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hey i am a younger member who grew up to there fathers music anyone else have that happen
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I am 17 and I sure as heck grew up on classic rock. Some people think that if you are young then you have to be exposed to stuff like Limp Bizkit and rap but that didn't happen to me. I was born and raised on Zep, Floyd, Doors, Stones, Hendrix, etc. The first two songs I ever knew by name were Time by Pink Floyd and Signs by Five Man Electrical Band. And then the third was Riders On The Storm by The Doors. I didn't let myself listen to anything else for a long time. I never even heard Nirvana until about 6 months ago or something.
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I'm 18. Okay, I lied. I'm 50, but I was once 18, I think. I grew up on Hendrix, and other such mind blowing bands. But I TOO listened to my parent's music: Benny Goodman, Dave Brubeck, Tommy Dorsey, Louis Armstrong, Stan Getz, John Coltrane, Thelonius Monk, Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, Buddy Rich, Oscar Peterson, and on and on. Jazz was the big thing in our family. So, like you guys who are young NOW, I can relate to growing up on your parent's stuff, in addition to your peer music. Have fun enjoying both. They'll stay with you the rest of your lives, in addition to the music you will be introduced to by YOUR kids. Scary thought, huh?!? 
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I'm 14 and love classic rock!
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Well I'm 18 years old (in my dreams that is).
But anyway I'm like willg54 I did grow up listening to much of the music my father and mother used to listen to, as well as some my older sisters and brothers. To expand on willg's list, my mom and dad used to listen to such musical groups as, Nat "King" Cole (and his King Cole Trio), Roger Miller, Patsy Cline, Jo Stafford, Ella Fitzgerald, etc. that was also picked up on me to listen to. My older brothers and sisters (I'm the baby of the family even though I'm 41 years old now) used to listen to several 1960's and early 1970's artists such as Johnny Rivers, Peter, Paul & Mary, the Byrds, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Barbra Streisand, the Beatles, Aretha Franklin, Donovan, the Lovin' Spoonful, Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin, the Supremes, the Doors, the Association, Mamas & the Papas, the Carpenters, the Jackson 5, Crosby, Stills, Nash & (sometimes) Young, Carole King, Carly Simon, Don McLean, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, etc. that later I would fall in love with and of course I'd want to expand on that list to include other artists. I do remember my older brothers and sisters (actually one of my brothers, and my three sisters) used to watch such musical TV shows as "American Bandstand", "The Monkees" & "Hullabaloo" (a rarity of the 1960's that goes far back) & later on in the 1970's "Midnight Special" on ABC (that was precursor of several other "live" music) and getting me hooked on the music on those shows and of course later wanting to know more and find more. Also, one of my earliest memories (when I was about 3 or 4) is watching Aretha on "American Bandstand" singing "Respect" and walking around and hearing the song, "Cherish" by the Association coming through the radio. And my father used to be the manager of the city I grew up in Florida, New Port Richey's recreation center and he would give my oldest sister some of the 45 rpm records out of the jukebox there (she had in her collection the two-sided hit by the Surfaris, "Wipe Out"/"Surfer Joe", Johnny Rivers singing a real cool version of "Where Have All The Flowers Gone" that went to #26 on the Billboard magazine charts back in 1966, even though Rivers claims he hated that tune, the Standells {"Dirty Water" fame} singing a lesser known chart hit for them, "Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White", Sam the Sham & the Pharohs {"Wooley Bully" fame} singing a lesser known chart hit for them, "The Hair On My Chinny Chinny Chin", and the two prize collections in her collection, the Rolling Stones' "Paint, It Black" & the Lovin' Spoonful's "Summer In The City") and also my oldest sister had an old vinyl lp of the Beatles, "Rubber Soul" and me and my brother a year older than me used to play dj with those 45's and the Beatles' lp. Also New Port Richey used to have for teens and pre-teens a real cool street spring dance festival back in the 1960's and early 1970's (a little later before those disbanded me and brother used to sneak away to them without telling my mom ). The first 45 rpm I ever bought was from 1970, and that would be Ray Stevens hit, "Everything Is Beautiful" (I loved that tune) and later my first lp would be Elton John's 1973 hit lp, "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (of course later I lost it, but am glad I got the CD in the last couple of years.) Also during the 1970's I used to be able to pull on my AM radio reciever the old Top 40 radio station from Chicago, WLS, and that got me interested in listening to various radio stations, including now on the internet. Oh, btw my brother a year older than me became a music major at the University of South Florida and has taught me a lot about Classical music and appreciating that music.
