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What singers or bands did you listen to as a teen?

So for me back in the 2000's, it was...

Avril Lavigne
Kelly Clarkson
Tears For Fears
Saliva
Duran Duran
Heart
Justin Timberlake
Backstreet Boys
Nirvana
A*Teens
Bon Jovi
Coldplay
Santana
Chicago
Three Dog Night
Moody Blues
Eagles
Steely Dan
Fleetwood Mac
Cat Stevens
The Ohio Players
War
The Brothers Johnson
LTD
Funkadelic
Parliament
James Brown
Joe Tex
SW-User
Mine was the 70s I became a teenager in 75

Supertramp, Boston, Rush, Led Zeppelin, Status Quo, Queen, Bad Company, John Martyn, Genesis, Yes, Marillion, Weather Report Pat Metheny, The Police, The Clash, Sex Pistols, The Stranglers, Eric Clapton, Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy, UFO, Judas Priest, Magnum, etc etc
nedkelly · 61-69, M
Alice Cooper

Deep Purple

Linda Ronstadt
Penny · 46-50, F
okay lets see. teens.... hmmm. say, around 16?

Nirvana was very popular, Smashing Pumpkins
I liked Deep Purple and the Beatles
I used to fall asleep listening to UB40
The Doors and Jimi Hendrix
My then bf liked AC/DC and Nazareth, Simon and Garfunkel so I listened a lot
I liked Tom Petty

so...

Nirvana
Smashing Pumpkins
Deep Purple
Beatles
The Doors
Jimi Hendrix
AC/DC
Nazareth
Simon and Garfunkel
Tom Petty
Natalie Merchant
Alanis Morisette
Tori Amos
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Led Zeppelin

I think that's about it and plenty to the radio as well.
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@Penny Nazareth they were fantastic, a this Flight Tonight, love hurts great songs
Penny · 46-50, F
@SW-User Think i've only listened to Hair of the Dog.(album) It was a good one.
zork0000 · 56-60, M
Wow, nobody has mentioned the Beatles.

New Wave, Punk, Rock, classical, psychedelic, funk, etc.

And concerts were affordable then. I saw the Ramones, the Who, Pink Floyd, the Cult, Duran Duran, Heart, the Police, Bowie, Genesis, Neil Young, Rolling Stones, Nugent, Supertramp, etc.
zork0000 · 56-60, M
@Adstar I'm the same age and I, and most of my friends, listened to the Beatles a lot along with many other bands from the 60s during our teen years.
Adstar · 56-60, M
@zork0000 What country are you from?
zork0000 · 56-60, M
@Adstar I'm in Canada
summersong · F
Smiths
Cure
Cocteau Twins
Skinny Puppy
Dead Kennedys
Dead Milkmen
Velvet underground
Grateful Dead
Echo and the Bunnymen
Nine Inch Nails
Ramones
Simon and Garfunkel
Indigo Girls
Lyle Lovett
REM
summersong · F
@Rose0415 it’s a great question!
Rose0415 · 36-40, F
@summersong It only got two comments at first and I just said "Oh well" and logged out, then I logged back in a bit later and was like...

zork0000 · 56-60, M
@summersong Did you ever see my story about the Ramones concert I went to?
Singers? Bands?

Uh...no bands, but lots of orchestras
The New York Philharmonic
The Boston Symphony/Boston Pops
The Cleveland Symphony
The London Symphony
...

No singers, but pianists like Artur Rubinstein, Rudolf Serkin, Murray Perahia, ..., and violinists like Itzhak Perlman, Isaac Stern, Nathan Milstein, ...
Crazywaterspring · 61-69, M
@SomeMichGuy Same here with added opera.
Adstar · 56-60, M
I used to listen to a lot of different music during my teens.. Most artists/bands could produce one or two good songs in their carrier but few held my attention for long.. The ones that held my attention where..

Favorites"
Electric Light Orchestra
INXS
Eurythmics
Enya


Worthy second tier mentions:

The Bangles
Crowded House
Depence Mode
Pet Shop Boys
The Police
Simple Minds
Talking Heads
Tears for Fears


But yeah there where a lot of bands and artists who could produce 2 or 3 really good songs but few who could keep performing to a high standard..
Adstar · 56-60, M
@Rose0415 Yep i like that police song.. But the song that had the most impact on me.. And it really did have an impact was King Of Pain.. Really sad song but i identified with it so much. Like it was a song made for me..

[media=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3l0kpl5tA4]
Adstar · 56-60, M
@Rose0415 Oh and i got the feeling that the song you like Wrapped around your finger was about the masonic lodge.. They lyrics just made me think about the masons..

