I grew up in the 80’s but raised on 60s-70s music. Just me?

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Hefty-Ad5593@reddit

Kind of, I also grew up in the late 70's and 80's too but kind of all over the place time wise with music.

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I was in high school f try on 88-92. In 88 Hair metal was king but each year more of my classmates realized it was shit. Half went the classic rock route, half the alternative route. We all met back up senior year for grunge.

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cancelthismofo@reddit

I'm that guy that listens to yacht rock on satellite radio

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Running_Melly1972@reddit

You and my 15 year old - listening to it right now.

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saint_ryan@reddit

Take a look at my girlfriend, she’s the only one I got…

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Monkeynutz_Johnson@reddit

Not much of a girlfriend, we never seem to get along

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hrwinter14@reddit

Isn't the line "I never seem to get a lot"? That's how I hear it.

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Monkeynutz_Johnson@reddit

As it turns out... I've heard it my way since 1978 and I've been wrong the whole time. This is what reddit is good for, making you question your entire reality.

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Educational_Big_1835@reddit

Big old Jed had a light on.

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RunningPirate@reddit

Been listening to Jimmy Buffett for 30 years, so the transition was seamless m

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JasonMaggini@reddit

There are dozens of us! DOZENS!

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Street-Quail5755@reddit

I am the same and love that era if music

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Avasia1717@reddit

born in 79, raised on oldies and classic rock. my first favorite band was the beach boys. didn’t have another favorite band until nirvana.

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Mugwumps_has_spoken@reddit

grew up on it at full volume - not myself or my brothers playing it full volume but my dad playing it full volume. As in causing the whole house to shake. Had a stereo setup that made my older brothers friends jealous.

I have sensory issues and never liked the music that loud.
But of course that music is still some of my favorite. 60s/70s or 80s music. A few 90s songs of my highschool and college era for sentimental value.

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Awe3@reddit

My friends and I listened to a lot of Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, The Who. You’re not alone.

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Aromatic-Mortgage-35@reddit

Nope

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Reverend-Keith@reddit

My silent gen parents were into Sinatra so my brother and I gravitated to the Beatles, Floyd, and the Doors. Eventually Van Halen got our attention focused on popular music in the 80s :)

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dangelo7654398@reddit

Definitely, but I wish I had paid more attention to interesting things going on around me rather than wishing I was a hippie living in the 1960s. Anyone else?

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s13_nobling@reddit

My brother was born in the 60s and I was born in the 70s , so yeah .. I listened to a lot of his music and why I listen to it now . I know it sounds like an old trope, but 60s and 70s did have the best music. Don't get me wrong , 80s /90s were good too. But 60s/70s feel more of a comfort .

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RufusBanks2023@reddit

Zeppelin, The Who, Pink Floyd, Hendrix, Jethro Tull, etc. in middle and High School. Allman Brothers, The Dead, and Grunge ( Soundgarden, Alice In Chains) through College. Now a mixed bag of old Jazz, Tedeschi Trucks, while still listening to Frad. Allman Brothers, and other Jam Bands now

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Weary_Act_2314@reddit

Raised on the oldies station here

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inner_meet_me@reddit

Yes, you are the only one. All responses, including this, are just your simulation playing out.

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BillsBells65@reddit

Older GenX(60m), but grew up in the 70’s and 80’s. I love a wide range of music.

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LeveragedPittsburgh@reddit

Pink Floyd got me through high school.

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TemperatureTop246@reddit

Hell yeah.. Another Brick in the Wall was my anthem.

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da_mess@reddit

Echoes got me though the pandemic

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TemperatureTop246@reddit

I love those decades. I was raised on mostly classical, but some 50s-60s-70s as well. Now I listen to just about everything. (But metal is still my favorite)

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Schyznik@reddit

Thank God for the Classic Rock radio format gaining traction as I began high school. What the hell else would I have done, listened to Bananarama records??

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tlonreddit@reddit

Me too. More Southern Rock though.

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dreaminginteal@reddit

Mom and I joked that I "stole" half of her record collection when I went off to college.

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Feeling_Nerve_7578@reddit

Grew up listening to my mom's records collection, everything from Greatest Hits of the 59s-60s to Jerry Jeff Walker and Janis Joplin. Was into new wave and some of the 80s pop metal/hair band stuff. Skipped over the grunge era of the early 90s, found it completely unappealing.

