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vanblah · 12-27-2004, 08:15 AM

This could be an interesting topic. The evolution of musical taste and influence.

As a kid my dad would play stuff like Mannheim Steamroller and Mike Oldfield on weekends because he was usually hung over. At night it was Doobie Brothers and stuff like that. We also went to a lot of Bluegrass festivals. I was taking classical violin lessons and also playing Bluegrass fiddle some.

As a teenager I completely rebelled and started listening to Punk. Mostly the Sex Pistols -- but eventually I got tired of that and started listening to less raucous stuff. Violent Femmes was a staple for a while. Then I discovered the band Trio. Which led me to look for more things with electronic drum beats and stuff. Depeche Mode, Yaz, Erasure, OMD, all the '80s crap.

A few years later (around '84) I rebelled against my rebellion and got into REM and a little later U2. No drum machines, no synthesizers (much). Got into Bauhaus and Siouxsie and the Banshees about this time as well.

My first band played covers of '60s garage bands so I got into that for a while around '85 and '86.

After I left that band I went full on Goth for about five years in the late '80s early '90s. Back into Bauhaus; Siouxsie; Dead Can Dance; KMFDM; Thrill Kill Kult etc. etc.

In my 20's I took a serious listen to Peter Gabriel after hearing his new album (Us) and other artists that he used on his albums (Manu Katche; Tony Levin ... etc.). I started looking for more refined "Pop" music.

I would say that Gabriel is the single most influential musician in my musical career as well as my taste in listening. But everything that I have listed here has had some influence on me.

12-27-2004, 08:15 AM	#18 (permalink)
vanblah Junkie	This could be an interesting topic. The evolution of musical taste and influence. As a kid my dad would play stuff like Mannheim Steamroller and Mike Oldfield on weekends because he was usually hung over. At night it was Doobie Brothers and stuff like that. We also went to a lot of Bluegrass festivals. I was taking classical violin lessons and also playing Bluegrass fiddle some. As a teenager I completely rebelled and started listening to Punk. Mostly the Sex Pistols -- but eventually I got tired of that and started listening to less raucous stuff. Violent Femmes was a staple for a while. Then I discovered the band Trio. Which led me to look for more things with electronic drum beats and stuff. Depeche Mode, Yaz, Erasure, OMD, all the '80s crap. A few years later (around '84) I rebelled against my rebellion and got into REM and a little later U2. No drum machines, no synthesizers (much). Got into Bauhaus and Siouxsie and the Banshees about this time as well. My first band played covers of '60s garage bands so I got into that for a while around '85 and '86. After I left that band I went full on Goth for about five years in the late '80s early '90s. Back into Bauhaus; Siouxsie; Dead Can Dance; KMFDM; Thrill Kill Kult etc. etc. In my 20's I took a serious listen to Peter Gabriel after hearing his new album (Us) and other artists that he used on his albums (Manu Katche; Tony Levin ... etc.). I started looking for more refined "Pop" music. I would say that Gabriel is the single most influential musician in my musical career as well as my taste in listening. But everything that I have listed here has had some influence on me.