I liked this video of the song.. They symbolism in it..

[media=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svWINSRhQU0]
zork0000 · 56-60, M
@Adstar most bands spend years working in the songs that appear on their first album but then have to come up with another batch in a year. That's why you see the sophomore slump so often.
SW-User
Joy Division
The Buzzcocks
The Clash
Echo and the Bunnymen
Talking Heads
David Bowie
Wah
Teardrop Explodes
Bauhaus
zork0000 · 56-60, M
@SW-User the Clash is a band that I never saw live but wish I had. They toured with the Who on a tour that I saw but the Clash didn't do the Toronto show.
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@zork0000 I only saw them on their busking tour, in Nottingham station, without Mick Jones.
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MethDozer · M
@MalteseFalconPunch No you didn't?
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MethDozer · M
@MalteseFalconPunch I ain't judging. Just never would have saw it.
ronisme1 · 61-69, M
I listened to "ALL" but opera and back then no country except sometimes johnny nash. My favorite was the beatles and the the who
SubstantialKick · 36-40, M
I mostly listened to stuff from the 70's, 80's and 90's (and still do) such as:

Bill Withers
Earth, Wind, and Fire
Kool and the Gang
New Edition
SOS Band
Michael Jackson
Janet Jackson
Luther Vandross
Jodeci
The Bee Gees
Tony! Toni! Toné!
The Whispers
Melba Moore
Stevie Wonder
Diana Ross
Lionel Richie
Chicago

There are also various instrumentalists and instrumental groups that I've listened to over the years. Some of those would be:

The Rippingtons
Najee
Kenny G
David Benoit
Dave Koz
Warren Hill
SW-User
Nirvana
Oasis
Pearl Jam
Stone Roses
Audioslave
Incubus
Crazywaterspring · 61-69, M
John McLaughlin, FZ and a lot of classical.
assemblingaknob · 26-30, F
I used to listen to
Avril Lavigne
Justin Timberlake
Maroon 5
Linkin Park
bmth
sleeping with sirens
Cold play
Eminem
Black Veil brides
Pierce the veil
Of mice and men
Brand New
Neck Deep
La dispute
AiKillsPedophiles · 100+, M
@assemblingaknob BMTH and Eminem yay
My family was religious so i only listened to that sorta stuff DC Talk, Twila Paris, FFH, Lamb (the messianic one) Dedi (brcause my dad was into hasidic stuff)
Back in 1970s
Abba
ELO
Queen
Fleetwood Mac
Bee Gees
Boney M
Chicago
America
Bread
Paul Simon
Paul McCartney and Wings
Eagles
The Shirelles, The Chiffons, Little Richard, Bo Diddley, Buddy Holly, Elvis, Dion and the Belmonts[media=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvyOqKhKWQ4]
xRedx · M
Slipknot
Foo Fighters
Linkin Park
Trapt
Disturbed
Killswitch Engage
Alesana
SW-User
Mainly cheap trick and the doors. Liked elton john as a kid.
SW-User
the Smith's
the stone roses
pink floyd
SarahAndSamantha · 46-50, F
late 80s, so a lot of glam rock. Poison, Trixter, Ratt, Britney Fox, Skid Row, Warrant, Tesla, Motley Crue.

Also, some heavier stuff. Antrax, Metallica, Death, Iron Maiden, Annihilator, Helloween.

And some softer, poppier stuff. Debbie Gibson, The Bangles, T'pau, Bananarama, Expose.

Just to name a few
slorollin · 41-45, M
Pearl jam
Green day
Red hot chili peppers
Smashing Pumpkins
Counting crows
Rage against the machine
Bush
The cranberries
Nine inch nails
Third eye blind
Sublime
Garbage
Fungirlmmm · 51-55, F
@slorollin All of those are great. How about Spundgarden
slorollin · 41-45, M
@Fungirlmmm yeah I would be sitting here listing bands all night 😂
SW-User
I can barely remember.

I know I listened to oldies in the car because I hated radio commercials (there were less on oldies).

