Bands you’ve grown up with

AlexB · 04-15-2020, 06:07 PM

Currently listening to Idlewild’s ‘Interview Music’ album from last year and realised that I’ve been buying their music for 22 years, and although very much in my mid forties, they have been a constant in my adult life, including one of my top 5 all time favourite albums in 100 Broken Windows (seriously, check it out, it’s awesome!)

It made me think which other bands have had both the longevity and quality to accompany me through life, and I reckon I’m down to three.

Chilli Peppers were close, but have tailed off enough in recent years that although i still class them as one of my favourite bands, I’ve not bought the last couple of albums.

So I’m down to Idlewild, Suicidal Tendencies and Perry Farrell/Jane’s Addiction in their various forms.

Anyone else got similar bands that they have lived life alongside?

JonInMiddleGA · 04-15-2020, 06:14 PM

You ask this question on the same week as I turn 53 and Iron Maiden's self-titled album turns 40?

AlexB · 04-15-2020, 06:19 PM

Maiden have occasionally crossed my horizon, but never been a huge fan TBH. But they would definitely have the longevity to be a band that would work if it struck you the same way the aforementioned bands did for me

Edward64 · 04-15-2020, 06:20 PM

What 80's bands or solo artists are still active?

I could only think of Journey and then found this as of 2016

80's Concert Tour Dates - 80s Music at The 80's child.com

JonInMiddleGA · 04-15-2020, 06:22 PM

I think where this question gets trickier for me other than that obvious answer are things like "do they have to remain at least semi-active currently" or does simply retaining their catalog in my listening consistently through the decades count? Dio would be a perfect example of that sort of band for me.

AlexB · 04-15-2020, 06:23 PM

It’s a rapidly reducing list to be sure, but also was part of the reason for asking the question. Sometimes familiarity is as a food as good as quality!

AlexB · 04-15-2020, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

You ask this question on the same week as I turn 53...?

Congratulations BTW! Commiserations? Respect for continuing to breathe?

NobodyHere · 04-15-2020, 06:29 PM

Weird Al for me.

I was born in 84 and one of my older brother was a fan so I grew up listening to him. And I still try to listen to any song he puts out.

JonInMiddleGA · 04-15-2020, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Edward64

What 80's bands or solo artists are still active?

I could only think of Journey and then found this as of 2016

80's Concert Tour Dates - 80s Music at The 80's child.com

Oh man, there's a pretty fair number of those. At least as long as you count those retaining some portion of original members. Hell, Rick Springfield is still working even.

Tom Kiefer (Cinderella) is back as a solo artist and in the active rock chart right now. The various members of Dokken not named Don have worked steadily in various bands all along. The Pantera legacy continued through Hellyeah. Ozzy is very much back on the airwaves again. Joe Satriani just dropped a pretty good track last week. There was new music from Motley Crue in 2019. Slash has certainly continued to work steadily (though not with GnR). Judas Priest had a great 2019 album. Tygers of Pan Tang are still out & about and had a solid 2019 album. Metal Church dropped a new album recently, they formed in 1980. Pretty Maids formed in '81, still working. After Lemmy's death, Phil Campbell extends the Motorhead legacy as a solo act now. Whitesnake continues to record & tour regularly. Saxon has continued both as a unit and with the first ever Biff Byford solo album in the past year.

And if you're wondering about the odd order of those, that's just me going back through my playlist spreadsheet from current back to about April 2019.
Those names are all active in just the past year.

If you count active since 2018 or 2017 (since three year album cycles aren't all that odd anymore) then the list grows a lot.

JonInMiddleGA · 04-15-2020, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by AlexB

Congratulations BTW! Commiserations? Respect for continuing to breathe?

Thanks.

Mostly just another day at this point really. Hell, my kid turns 22 tomorrow and even HE ain't excited over a birthday anymore lol

Edward64 · 04-15-2020, 06:42 PM

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Whitesnake continues to record & tour regularly.

