As a little kid, I was in to the hot pop icons of that time-- Madonna, Paula Abdul, Cyndi Lauper, Michael Jackson, Tiffany, etc. I knew nothing about these artists (kinda hard to get seriously fanatical about them at 7 years old) but they were fun and light-hearted and great to dance to :D I remember when MTV actually PLAYED music videos (*gasp* the horror!) and I can recall Michael Jackson's Billie Jean airing all throughout the late 80's.

Once I was in 5th grade, the grunge/alternative era hit and I was in to it in a BIG way. I think when you're around 10 or 11 is when you finally start to get in to music and develop your own tastes, and this was definitely it for me. This was the sort of music my parents hated-- Nirvana, Soundgarden, Beck, Pearl Jam, etc. I still love this kind of music too, although not to the point where I'll wear flannel shirts, jeans ripped at the knee, and not bathing for a week :D

Then around 8th/9th grade, I began to get in to goth music. LOL. I swear, it only lasted a year or so. Two words: Marilyn Manson.

Then the golden era arrived-- 10th grade. This would be the year I started to get in to all of my Dad's music, including the Beatles (whom I mocked as a child, mind you). That was it for me-- I was hooked. Classic rock is definitely my favorite genre of music by far. Before 10th grade, I was sorta repulsed by the idea of liking the stuff my Dad loved but now I embrace it. It's good stuff!

Now, as a college student, I'll pretty much listen to anything (as a high school kid, you always stuck to your genre :lol: That's what defined YOU). If it sounds good, I'll listen to it.

So, how about you?

Yeah. I used to only listen to classic rock and I was all "l0l CURRENT MUSIC SUCKS!!!" but now i listen to mostly rock and some pop. And some country...well on Carrie's CD anyway.

as a youngster (til about age 8), i was all "OMFG BSB SPICE GIRLS OMFGOMFG" just like everyone else i know. i had nick carter all over my wall. i had plat form shoes. i was a pop princess, what can i say?
i also listened to lots of country because my dad worked on a local country radio station. i miss the good ol' country days.

as i got older i didn't really listen to anything. i'd listen to whatever was on the radio though. i had all the NOW cd's and would just listen to what was there.

in junior high i started out listening to rap, or "OMFG PUNK RAWK!!!" (Aka: Bowling For Soup and Simple Plan.. ahah.) plus i went all "omg suicide" and listened to ****ty stuff. but my 3 favs were linkin park, evanescence and blink182.
in eighth grade i went through my emo faze. eh. let's not go there. and lots of alternative and good rock. like cake, and sister hazel.

now i listen to pretty much anything, really. my favorite at the time is good hardcore. melodic hardcore, basic hardcore, contemporary hardcore, good metal, etc. my favorites being melodic hardcore and thrash hardcore punk. i guess that's the best way to say it. bands: stay gold, champion, killing the dream, modern life is war, with honor...

i also listen to LOTS of acoustic and soft rock with piano. i love it. bands like the spill canvas, straylight run, snow patrol, etc.

I used to only like pop, but over the last few years, I've come to like R'n'B and pop-rock.

oh yeah and when I was like 6, 7, and 8 I was obsessed with pop. like...nsync pop...puke: I also liked...










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I used to be obsessed with like the chesey pop stars and stuff but now I listen to almost anyone who I think has talent.

Mainly rock,tho. My signature pretty much covers it...

