Artists That You've Enjoyed for Your Whole Life

Trollheart · 11-01-2017, 11:49 AM

Nothing from my parents' side - my mother was a beautiful singer but no interest in the big band kind of style music they were into; Sinatra, Crosby etc. But basically I'd say any band I got deep into - Genesis, Seger, ELO, Supertramp etc - I'm still into and probably always will be. While I try to expand my musical horizons a little I never consider, nor will, leaving behind the bands which created basically the soundtrack to my life.

galt54 · 07-07-2024, 12:37 AM

The Beatles were my musical heroes from the age of roughly ten (i.e. 1964). When I turned 18 (i.e. 1972) and went psychotic I fell in love with the Blue Öyster Cult.

I have been listening to the Beatles and BÖC on and off ever since then. I have just about *all* of their albums as cds today.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 11-01-2017, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Qwertyy

Fleetwood Mac and Prince are definitely two of the biggest ones I got from my father. there's quite a bit of country I learned to enjoy through my relatives as well, stuff like Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Willy Nelson, etc.

mad ting tbh how old were you?

I wish my parents were into Prince. Got loads of vinyls from them, but not a single Prince one.

How dare they.

Blue Hawk · 11-01-2017, 12:43 PM

Slayer.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 11-01-2017, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Man like Monkey

mad ting tbh how old were you?

very young. Tango in the Night is one of the first albums I can remember listening to in full. My father isn't a huge Prince fan, but Purple Rain is one of his favourite albums.

when I bought my first car he gave me all of his old cassettes as it was an '01 and didn't have a CD player. Prince, MJ, Beastie Boys, and Def Leppard were all I listened to for like 3 or 4 months straight.

i was also introduced to metal through him. i mean, he got me into intro stuff i guess. Alice Cooper, Motley Crue, Quiet Riot and Van Halen in particular. these bands in turn got me checking out stuff like Priest, Maiden, and so on. i still love all those bands to this day.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 11-01-2017, 12:15 PM

Just Bowie I think

Maybe Outkast, first heard them when I was 11.

Everything else I either don't like any more or got into later.

Justthefacts · 11-05-2017, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Are there any artists that you've been listening to and enjoying for as long as you can remember? I imagine that most of this will be coming from our parents' musical tastes and collections as well as the radio.

One for me is Mr. Bungle. My dad was and is heavily into their first album, which he got after he saw them perform it before I was born. My mom didn't like me listening to it, so of course I gravitated towards it. I've overplayed it for myself a bit at this point, but I still love it when I throw it on every once in a while. I obviously can't speak for the future but I see this being pretty consistent.

So what are your personal classics?

You have parents?

galt54 · 05-08-2024, 02:29 AM

I began listening to The Beatles when I was nine years old, back in 1964. I have been a strong fan of The Beatles ever since. Especially the psychedelic stuff. My top favourite album of all time and all artists is Magical Mystery Tour. So many great melodies on that one!

I also feel a *lot* of nostalgia for the black and white period of Blue Öyster Cult. I was around 18 to 21 years old then. For about three entire years I listened to almost nothing except BÖCs first three albums. But after three years it became monotonous!

Psy-Fi · 05-08-2024, 05:27 AM

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Originally Posted by galt54

I began listening to The Beatles when I was nine years old, back in 1964. I have been a strong fan of The Beatles ever since. Especially the psychedelic stuff. My top favourite album of all time and all artists is Magical Mystery Tour. So many great melodies on that one!

I also feel a *lot* of nostalgia for the black and white period of Blue Öyster Cult. I was around 18 to 21 years old then. For about three entire years I listened to almost nothing except BÖCs first three albums. But after three years it became monotonous!

The Beatles have been a favorite of mine since the 60's, as well. First heard them on BBC Radio at home when I was a wee lad.

Those first 3 Blue Öyster Cult albums are their best studio LP's in my opinion. The band has their moments with occasional songs on subsequent studio LP's but the first 3 are all solid listens from start to finish.

Clefsong51 · 05-09-2024, 02:44 PM

Good question...lots of em- The Impressions- The Drifters- The Temptations- Marvin Gaye- Nat King Cole- Aretha- Mary Wells- Johnny Mathis- James Brown- Jerry Butler- The Miracles- Gene Chandler, just to name a few.

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galt54 Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: A suburb of Stockholm, Sweden. Posts: 191	The Beatles were my musical heroes from the age of roughly ten (i.e. 1964). When I turned 18 (i.e. 1972) and went psychotic I fell in love with the Blue Öyster Cult. I have been listening to the Beatles and BÖC on and off ever since then. I have just about all of their albums as cds today.

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~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	Just Bowie I think Maybe Outkast, first heard them when I was 11. Everything else I either don't like any more or got into later.

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galt54 Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: A suburb of Stockholm, Sweden. Posts: 191	I began listening to The Beatles when I was nine years old, back in 1964. I have been a strong fan of The Beatles ever since. Especially the psychedelic stuff. My top favourite album of all time and all artists is Magical Mystery Tour. So many great melodies on that one! I also feel a lot of nostalgia for the black and white period of Blue Öyster Cult. I was around 18 to 21 years old then. For about three entire years I listened to almost nothing except BÖCs first three albums. But after three years it became monotonous!

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Clefsong51 Music Addict Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 229	Good question...lots of em- The Impressions- The Drifters- The Temptations- Marvin Gaye- Nat King Cole- Aretha- Mary Wells- Johnny Mathis- James Brown- Jerry Butler- The Miracles- Gene Chandler, just to name a few.