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Talkin' bout YOUR generation...

Hello.

A lightweight thread here, folks. Just want to see where we are all coming from - YOUR generation, that is.

We all had a defining band growing up. In your formative years, who was that band??? The only rules are that you have to pick a band from the time when you were somewhere between the ages of 11 and 17, and they have had to be current at the time - still together and vibrant. For example, at age 34, I can't pick The Beatles, Stones, Zeppelin, or The Who, even though I may have listened to them a great deal. As such, I doubt any of us will be able to choose Haydn or Vivaldi...

It would be that if CDs were in cars at the time, that would be blaring when you picked up your friends. It doesn't mean you have to still be listening to them today. Heck, you may even hate them now.

I think it will provide a little insight into our backgrounds and a special time of our lives. OK, so let's have some fun with this!

MY choice in my time period(1980 - 1986) would have to be Van Halen, and I don't even listen to them anymore
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ljgj
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The Beach Boys - I Get Around 45
Dino, Desi and Billy - I'm A Fool LP
The Beatles - Meet the Beatles LP
The Rolling Stones - I Can't Get Know Satisfaction 45
Gary Lewis and the Playboys Greatest Hits LP
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buscis2
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1970-1977. Yes. "The Yes album" - "Going for the One". The band took me through the ages of 11-18. I was really bummed out when Patrick Moraz replaced Rick Wakeman on "Relayer" in 1974. As a keyboard player, I aspired to Wakeman's playing ability and classical/rock style.

But then I discovered Chick Corea in 1974. I worshipped the ground he walked on.

And I still do today.
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nrchy
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Glen I was surprised to see so many of the same recordings I would list. I was wondering who that was at my window with their ear pressed against the glass. I thought it was some kind of perv, but you were just their for the music.
The rest of my list is:
Jethro Tull MU Best of
Jethro Tull Song From the Wood
Rainbow Rising
Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon
Pink Floyd Umma Gumma
Queen A Night at the Opera
Kansas Leftoverture
Alice Cooper Welcome to my Nightmare
Boston Boston
Meatloaf Bat Out of Hell
Nazareth Hair of the Dog
Wow I haven't thought much about some of those in a long time. Guess what I'll be listening to later today.
sogood51
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I was 17 in 1967, at that time in my life anything and everything "Motown" put out was on my TT. Born and raised in the Detroit area, the Motown sound had a great impact on my music listening from around 1964-69. At around 1968 someone fired up my first "joint", excuse me while I kiss the sky and all that...

Dave
jeffloistarca
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At 42 I'm a bit older than you folks; I liked Zep, Rush, Tull, Floyd, Triumph, Aerosmith, Bowie, etc... hmmm, I still like those bands. But the one band that captured my imagination in my early teens was Frank Zappa and the Mothers. Hands down the most talented musician I've stumbled across and by far the best live show I've seen. Best, Jeff
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