When parents get down with the kids musically

buck65

The Garth Brooks thread got me thinking about parents that try to get down with the kids musically and produce some ****e or other thinking "we'll all listen to this for the next 2 hours" driving to Sligo.

I remember mine bought this double cassette of "Rock n roll" from the 60s as they knew we liked rock music. Anyone who knows anything about rock n roll from the 60s knows it's fairly dreadful.

Enya was another one.

DrumSteve

Good rock and roll from the 60's was pretty bad ass.

D-FENS

buck65 wrote: »

Enya was another one.

My only really human quality to speak of is a fondness for Celtic mysticism.

Artistes like...Fainne Lasta, Raithneach, Amhann na Ngealach, Clannad.

You like them artistes? Their music? What am I saying. of course you do!

Lapin

buck65 wrote: »

Anyone who knows anything about rock n roll from the 60s knows it's fairly dreadful.

Oh dear.

gobnaitolunacy

D-FENS wrote: »

My only really human quality to speak of is a fondness for Celtic mysticism.

Artistes like...Fainne Lasta, Raithneach, Amhann na Ngealach, Clannad.

You like them artistes? Their music? What am I saying. of course you do!

The ancient Celts were some practitioners of synth sound alright.:D

endacl

Stones. Beatles. And all the rest...

Whatchoo talkin' 'bout, OP?!?

Lukehandypants

We have queens of the stoneage, the Beatles, my bloody valentine, daft punk and others all on heavy rotation in our house of two kids.

Rock from the sixties was crap?!?!?!?! Why?

buck65

Ah not the Beatles etc that was pop I mean all that American Rock n roll jive ****.

jester77

buck65 wrote: »

The Garth Brooks thread got me thinking about parents that try to get down with the kids musically and produce some ****e or other thinking "we'll all listen to this for the next 2 hours" driving to Sligo.

I remember mine bought this double cassette of "Rock n roll" from the 60s as they knew we liked rock music. Anyone who knows anything about rock n roll from the 60s knows it's fairly dreadful.

Enya was another one.

You had it good.

I had to endure hours of absolute sh*te Irish country music on trips across the country.

Lukehandypants

buck65 wrote: »

Ah not the Beatles etc that was pop I mean all that American Rock n roll jive ****.

The stones were rock as were led Zeppelin and led Zeppelin were not pop.

Heater skelter pop? Hmmmm......

gobnaitolunacy

jester77 wrote: »

You had it good.

I had to endure hours of absolute sh*te Irish country music on trips across the country.

Irish 'Country & Western', this stuff is kryptonite for anyone under 50.

Four roads to fcuking Glenamaddy and Gentle Mothers, sweet Jeebus.

buck65

Yeah Dolores Keane, Cain , Kane - not bad the first time but by god after 5 times in a row...

endacl

buck65 wrote: »

Ah not the Beatles etc that was pop I mean all that American Rock n roll jive ****.

So you ain't no jive bunny, daddy-o?

Matt_Trakker

buck65 wrote: »

Ah not the Beatles etc that was pop I mean all that American Rock n roll jive ****.

1950s

buck65

Lukehandypants wrote: »

The stones were rock as were led Zeppelin and led Zeppelin were not pop.

Heater skelter pop? Hmmmm......

I said 60s not 70s,

buck65

What is Heater Skelter? Some type of new murderous heat system?

jester77

gobnaitolunacy wrote: »

Irish 'Country & Western', this stuff is kryptonite for anyone under 50.

Absolutely, if it weren't for the child locks I probably wouldn't be around. There was some awful crap radio station that was always on and my brain is still scared with their jingle "The music of the people, for the people"

Ash.J.Williams

Lukehandypants wrote: »

We have queens of the stoneage, the Beatles, my bloody valentine, daft punk and others all on heavy rotation in our house of two kids.

Rock from the sixties was crap?!?!?!?! Why?

i was just reading an interview with Kevin Shields at the weekend about the importance of the 60's!

gobnaitolunacy

jester77 wrote: »

Absolutely, if it weren't for the child locks I probably wouldn't be around. There was some awful crap radio station that was always on and my brain is still scared with their jingle "The music of the people, for the people"

Probably one of those local stations where the 'death notices' are the highlight of the day?

martinedwards

as the parent we have Queen's greatest hits.

the kids (18,15, 13, & 10) sing along at the top of their lungs

eviltimeban

Does OP mean *fifties* rock n roll? As in, Rock Around The Clock and all that? Fair enough, I can see why you might not like it - I however think 50s rock n roll is pretty awesome, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, early Elvis, all that jive.

"Rock" didn't really exist until the late 60s, from about 67/68 onwards it began to be referred to as "rock". Cream / Hendrix / Led Zep were clearly not "rock n roll" so they needed a new term.

We used to listen to my parents music, so it was Donna Summer and Rod Stewart and John Denver. Me and brother were then into thrash metal as youngsters so we got our own back!