Listening to The Wall for the first time in quadrophonic sound on a friend's top of the like car stereo (in a Gremlin lol) was a religious experience that sticks with me as if it were yesterday.

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SubstantialPressure3@reddit

Why would it be just you?

We all listened to what our parents wanted to listen to. Car radio, stereo, Records, 8 track, or cassettes.

I think everyone is raised with their parents music, or lack thereof.

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CrustyBatchOfNature@reddit

I grew up with parents who only listened to country. It wasn't until my neighbors were throwing out an old stereo they had that I was able to listen to anything on my own. That weekend I listened to so many different stations, with 1999 by Prince (I was 10 and it was just out) making me open my eyes. Then, a few weeks later, the local pop hits station started running a show that was just metal around 10 to midnight on Saturdays. My first taste was early Black Sabbath and I was hooked. From there I got into Zeppelin, Kiss, Priest, Thin Lizzy, Nugent, Nazareth, Steppenwolf, Blue Oyster Cult , etc. I do listen to a lot of stuff that is a lot newer but those bands are mostly still my go to.

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LoPie_in_the_Wild@reddit

Yes to all this!

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Estef74@reddit

I'm a metal head, but love seventiesrock like Allman Brothers, Foghat, lynyrd Skynyrd etc, but mix in ZZ Top, Pink Floyd and Frank Zappa

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JamesPage1968@reddit

I’m an older GenX, so grew up in the 70s. The 60 and 70 are my favorite music. I liked grunge in the 90s.

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Stephvick1@reddit

Same, I liked some punk, The Dead boys, Black flag etc. didn’t care much for new wave, Seattle bands were refreshing now I’m waiting for the next wave of great music but it’s kind of bleak right now.

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imrealwitch@reddit

Ditto

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sungodly@reddit

I identify with Zeppelin and Hendrix as much as Pearl Jam and Soundgarden.

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JeffeyRider@reddit

That’s me to a t.

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lazygerm@reddit

Same here.

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Hairy-Refuse-3655@reddit

I LOVE this man!!!

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DottieDale@reddit

Not just you. Put me smack in the middle of that. Add that my parents were very musically inclined and shared the best of the 50's with me. What a great time to be alive! 😎

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Dr_Feelgoof@reddit

My brother's back at home

With his Beatles and his Stones

He never got enough of that revolution stuff

What a drag

Too many snags

JK, i love it too

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Historical-Kick-9126@reddit

My dad was a musician so we grew up in a house where music was always playing in the background. He’d put on a blues album, make us kids sit on the living room floor, and he’s play the whole damned thing and give us blues lessons we didn’t really want☺️ I remember the day he took me to the record store to buy The Wall. We went home and listened to the whole thing from beginning to end. I always felt fortunate to grow up in a rock and roll/blues household.

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Nazz1968@reddit

Same here. The Beatles and The Who were my favorite bands during my teen years, and still are. The only 80’s music that really grabbed me was what was on college radio (REM, Smiths, etc).

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MovingTarget-@reddit

college radio (REM, Smiths, etc).

I call this 80's alternative. I also lump it in with The Cure, Depeche Mode, and basically anything you'd find in a John Hughes Soundtrack

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Nazz1968@reddit

Back in the day we called it alternative music, period. Now you can hear it in the grocery store, lol. I’ve never heard Gen Y or Z folks use the term, so I just say indie to avoid confusing them.

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Single_Morning_3200@reddit

Beatles, Billy Joel, Steely Dan, Elton John, Cat Steven’s, Traffic, Skynyrd, Chicago, Dr. John, Tabby Thomas. And now listen to metal. 🤘

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ms_slowsky@reddit

🤘🤘🤘

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Glittering-Eye2856@reddit

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I’m the only GenXer, youngest of 5. My Siblings are all GenJones and yes, 60’s/70’s music all the way!

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Beneficial-Cow-2544@reddit

Nope. My parents were a bit older than others so I also grew up on 50s, 60s and 70s music but more Motown, soul and R&B.