country and oldies were my first genres; i thought they were decent. of course i didn't have much to compare them to. i think i was the only girl in existence back in the day who wasn't all about OMGNSYNCBSB. i often made fun of girls like that; i didn't listen to a lot of music in particular though. my life with music back then was mostly folk/classical songs and playing my violin and keyboard, and sometimes listening to a pop station on the radio. i really enjoyed what i heard of pink floyd too, but i thought i was weird because i didn't know that anyone else listened to such abstract music. i was eleven when i started seriously getting into the world of recording artists. at first i was into pop and rock, but as i listened to more music i liked more and more of it. about year later after becoming quite fond of nirvana, the clash, janet jackson, linkin park, gorillaz, destiny's child, the offspring, beastie boys, ace of base, PJ harvey, da brat, shakira, alicia keys, eminem, nelly and so many other artists i heard heavy metal for the first time on metallica's kill 'em all cd that my brother had. i loved it immediately, i was blown away by it. my taste in music continued to grow.. when i was a freshman, i became a serious rocker. i was going through a period of incomprehensible depression and pretty much all i listened to at the time was metallica, korn, marilyn manson, papa roach, etc and it became my passion; ever since then i've just worn band shirts. but i still loved classical, pop, dance, bluegrass, some rap and whatnot. basically any music i've ever liked, i still like now...the more music i listen to, the more my musical taste expands.

I began with the typical pop music - The Spice Girls, NSync, and basically anything that was on rotation at Z100. I was fanatical about Nsync when I was around eight-ish. It was a sickness. I literally had hundreds of pictures of them on my walls. When I was in fourth grade my Eminem thing started. He is probably one of my least favorite musicians ever at this point, so I'm not even going to go into that. In seventh grade I got into the whole pop-punk genre, which was basically bands like The Ataris, Yellowcard, The Starting Line, etc. After that I started to look into the indie genre a bit more. At the beginning of last year I began listening to hellogoodbye and Bright Eyes. Bright Eyes definately opened my eyes to a whole new genre of music. From them I started listening to stuff like Built To Spill, Cursive, Elliott Smith, and other indie-ish artists like that. Since then my music taste has really broadened. This summer I was on some random Bright Eyes board just lurking and I came across Okkervil River, who have had the biggest influence on me than anything ever. Because of them I began listening to a some great alt-country-esque bands such as Shearwater, Phosphorescent, Langhorne Slim, etc. At this point my life is based around trying to listen to as much music as I possibly can. Everyday I read random band message boards or search myspace for new bands to listen to.

Twenty years ago, I mainly listened to hard rock. Now, I listen to jazz, r&b, pop, pop-rock and of course, the hard rock I grew up with. Don't care for a lot of what passes for "rock" today - too loud, too dissonant and no melodies or hooks.

I used to be a big fan of rap..up until this past year, now for some reason, I absolutely loathe nearly all of it. It's all the same, repetitious garbage. I guess I can partially thank my cousin for overplaying his 50 cent CD. I'm a much bigger fan of rock/alternative/light rock, now.

Growing up: Beach Boys, Cher, Janet Jackson, Madonna, Disney soundtracks
Grade school: Janet Jackson, Boyz II Men, En Vogue, Mariah Carey, Toni Braxton, TLC
Middle school: Mariah Carey, Puff Daddy :lol:, Will Smith, oldies,
9th grade: Ricky Martin, Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys
10th - 12th grade: *//\\//SYNC, Britney Spears, Destinys Child, BBMack, Mandy Moore, J.Lo, oldies, Christina Aguilera, 3LW, basically all pop
Recently - Current: Clay Aiken, Kelly Clarkson, Britney Spears, oldies, American Idol, J.Lo, Christina Aguilera, Beyonce, Hall & Oats, Culture Club, Michael Buble, Gwen Stefani, Leanne Rimes, Ashlee Simpson

I used to be a big fan of rap..up until this past year, now for some reason, I absolutely loathe nearly all of it. It's all the same, repetitious garbage. I guess I can partially thank my cousin for overplaying his 50 cent CD. I'm a much bigger fan of rock/alternative/light rock, now.

I'm no rap fan by any stretch of the imagination, but just based on what I see, they imitate each other's sounds, look and music and "lyrics." Hell, there was even a time when all the rap albums had these generic-looking covers all with these comic-book style logos and art layouts. I think that says it all, really.

