Music you liked at 15--Do you still like it?

Carl Miller · 04-20-2003, 10:56 PM

This ended up the dominant subject of discussion at our dinner tonight with the family and it was kind of fun when it didn't get heated so I thought I'd ask here:

What music (bands and/or albums) did you like when you were 15 and do you still like them now?

For me:

Still Good:

Meatloaf-Bat Out of Hell
Fleetwood Mac-Rumors
Queen- All
Van Halen I, II and Fair Warning
Floyd, Zeppelin, Beatles and Black Sabbath-All
Blue Oyster Cult
Yes

Take It or Leave It:

Styx, Boston, The Police, ELP

Put That Away and Step Away From My CD Player!:

Kansas
Journey
REO Speedwagon
Jackson Browne

The biggest argument we had was over Meatloaf's Bat Out of Hell. We were split between it being "so over the top I can't believe I used to like that" to "of course it was over the top, that's why it was and is still so damn good".

Philip_G · 04-20-2003, 11:22 PM

well, at 15 I would have been heavily into primus, nirvana, rage against the machine I think came out in 92-93 so it would have been right in there, beastie boys, the early smashing pumpkins
I've moved on but still go back and visit the favorites. The early primus stuff especially I still think is really good

Tony-B · 04-20-2003, 11:27 PM

I like just about all the music I liked when I was 15. I still like Spineshank, Offspring, System Of A Down, Disturbed...oh wait a minute! I'm 16!!!

LanceJ · 04-21-2003, 12:56 AM

Rush, Yes, Alan Parsons, Pink Floyd. I still like these bands, but don't really listen to them anymore. Just burned out on this heavy progressive stuff I guess.

The Cars, The Pretenders, Moody Blues: Still listen to them. The Pretenders straight-ahead rock style remains "fresh" sounding. When I got my new turntable recently, one of the first LP's I played were The Cars' Panorama & Candy-O--they have aged real well. Moody Blues is ageless dreamy stuff (almost like a happy version of Pink Floyd).

Pat Benatar: will be getting more of her stuff! Have her LP Seven The Hard Way. And nothing to do with music but she is a really nice person--makes it easier to pull out my wallet!

LJ

Kevin C Brown · 04-21-2003, 03:38 AM

Yes, but I've found that I like *other* stuff now also in addition to what I used to like then.

Then: Zep, Purple, Who, Sabbath, Floyd, Yes, Genesis, ...

Now: all those plus: Sonic Youth, Coldplay, ... Trail of the Dead, Smiths, Cure, Barkmarket, Yo La Tengo, Cheer Accident, ...

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Yumi · 04-21-2003, 08:05 AM

[size=no]country is still one of my favourite,although I like something else now£¬including blues,hip-pop, etc.
To some extent,it is just another way to tell you your own growning experience,especailly in your mind![/size]

Evan S · 04-21-2003, 08:59 AM

I was a huge mid-80's metal head when I was 15 and still revisit all these albums from time to time. Sure, I realize they are totally cheesy, but that's in a way what makes them great. I have very diverse tastes now, but back then my collection was 99% metal. Tesla, Judas Priest, Hurricane, Warrant, Bulletboys, Metallica, Poison, Ratt, Stryper, Ozzy, Winger, Dokken, Lynch Mob, Extreme, Satriani, Fates Warning, Queensryche...you name it, I've still got it in my collection and I still listen to it from time to time, although with much less frequency than I did then.

JonZ · 04-21-2003, 09:09 AM

I was 15 in 1985

I was listening to:
Iron Maiden, Judas Priest,Accept,AC/DC,Metallica,Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath,Ozzy,Motorhead,Bob Marley,SOD,Suicidal Tendencies and yes I still listen to that stuff.

Out of desperation I began rebuying remastered versions of alot of that older stuff since new music pretty much sucks.

Scott Merryfield · 04-21-2003, 09:10 AM

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Pat Benatar: will be getting more of her stuff! Have her LP Seven The Hard Way. And nothing to do with music but she is a really nice person--makes it easier to pull out my wallet!

Lance, if you are looking for something a little different from Benatar, check out her album True Love. It is a collection of blues songs. She has a great voice for this type of music. It's my favorite Benatar album.

As for music I listened to at 15, I still like a lot of it. However, I remember a few years ago when I was taping some old collections and dug out a Kiss album. I shook my head, and couldn't believe that I used to listen to that stuff.

John Wes · 04-21-2003, 09:45 AM

I turned 15 in 1969...Lots of psychedelic bands were getting popular.

No I don't listen to Blue Cheer anymore......and for good reason..

How about that old r&b stuff the Animals were doing? Yeah I still spin it up.

Led Zeppelin just came out and yes, I still listen to them..

I bought my first Floyd in 68. They too are an all time favorite.

Marty M · 04-21-2003, 10:15 AM

It looks like I am the old fart on this thread. I was 15 in 1964. I was listening to the Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Animals, Beach Boys, Dave Clark Five, Supremes, the list goes on. I am still listening to these groups today, as are a lot of people.