Otherwise...
ABBA
Styx
Queen
Billy Joel
Asia
Huey Lewis and the News
Chicago
Police
Sting
Metallica
Duran Duran
Martin Page
Go West
Tears For Fears
Madonna
Corey Hart
FYC
38 Special
Human League
Creed
Nickelback
Phil Collins
Black Sheep
RUN DMC
KLF
Black Box
Savage Garden
Soul Asylum
Rick Astley
PM Dawn
Pretzel · 61-69, M
eric clapton
chicago
steely dan
the ojay
the spinners
james taylor
carole king
carly simon
the beatles
crosby stills and nash

I think everybody loves the groups from their teen years :)
SW-User
The Cure
Guns n Roses
Metallica
Nirvana
Pearl Jam
Pantera
White Zombie
Slipknot
Marilyn Manson
Cannibal Corpse
Six feet Under
Korn
Tool
chrisCA · M
Elton John
Led Zeppelin
The Stones
The Beatles
Aerosmith
Cheap Trick
REO Speedwagon
Bob Seger
ELO
Supertramp
Boston
Foreigner
And a lot of Disco, and Funk.
Slade,Bowie,Focus,Genesis,Earth and Fire,Golden Earring,New Seekers,ELO,Suzi Quatro,Mud,
Rose0415 · 36-40, F
@TheSirfurryanimalWales Oh yeah, I also remember listening to Genesis and Earth, Wind, And Fire.
@Rose0415 no wind...Earth and Fire.
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Avril lavigne
Linking park
Limp bizkit
Evanescence
Brittany spears
Christina Aguilera
Crazy Town
Ace of base
Enya
Sneaker pimps
Rose0415 · 36-40, F
@SW-User Oh yeah, I've listened to almost all of those except for the last three.
Entwistle · 56-60, M
I've always been into 60s 70s rock. The band's that were around during my teens didn't interest me.
Rose0415 · 36-40, F
@Entwistle Yeah, kind of similar for me when I was a teen in the 2000's. I mostly listened to 80-90's and some 70's stuff.
Dusty101 · F
Sex pistols
Public image limited
The jam
Cyndi Lauper
Simple minds
The cure
Depeche mode
Duran Duran
Blondie
Ramones
Thevy29 · 41-45, M
Not sure. I was regressing. listening to all I could find of the 80's, 70's, 60's, 50's. I liked the 50's, a lot of fun songs written then.
luxmoon · 46-50, F
Tori Amos, Alanis Morrisette, Jill Sobule, Nirvana, Oasis, Pulp, Bluetones, They Might Be Giants
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
Bill Haley and the Comets

I am showing my age, there were others, I just can't remember the names.
HairbrushDiva · 31-35, F
Madonna, Whitney, TLC, the Sugababes, Girls Aloud, Pussycat Dolls and various R&B and dance music.
The Cure
The Clash
The Pretenders
The Police
The English Beat
And Many many more
Dusty101 · F
Sex pistols, blondie, ramones etc!
zork0000 · 56-60, M
@Dusty101 same. My very first concert was the Ramones
Dusty101 · F
@zork0000 omg class!
Zzxxxx · 56-60, M
Ozzie black Sabbath
Journey. Reo speed wagon. Stivei nicks.
AiKillsPedophiles · 100+, M
These were all the best bands Avril was the best though
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This basically sums up the rest of who I listened to...

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sassypants · 36-40, F
Love your playlist. Maybe add Maroon5
AirForce687 · 36-40, M
for me there was only one band. WESTLIFE :)
dc talk & twila paris
David Bowie,Slade,Mud,Moody Blues,ELO,New Seekers,Earth and Fire,Focus,Genesis,Kate Bush,not so much Pink Floyd.I discovered them later.
I could write an endless and varied list.....
And I now see this is an old Q I probably answered before😀
Kwek00 · 41-45, M
Jefferson Airplane
Pavlov's Dogg
Elvis Presley
Meat Loaf
U2
Wheezer
Roxette
Sisters of Mercy
Rage Against The Machine
Guns and Roses
Rammstein
Body Count
Slipknot
Therapy?
Korn
Limp Bizkit
Iron Maiden
Boudewijn De Groot
Louis Neefs
Ann Christy
Oneofthestormboys · 100+, M
Tears For Fears! They come from Bath, which is pretty near to here. Saw them twice. Brilliant band, brilliant live, brilliant songs, love em.
The video to Shout was done just along the coast at a place called Durdle Door. Check it out!
OldBrit · 61-69, M
I was a teen from 75 to 82.

Started with bands like Quo, Queen, Supertramp etc

Then punk exploded so The Damned, The Clash, stranglers, pistols etc

Then by the later years I moved to Yes, Rush, Marillion, Genesis etc
Torsten · 36-40, M
Dimmu Borgir
Cradle Of Filth
Amon Amarth
Slipknot
The White Stripes
the Doors
Ozzy Osbourne
Rob Zombie
Marilyn Manson
Burzum
Darkthrone
Immortal
Murderdolls
Metallica
Nudistsue26 · 31-35, F
I grew up with parents that listened to most everything from the 50s on up to today's music so that's what I listen to.

 
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