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Historical_Touch_124@reddit

Born in 70, and just can't bring myself to listen to a lot of 'classic rock' (including Pink Floyd) anymore. It's good... I've just heard it too much. Same with Zeppelin, Boston, etc...

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Slim_Chiply@reddit

I grew up on mostly 60-70s music. Late 60s to very early 80s is my primary music window.

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Mynky@reddit

Floyd, Sabbath, Priest, Zeppelin. All the best

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ChavoDemierda@reddit

We all were. My parents weren't even from here and I was still raised on psychedelic rock.

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bastrdsnbroknthings@reddit

They are masters of musicianship, along with several others from that era. Gilmour is an absolute pro at “less is more” guitar playing - every note he plays deserves to be there, and his execution is flawless. Imagine hearing the equivalent of a Jethro Tull flute solo, a John Bonham drum fill, a McCartney complementary bass riff or a George Martin orchestral arrangement today. Nothing I’ve heard since the early 90s comes close to the 60s-70s musical renaissance. Nowadays it’s all overproduced looped rhythms with auto-tuned and triple-tracked vocals with little to no actual playing of musical instruments.

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fredout1968@reddit

I could not agree more! There are some vocalists that pull off soulful stuff today though fewer and fewer is seems.. But where are the bands? That play instruments instead of drum machines?

My Playlist varies wildly from early 60's Motown, the Beatles, Elvis, and The Mamas and the Papa's, to the 60's hard rock of Free, and Steppenwolf. To the alternative punk stuff of the 80's with the Clash, DM, the Smiths..

We were lucky enough to have a pretty good hard rock radio station in my town as well as a great college radio station. These two along with my older friends ( Iwas born in 68) influenced a lot of my musical taste.. Echoes by Pink Floyd is often being spun in my house..

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Jazzlike_Holiday1992@reddit

Nope. Infact now I started to appreciate 80's music. Back then it was 60 & 70's ska and reggae.

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Neolamprologus99@reddit

Born in the mid 70's. In high school in the 90's I started listening to 60's and 70's music along with grunge. Use to watch Pink Floyd the Wall in high school. I also listened to the Doors and Hendrix. I saw Pink Floyd in concert in 1994.

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Any_Pudding_1812@reddit

‘73 with hippy parents. so yes same here.

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whatsunnygets@reddit

You're so unique. Call the Smithsonian.

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mdmale21921@reddit

Not just you. I have a older uncle who introduced me to alot of that era of music. He was a stoner so I heard all of Pink Floyd, Hendrix and tons of great stuff.

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aluminumnek@reddit

I did. Couldn’t stand it. I knew there had to be more exciting music and found punk rock on a mix tape that was given to me by a friend. I never looked back and still enjoy finding new music that’s off the beaten path

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Adolph_OliverNipples@reddit

Yes… it was just you…

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nowandnothing@reddit

I always wished my parents were into better music, Queen was probably the only highlight, no Bowie, Stones, Zeppelin, they never really listened to anything from the 50's or 60's. Probably why I never developed my own musical taste until I hit 15/16 and started listening to metal.

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Clever_Khajiit@reddit

Heh, listened to Mom's oldies(50s/60s) as a little kid, didn't know nothin', but a lot of it made me tap my toes.
Sometime in mid/late grade school, I heard my older brother's stuff, and never looked back.
Van Halen, Ozzy, Priest, Scorpions. I was done 😆
These days I'm all over the board - death, thrash, speed, traditional metal, power metal, prog, alt stuff, all kinds of electronic stuff. Pretty much anything but country.

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holidayoffools@reddit

I remember making my friends listen to Dark Side of the Moon a as a freshman. They did not get it.

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firehawk2324@reddit

I was a teen in the 90s and it was a full-on hippy revival

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dharialezin@reddit

Me too. I loved Zappa and Led Zeppelin when I was like 5 🤣

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CynfullyDelicious@reddit

⬆️ I think that speaks for itself 😂.

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KiwiMcG@reddit

Same. I played the tapes of 60's bands my dad gave me forever, until the hair metal scene came about.

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Tinyberzerker@reddit

Dad was a DJ so most of my music was 60's and 70's. You're not wrong about Shine on You Crazy Diamond.

