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NSW · 06-13-2009, 11:44 AM

Growing up my parents were really my only way to get and/or hear new music, so I really grew to appreciate their tastes alot, though I have to say I've always related better to my dad's tastes than my mom's. He of course liked the 70's rock guys like Led Zep. He also loved Aerosmith, U2, Yes, and many others. I remember when I was 15 I stole his 'Rattle and Hum' cassette tape and listened to it over and over for weeks. I still have it actually. He used to make all kinds of home made cassettes and mix tapes. It's because of him I even gave Vanilla Fudge a chance, though I don't know if that's a good thing or not. lol. My mom likes more poppy stuff, but the one thing she has always loved that I really took and ran with was blues. Mostly just the well known artists like BB King and SRV. And I remember they both loooooved Van Halen and would see them every time they came to town and I used to share that love too. I've kind of grown out of liking them so much these days though.
I still make mix tapes for both my parents because I feel like I have a pretty good grasp on what they both like. But, I have to say that as I've gotten older my music tastes have actually veered further away from what my parents like, and not become more similar.

06-13-2009, 11:44 AM	#45 (permalink)
NSW Bigger and Better Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Texas girl living in the UK Posts: 2,596	Growing up my parents were really my only way to get and/or hear new music, so I really grew to appreciate their tastes alot, though I have to say I've always related better to my dad's tastes than my mom's. He of course liked the 70's rock guys like Led Zep. He also loved Aerosmith, U2, Yes, and many others. I remember when I was 15 I stole his 'Rattle and Hum' cassette tape and listened to it over and over for weeks. I still have it actually. He used to make all kinds of home made cassettes and mix tapes. It's because of him I even gave Vanilla Fudge a chance, though I don't know if that's a good thing or not. lol. My mom likes more poppy stuff, but the one thing she has always loved that I really took and ran with was blues. Mostly just the well known artists like BB King and SRV. And I remember they both loooooved Van Halen and would see them every time they came to town and I used to share that love too. I've kind of grown out of liking them so much these days though. I still make mix tapes for both my parents because I feel like I have a pretty good grasp on what they both like. But, I have to say that as I've gotten older my music tastes have actually veered further away from what my parents like, and not become more similar. __________________ Hi.