How have your musical tastes changed over the years?

[Number 9 Dream]

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 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

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 That's what defined YOU). If it sounds good, I'll listen to it.

So, how about you?

[EmoJoe]

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.

[Polniaczek033]

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.

[Superstar]

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

[EmoJoe]

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










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[Courtnee]

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...

[Hollow]

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.

[MaydayMalonesGirl]

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.

[Dr. Thong]

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.

[Dutabi84]

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 Love Clay Aiken¤]

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 , 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

[Dr. Thong]

Originally Posted by Dutabi84

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.

[tv star collector]

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."

[Number 9 Dream]

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

[Steve M.]

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



Eh, not so much anymore!