My tastes in music, over the years, have broadened to encompass more different styles and genres. In the fifties, when I was a kid, I liked TV theme
songs (still do; I'm listening to an album of TV themes right now) and some pop
music. In my teens (in the sixties), I started listening to The Beatles and Elvis
and other rock performers. In the seventies, I became a fan of my dad's music,
which was country music. In the eighties, I went back to pop. And today I
listen to a wide variety of genres: pop, rock, country, gospel, blues, movie
tunes and (of course) TV themes.

My favorite artists include Perry Como, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley,
The Beatles, Johnny Cash, LeAnn Rimes, The Monkees, Bing Crosby, Olivia Newton-John,
Billy Joel, Rod Stewart, Linda Ronstadt, Hank Williams (Sr.), The Eagles, Whitney
Houston, Mary-Chapin Carpenter, Tony Bennett, Eric Clapton, Andy Williams, The
Osmonds, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith, Brenda Lee, and Kenny Rogers (among others).
Like I said before, "a wide variety."

Thanks for the responses, guys :happyface It's cool to see what everyone was/is into :D

Well, when I was twelve, I actually liked these guys!! :eek:

http://www.freewebs.com/leafyplant/funnyvillagepeople.jpg

Eh, not so much anymore! :lol:

I used to only like pop, but over the last few years, I've come to like R'n'B and pop-rock.
When I was younger, basically all I listened to was Spice Girls :lol:

okay, John's music tastes in 26 years... the unabridged version :lol:

when I was little in the early-mid 1980's, I liked whatever my sister listened to, so stuff like Madonna, Prince, Michael Jackson, Cyndi Lauper, Olivia Newton-John, Culture Club and the sort.

Olivia Newton-John was likely my first "favorite artist" growing up, and then Cyndi Lauper took her place, and then Whitney Houston and then Janet Jackson.

I went through a particularly ardent MJ phase when BAD came out in 1987 that lasted for most of 1988.

By 88-89, I was in love with Bon Jovi, Guns N Roses (even though my parents wouldn't let me own Appetite at the time) and Def Leppard, but at the same time also loved Madonna, Janet Jackson and Paula Abdul.

1990 was about the only time I actually liked hip hop, I loved MC Hammer and Young MC as well as someone I dare not speaketh his name (a certain somebody whose best known song ripped off Queen and David Bowie)

From late 90 and for most of 1991, I went through a phase where I listened to nothing except Madonna.

Then I went through a phase in early 92 where all I listened to was Guns N' Roses, and then in late 92/early 93, a phase where I listened to nothing except Prince.

In 93, I started listening to more alternative and classic rock, and my fave album of the year was Aerosmith's Get A Grip

94-95 were mostly alternative, metal and hard/classic rock, though I'd still cave and buy cd's like Sheryl Crow, TLC, Mariah Carey and Madonna that I would hide when friends would come over, I was heavily into Portishead and Alanis in 1995

Late 1996 was when I discovered there was more to David Bowie than the hits he had in the 1980's and I spent the better part of a year devouring his catalog (remember, Bowie's works go back to 1964... so it took a really long time to really get into all of it).

Summer 1997 was when I started getting back into the music I liked as a child and started getting more older pop and r&b cd's. I went through a Culture Club revival phase briefly around then.

Early 1998, I became a hardcore Madonna fan once more with the release of Ray Of Light, and I also became a big Janet fan again after hearing Velvet Rope.

Late 1998, I went through a "dare not speaketh" phase... I was freshly out of the closet and there were a lot of new "bands" out which emphasized on how cute certain members were as opposed to the music being any god... I try to black it out, and so should you. :lol:

1999, I became a huge Cher fan with Believe, I had liked her before, but this was when I finally really went back and checked her albums out

this was around the time I started losing interest in MTV

2000, I dug into the Donna Summer catalog and found a lot to love

2000-2001, I went through a pop/r&b phase where I listened to a lot of Destiny's Child, Aaliyah, Toni Braxton and Mary J. Blige, all of which were much better than the current crap that passes for top 40 r&b.

the past few years, I've just liked whatever

I started out liking the Osmonds when I was six, then a lot of that soft-rock 70's dross by the time I was eleven. But I had an excuse; it was the 70's!