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Waffuru@reddit

A lot of us were raised by hippies so, no, not just you. A sizable chunk of what I listen to are because of my parents, and all of those bands were solidly 60's/70's, with a few crawling into the 80's.

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BoLove1203@reddit

Yep just you

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CosmicMamaBear@reddit

Born mid-70s so I was raised on classic rock. My parents listened to 60s and 70s radio. They played The Doors, Beetles, Iron Butterfly and more on LP.

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GhostFour@reddit

The number of Stones' songs in film alone make us fans of the 60s and 70s.

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Delta31_Heavy@reddit

I’m a 71 Gen X. I grew up on 50’s 60’s and 70’s. Classical music and Garrison Keillor on Sunday nights

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Apprehensive-Cat-421@reddit

Eighties kid here, too, and sixties and seventies music was the best.

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OperaBunny@reddit

I liked all music, but mostly the ones. When the 20's hit, didn't follow the music scene as much, cause you know having to become an adult, but I can take a late 60s thru 80's quiz on music and get at least 98%.

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dfjdejulio@reddit

Depends on what you mean by "grew up". I was a teen in the 80s, but my favorite music was from the 60s/70s. (Born in 68'.)

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The_Pacman007@reddit

No. We were all raised on 60-70’s music. It’s part of what makes us Gen X

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Havetowel-@reddit

Listened to Pop radio until the Nirvana/grunge wave hit and all my favorite music disappears.
So instead of following the crowd i went backward and really got into the late 60’s and 70’s music. I still find new stuff to this day.

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Flat_6_Theory@reddit

Silent gen parents, boomer siblings, and my own contemporaries got me listening to it all. Leave my iTunes on shuffle and let whatever roll.

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Unusual_Memory3133@reddit

That’s me too, except I tell Alexa to play music on Apple Music and it gives me the best playlists ever!

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Ianthin1@reddit

Pink Floyd was my first concert in 1987. My parents took me, I was 12. It was dad’s 4th time seeing them. Saw Mc Cartney for the first time about 9 months later, also with my parents. Seen him 3 times so far. Doubt I’ll catch his next tour.

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zippytwd@reddit

We had the best music , I was born in 63

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HHSquad@reddit

Yes indeed ......born in '61 here

I think the first fantastic run of Rock was 1966-1971......this is where bands picked up the cue from The Beatles "Rubber Soul" and Dylan's "Highway 61 Revisited" from 1965 and stepped up to make complete albums of quality original music. I'm looking at you Ray Davies and Brian Wilson, but others as well.

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Dramatic_Moon_Pie@reddit

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Lower-Yam-620@reddit

1967 here. My first experience with rock was mainly prog with Floyd, Yes and Genesis as my favorites .

Went to college in 1985 and got turned on to “college rock“. Started listening to R.E.M., The Smiths, The Cure, Clash, etc., and never went back to Prog

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7stroke@reddit

Same. When I was 10 I thought “Freewheeelin’ Bob Dylan” was a relatively recent record!

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sanka@reddit

Always old music. My Dad always played it in the garage while servicing cars. Wired up an old 8 Track player to some speakers. Greasing zerks, remember that? Changing breaks, you had to have another person, mufflers, batteries, plugs, all that.

As I got older I realized my Dad blasted old music in the garage to wake me up as 18-20 year olds spend a lot of thier life after hours so to speak.

To this day if I hear a Jimi song, or Led Zeppelin I think of that specific time in my life.

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vankirk@reddit

Then you'll love this video of David Gilmour, Kate Bush, and Tony Franklin playing Running Up That Hill

https://youtu.be/Lk7AVm0Ome0

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GrumpyCatStevens@reddit

I mostly listened to what was currently popular through high school, but I really started getting into the music of the 60s and 70s once I started college. Among others I began really getting into Pink Floyd and Rush at that time. I also developed a love of thrash metal and even dabbled a bit in punk.

The love of thrash metal and classic rock has stuck with me as an adult.

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sjoebarry@reddit

Nope

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Ravynseye@reddit

Nope, me too/ Parent's played it all the time. I even got some 40's and 50's from time to time. Went to a few Glenn Miller concerts in Pensacola growing up.

On the plus side, I got them into some of the 80's stuff. More recently, I got my Father-in-Law into Sturgill Simpson's Sound & Fury.