Oh yeah, pour some sugar on me!

thesloppy · 04-15-2020, 06:45 PM

There's a handful of bands that might qualify if I counted the reunion concert circuit, but that seems like a stretch. Likewise there's probably another handful of bands that have been around for 25-40 years that are still recording, and I still listen to them technically....but not anything they released in the last 10 years.

the only band that fully meets all those terms for me is Melvins.

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Chilli Peppers were close, but have tailed off enough in recent years that although i still class them as one of my favourite bands, I’ve not bought the last couple of albums.

RHCP were the first concert I ever went to on my own volition, New Year's Eve 1987, and it has boggled my mind that they got so big and stuck around so long. For my part, I probably haven't purposely listened to a Chili Peppers song in 25 years.

AlexB · 04-15-2020, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Edward64

Oh yeah, pour some sugar on me!

Wrong on at least two levels...

Groundhog · 04-15-2020, 07:10 PM

Radiohead and the Flaming Lips are probably the two bands for me, although both have trailed off for me. All their latest stuff has songs worth listening to, but haven't really grabbed me as a whole or had repeat listens lately either.

Kodos · 04-15-2020, 09:03 PM

Def Leppard. They’ve been my favorite since ‘83.

Kodos · 04-15-2020, 09:04 PM

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Oh yeah, pour some sugar on me!

I hope this was a joke....

NobodyHere · 04-15-2020, 09:06 PM

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I hope this was a joke....

I hope it wasnt...

PilotMan · 04-15-2020, 09:12 PM

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I hope it wasnt...

Me neither.

spleen1015 · 04-15-2020, 09:23 PM

Motley Crue became my favorite band around Dr. Feelgood time. I got all of their albums through Columbia House and I listen to them constantly.

In early adulthood, Live was my new favorite. I saw them in concert 3 times in the same week, Atlanta, Birmingham and Nashville.

Over the last few years I've gained quite the appreciation for the Eagles. I've watched their documentary probably 30 times in the last 2-3 years.

Edward64 · 04-15-2020, 09:52 PM

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I hope this was a joke....

Damn. Here I go again ...

Radii · 04-15-2020, 10:09 PM

Pearl Jam is the obvious easy answer for me. It might be the only truly fitting one, too.

Jon mentioned Slash in many iterations and that might qualify for me as well. I had tickets to see him in Fort Wayne this year but some travel came up and I had to miss it.

As an individual James Taylor's music has been with me since about 1982 when mom first trusted 6 year old me to not scratch up her records and I found his Sweet Baby James album. I don't pick up new albums as they come out anymore, but I'll give a listen and can find a song or two I like reliably.

Those are it really.

Groundhog · 04-16-2020, 12:36 AM

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Pearl Jam is the obvious easy answer for me. It might be the only truly fitting one, too.

Pearl Jam are an interesting band for me. I've heard their first 5 albums countless times, and I still listen to them on occasion, especially Yield. Of the 6 albums since then, I honestly couldn't say just looking at their titles or album covers which I've even listened to at all - no doubt the last couple I haven't, Binaural and Riot Act a strong maybe. Something for me to explore over the coming months...

JonInMiddleGA · 04-16-2020, 01:12 AM

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Damn. Here I go again ...

You're on your own.

bryce · 04-16-2020, 07:12 AM

For me it's Toadies. Local band I discovered in high school. I saw them play live 40+ times, mostly from the mid-90s to the early-00s. They took a brief hiatus but they are still putting out albums and shows, though I haven't been to one since 2013ish. I'm 43 now, married, two kids, that drill.

BYU 14 · 04-16-2020, 08:56 AM

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Damn. Here I go again ...

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

You're on your own.

It's almost like your a drifter born to walk alone

Edward64 · 04-16-2020, 09:04 AM

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It's almost like your a drifter born to walk alone

... in the still of the night.

BYU 14 · 04-16-2020, 09:04 AM

Has to be Cheap Trick for me, discovered them when I was 15 and they have pretty much been my favorite since.

