[eightbitpotion]

So I remember my parents telling me that they once listened to "hip" music....I denied their speech and refused to believe I'd ever be out of the "circle". I'm a bit older now (22 years old), and I've noticed a few things- 1. I have terrible spelling and sentence structure, and of course 2. I HAVE changed my music preference.

I grew up in the late 80's with def leppard, metallica, guns n' roses...etc, but then in the early 90's I did what every young rocker did- listened to the grunge scene with nirvana, pearl jam, alice in chains, stp...etc. I figured I'd jump on the next "upcoming" genre, which I guess would probably be the nu-metal scene, but I didn't....something crazy- REALLY crazy happened: I became a raver out of the blue. O_O. In this scene I of course saw some crazy stuff, did some crazy stuff (you know), and experienced some weird and funky music that I adored. The scene is now laying low...perhaps too low for a 5'11" adult, but it left me a bit empty...I loved the music, but no one to share it with anymore besides the angsty teens. So I started a "soul search" for my passion for sound, and on the way I discovered a lot of crazy sounds....the strings of alex shakar, the keys of mozart's soul, bach's crying bow...and then I went to more organic sounds such as Shpongle

. So here I am listening to Kilowatts, Caribou, Shpongle...etc. I also seem to be drawn towards acoustic stuff....I LOVE it.

I guess, is what I'm trying to say- What did you start off with...did anything unusual happen that made you change your style and listening habits...and of course... where do you think it's all headed!?

PS. I still listen to my oldie favs

 

[feh1325]

linkin park got me interested in music
then punk rock
then hip hop/rap
followed by alternative rock
then queen and pink floyd
now pretty much anything that overlaps in the rock genre...but i'm really digging muse and final fantasy (owen pallett) right now

 

[Happy Camper]

I will always listen to the Beatles (my first love). In jr high I was pop, motown and folk. In hs I was into rock. In the Navy, I stayed into rock but expanded from mainstream into progressive, southern, euro, british, texas and californian rock and jazz(never liked disco). In the 30s I got started into the blues, bluegrass, old country and oldies (50s-60s) with some pop from the 80s. In my 40s I got into new age, easy listening, reggae, R&B (and my younger brother tried getting me into hip/rap/trance). I am now turning 51 and getting into world folk, newer progressive, older euro. rock, some metal and starting into classical.

Mostly though, I just use the random button and enjoy what about 40 years of collecting has brought me. A big smile now that I have quality hps

 

[monolith]

I started with classical and mainstreamish pop and rock, moved on to light metal (early Metallica and such), then proper metal (SLAYER, hehehe), then death metal, then black metal. Now I listen to just about every genre, though stoner rock/metal, psych, classical and jazz get the most listening time. I can name artists I like in any genre, pretty much.