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PilotKnob@reddit

My earliest rock music memory is Aerosmith - "Dream On."

I also happened to attend two Aerosmith concerts much, much later on.

The first one was their first concert after 9/11 which was in Atlanta. Steven Tyler opened up with "We're going to show those terrorist mother fuckers what this country's made of!!!" and then proceeded to do every single song I knew and many I didn't for 4.5 hours, the entire time running back and forth across the stage like the goddamn energizer bunny. I was seriously impressed.

The second concert was in Indianapolis the following year and was much less memorable.

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delusion_magnet@reddit

My first records given to me on my 8th birthday were Vietnam era protest songs. I remember belting out Dylan and sounding ridiculous.

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HOT__BOT@reddit

If you had cool parents, yes.

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DaddieTang@reddit

Born in '73. Most of my music is 69-79. Especially 1971. The pop music really got terrible in the late 80s. I mean, just fucking putrid.

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GrumpyCatStevens@reddit

1971 is widely regarded as a landmark year for rock. So many great albums from that year.

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Life_Smartly@reddit

An ephiany. I had to discover it all by myself or by exposure from other people. I still like music from multiple genres going back a century. I am still discovering music from different artists, cultures, languages.

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Sea_Part_1581@reddit

Truth! My Dad still loves Floyd! Took him to the Divison Bell tour. Came out of psychedelic retirement for that show.. good times!!

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myopicpickle@reddit

Listening to Pink Floyd right now. I'm an older Gen ☓, grew up on 60s-80s music.

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MarcB1969X@reddit

No, Boomers running the Entertainment industry kept it in perpetual rotation so that their music became our music.

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Ok-Analyst-5277@reddit

Yep

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SquirrelFun1587@reddit

All have liked most genres and all time periods so much in each period that has helped form the music we love today.

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Arugula_Ok@reddit

Shine on you you crazy diamond is wish you were here. Best experienced with headphones. In the dark. 😶‍🌫️

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bobj33@reddit

I was born in 1975. My favorite music is Zeppelin and Sabbath mainly from 1968-75. My parents didn't listen to it, I made new friends in high school and they introduced me to it.

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geo-jake@reddit

Same here, born in ‘75. I learned about good music by picking through my parent’s 8-track collection. Allman Brothers, Stones, Beatles, Zeppelin, Clapton, Neil Young, Pink Floyd, and on and on. I didn’t get into “modern music” until the grunge era in the early 90’s when I stated high school.

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wophi@reddit

I'm all about Sabbath a Skynyrd.

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PoopDig@reddit

Yes just you

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Imaginary-Style918@reddit

50s - 60s

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easyinmn@reddit

I’ve always loved David Gilmore.

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bastrdsnbroknthings@reddit

Sorry…Gilmour.

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QuokkaNerd@reddit

Child of the 70s, teen of the 80s, grew up on Classical, Baroque, and Boradway soundtracks. Belting out the lyrics to some songs from Hair would always cause such a stir!

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Away-Ad2664@reddit

We all were dummy, that’s why we’re the coolest.

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ApplesBananasRhinoc@reddit

I always said i was born too late and should’ve been a hippie. I was listening to 50s rock n roll until it disappeared from the oldies station.

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Freightshaker000@reddit

The solo in Money still sends chills down my spine. Gilmour is my favorite guitarist.

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C2Row@reddit

My wife was. I still listen to my local college station.

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she_never_sleeps@reddit

My father loved ELO and passed that love to me. I was overjoyed when I heard it blasting from my teen son's room. He has excellent taste. Some music he finds on my recommendation and some on his own. He loved Pink Floyd, AC/DC, Aerosmith, and Ozzy long before I pointed out that his dad and I grew up with it lol

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PRC_Spy@reddit

Not alone.

I didn't dislike most 80s music when it was the popular music, nor do I dislike it now. But was definitely more into 60s and 70s stuff at that time.

To be fair, my musical tastes are pretty eclectic. There's a lot to like out there from down the ages, from hundreds of years ago to the present day.

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wmnoe@reddit

Yes, my father was a an early boomer ('47) and weaned me on a diet of Beatles, Stones, The Who, Floyd, Clapton (and Cream), CSNY, and so many more. And as I get older I have gravitated more towards The Band and The Velvet Underground.

