(Music) groups and artists you can't believe you listened to in your youth.

[bitsandbobs]

I loved the Philip Glass string quartets, still do.

I once saw Kronos Quartet play one of Glass earlier quartets. I went with someone that went on to become a violinist in the LSO. I thought they were going to pass-out or throw up when Kronos played their version of Purple Haze as an encore.

View: https://youtu.be/hH1j06bMHDQ?feature=shared

Saw that performed by two percussionists on wood blocks at a very much faster tempo. Quite impressive in its way.

 

[Slick]

Two of my all time 'faves'!

Roll Away The Stone was horrendous but with forever live with me as my mate now sadly no longer with us, loved it. It was really before my time, but just because of events it will be forever on my playlist.

 

[Accy cyclist]

I like Ken Dodd, seen him live a few years ago, very good.

Comedian and singing wise he was ok. When with those Diddymen he was naff!!! 🧐

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Comedian and singing wise he was ok. When with those Diddymen he was naff!!! 🧐

I just thought the diddy men were funny.

 

[wafter]

Iggy and the stooges, When your young nihilistic, self destructive burning out has more appeal cuz death aint that imminent

View: https://youtu.be/1L3xB4wHIA0?si=_hhZqw_WvF48KANI

Appeals to the old and nihilistic too 👍


Linkin Park is probably about as bad as it gets... Smashing Pumpkins maybe a bit less so.

I stand by everything else

 

[albion]

First mention Lindesfarne's Do You Believe is only number 2.

Alan Hull's greatest has to be Winter Song, that being even more timeless.
Were you there in 1984?

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsHvFOAGJ8k

 

[palinurus]

So, from Slates to Perverted by Language is my fav.

Correct.

 

[palinurus]

Bands I liked at some point that I have since re-evaluated and now cannot bear to hear them:

• The Smiths: mostly because of Morrissey and recognizing that who he is now was always there in the lyrics.
• Bloody Bauhaus- liked them when I was at school. Perhaps still appreciate the disco/ dub feel to some of the work but overall it seems-- a bit silly.

 

[Venod]

Alan Hull's greatest has to be Winter Song,

Great song but my Alan Hull favourite is one of his solo efforts, One More Bottle Of Wine.

View: https://youtu.be/GZH83v9kALQ?si=S0WTHGzrtoQvu9KM

 

[AndyRM]

Being a white teenager from Surrey, I used to listen to a bit too much gansta rap in the late 80s.
Ice T and 2livecrew haven’t aged well.

I went on an Ice T trip based on this yesterday. Got to disagree. And his work with Body Count is awesome.

2LiveCrew I have mixed feelings about. Wouldn't have considered them gangsta particularly. They'd fall into my category of "disco", which I use for metal as well.

 

[FishFright]

Bands I liked at some point that I have since re-evaluated and now cannot bear to hear them:

• The Smiths: mostly because of Morrissey and recognizing that who he is now was always there in the lyrics.
• Bloody Bauhaus- liked them when I was at school. Perhaps still appreciate the disco/ dub feel to some of the work but overall it seems-- a bit silly.

I agree with The Smiths , with the odd exceptional track. eg How Soon Is Now

Siouxsie and the Banshees was a band I loved until one day I decided I didn't like them anymore and still can't listen to them. I have no good reason for this .

 

[Dogtrousers]

I remember when I first came across the Smiths I thought for a while they were a comedy parody band, with Morrisey playing the role of angst ridden teenager. A bit like Emo Phipps.

I was a bit baffled when I realised they were actually serious, but hey ho, it takes all sorts.

 

[CharlieB]

Five decades back, in my teens, I listened to these and I now cannot comprehend what I liked about their music:

Lindisfarne
Yes
King Crimson
Blue Oyster Cult
Bachman Turner Overdrive

How about you?

All of the above I enjoyed in my youth and readily admit I still do.
Actually, BTO - I think the remainder of their album Not Fragile is a lot better than the hugely overplayed hit single.

 

[gbb]

Tbf, even if I could find something I liked but no longer do...I wouldn't overanalyse the reason why or feel embarrassed about it. It fitted the time, it doesn't now. We all change and grow, some things get left behind.... (like tanks tops, hahaha...yes, I did have them)

 

[Badger_Boom]

Consider yourself lucky... their new album after i got into them was Momentary Lapse of Reason, saw them on the '88 tour too... it was amazing at the time but only a few short years later, I realised that it was utter sh!te

I’m the other way round; MLOR was the first Floyd album I bought, and I still enjoy listening to it. I even prefer the original’s 80s version to the ‘improved’ remix they released a few years ago. Mind you, I enjoy all eras of their music which I understand makes me a bit odd.