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Talkin' bout YOUR generation...

Hello.

A lightweight thread here, folks. Just want to see where we are all coming from - YOUR generation, that is.

We all had a defining band growing up. In your formative years, who was that band??? The only rules are that you have to pick a band from the time when you were somewhere between the ages of 11 and 17, and they have had to be current at the time - still together and vibrant. For example, at age 34, I can't pick The Beatles, Stones, Zeppelin, or The Who, even though I may have listened to them a great deal. As such, I doubt any of us will be able to choose Haydn or Vivaldi...

It would be that if CDs were in cars at the time, that would be blaring when you picked up your friends. It doesn't mean you have to still be listening to them today. Heck, you may even hate them now.

I think it will provide a little insight into our backgrounds and a special time of our lives. OK, so let's have some fun with this!

MY choice in my time period(1980 - 1986) would have to be Van Halen, and I don't even listen to them anymore
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jeffloistarca
1,004 posts
 
At 42 I'm a bit older than you folks; I liked Zep, Rush, Tull, Floyd, Triumph, Aerosmith, Bowie, etc... hmmm, I still like those bands. But the one band that captured my imagination in my early teens was Frank Zappa and the Mothers. Hands down the most talented musician I've stumbled across and by far the best live show I've seen. Best, Jeff
darrylhifi
498 posts
 
Im 46. So Many but in no particular order

The Monkees !
The Beatles
The Stones
Early James Taylor
Allman Bros
Santana {First Concert}
Ten Years After

little bit later.
Bowie
Iggy Pop
rcj1231
62 posts
 
I'm 49 and got to experience the "British Invasion" first hand. As far as my "defining" band, definitely The Beatles. Lot's of other bands in the '60s had great music as well, Doors and Steppenwolf come to mind. It was a very exiting time for rock music.

Rick
tireguy
1,964 posts
 
As a younger member here, I was 17 in 1998. What comes to mind for me and "my generation" Dave Mathews Band, Garbage, U2, Metalica(the black album was always popular when I was in school), Beck(no, not Jeff Beck!), the rap scene was big as well artists including Notorious B.I.G, Puff Daddy, Mace, Lost Boyz, 112, Dr Dre, Busta Rhymes to name a few. Around the same time "pop" music was flourishing with horrible music that was unavoidable, including but not limited to Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Shania Twain, N*sync, Backstreet boys, Spice Girls, Hanson(remember "mmm bop" I wish I didn't!) and Ricky Martin. I am going to cry in the corner now, I am ashamed(for the most part) of music that my peers listened to.
mwilson
430 posts
 
I grew up right in the middle of the thrash wave of the mid/late 80s (I'm 29) - undeniably the most vibrant and explosive period in heavy metal's brief and colorful history. Some important albums that come to mind:

Fates Warning: Awaken the Guardian
Celtic Frost: Into the Pandamonium
Omen: Teeth of the Hydra
Annihilator: Alice In Hell
King Diamond: Them
Queensryche: Operation Mindcrime
Cirith Ungol: King of the Dead
Candlemass: Nightfall
Forbidden: Forbidden Evil
Laaz Rockit: Annihilation Principle
Coroner: Punishment for Decadence
Helloween: Walls of Jericho

I still listen to TONS of metal(about 50% of my listening) and am still filling in the missing gems I don't have from this era, and finding a few new ones. Thank goodness for Ebay, this stuff can be hard to find otherwise. I vastly prefer the "classic" stuff over new stuff - the 80's for metal were like the 70's were for hard rock - the "classic" period, period!

As Manowar wrote, "Stripes on a tiger don't wash away." We may branch out and try new things, but we'll always have a soft spot for the music we grew up with - especially when you grew up listening to something truly special.
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