Well, I finally discovered rock and roll when I was thirteen, First the Beatles. I'd listen to nothing else. I hated heavy metal because it was all noise. Then I got into Bob Seger, than Cream, Elton John, the Who, and fianlly the Stones and Springsteen. Classic rock al the way.

I hated eighties pop. Still do. The only 80's rock I grew to like were U2, Men At Work and all the "underground bands" that weren't cool enough to have any commercial success - plus a couple of acts that did have commercial success for about fifteen minutes than disappeared.

In college I got into Dylan, Simon and Garfunkel, and several other folk acts. Also, I got into pre-1970 R&B and some seventies R&B acts.

In the nineties, I dug the major grunge and alt-rock acts. Groups I used to like but no longer do include Yes and Genesis.

Did I happen to mention I used to like the Village People? :rofl: :eek2:

okay, John's music tastes in 26 years... the unabridged version

Interesting.

Here's mine:


As a child of the 70s, I liked what I heard my mother playing on the stereo: r&b: Stevie, Aretha, Marvin Gaye, Spinners, Earth Wind & Fire etc. I remember never being that crazy about Al Green (though he's since become a huge favorite of mine)

Late 70s I was totally into disco, Donna Summer, Chic, Sister Sledge, Shalamar, etc. Diana Ross replaced Donna Summer as my diva of choice as disco became less popular and Diana had a good stretch in the early 80s. I became a big fan of hers. I got into MJ somewhat heavily when Thriller came out but I didn't overdo it.

As I've mentioned previously, everything changed when I bought Prince's 1999 album. He's been the main thing I've listened to ever since. Being a fan of his got me interested in anyone associated with the Twin Cities Minneapolis Sound: Jesse Johnson, The Time, Ta Mara and the Seen, Cherrelle, Alexander O'Neal, etc. At this time, I was also into top 40: heavily into the Culture Club, the Police/Sting, Hall & Oates, Tears For Fears, Wham, Madonna.

The late 80s I got into disco's offspring: house music: Ten City, Adeva, Blaze, Jomanda. I never went to clubs but knew all the music they'd play if I did.

In the early 90s I followed what was going on with Nirvana, Stone Temple Pilots, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Guns n Roses, but I concentrated on Terence Trent D'arby, MeShell Ndegeocello, Seal, Lenny Kravitz. All of those types of artists have carried me through to 2006. I listen to them still, along with newer artists like India.Arie, Martin Luther, Van Hunt, Rahsaan patterson, etc.

I guess my tastes haven't changed that much, I've always been into some form of r&b. Throughout rap's existence I've listened to it, but there's never been a time when it's been a dominant form of music I listen to. Same with rock.

Whoa, that's a good questions Kristel.

Well, let's just say when I was younger, I was really into the pop bands like N'SYNC (I was so obsessed with him I even knew where the initials came from), Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, you name it. So I was pretty much into what every teenager in the 90's was into. And I also loved rap and hip hop.

So when I went to the middle school, my music tastes didn't change that much. I would always listen to my dad's music, which was ACDC, Kiss, Aerosmith, all the groups I love now. I didn't love them back then, but I liked them and didn't mind listening to their songs. But I was still into the all pop and hip hop stuff.

But then suddenly this year I'm all into classic rock. I just couldn't believe how much better it is than rap and stuff. And right now, I'm getting into the current rock like My Chemical Romance, Taking Back Sunday, and all those bands. So pretty much, I'm into any kind of rock, EXCEPT hardcore stuff where people are like screaming into the microphone. That scares the hell out of me, and I'm pretty sure I'll never get into those kind of music. But other than that, I can like any kind of genre of music if I like the song.