that is). But anyway I'm like willg54 I did grow up listening to much of the music my father and mother used to listen to, as well as some my older sisters and brothers. To expand on willg's list, my mom and dad used to listen to such musical groups as, Nat "King" Cole (and his King Cole Trio), Roger Miller, Patsy Cline, Jo Stafford, Ella Fitzgerald, etc. that was also picked up on me to listen to. My older brothers and sisters (I'm the baby of the family even though I'm 41 years old now) used to listen to several 1960's and early 1970's artists such as Johnny Rivers, Peter, Paul & Mary, the Byrds, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Barbra Streisand, the Beatles, Aretha Franklin, Donovan, the Lovin' Spoonful, Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin, the Supremes, the Doors, the Association, Mamas & the Papas, the Carpenters, the Jackson 5, Crosby, Stills, Nash & (sometimes) Young, Carole King, Carly Simon, Don McLean, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, etc. that later I would fall in love with and of course I'd want to expand on that list to include other artists. I do remember my older brothers and sisters (actually one of my brothers, and my three sisters) used to watch such musical TV shows as "American Bandstand", "The Monkees" & "Hullabaloo" (a rarity of the 1960's that goes far back) & later on in the 1970's "Midnight Special" on ABC (that was precursor of several other "live" music) and getting me hooked on the music on those shows and of course later wanting to know more and find more. Also, one of my earliest memories (when I was about 3 or 4) is watching Aretha on "American Bandstand" singing "Respect" and walking around and hearing the song, "Cherish" by the Association coming through the radio. And my father used to be the manager of the city I grew up in Florida, New Port Richey's recreation center and he would give my oldest sister some of the 45 rpm records out of the jukebox there (she had in her collection the two-sided hit by the Surfaris, "Wipe Out"/"Surfer Joe", Johnny Rivers singing a real cool version of "Where Have All The Flowers Gone" that went to #26 on the Billboard magazine charts back in 1966, even though Rivers claims he hated that tune, the Standells {"Dirty Water" fame} singing a lesser known chart hit for them, "Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White", Sam the Sham & the Pharohs {"Wooley Bully" fame} singing a lesser known chart hit for them, "The Hair On My Chinny Chinny Chin", and the two prize collections in her collection, the Rolling Stones' "Paint, It Black" & the Lovin' Spoonful's "Summer In The City") and also my oldest sister had an old vinyl lp of the Beatles, "Rubber Soul" and me and my brother a year older than me used to play dj with those 45's and the Beatles' lp. Also New Port Richey used to have for teens and pre-teens a real cool street spring dance festival back in the 1960's and early 1970's (a little later before those disbanded me and brother used to sneak away to them without telling my mom
). The first 45 rpm I ever bought was from 1970, and that would be Ray Stevens hit, "Everything Is Beautiful" (I loved that tune) and later my first lp would be Elton John's 1973 hit lp, "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (of course later I lost it, but am glad I got the CD in the last couple of years.) Also during the 1970's I used to be able to pull on my AM radio reciever the old Top 40 radio station from Chicago, WLS, and that got me interested in listening to various radio stations, including now on the internet. Oh, btw my brother a year older than me became a music major at the University of South Florida and has taught me a lot about Classical music and appreciating that music.
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I'm 16.... and I come from Poland ( so If I do any mistake, dont be angry... please!)
My first rock group was Nirvana. Evrybody started on Nirvana's songs ;-). But now... my friends schow me the way to classic rock... And I like it . My inspierancion is Janis Joplin. I love her voice... She was so beatifull!!
Oh god.... you can find any mistakes on it!!
My first rock group was Nirvana. Evrybody started on Nirvana's songs ;-). But now... my friends schow me the way to classic rock... And I like it . My inspierancion is Janis Joplin. I love her voice... She was so beatifull!!
Oh god.... you can find any mistakes on it!!
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Yes same thing happened with me. And... it keeps happening. Even though my dad hates a lot of the stuff I listen to now, he keeps getting me into new classic rock bands. Ten Years After is my current favorite band and you're not going to get into them through the radio!
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something i'm curious about in regards to the teens and classic rock. how many of you started playing guitar within the last few years? the classic rock / guitar god phase was something that i went through and noticed later on in life that just about everyone i know who plays guitar did as well. i think i only have one musician friend who can honestly say he never got into classic rock at all.
as for growing up on my parents music. that didn't happen until about a year after i got my first guitar. then their old vinyl copies of sgt. peppers and dark side of the moon (amongst others) became my own hehehe.
as for growing up on my parents music. that didn't happen until about a year after i got my first guitar. then their old vinyl copies of sgt. peppers and dark side of the moon (amongst others) became my own hehehe.
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Yeah EVERYBODY plays guitar...!!!!
The cool thing is... a lot of them are really good at it! I picked up a guitar at least a year after my brother got his firts guitar. My bro was inspired to play by Jimmy Page on The Song Remains The Same DVD. I, on the other hand, was inspired by Neil Young's acoustic stuff. I've never been interested in guitar gods for the sake of their guitar playing, I only ever think guitar is one part out of the bigger picture. But I gotta admit that I did pretend to rock out with my guitar a lot. Back when I only knew riffs I would pretend that I lived in a world where 1 second of playing was considering a full song, so I could stake out a whole set list and pretend to do encores and stuff. It was fun.
The cool thing is... a lot of them are really good at it! I picked up a guitar at least a year after my brother got his firts guitar. My bro was inspired to play by Jimmy Page on The Song Remains The Same DVD. I, on the other hand, was inspired by Neil Young's acoustic stuff. I've never been interested in guitar gods for the sake of their guitar playing, I only ever think guitar is one part out of the bigger picture. But I gotta admit that I did pretend to rock out with my guitar a lot. Back when I only knew riffs I would pretend that I lived in a world where 1 second of playing was considering a full song, so I could stake out a whole set list and pretend to do encores and stuff. It was fun.
eccentric man
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hehehe it's all good. i don't mean to imply that all the young people who get into classic rock are guitar players but it seems to be another common element between fans.
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