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
trelja
For me:

Chicago

Blood Sweat & Tears

Tower of Power

Santana

Ides of March

CS&N

Doobie Brothers

Earth Wind & Fire

AWB

Mandrill

Cold Blood

Temptations

O Jays

Lighthouse

Yes

Jame Brown

James Gang
old AC/DC,Metallica was just getting started was looking for "Kill Em All" wasn't in stock they had "Ride The Lightning" nobody else even knew it existed yet which changed very rapidly. Cassette was very convenient then.
For me it would have to be the Yardbirds especially when I realize the memebers that participated in this group:

Jeff Beck
Jimmy Page
Eric Clapton
I'm 35, so in 1980 or so, I was listening to Black Flag...I would probably hate to hear how it sounds on my stereo now vs my old boom box.

Ellery