Who gets you through life / what music do you listen to?

i was born in '65, right here in the EastSide (Oakland Highland county hosp.) Yeah, my mom was white and poor, married a Oakland native (who was the first non-white/latino allowed into the HellsAngels) Great combo huh?
How this influenced the radio play.....i do not know, but i do know, a day never went by without hearing music played on the radio.

Who/what did you grow up listening to:

and now that you're oldermature:


my fist album i purchased with MY OWN MONEY was:


then i started hanging around the wrong crowd and started LIVING this!

First 2 albums I bought for myself... "Thriller" & "Synchronicity", must've been 1983 or so.

as far as a lasting impression on me today, I'd have to say the Police win out as they introduced me to this thing called "ska"
....which led me to reggae,
....which led me to the man whose birthday is Saturday, Nesta Robert Marley


Of course there is always AC/DC and the Cult for those days which require a harder edge

The first album I bought was in 5th or 6th grade and it was Boston. They have a feeling to their music that lifts me up. Triumph, Rush and the groups like them that played positive rock and could mix quality vocals with great music.  

First Album bought with my own money: Billy Idol / Rebel Yell

Marley RULES    Would have loved to see this guy in concert Also a big fan of U2!!!

I'm into easy listening music.  Carpenter, Chicago, The Beatles, etc... are my favotite bands!

I don't recall ever buying albums....everything I had dubbed from friends on maxell 90 minute tapes 

I'm a big Beach Boys and Beatles fan myself. Also U2, Springsteen, and the score from Jaws is a pre-fishing staple.

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dude?  "copy short cut" is the only way it works(for me)

.....as i was growing up, it was all that 60's love music and the easy 70's
Like Sonny, it was what was playing on the local radio stations at that time.
The Carpenters make me cry now.


Chicago was happening too! i liked the horns.


i was never into the 70-80's Rock....i was too busy hanging with the wrong crowd, but i did rock to the Beatles and such.

Sean~ ain't it strange how our taste/preference/tolerance changes through the years?  I've gone 180deg. at least five times.

Art~ we had to place the dictaphone/old tape recorder right in front of the speaker to get the best recording.....no RCA jacks back then.  

Ok mostly we just bought 45's not albums when I was growing up,  but when I did by my first album it was "Dick Dale and the Deltones--Surf's Up".  He's still playing to this day, did a gig in Santa Cruz not too long ago.  Today I'm a Blues and Rockabilly fan.

Wow dude I didn't realize how old mature you are lol!
I enjoy classic rock because it really sets the mood for some good fishing...Skynard, CCR, etc.

Sean~ ain't it strange how our taste/preference/tolerance changes through the years?  I've gone 180deg. at least five times.

Art~ we had to place the dictaphone/old tape recorder right in front of the speaker to get the best recording.....no RCA jacks back then.  

Yeah, in HS it was all Scorpions & Judas priest. Hey, I was only 14! Now I'd grow dreads if i could.

I totally did that with the microphone & FM radio!

Wow dude I didn't realize how old mature you are lol!
I enjoy classic rock because it really sets the mood for some good fishing...Skynard, CCR, etc.

mature now(sometimes)
CCR was from the hometown of Bezerkley!! JohnFogerty lived next door to my buddys house.....They are legends!!   
Scorpions?  Judas priest?  i only know them from the VH1 HairBand reruns.

i love the bob marley,u2 and motown but my favorite band of all is pearl jam

Classic rock is a staple and reminds me of my youth - hence the video soundtracks...

My first albums I bought:  ELO Discovery, Foreigner 4, Air Supply...

45's I bought:  Beatles medley, Loverboy Turn Me Loose, Leo Sayer, Clint Richard, Blondie...

this is bringing on a flashback!     Remember the show "Solid Gold"?!!   

By High School it was all rock - no more of the foof of my youth.

My early days (late 70's) were dominated by Pink Floyd as my mom was busy following them and tripping out...  I'm glad I have fond memories of those days because looking back it could've been a mess.   

!st album, Jimi Hendrix Electric Ladyland, 1st concert, Led Zeppelin, '76 Capitol Center, MD, I loved Jackson 5!
Did anyone else have the Jackson 5 single cut out of the box of cereal? Post Super Sugar Crisp-SURPRIZE INSIDE!
Right now my fav album is Bob Marly Legend-EVERY song gets you moving, you just cant strike out with this one Mooch, if you know what I mean...