I sometimes look down upon my teenage musical tastes with a snobby air and thank God that I've progressed onto better stuff throughout adulthood. Tonight, for laughs, I listened to "Crushing Day" by Joe Satriani and initially laughed at how cheesy it sounded. But by around 2 minutes in I was stomping my feet, punching the air and banging my head, aged 14 all over again. Think I'll go listen to some Candlemass next!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFRhmKuD9x8

Think I'll go listen to some Candlemass next!

I'm not normally down on others music............


Seriously ........"Candle Mass"...................


I think I'd rather  punch myself in the nads about..................oh........ 1000 times......................


But hey............to each their own............

Oh Candlemass is nothing. At one point I had nothing but Venom on my Sony Walkman (3-band EQ).

sharke


I sometimes look down upon my teenage musical tastes with a snobby air and thank God that I've progressed onto better stuff throughout adulthood. Tonight, for laughs, I listened to "Crushing Day" by Joe Satriani and initially laughed at how cheesy it sounded. But by around 2 minutes in I was stomping my feet, punching the air and banging my head, aged 14 all over again. Think I'll go listen to some Candlemass next!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFRhmKuD9x8

I dunno Sharke...I never really regretted anything from my past. Now production, yeah...since I've grown a bit in that area, there are things I listen to now that I used to love that I no longer love. I can say I LIKE them, but the love has faded.
 
But I never beat myself up over what I liked or where I came from. Each piece of music to me that I loved was a stepping stone either by me learning how to play it or how to get the sounds. Even when I listen to my own old original creations. I kinda laugh at times, but I usually still like my songs. I hate the production on quite a few, I can admit to that. But I'd never hang my head in shame or be scared to admit I enjoyed some of the 80's rock stuff like Ratt and Dokken. It was more for the guitar playing than the songs themselves though, ya know? I was one of those guys that would buy a cassette tape and fast forward to the solo sections. I spent most of the 80's doing that other than when Journey or Van Halen put something out.
 
I also always had a problem with stars that sort of went back and ridiculed their past. To some of us that bought the stuff, it was the best times of our lives really and it made them stars. That was one cool thing I liked about the 80's. You were pretty much accepted wearing big hair and flashy clothes being a guy. Ok, when I look back at some of it now...it was sort of rediculous, but it was (to me) an instance of "Dance like no one is looking and just enjoy life" ya know? I really enjoyed life when it had that vibe about it. Though my tastes have changed a bit and I like to think my production skills have grown, I never forget where I came from and what got me into music in the first place. For me...though I loved classic rock, my teen years were in the 80's so that had the most impact on me. I don't regret a thing. :)
 
-Danny

When I was 14 The Beatles were still together. And I was just about to discover Hendrix, Cream and all the Prog Rockers for the first time along with everyone else.

I do not pooh-pooh my teenage tastes.

Never ignore a pooh-pooh..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moaayvc1cOY

bapu


When I was 14 The Beatles were still together.

Pfft...
 
When I was 14 The Bapu was still together.
 
 

I'm still listening to the same bands...

 I still have the same musical tastes that I did back in the days of my teenage years. I can appreciate early Ozzie, Clapton, Jimi, and all the iconic others. 

I have even purchased some of the favorites on CD..... Deep Purple Machine Head, Pink Floyd DSOTM, Humble Pie Rockin the Fillmore...... 

that stuff still sounds as good now as it did back then. 

If anything, my ability to listen to and appreciate many other genre's of music has expanded. I still have yet to acquire a taste or appreciation for rap, hip hop, dubstep, techno, or electronica though.  I can listen to it in moderation..... about 15 seconds or so...... 

My musical taste in my teens was far superior to that in my twenties. I cringe.