Sir Stewart Posted May 14, 2015 Author Share Posted May 14, 2015 Fuck it, I'm adding honorable mentions to mine. If the question was Who was your favorite artist at each of these ages, it'd be The Beatles across the board. But I'm interested in who hit you the hardest, who you were most obsessed with, at that given time. Not the full five years before or after that age, but that particular age.I'll start with when I was age 5, only because I still link Sgt Pepper's to that time. 5 - (1978) - The Beatles, Sesame Street 10 - (1983) - Van Halen, Michael Jackson 15 - (1988) - The Beatles, Prince, Beastie Boys, They Might Be Giants, U2, The Cult 20 - (1993) - Beastie Boys, Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder 25 - (1998) - Bob Dylan, Beastie Boys, Talking Heads 30 - (2003) - Wilco, Beck 35 - (2008) - Wilco, The Clash 40 - (2013) - The Beatles (thank you, fatherhood), Daft Punk, Beastie Boys Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Ah damn. Forgot about KISS. Somewhere in the age 8 realm... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Passenger Sid Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 5 - Mom's albums (Beatles, Herman's Hermits, Hollies, Beach Boys) and AM radio (in the mid 70's, one single station would play Elton John, Stones, Beatles, Neil Sedaka, Olivia Newton John, Carly Simon, Terry Jacks, Simon & Garfunkel, Abba, Bread, Mac Davis, etc) 10 - Wings 15 - U2 20 - Classic Rock 25 - R.E.M. 30 - Wilco 35 until now - Try to keep up with new music (Alvvays and Future Islands are great), keep up with good artists still putting out good stuff (Jack White), re-listening to all my old cd's, and seeking out old nuggets on Youtube. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Inside of Outside Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 5 (1973) - Wings 10 (1978) - Boston 15 (1983) - The Kinks 20 (1988) - The Who 25 (1993) - Paul Weller 30 (1998) - The Jayhawks 35 (2003) - Wilco 40 (2008) - Wilco 45 (2013) - Wilco Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hixter Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 05 (1968) - Disney records10 (1973) - Elton John15 (1978) - The Who20 (1983) - The Who25 (1988) - The Who30 (1993) - Sonic Youth35 (1998) - Whatever Carla Bozulich and Nels Cline were doing at the time40 (2003) - Whatever Carla Bozulich and Nels Cline were doing at the time45 (2008) - Whatever Carla Bozulich and Nels Cline were doing at the time50 (2013) - Whatever Carla Bozulich and Nels Cline were doing at the time Quote Link to post Share on other sites
worldrecordplayer Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 5 (1962) - Peter Paul and Mary, or Harry Belafonte (for some reason I was fixated on the song Day-O, although I probably didn't know it was Harry) 10 (1967) - Beatles-from the moment I first heard them early in '63 15 (1972) - Allman Brothers Band (by the end of the year when Europe '72 came out, probably the Dead) 20 (1977) - the Dead/Hot Tuna 25 (1982) - Talking Heads/the Clash 30 (1987) - R.E.M./Replacements 35 (1992) - the Dead 40 (1997) - the Dead/Phish 45 (2002) - Wilco/Phish 50 (2007) - Wilco/Phish 55 (2012) - Wilco Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kbraz Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 5 - Kiss10 - Jimi Hendrix15 - Beastie Boys20 - Grateful Dead25 - Grateful Dead/String Cheese Incident30 - String Cheese Incident35 - Wilco40 - Frank Zappa45 - Various "old timey" stuff, I play clawhammer banjo now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smells like flowers Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 5- (1974) AM radio...John Denver, Carpenters, America, etc. 10- (1979) Fleetwood Mac 15- (1984) REM, U2 20- (1989) They Might Be Giants, The Sundays, Jane's Addiction 25- (1994) Superchunk 30- (1999) Whiskeytown 35- (2004) Wilco 40- (2009) Wilco 45- (2014) Wilco Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CortezTheKiller Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 5 ('78) - The Beatles 10 ('83) - Van Halen 15 ('88) - Led Zeppelin 20 ('93) - Neil Young 25 ('98) - Neil Young 30 ('03) - Neil Young 35 ('08) - Drive-By Truckers 40 ('13) - Mark Kozelek Currently - The Kinks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigloop Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 This is a fun thread. I like the posts that added the years because you can match to your age. Go 1971! It's harder than I thought. Memory (or a lack thereof) and a desire for the list to be representative of my musical taste leave me with scraps of paper with multiple iterations of this list. Since point in time is the mandate, there might be profoundly important bands that get left off... still working on it.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
