K-Wise

My parents are constantly getting me into old music that was before my time (I'm only 20) but at the same time I get my mom into a lot of my music too. So what have your parent's gotten you into and what have you got your parents into (If anything at all)

What my parent's got me into...pretty long fuckin list

America
Don Mclean
Jim Croce
Rush (dad)
Yes
Joe Cocker
Janis Joplin
The Who/Rodger Daltrey
Journey
Alan Parsons Project
Electric Light Orchestra
Sammy Hagar
Pink Floyd (dad)
Clapton
The Doors
Elton John
John Lennon/Paul McCartney/The Beatles
Triumph
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Carly Simon
Carol King
Barry Manilow
Billy Joel
Eddie Money
Grand Funk Railroad
Bad Company
Rod Stewart
Bread
Boz Scaggs
Bette Middler (Don't laugh)
Seals & Crofts
Cat Stevens
Neil Young
Tracy Chapman
Supertramp
Three Dog Night
Bob Welch
Eagles
Doobie Brothers
Ricardo Montaner
Robin Trower
Scorpions

hmm I'll have to get back to that list way too many to think of now.

Now as far as music I've gotten my parents into it's only my mom because my dad is a sheep and refuses to acknowledge that any music of mine could possibly be good UNTIL he hears the DJ's at 102.7 play their music and then he's like "Hey these guys ain't bad" I'm like "I know I told you about them years ago poseour" Now music I've gotten my mother into as of late would be...

Los Lonely Boys (she loves them)
Gavin Degraw
Jason Mraz
Keane
Silverchair (Diorama album..if you don't have it yet WTF you waitin for??!!)
Counting Crows
Haven
Blues Traveler (a song or two)
Train (some)
Travis (the song Luv haha)
Josh Groban
A feller by the name of Michael Lord

And I'm hearing people all the time that I know she'd like I just don't have the money to get the albums yet. This list will probably grow on both sides due to some I've forgotten or some that I haven't yet gotten into. I realize most parents aren't very open minded so not too many of you will have any "I got my parents into this" additions but my mom likes anyone who can sing for one so if he sings good she likes it. A nice beat she likes it. Good piano or harmonica she loves it haha.

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Untitled

Hmm.... my dad and I seem to work on a two way street. I can't count how many times I've called him to be like "check out this band" and he says he was going to tell me the same thing...

But, he's gotten me into a lot of 'older' bands/artists, like Jim Croce, Supertramp, GNR, Tom Petty, CCR, Twisted Sister, Tracy Chapman, Elton John, etc... and I'll never forget the day he brought home the yellow tape of BNL... that was a great day

I've gotten him hooked on Ataris, Simple Plan, Our Lady Peace, Sister Hazel, Barlow, Great Big Sea, the Watchmen, etc...

heroquest

To my mom I owe my affinity to Tom Waits, Sarah Harmer, some Jazz and some more things I can't bring to mind.

FoolThemAll

From mom:
Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young
Billy Joel

From dad:
Charlie Daniels Band (specifically Simple Man)
Iggy Pop and the Stooges

From both:
The Police
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

To mom:
Stew/The Negro Problem
Belle & Sebastian
Des'ree
The Dismemberment Plan (seriously...took her to a farewell tour show)

To dad:
Wilco
Stone Temple Pilots

To both:
The Shins

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From my mom, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Elvis...I'm sure a few others.

To her, quite a few...the latest would be The Jayhawks and Jamie Cullum (My bday presents to her)

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maleficent

Oh Lawsamussy... I stumble in here and I suddenly realize how old i really am -- and probably the same age as your parents...

From my parents I got:
Neil Diamond
Barry Manilow
Frank Sinatra
Tony Bennett
Patsy Cline
Any Big Band/Swing type music

From me they got:
The Grateful Dead (I made my mom a cd and wouldn't tell her the band until she listened to the whole thing - my 72 year old momma is now a Dead Head)
Rod Stewart
Sarah McLaughlin
Eric Clapton
oooh and Steve Ray Vaughn

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Nefir

While my mom is not a very musically-knowledgeable person, my dad had a big influence on my musical taste. He's a big prog rock fan, and so am I. While there are not that many bands that we both listen to, our music sounds very similar.

