Foundations of Your Music Appreciation: When you were small... - Page 2

smashingjj · 01-19-2004, 08:44 AM

All my parents ever listened to was classical, with maybe some new age cd's, which I could appreciate. I remember they had a cd by a South-American band called Cuzco. I loved it. yeah. Inspired by MTV and my older brother and sister, I listened to Rick Astley, Roxette, Madonna and....The Pixies when I was younger than 12. In 1993 I started to listen to the top 40 and recorded it every week. The music of the dutch masters 2 Unlimited caught my attention. I must have been 14 or 15 when we had a music class and Bohemian Rhapsody was played. I went out of my mind, and bought Made in Heaven and Greatest Hits. I knew this boy, of whom I taped a lot of other Queen records. Somewhere I decided to never tape the top 40 again and become a rocker. I recorded radio broadcasts of dutch rock festivals and I got to know Rage Against the Machine, Skunk Anansie, Radiohead and later on the Pumpkins. My own musical taste died in march 2000. Somewhere around that date, I registered on a site called Netphoria.

Egadsman · 01-19-2004, 10:41 AM

I think I remember, even more than actually playing the albums, was the albums themselves. Flipping through my father/mother's collection for the durration of whatever my father happened to be playing at the time. What I remember most distinctly was that something in the liner notes of Traffic's John Barleycorn Must Die and the cover of Bruce Cockburn's Stealing Fire scared the hell out of me, for some reason. Damn, I need to start a decent record collection. I miss when cover design was actually more of an art. Oh, and the talk about the plastic record players reminded me that the first two albums I owned were The Who's Magic Bus and Elton John's Goodbye Yellowbrick road, which I would play constantly from the closet in my bedroom.

scouse_dave · 01-19-2004, 11:22 AM

the beatles
john lennon
ELO
billy joel
level 42
kate bush

Mason R Butler · 01-19-2004, 11:53 AM

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Originally posted by Egadsman
Elton John... from the closet in my bedroom.

DeadOpera · 01-19-2004, 01:01 PM

beatles, beach boys, lovin spoonful, mamas and the papa's alot of 50's and 60's music. The first music i started to buy was queen, GnR and naughty by nature.

DeviousJ · 01-19-2004, 01:49 PM

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Originally posted by So very sad about me

why didn't you help out that homeless guy?!?!

I couldn't deprive a TRUE fan of those l337 bootlegs

In-Valid · 01-19-2004, 02:15 PM

my parents (mom esp.) listened to Frank Sinatra & Elvis Presley (I recall vaguely watching his movies also). I remember singing along to Ol' Blue Eyes "My Way" alot.

The first music I got into was Michael Jackson. My bro loved Van Halen & my sister was the Duran Duran freak so I grew up listening to all that stuff too.

Transformer · 01-19-2004, 11:06 PM

I grew up sitting in the car with my old man listening to his music..... Guns N Roses, PJ, Deep Purple, Rolling Stones among others

He also introduced me to the Pumpkins in 1995when he bought Mellon Collie

Egadsman · 01-20-2004, 02:34 PM

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Originally posted by Mason R Butler

Man, that took little to no effort. I figured at the most it would take three posts to quote it that way.

Sapphire · 01-20-2004, 03:34 PM

First I was introduced to Elvis. Then Simon & Garfunkel. Then The Beatles and the Stones, and then a whole slew of stuff from the seventies. Then one day my Dad came home with this CD called "Siamese Dream." Said he got it because he really loved the 6th track. I hated it at the time, but when I back to it a few years later my eyes opened permantly.

DeadOpera · 01-20-2004, 03:36 PM

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Originally posted by Sapphire
my eyes opened permantly.

wow, doesn't it hurt not to blink?

01-19-2004, 08:44 AM	#31
smashingjj that person Location: LOL Party Centre Posts: 35,608	All my parents ever listened to was classical, with maybe some new age cd's, which I could appreciate. I remember they had a cd by a South-American band called Cuzco. I loved it. yeah. Inspired by MTV and my older brother and sister, I listened to Rick Astley, Roxette, Madonna and....The Pixies when I was younger than 12. In 1993 I started to listen to the top 40 and recorded it every week. The music of the dutch masters 2 Unlimited caught my attention. I must have been 14 or 15 when we had a music class and Bohemian Rhapsody was played. I went out of my mind, and bought Made in Heaven and Greatest Hits. I knew this boy, of whom I taped a lot of other Queen records. Somewhere I decided to never tape the top 40 again and become a rocker. I recorded radio broadcasts of dutch rock festivals and I got to know Rage Against the Machine, Skunk Anansie, Radiohead and later on the Pumpkins. My own musical taste died in march 2000. Somewhere around that date, I registered on a site called Netphoria.

01-19-2004, 10:41 AM	#32
Egadsman Apocalyptic Poster Location: Moist and Bouyant. Posts: 1,967	I think I remember, even more than actually playing the albums, was the albums themselves. Flipping through my father/mother's collection for the durration of whatever my father happened to be playing at the time. What I remember most distinctly was that something in the liner notes of Traffic's John Barleycorn Must Die and the cover of Bruce Cockburn's Stealing Fire scared the hell out of me, for some reason. Damn, I need to start a decent record collection. I miss when cover design was actually more of an art. Oh, and the talk about the plastic record players reminded me that the first two albums I owned were The Who's Magic Bus and Elton John's Goodbye Yellowbrick road, which I would play constantly from the closet in my bedroom.

01-19-2004, 11:22 AM	#33
scouse_dave Minion of Satan Location: Manchester Posts: 5,089	the beatles john lennon ELO billy joel level 42 kate bush

01-19-2004, 01:01 PM	#35
DeadOpera Minion of Satan Location: ck Posts: 6,212	beatles, beach boys, lovin spoonful, mamas and the papa's alot of 50's and 60's music. The first music i started to buy was queen, GnR and naughty by nature.

01-19-2004, 02:15 PM	#37
In-Valid Ownz Location: sitting on my hands Posts: 726	my parents (mom esp.) listened to Frank Sinatra & Elvis Presley (I recall vaguely watching his movies also). I remember singing along to Ol' Blue Eyes "My Way" alot. The first music I got into was Michael Jackson. My bro loved Van Halen & my sister was the Duran Duran freak so I grew up listening to all that stuff too.

01-19-2004, 11:06 PM	#38
Transformer Apocalyptic Poster Location: Australia Posts: 1,775	I grew up sitting in the car with my old man listening to his music..... Guns N Roses, PJ, Deep Purple, Rolling Stones among others He also introduced me to the Pumpkins in 1995when he bought Mellon Collie

01-20-2004, 03:34 PM	#40
Sapphire Apocalyptic Poster Location: Wo ist JONES!?! Posts: 4,654	First I was introduced to Elvis. Then Simon & Garfunkel. Then The Beatles and the Stones, and then a whole slew of stuff from the seventies. Then one day my Dad came home with this CD called "Siamese Dream." Said he got it because he really loved the 6th track. I hated it at the time, but when I back to it a few years later my eyes opened permantly.