I started out liking the Osmonds when I was six, then a lot of that soft-rock 70's dross by the time I was eleven. But I had an excuse; it was the 70's!

Well, I finally discovered rock and roll when I was thirteen, First the Beatles. I'd listen to nothing else. I hated heavy metal because it was all noise. Then I got into Bob Seger, than Cream, Elton John, the Who, and fianlly the Stones and Springsteen. Classic rock al the way.

I hated eighties pop. Still do. The only 80's rock I grew to like were U2, Men At Work and all the "underground bands" that weren't cool enough to have any commercial success - plus a couple of acts that did have commercial success for about fifteen minutes than disappeared.

In college I got into Dylan, Simon and Garfunkel, and several other folk acts. Also, I got into pre-1970 R&B and some seventies R&B acts.

In the nineties, I dug the major grunge and alt-rock acts. Groups I used to like but no longer do include Yes and Genesis.

Did I happen to mention I used to like the Village People? :rofl: :eek2:


Oh yes, and after all that, I discovered. . .

FAMILY!!

:D

Whoa, that's a good questions Kristel.

Well, let's just say when I was younger, I was really into the pop bands like N'SYNC (I was so obsessed with him I even knew where the initials came from), Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, you name it. So I was pretty much into what every teenager in the 90's was into. And I also loved rap and hip hop.

So when I went to the middle school, my music tastes didn't change that much. I would always listen to my dad's music, which was ACDC, Kiss, Aerosmith, all the groups I love now. I didn't love them back then, but I liked them and didn't mind listening to their songs. But I was still into the all pop and hip hop stuff.

But then suddenly this year I'm all into classic rock. I just couldn't believe how much better it is than rap and stuff. And right now, I'm getting into the current rock like My Chemical Romance, Taking Back Sunday, and all those bands. So pretty much, I'm into any kind of rock, EXCEPT hardcore stuff where people are like screaming into the microphone. That scares the hell out of me, and I'm pretty sure I'll never get into those kind of music. But other than that, I can like any kind of genre of music if I like the song.


Awesome! You have good taste, my friend :D

I started out liking the Osmonds when I was six, then a lot of that soft-rock 70's dross by the time I was eleven. But I had an excuse; it was the 70's!

I listen to the '70s station on satellite radio and man, was that an eclectic decade, even just so far as top 40 pop radio was concerned!! XM's '70s station plays not only the big top 40 hits, but other obscurities as well. You can see where many modern artists got their influences from.

There was everything a music fan could want: teenybopper music (now known as boy band music) r&b, soul, rock, country, semi-psychedelic pop rock, country rock, disco, funk, MOR (middle-of-the-road, now referred to as "easy listening.") and just about anything you can think of!!

Very weird at times, but I don't think you'll ever see a decade that was as musically diverse as the '70s. I'm not saying it was all genius or anything - but just for sheer variety and chutzpah, it can't be beat.

Well, when I was twelve, I actually liked these guys!! :eek:

http://www.freewebs.com/leafyplant/funnyvillagepeople.jpg

Eh, not so much anymore! :lol


:lol: :lol: :lol:

A bit of Village People trivia: When the Navy heard the Village People were coming out with a song called "In The Navy," they asked them to film a commercial for the Navy using the song. The Village People happily obliged, seeing this as a great promotional opportunity for their record.

However, when the Govt. got wind of the fact that certain members of the Village People didn't walk the straight and narrow, the commercial was put on ice.

It did resurface as a music video on shows such as Don Kirshner's Rock Concert - this was 1979, pre-MTV pre-VH1 (not that they have anything to do with music videos anymore, but...) - and that was one of the few shows on TV that showcased music.

I used to like mainstream pop and country in early 2000, then about 2002 I started to listen to rock first rock CD I bought was Ozzy Osbourne's Ozzman Cometh, so now I listen to classic rock now and still some pop mostly people from Idol American and around the world, and some singers no one has ever heard of in this country