I had snuck out to get high with a girl in the school parking lot before the last class of the day. She stuck in the Heaven Tonight 8 track and I remember laughing because it had a picture of two typical rock star looking guys on the front, and an accountant and everyone's creepy uncle on the back, an I was like, who the hell are these guys?

Then Surrender kicked in and I was hooked! Never made it to our last class LOL.

04-15-2020, 06:14 PM	#2
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	You ask this question on the same week as I turn 53 and Iron Maiden's self-titled album turns 40? __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

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AlexB Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Newbury, England	Maiden have occasionally crossed my horizon, but never been a huge fan TBH. But they would definitely have the longevity to be a band that would work if it struck you the same way the aforementioned bands did for me __________________ 'A song is a beautiful lie', Idlewild, Self Healer. When you're smiling, the whole world smiles with you. Sports! Last edited by AlexB : 04-15-2020 at 06:33 PM.

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JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	I think where this question gets trickier for me other than that obvious answer are things like "do they have to remain at least semi-active currently" or does simply retaining their catalog in my listening consistently through the decades count? Dio would be a perfect example of that sort of band for me. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

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AlexB Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Newbury, England	It’s a rapidly reducing list to be sure, but also was part of the reason for asking the question. Sometimes familiarity is as a food as good as quality! __________________ 'A song is a beautiful lie', Idlewild, Self Healer. When you're smiling, the whole world smiles with you. Sports!

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NobodyHere Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2013	Weird Al for me. I was born in 84 and one of my older brother was a fan so I grew up listening to him. And I still try to listen to any song he puts out. __________________ "I am God's prophet, and I need an attorney" Last edited by NobodyHere : 04-15-2020 at 06:35 PM.

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Edward64 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2005	What 80's bands or solo artists are still active? I could only think of Journey and then found this as of 2016 80's Concert Tour Dates - 80s Music at The 80's child.com

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Groundhog Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia	Radiohead and the Flaming Lips are probably the two bands for me, although both have trailed off for me. All their latest stuff has songs worth listening to, but haven't really grabbed me as a whole or had repeat listens lately either. __________________ Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. --Ambrose Bierce

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Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	Def Leppard. They’ve been my favorite since ‘83. __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties.

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spleen1015 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003	Motley Crue became my favorite band around Dr. Feelgood time. I got all of their albums through Columbia House and I listen to them constantly. In early adulthood, Live was my new favorite. I saw them in concert 3 times in the same week, Atlanta, Birmingham and Nashville. Over the last few years I've gained quite the appreciation for the Eagles. I've watched their documentary probably 30 times in the last 2-3 years. __________________ Why choose failure when success is an option?

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Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	Pearl Jam is the obvious easy answer for me. It might be the only truly fitting one, too. Jon mentioned Slash in many iterations and that might qualify for me as well. I had tickets to see him in Fort Wayne this year but some travel came up and I had to miss it. As an individual James Taylor's music has been with me since about 1982 when mom first trusted 6 year old me to not scratch up her records and I found his Sweet Baby James album. I don't pick up new albums as they come out anymore, but I'll give a listen and can find a song or two I like reliably. Those are it really. Last edited by Radii : 04-15-2020 at 10:09 PM.

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bryce High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Dallas, TX	For me it's Toadies. Local band I discovered in high school. I saw them play live 40+ times, mostly from the mid-90s to the early-00s. They took a brief hiatus but they are still putting out albums and shows, though I haven't been to one since 2013ish. I'm 43 now, married, two kids, that drill.

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BYU 14 Coordinator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The scorched Desert	Has to be Cheap Trick for me, discovered them when I was 15 and they have pretty much been my favorite since. I had snuck out to get high with a girl in the school parking lot before the last class of the day. She stuck in the Heaven Tonight 8 track and I remember laughing because it had a picture of two typical rock star looking guys on the front, and an accountant and everyone's creepy uncle on the back, an I was like, who the hell are these guys? Then Surrender kicked in and I was hooked! Never made it to our last class LOL.

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