I'm all over the place. My latest favorites - Cowboy Junkies, Rickie Lee Jones, and Norah Jones. Thanks to Ms. Jones for putting great music back in the mainstream. :)

[jay]

the first tape I bought was iron maiden I don't know why

in highschool i got imnto industrial and then old alternitive like th V,U and bauhaus, and sisters of mercey,

and now I still listen to most of the music I listened to in high school

[celticangel]

my first 45 was a Pnky and Perky(singing pigs!!) doing a cover of something from the 70's!
in highschool I listened to Toni Basil, Kelly Marie, OMD
in my 20's----Runrig,Hipsway,The Big Dish, King, Wham
now-----Deep Purple, The Doors ,Fleetwood Mac , Sabath, The Corrs, Lonestar! and current fav--------Spinal Tap!

[DarkRaven]

as a kid I listened to whatever my parents listened to, which was oldies. I think my first tape was a Creedence Clearwater Revival tape. Don't remember which one.

In high school, I started getting into heavy metal and listened mostly to Metallica and Black Sabbath.

In my early 20's and now, seeing as I'm only 20, I listen to much harder metal than in high school. Mostly Iced Earth, Pantera, Cradle of Filth, Down, Superjoint Ritual, and Black Label Society. Good stuff, if I do say so myself.

[Belial]

I can't remember my first aquisition of music...it might have been Bad, by Michael Jackson.

In highschool I listened to a lot of Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Morbid Angel, etc.

Now (20) I listen to death metal, power metal, old 80's cock-rock that I loved as a young kid, hard techno and hard trance, instrumental rock guitar and the occasional jazz/rock track.

[LixyChick]

Gawd! I love this thread!

Keep it going.......PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

TY Belial....for the *BUMP*

*hugs*

[Steph]

I can't believe I'm admitting this but my first album was RICK SPRINGFIELD!!! Eeeeek! I remember standing in the record store debating between that and Olivia Newton John!

From there, I was a child of the '80s and loved the Police and U2.

Now, I'm a folkie who loves James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, etc. but I notice my father's musical influences in my love for Johnny Cash.

[Lilith]

Steph~ Dr. Noah Drake :pI tried to go see him in concert last month:o

[fzzy]

OK, this confirms it ... I really am the nerd of the group :)

high school was Neil Diamond, Gordon Lightfoot, John Denver, Eagles

College - I expanded my horizons and added in classical and some country (my sister was a real country/western fan and she was the closest relative to me as far as physical proximity - she'd come and pick me up and we'd spend Saturdays' together .... course the radio was turned to her station and she loved Willy Nelson and Waylon Jennings and such)

After college ... got addicted to various kinds of jazz, blues, motown, big band and other 30's-40's music.

Today, I listen to a pretty wide range of types of music and musicians .... usually it's more about the song they sing then the style of music, and about their voice and if it can catch and keep my attention, but Eagles, James Taylor, Tom Jones, Neil Diamond, Gordon Lightfoot all of those still figure pretty heavily in what I love to listen to.

[BlueSwede]

I remember as a young kid really dreading the day I'd become an adult. I assumed that I would, like my parents, no longer like cotton candy, for example, or rock and roll. Instead, I'd be listening to Perry Como and Diana Shore and Frank Sinatra, etc. Luckily I STILL love cotton candy and I STILL love rock and roll. My kids have managed to permanently "borrow" most of my old albums (Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Temptations, Miracles, the first couple of Beatles albums, Jefferson Starship [hey, I'm still givening them my respect! LOL], etc.). They like the old stuff, and luckily we all like the same type of new stuff, too. We share each other's CDs and don't have any fights about what radio station will be on in the car. The only music that neither they nor I can bear is country/country western. Well...I don't listen to rap either, but they do.

First 45: Jenny, Jenny/Miss Ann by Little Richard.