BUT

Pink Floyd is my favorite band of all time. I love that dual pic of David there.

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Adorable-Puppers@reddit

My dad loved acid rock and classic rock and roll. So, yep!

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Onebowhunter@reddit

Comfortably numb will be played at my funeral

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JRBowen9@reddit

The Monkees were on MTV, then Ferris Bueller danced to "Twist and Shout"...then my sister rented "The Compleat Beatles" and I heard that nasty guitar on "Sgt Pepper's" (right after 'we hope you will enjoy the show') and I was IN. It was The Monkees, The Beatles, The Who, The Kinks, The Dave Clark Five, Herman's Hermits... I didn't give a flying fig about modern music after that.

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Adventurekateer@reddit

In 1980 I was a sophomore in high school, and I hated the punk stuff and dying disco that was everywhere. My older friend introduced me to Pink Floyd, the Moody Blues, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Genesis, Queen, Rick Wakeman, and others. Also Stan Freberg and musical theater — Jesus Christ Superstar, Caberet, A Chorus Line, and others. I owned many albums and didn’t listen to the radio for years.

These early explorations forever changed my taste and understanding of music, and influenced my choices today.

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Cczaphod@reddit

Pretty much. I was 6 months old when the Beatles landed in the US, but I was known as "Beatlemaniac" in High School. Big 60's music fan, but I expanded my palate to the 70's and 80's, with a sprinkling of later stuff.

Music is life. Still going to concerts when I have a chance. Saw Ghost a few weekends ago, really reminded me of many 80's shows I saw.

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Quiet_Resilience247@reddit

I grew up on a lot of Motown and The Beatles, born in 75.

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CompleteService8593@reddit

Nope. It was all of us.

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TheAstroBastrd@reddit

ABB & Fleetwood Mac for me, although my dad definitely is the reason I got into grunge rock in the 90’s. His cassette tape carrier had blind melon, STP, AIC, but also other cool shit like Del Amitri, Southern Culture on the Skids, and Blues Traveler

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TheHoodieConnoisseur@reddit

Nope. We all were.

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Dukeshire101@reddit

I loved 80s hair metal and got into Grunge/Hip-Hop, but classic rock was where it was at. When the Division Bell released, saw them live. I was the guy with all the Pink Floyd shirts in HS and all of a sudden my senior year, 93-4, I became super cool all of a sudden as I was the Pink Floyd guy! Still the greatest band of all time

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kochleather@reddit

Me too. My stepdad was a Vietnam vet so it was classic rock for me. Saw lots of great concerts!

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Ryokurin@reddit

I grew up in the 90s, but I learned to appreciate it because the Walmart I worked at during high school was almost directly under a classic rock radio tower, so for a lot of the cheap radios in the electronics department it was the only thing they could pick up short of another station on the opposite part of the dial that played mostly 50s and 60s oldies.

Anyhow, 30 years later, I still occasionally get in the mood to listen to it.

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MagazineDelicious151@reddit

No, not just you. It was called classic rock on my station. Now they call the Foo Fighters, Nirvana, etc. classic rock.

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PDX_Weim_Lover@reddit

Yeah, you're completely right and it fucking pisses me off.

I heard Nirvana being played in my local national-chain grocery store at 8 am a few days ago and I was like WTF??? Sigh...

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Ok_Sundae2107@reddit

Same for me. But also 80s hard rock.

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Codenamehardhat77@reddit

Not just you. I had cousins that were 10-15 years older than me that baby sat me. Heard my first Cheech and Chong record when I was 5. LOL. Loved the music they let me listen to with them. Dark Side of the Moon is one of my favorite albums of all time.

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WelbyReddit@reddit

It helped having older brothers and sisters.

You kinda grandfather in their music. People older than me get surprised sometimes that I knew some of that.

And yes, Floyd was right there. And even had a resurgance when I hit 22.

Oh, and Thank God it's Friday soundtrack still goes through my head, lol.

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Background-Vast-8764@reddit

Many of us had parents who listened to music from their youth. We heard this music.

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WellSpokenAsianBoy@reddit

My parents were very socially conservative when I was a kid so I listened to 50s music and then 60s and 70s. I missed most of our generation’s music and am only rediscovering it now in my 40s.