My own kids now listen exclusively to music that us parents like, and request it - so the Beatles, Daft Punk, Jamiroquai, Smashing Pumpkins and Gorillaz are all very much in demand.

Lukehandypants

buck65 wrote: »

I said 60s not 70s,

I think u may find that Helter skelter was released in 1968
And led Zeppelins first album was in 1969.

Lukehandypants

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

i was just reading an interview with Kevin Shields at the weekend about the importance of the 60's!

Well he is right, the birth of albums as complete pieces of art and not just as filler between singles.

SEPT 23 1989

My daughter listens to rubbish music:(

Menas

Editing this to remove all the nice stuff I said about my parents musical taste. Just remembered sitting through the Sound of Music cassette during one long journey when I was 14.

gobnaitolunacy

My ma thinks the music I listen to currently is old hat, 1920s-1940's jazz!

Lukehandypants

Trigger Happy wrote: »

I hated all music that my parents loved, only to secretly learn to love it in later life.

Bob Dylan from the early 60s.
Post 66 Beatles, The Rolling stones, The Doors & Hendrix are the best examples of the late 60's music.
Simon and Garfunkel from the late 60s early 70s.
Led Zep, Pink Floyd from the 70s....

And all still alive and well on my iPod today. But I still have not, and never will, fess up to my parents that they had great taste in music.

Post 66 Beatles are the only Beatles worth listening too, my mother always hated the Beatles after rubber soul onwards she thought they got weird, I thought they got interesting.

DrumSteve

martinedwards wrote: »

as the parent we have Queen's greatest hits.

the kids (18,15, 13, & 10) sing along at the top of their lungs

That's because Queen are ****in boss.

endacl

Lukehandypants wrote: »

I led Zeppelins fist album was in 1969.

I don't have that one. Sounds ... ... interesting...?

Lukehandypants

Trigger Happy wrote: »

I hated all music that my parents loved, only to secretly learn to love it in later life.

Bob Dylan from the early 60s.
Post 66 Beatles, The Rolling stones, The Doors & Hendrix are the best examples of the late 60's music.
Simon and Garfunkel from the late 60s early 70s.
Led Zep, Pink Floyd from the 70s....

And all still alive and well on my iPod today. But I still have not, and never will, fess up to my parents that they had great taste in music.

Post 66 Beatles are the only Beatles worth listening too, my mother always hated the Beatles after rubber soul onwards she thought they got weird, I thought they got interesting.

gcgirl

buck65 wrote: »

I said 60s not 70s,

They started off in the 60's along with Queen and Pink Floyd

Artful_Badger

OP be trippin.

1. The Beatles
2. James Brown
3. The Beach Boys
4. The Supremes
5. The Rolling Stones
6. Bob Dylan
7. Aretha Franklin
8. Elvis Presley
9. Sam Cooke
10. The Jimi Hendrix Experience
11. Ray Charles
12. Otis Redding
13. The Temptations
14. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
15. The Byrds
16. Marvin Gaye
17. The Four Seasons
18. The Who
19. Wilson Pickett
20. Stevie Wonder
21. The Kinks
22. Roy Orbison
23. The Impressions
24. The Shirelles
25. The Doors
26. The Drifters
27. The Four Tops
28. Led Zeppelin
29. Martha & The Vandellas
30. Dion
31. Jefferson Airplane
32. The Mamas & The Papas
33. Sam & Dave
34. Solomon Burke
35. Cream
36. Jackie Wilson
37. Creedence Clearwater Revival
38. Booker T. & The MG's
39. Sly & The Family Stone
40. The Monkees
41. The Yardbirds
42. Chubby Checker
43. Simon & Garfunkel
44. The Marvelettes
45. Joe Tex
46. Etta James
47. The Lovin' Spoonful
48. Del Shannon
49. The Ventures
50. Jan & Dean
51. The Ronettes
52. Janis Joplin/Big Brother & Holding Company
53. The (Young) Rascals
54. The Animals
55. Mary Wells
56. Ike & Tina Turner
57. The Band
58. Lee Dorsey
59. The Velvet Underground
60. Junior Walker & The All-Stars
61. The Dave Clark Five
62. The Jackson Five
63. The Righteous Brothers
64. Buffalo Springfield
65. Gary "U.S." Bonds
66. Donovan
67. The Crystals
68. The Delfonics
69. Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention
70. Lesley Gore
71. Sam The Sham & The Pharoahs
72. Sonny & Cher
73. Carla Thomas
74. Tommy James & The Shondells
75. The Turtles
76. Percy Sledge
77. Rick Nelson
78. The Everly Brothers
79. Ben E. King
80. The Shangri-Las
81. Gladys Knight & The Pips
82. Gene Chandler
83. Dick Dale
84. Paul Revere & The Raiders
85. Van Morrison/Them
86. The Chiffons
87. Eddie Floyd
88. The Isley Brothers
89. The Hollies
90. Jerry Butler
91. Dusty Springfield
92. Chuck Berry
93. Major Lance
94. Johnny Rivers
95. Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters
96. Pink Floyd
97. Gene Pitney
98. Steppenwolf
99. Herman's Hermits
100. The Grateful Dead

http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_artists60s.html

Lukehandypants

What he said.