i'm only sleeping Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 5. Johnny Burnette 10. Johnny Burnette, Elvis Presley, Lionel Hampton 15. Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Spencer Davis Group 20. Rolling Sones, Grateful Dead 25. Steely Dan, Graham Parker, Television, The Clash 30. Velvet Underground 35. Ry Cooder, American Music Club, Orange Juice 40. Sibelius, Claude Debussy, Gustav Mahler, John Coltrane 45- Grateful Dead, Miles Davis 50- Wilco 55.- Wilco, Grateful Dead 60 - Grateful Dead Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lost highway Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 3 (1985) Bruce Springsteen8 (1990) The Beatles13 (1995) Nirvana18 (2000) Jawbreaker/Fugazi23 (2005) Radiohead/Wilco28 (2010) Wilco33 (2015) ? (Yo La Tengo, Bottomless Pit, Neko Case, Sharon Van Etten, Wilco)-history will tell There may have been a Samiam, a Fela Kuti, a Dylan and a Jason Molina in some interim periods but I play by the rules. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
worldrecordplayer Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 45- Grateful Dead, Miles Davis 50- Wilco 55.- Wilco, Grateful Dead 60 - Grateful Dead I like this list. My original response likely failed to note the continual presence of the Dead from '73 to the present with the exception of '81 until September of '87 Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Fuck it, I'm adding honorable mentions to mine. You bastard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oceanman Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Wow,I really like how you did this. Because it eliminates the most awful question."Who is your favorite band?" or "What's your favorite song? " 5:Michael Jackson 10:Poison15:The Cure20:Grateful Dead25:Wilco 30:Townes Van Zandt 35:Grateful Dead (When life doesn't make any sense,get out the tapes) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted May 18, 2015 Author Share Posted May 18, 2015 Wow,I really like how you did this. Because it eliminates the most awful question."Who is your favorite band?" or "What's your favorite song? " 5:Michael Jackson10:Poison15:The Cure20:Grateful Dead25:Wilco30:Townes Van Zandt35:Grateful Dead (When life doesn't make any sense,get out the tapes) Thanks man, nice to see you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oceanman Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Well it's nice to be here!And thanks,you somehow need to inform the general public that music isn't a choice we choose, it chose us. And sometimes embarrassing, it's worth all the awkward moments And those of you that honestly answered. ...well done Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Smith Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 I'll try this again by age...5 Beatles10 Beatles 15 Beatles and solo beatles20 Ramones/Clash/Pink Floyd/Springsteen25 Replacements/REM30 Replacements35 Pearl Jam40 no one in particular45 no one in particular50 no one in particular55 no on in particular Springsteen the Stones, Neil young have ways been important just not the most important. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 5 (1965) --- The Beatles10 (1970) --- The Beatles/Bobby Sherman (I had a 16 year old sister...)15 (1975) --- The Beatles/Bruce Springsteen20 (1980) --- Bruce Springsteen25 (1985) --- Bruce Springsteen/REM/U230 (1990) --- Bruce? (I had just had a kid and I really didn't have much time for music)35 (1995) --- Bruce/U2/Pearl Jam...and then I discovered Wilco40 (2000) --- Bruce/Wilco45 (2005) --- Wilco50 (2010) --- Wilco55 (last Friday) --- Wilco/My Morning Jacket Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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