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lorenavedon@reddit

Most kids are exposed by what music their parents listened to. On our road trips we listened to my parent's tapes. Kids didn't really own their own music at the time, so we listened to what our parents played; The Beatles, CCR, Elvis, Rolling Stones, The Doors, Buddy Guy, BB King, etc.

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Swimming-Routine-428@reddit

My kid was born in early 2000s and all I played for them was 70s rock. Age is like just a number man 🤟

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Wise-Elderberry-4158@reddit (OP)

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Traditional-Win-5440@reddit

Yeah, not just you. My folks had a pretty extensive vinyl collection. Grew up listening to Dylan, Ochs, Donovan, all the folk artists (mom's influence). Beatles, Stones, Velvet Underground, Who, Hendrix, Cream, Savroy Brown (dad's influence).

Only decent radio station in East Texas was classic rock, so a lot of Zeppelin, Sabbath, Rush, etc in my early teen years.

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Wise-Elderberry-4158@reddit (OP)

Yep same. And don’t forget the 8 tracks!

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shacklyn@reddit

I think it was the movie High Fidelity where they ask the hypothetical, if you could change places with someone in music history for a period of time, who would it be, when, and why? I'd pick David Gilmour from 1970-1980. The best guitarist in the world - recording all of the best Pink Floyd albums ever written - all while looking like a male model.

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Wise-Elderberry-4158@reddit (OP)

100% agree! And omg how awesome was High Fidelity?!? When John Cusack followed on me twitter, I lost my shit lol

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huevosyhuevos@reddit

Yeah, but now I can barely listen to any of it, being raised on that shit just ruined it for me for some reason.

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CodenameZoya@reddit

I feel like my music taste is so old for my age.

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DLFG74@reddit

Same here.

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stolikat@reddit

We all did back then.

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Phobos1982@reddit

I got The Association, Peter Paul and Mary, the Beatles, Earth Wind and Fire, Neil Diamond, Pink Floyd, Don McLean, Juice Newton, Eagles, Journey, The Supremes, Jim Croce, Kansas, Kool and the Gang, Martha & The Vandellas, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, Supertramp, CCR, Simon & Garfunkel, The Four Tops, Carole King, Smokey Robinson, Dan Fogelberg, and many more on my phone.

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Remarkable-Finish-88@reddit

What's 80's music lol, yeah pretty much only started listening to 80s in like the late 90s

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HighBiased@reddit

Everybody usually listens to the music from 10-20yrs before them.

These days it's kids listening to music from.... (checks date)... The 2000s/2010s!?!

FML 🤦‍♂️

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Zealousideal-Ship-77@reddit

Same. My dad was spinning Rush, Yes, The Beatles, ELP, the Stones, Uriah Heep, The Who… I was brought up on some good shit.

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BLUGRSSallday@reddit

Same.

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queenofcaffeine76@reddit

Nope. My mom played the older music around me but I couldn't stand it. I can count on one hand the 60s-70s songs that I don't mind.

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Oldman_Dick@reddit

Listening to the Stones right now. Most recent cd purchase is Snowy White.

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allothernamestaken@reddit

Love David Gilmour ❤️

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CapeManiak@reddit

I was the youngest among the kids of our parents group of friends. They were all like 6-10 years older than me so I was in the basement with them as our parents hung out upstairs. I heard Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, the Beatles, doors, the who, yes, genesis, Hendrix, kiss, Floyd, the kinks, cheap trick, the list goes on and on, all before I was 10. I just continued that as I got older. 😝

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TheKingOfRhye777@reddit

I was born in '77 and my favorite bands are Queen, Rush, the Beatles, the Who, the Stones, etc.

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Double_Fisherman6817@reddit

I was way more into 60s & 70s music during the 80s. I got more into 80s music later on.

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RetiredPoPo10-8@reddit

When I was growing up in the 70's, my dad hardly ever played the radio. Most of the music I listened to was from his 8 track and Vinyl collection from high school and college. It wasn't until I started 7th grade in '82 that I learned about Heavy and Hair Metal, Pop, Synth, and others. Then we got MTV the same year and opened a whole new world for me.

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