Music showdown

I'm just guessing here, but in my opinion, and experience with my own kids, high schoolers today have more favorite bands from the past than at any other time in history.
Popular bands at my son's high school include AC/DC, Ramones, OLD Green Day (they don't like the new stuff), Skynyrd, etc etc. It's because so much of the music today is pop-fabricated krap or every-song-just-like-another hip hop.
The old stuff resonates still........
"I Wanna Rock and Roll All Nite,,,,,And Party
E-ver-y Day!"

Totally agree-the most popular stuff I play is the 70's rock-Skynard, AC/DC, Boston, Creedance, Stones, etc....but THE most requested song I get is...

"I Met My Baby in the Porta-John Line", by Nothin' Fancy.

Same here Traveldad. My kids really like most of what I listened to, well maybe not everything. They didn't seem to like John McLaughlin & The Mahavishnu Orchestra, or Chick Corea & Return to Forever.

Whenever music comes up, I have to promote one of the best relatively unknown bands of all time, from Nashville, Jason and the Scorchers. Best live show I have EVER seen. They are no longer together, sadly. Their guitarist, Warner Hodges, is widely held by people in the know as one of the best all-around (mainly rock) guitarists of all time. Phenomenal. Pick up their live CD, "Midnight Roads and Stages Seen", or better yet pick up the VHS of the same show at Nashville's Exit-In Club. My kids LOVE this band, and Warner Hodges is a new guitar hero around our house. My fingers are crossed that they'll reunite someday......and come play a USO gig in Korea!!
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Best live show I have EVER seen.

The Tubes.

Pioneer!!
Fee Waybil !! great show!! I love it!!

catchersdad

I play AC/DC, old Aerosmith, REO Speedwagon, Styx, etc., and he loves it. He likes comtemporary music as well, but he digs my oldies.

My son is really into the disco I listen to, Earth, Wind, and Fire and others. However, the song he loves that kills me is "Tarzan Boy" by Baltimora. Good lord I didn't even like that in the 80's. Lotta kids around here like Ozzy and Metallica. I think alot of it comes from the movies today, and they use alot of 70's and 80's music that kids pick up on.

My son likes some of what I listen to...Buffett, Eagles, Aerosmith, Boston....

The kids at my school listen to Hip-Hop, etc... It's limited in its appeal to me...comparatively speaking...but it'll be interesting to see how it holds up in the future.

Oldest son, baseball player, is into country, it goes with his truck.

Youngest son, track kiddo, is into AC/DC, Styx, Queen, CCR, BTO, etc. so much so that I dug out my old albums and for Christmas we got him one of those 4in1 retro record players and he loves "spinning the vinyl". Classic look on his face when I got out my old 45's and he wondered how that worked.

I am in the process of trying to turn him onto Mike and the Mechanics, Adam Ant, Scandal, Heart, The Doors, the Cars, throw in some disco with Average White Band, The Commodores, EWF and the list goes on and on.........

If only I had kept my 8 track player..............

Both my kids have their Ipods loaded with current and classic rock. My daughter is into the garage/underground rock of today. Although, one of her all time favorite bands is Led Zeplin, which is an excellent choice.

Unfortunatly, neither one is into Jazz, but they hear it all the time. Just about every night either a CD is on or I have the radio on tuned into an NPR Jazz station.

Cathchersdad-Tubes-WPOD, I saw them live in Boston in 1975, great show.

Jazzman---

Have faith! My son is very eclectic when it comes to his musical tastes, but jazz is right on top of his chart!

PAMom, Thanks, I figure the day one of them sits and really listens they'll appreciate Jazz. Right now they don't have the patience. Both have been to concerts and the hour and half to two hours is too long.
My daughter takes drum lessons, so I play alot of Max Roach and Art Blakey.

Cool! Son (and husband) is a drummer, too. Both would like to learn jazz drumming eventually. NOT easy.

One of his favorite artists is Pat Metheny. He and his trio recently played a concert here at the local university, and hubby and I were lucky to attend. Absolutley fantastic!

#2 son is also pulling out some of hubby's jazz albums, hubby was a drummer throughout college (Kansas State Singers) and played in some local jazz groups after college.............

But it is still "rock and roll" for me.

What's the saying "What's Old is New Again" and it goes with clothing and music.

Back when my son was younger, there was a rock station here in town called ZRock, and thier mantra was..."If it's too loud, you're too old"

Had that bumper sticker on my pickup.


Too bad my son remembers that slogan, and now uses it on me.

You've got to feel good about yourself when your 12 yr old and 15 yr old start arguing in the mini-van (that you never thought you'd drive) about which was better; Ozzy-era Sabbath or Ronnie James Dio-era Sabbath. It sends chills up my spine!!