Have you 'grown up' musically?

SexyGreyFox · 19 Mar 2006 at 21:55

I'm older than most on here and if theres one thing that gets on my nerves is when I meet old friends, discuss the music we were into in the 70/80's and they turn around and say 'I've grown out of that', 'I don't listen to that crap anymore', 'I've mellowed over time' etc etc etc.
I grew up with Buddy Holly, Rock N Roll, The Beatles, The 60's because of my parents and then I got into Northern Soul, Reggae and Motown because of friends. In 1970 I heard my first real rock music and it was a revelation but I never turned my back on my roots. I'm into bands like System Of A Down, The Haunted, Devildriver but still I'll slap some of the old stuff on now and then.

So the question is -
Have you totally turned your back on music you liked when you were younger?

SexyGreyFox · 20 Mar 2006 at 20:24

Big Kev said:
What does annoy me is when people say they've grown out of metal, just trying to wind me up, which it invariably does.

Thats why I started the thread.

SexyGreyFox · 20 Mar 2006 at 22:17

MarcLister said:
Nowadays I have grown up, I have most of the Beatles better albums, all of Led Zep, most of Dire Straits, all of Queen and some Pink Floyd and U2.

That is exactly why I started the thread because of comments like 'I have grown up' but this has come from people who were into Zeppelin, Queen etc and now think 'growing up' is listening to Coldplay.

MarcLister said:
and in actual fact only on Friday I got the rest of Led Zep's studio albums.

When I was a young man in t'70's I eagerly awaited the arrival of Presence.
I took the vinyl out of the sleeve, put it on my deck, sat down with my headphones and turned it full blast.
About 40 minutes later I broke it into two because it was and still is bloody awful.
i did buy the CD but only to have a full set.

SexyGreyFox · 20 Mar 2006 at 22:34

MarcLister said:
I have all of Queen's stuff but there is some stuff on there that whilst it isn't crap, is south of their overall level of work.

I first saw Queen supporting Mott The Hoople and saw them on their very first headlining tour promoting Sheer Heart Attack. Apart from A Night At The Opera every album after that went downbank for me.

SexyGreyFox · 20 Mar 2006 at 22:50

MarcLister said:
Mott The Hoople?! Never heard of him/them.

Scandalous - fronted by a man called Ian Hunter.
Hits including All The Young Dudes, Roll Away The Stone, Honaloochie Boogie and much more.
Very big in the early 70's and were good enough to have Queen supporting them and the rest is history.

My mates elder brother used to roadie at Victoria Hall in Hanley like I did when I got older (saw many gigs for free). He got on well with Mott the Hoople and invited all them and Queen to stay over the night at his house in a place called Kidsgrove. Unfortunately I wasn't there.