Bipolar Joe

Never mind the parents, I had to sit through Dolly fucking Parton on a journey from Limerick to Thurles, Tipp', with my Sister, who's not much older than I am. I was about ready to kill myself. My Pop, on the other hand, likes Zeppelin, Queen, so on.

endacl

Bipolar Joe wrote: »

Never mind the parents, I had to sit through Dolly fucking Parton on a journey from Limerick to Thurles, Tipp', with my Sister, who's not much older than I am. I was about ready to kill myself. My Pop, on the other hand, likes Zeppelin, Queen, so on.

Your pop likes rock? What does your jazz like?

Femme_Fatale

buck65 wrote: »

I remember mine bought this double cassette of "Rock n roll" from the 60s as they knew we liked rock music.

Doubt it was Led Zeppelin and the Stones etc; early '60s stuff that my dad would have loved I assume.

My dad loves Hendrix, the Stones, Queen, Lynrd Skynrd, the Who, Pink Floyd, Cohen, Dylan, old Aerosmith stuff, and loves getting the Led out. I'd go on any road trip with him, anytime, and never argue about the music.

MadYaker

My Dad is the same. When I was 13 he bought me that Led Zeppelin remastered double CD. Our taste in music is almost identical. Although I listen to a lot of electronic stuff as well as the classic rock which wasn't really around when he was my age. He used to think all electronic music was sh!te but I'm slowly turning him around to it. We went to see The Black Keys together when they played in Dublin a while back.

My mum likes Garth Brooks, Bryan Adams, and the Bee Gees. I'll start off singing along with her to keep her sweet, but at the end of an hour of it, I'll be plotting to kill her.

I go from "Everything I doooo.....I doooo it for yooooo..." to the theme from Psycho

cletus van damme

Bipolar Joe wrote: »

Never mind the parents, I had to sit through Dolly fucking Parton on a journey from Limerick to Thurles, Tipp', with my Sister, who's not much older than I am. I was about ready to kill myself. My Pop, on the other hand, likes Zeppelin, Queen, so on.

harsh - we'd just say the rosary.
I wish I was joking

sudzs

Early 80's, 4 hour drive to Cork, non-stop Nial Daimond.... 'nuff said.

Muise...

Better than silence, punctuated by your elderly relatives reading every signpost, billboard and lorry they see.

"Lydon's Bakery... Coca Cola... Monivea... TSB..."

Are we dead yet? Kill me now.

eviltimeban

Lukehandypants wrote: »

Post 66 Beatles are the only Beatles worth listening too, my mother always hated the Beatles after rubber soul onwards she thought they got weird, I thought they got interesting.

Having said that, A Hard Day's Night from 1964 is one of their strongest albums. Some AMAZING stuff on that. Look beneath the surface. Also their 63 - 65 singles were peerless, obviously. :-)

Collie D

One of the (admittedly - many) reasons I hate Coldplay is because my mother has one of their albums.

Digs

Five hour trips to Mayo back in the day.

Dad driving - Christy Moore, The Dubliners, Luke Kelly etc..

Mam - always remember the year she was pregnant on my youngest sister my dad bought her garth Brooks and Queen cassette, we listened to them over and over.

As a result I know most of the above mentioned artists songs by heart and am very fond of all of them!

Butterface

I liked what my parents used to play for us on a long car journey.. lots of Irish folk music - sure we'd be begging for them to throw on some Christy Moore.

On the other hand, my parents had to endure the torture of Richie Kavanagh's album on repeat on the long drive down to Kerry in the summer of 1996.

AND we sang along at the top of our lungs.

Dr.Winston O'Boogie

buck65 wrote: »

I said 60s not 70s,

Chuck Berry??

MonstaMash

MC5 / Iggy & The Stooges...to name but a few

Duggy747

Led Zeppelin < Big Tom

Irish Guitarist

My father thought anything recorded after about 1935 that wasn't by The Dubliners was rubbish. I don't recall him ever playing music in the car. He didn't even own a record or cassette player. I know he liked music because he played the harmonica. Apart from The Dubliners I have no idea what he liked though.

MadsL

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

My daughter listens to rubbish music:(

That's your fault. Mine was brainwashed from an early age. I see rock journalist in her future...

Muise... wrote: »

Better than silence, punctuated by your elderly relatives reading every signpost, billboard and lorry they see.

"Lydon's Bakery... Coca Cola... Monivea... TSB..."

Are we dead yet? Kill me now.

My mother does this. Drives. me. fucking. demented.