your favourite bands when you were achild

DOB 1990

My tastes in music have only changed a bit. When I was around 6 I liked stuff like Live and Pearl Jam. When I was 10, Sum 41 was my favourite band, and then the others were Incubus, Creed, Nickelback, and Our Lady Peace. When I was 11, I started getting into hard rock, like System Of A Down, Nine Inch Nails and stuff, and also Smashing Pumpkins, Foo Fighters, all that stuff. I think it's actually System and music like that that helped me realize that I like unique music. But I've always loved spacey, psychedelic music like Pink Floyd, and acid stuff like the Doors.

Metallica, Maiden, Anthrax, Annihilator you know... good stuff

The first LPs I bought (I was then 14 years old, now I am 48) were Room To
Move by John Mayall and Weird Scenes Inside The Gold Mine, a double
recopilation LP from The Doors, both of them open for me the doors of
perception. Soon after I entered the mysterious world of prog music, until
now.

Hey, I'm a child yet... at least I feel like a kid!

DOB Somewhere in time*  

Now, seriously, when I was a kid, I heard mainly the several genres my parents liked to listen to: romantic, bolero, tango, classical and all kinds of Brazilian musical genres (pop & folk). They made 'serestas' (musical meetings) at home with relatives and friends and I enjoyed greatly those moments.  

When I grew up and went by myself (I guess ), I took contact with Beatles, Stones, Who, Byrds, etc. and also was caught by the musical movement called 'tropicalismo' with Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Mutantes and others. I still like Byrds and Mutantes a lot and Beatles, Stones and Who averagely.

Well, I was a teenager when I went to a music festival - it was in 1970, and I saw O Terço performing: that marvelous sound suited perfectly for me. Almost at the same time I heard Moody Blues and Pink Floyd songs and I think my musical taste changed forever. Soon, I was hearing Tull, Genesis, Crimson, EL&P, Yes, Gentle Giant, etc. just like today.

* 1956 - probably the oldest PA member.

 

Edited by Atkingani

when i was a child, i listened to a french kid called Jordi

Michael Jackson, Aerosmith, and like always The Doors

My first progressive experience was with "Mike Oldfield/Crises" album at the age of about 11, in the late 80's.

I made an astral travel on the long piece. Very intense experience which changed my life and made me discovered the spiritual side of music. Then, i began to discover his others albums (my first Cds BTW, as we were already in the ugly numeric era).

At the same time, i discovered "Alan Parsons Project", i had Pyramid on tape and liked it a lot.

Then PF/The Wall, Dark side and Wish...Etc...

DOB 1963

Late 60s - whatever my parents played: there they were, in their mid 30's, during the greatest period of musical revolution in history (sort of) and what were they listening to? Jim Reeves, Max Bygraves and bad Country & Western..... Oy!

Early 1970's - Aha! My neighbour purchased The Best Of Uriah Heep, didn't like it & sold it to me... my journey began

Late 1970's - primarily Punk/Heavy Metal, but then my brother in law introduced me to Floyd & Early Genesis... my journey continued

1980's - primarily Heavy Metal, but then bands such as Marillion & Twelfth Night came on the scene & they pointed me back toward more of the 'classic' prog bands... my journey continued apace

1990's to present day - all of the above & soooo much more... the never ending journey continues

Paulieg wrote:   I rarely listen to Maiden or Priest anymore.

 I rarely listen to maidens or priests either!

Edited by Peter

Paula Abduel

Metallica

Nirvana

Man I changed for the better

DOB 1989

Had a massive obsession with Michael Jackson when I was about 9...hehe...but until I was about 13 I was strictly classical (and had and still have an excellent knowledge) but then I discovered...ach...nu-metal when I heard a friend's Korn CD...that all changed about 2 years ago :) luckily it didn't last long and I had a crossover period when I was about 15 where my main musical interest was industrial and electro/EBM (which I still love)