Here are a few bands that he did contribute:

- Alice Cooper
- Black Sabbath
- Can
- 10cc
- Carlos Santana
- John McLaughlin/Mahavishnu Orchestra
- Kansas/Proto-Kaw
- King Crimson
- Nazareth
- Pink Floyd
- Queen
- Ravi Shankar
- Steve Howe
- Tangerine Dream
- Uriah Heep
- Zappa

As for bands that I contributed...
- Ayreon
- Bethany Curve
- Cortex Bomb
- Djam Karet
- Dream Theater
- The Flower Kings
- Gordian Knot
- Lacrimosa
- Prem Joshua
- Red Hot Chili Peppers

Not quite as many

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Stug

Nice thread! My Dad got me into:

Stevie Wonder (My favourite singer/songwriter)
The Beatles
The Eagles
& Phil Collins (but I managed to get back out of it...) lol

I got my Dad into:

A complete disregard for any Hip Hop music
& Whitney Houston..? (Not really a fair trade is it..?)

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roachboy

interesting thread....and i makes me feel really old as well.

from my father:
beethoven
haydn

to my father:
the idea that bach was an improvisor

from my mother:
louis armstrong
alot of early 1960s pop music
ragtime and stride piano

to my mother:
it's hard to say--she never understood much of anything about the way i am interested in music. we have worked out a number of types that we talk across though--big band jazz in particular--she likes count basie--i convinced her that it followed that she would like some sun ra.
i tried to use the same argument to get her interested in hip hop.
i dont think it worked.

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Wheat King

Not my parents but my uncle got me into music, and he died before I was born. My cousins had an old 8 track of a jam session he and my family had back in the early 70's. They played a lot of country, but good stuff like Kris Kristofferson, Merle Haggard, and one of my faves John Denver. There was also Neil Young, Peter Paul and Mary, and others...

I have contributed nothing to my parents. They're fairly conservative Christians who don't listen to regular stuff...

radioguy

i turned my mother onto "the mighty mighty bosstones" she loved the horns in the music and was hooked.

K-Wise

Hmm failed to mention a few

Queen
Tom Petty
Led Zepplin (how could I forget )
Creedence
James Taylor
Stevie Wonder
The Moody Blues (HOW COULD I FORGET?!)
The Guess Who
Foreigner
The Black *fuckin* Crows!!
Fleetwood Mac
Harry Nilsson
Santana
Billy Idol
Tears For Fears
Steve Winwood/Traffic
Cheap Trick
Blue Oyster Cult
AC/DC
Dire Straits
Steely Dan
Nazareth
Queensryche
BOB F'N SEGER!
Genesis!!/And Phill Colins of course <i>You have your own...special way</i>
Bon Jovi (they had LOTS a him)
The Police
THE CARS!!! Holy shit I loved the Cars!
Beach Boys
She played Wilson Phillips a shit load but I can't stand them
Billy Squier
Huey Lewis
Linda Rondstat
David Bowie...man Space Odesey(sp?) man that song is always gonna be in the back of my mind
Prince
Heart
Damn Yankees
Joe Perry's solo album (great stuff)
Paul Simon
Meatloaf (how could I forget?!!!!!!!)
Of course Ozzy
Aerosmith (shit)
Chicago
REO Speedwagon

It's also crazy because I have album cover embedded in my mind as well. Certain album covers imparticular that stick out crazilly for instance

Nazareth - Hair of the dog (awesome fuckin cover) scary dog


Supertramp - Breakfast in America (that waitress was a little scary)


Also Famous Last Words


Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms (I thought that guitar was sofa king cool)


Meatloaf - Bat Outta Hell (kick ASS cover..but I'm a christian!)


Led Zepplin - Houses Of The Holy (I was like..hee hee they're naked)


II


III


IV as well


Joe Walsh - But seriously folks (I don't even remember the song on this album!)


Scorpions - Crazy World


The Eagles - Their Greatest Hits 1971/75


America - History: Greatest Hits


REO Speedwagon - High Infidelity


The Cars - The Cars


Bob Seger - Against The Wind (cool horseys)


Yes - Fragile


Starcastle - Starcastle


Billy Idol - Rebel Yell


Triumph (My moms favorite group of musicians ) - NEVER SURRENDER!!

They even had a shirt of that one that I would wear around the house heh.

Thunder Seven (also Triumph)


Sammy Hagar - Three Lock Box (SHIIIIIIIIIIIIT)


Van Halen - Remasters (I hate Roth He's no Hagar..WHAT? Do something!)


This is probably all my mom and I are gonna be able to think of. When my dad gets home he'll prolly be able to point more out to me that I'll remember. Keep in mind I remember the COVERS half of those albums I can barely remember maybe 1 song if any. UNLESS you play them for me...then it smacks me in the face and I'm like "HOLY SHIT I REMEMBER THAT!!"

Asta!!

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K-Wise

Oh holy shit I realized I just said "I forgot to mention a <b>few</b>" Good God haha I could probably go on forever with the music of my childhood. So it's a little more than a few..SO WHAT?!!

Asta!!

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K-Wise

HAHA how could I forget the Boston albums?!!

Boston - Boston


Boston - Don't look back


Boston - Third Stage


Tommy Bolin - Private Eyes (I'd swear I don't know this guy)


My dad e'll remember more he's tired just getting off from work now Toodaloo fuckers!

Asta!!

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Ella

I grew up with Bob Dylan by osmosis....my Dad is the hugest Dylan fan. He also dug the Beatles and the Stones, and nowadays listens to very little else...still. I've tried making him cool compilations to get some new music into him but it's like pushing shit uphill.

Mum was very much into Janis Joplin and Elton John, and I have such vivid memories of her playing 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road' and 'Honky Château.'

My kids tend to like some of the music I like, and my older girl is developing quite an interesting ear for music, which is really gratifying. But she won't tolerate Mudhoney.....yet.

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WarriorBuddha

I grew up raiding my parent's record collection, so I can't even begin to list all the bands my parents got me into, more by the fact that they were just there than any real effort. I do remember my dad specifically introducing me to Blue Öyster Cult, Rush and Pink Floyd though. I also picked up a little Beatles from him and mom, and Billy Joel from mom.

I've introduced mom to Loreena McKennit (sp?) but she mostly digs country (yuck) and my dad likes to stick with his classic rock.

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krwlz

My mom got me hooked on everything classic rock, and then I went and bought up a shit load of albums, and got her addicted to albums, and lesser known songs by the same artists she hooked me on (Particularly Led Zeppelin, she claims its not fair that I will own all of their albums before she does).

Other then that, I dont think I have contributed much to her musical tastes. Though the White Zombie (Devils Music: Vol 1) album I just put in for her to listen to she was into.

krwlz

Oh, I will add that she was not impressed by the Slayer I've gotton into recently

Grancey

For christmas when I was 10, my father gave me the Sgt. Pepper album. I still have it, including the cut-outs.

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^ Sweet

Asta!!

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Paradise Lost

My Mom got me into Oldies
My Dad got me into Classic Rock

I got them into listening to better Oldies and Classic Rock than what they listen to.

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^ haha

Asta!!

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frankx

My dad is a hardcore bluegrass and country music nut (old timey country music, not the pseudo rock and roll they play nowadays)
My mom likes gospel and some classical

I suppose that I got some classical from mom, but I absolutely despise country music. Always have, always will. Dad says I must be the milkman's kid.

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K-Wise

Another album cover burned into my subconcious



Can't forget a beatle with wings.

Asta!!

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Reese

My dad doesn't like more than 1-2 songs from my favorite bands. He'll listen to some metallica, nirvana, a little audioslave but I don't think he'd actively seek to listen to any of them.

He's got me into Lynyrd Skynyrd, Allman Bros, Pink Floyd, Credence Clearwater, Charlie Daniels among others from an early age then I started getting into stuff like The Beatles, Led Zeppelin and other bands he never really listened to when he was young.

BTW Lynyrd Skynyrd's Simple Man is much better than Charlie Daniels with all due respect

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lpj8

My parents have gotten me into
The Beatles
The Beach Boys
The Eagles
Led Zepplin
The Everly Brothers
The Hollies
Steely Dan
Simon and Garfunkle

I have gotten my parents into
Nickel Creek
Dave Matthews Band
Caedman's Call
Third Day
Soundgarden

I developed a lot of my musical tastes listening to my dad play the guitar, so naturally I like a lot of guitar driven music now.

QuasiMojo

this thread is...verynice.

I wish my family would have been more musically oriented...or inclined...I more less informed myself of everything I now know musically. With the exception of my moms Three Dog Night 8 track tapes. : )

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K-Wise

Haha 3 Dog Night are cool. Heard the name derives from eskimo's sleeping with their dogs to keep warm at night and on really cold nights it would be a "3 dog night" haha. What my pops told me.

Just about everyone my age prolly has this album cover embedded in their subconcious


Asta!!

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QuasiMojo

OH NO HE'S NOT!
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there was a big discussion when this ^ album came out...was he or wasn't he? know what I'm talkin about?

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K-Wise

????

Asta!!

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