Wow, I'm kind of surprised that you didn't listen to radio until you were a teen. In my case, when my mom wasn't playing 98.7 in the car, my dad was playing the oldies stations (so I was also introduced to the Beatles early).
Ah, 90's pop... I remember those groups -- and don't forget NSync! I remember Kryptonite, too. 3 Doors Down had a couple good songs. But they got over-played, too.
I enjoyed reading your comment -- thanks for sharing! ^^
The odd thing about my musical roots is that I grew up on classical music and Disney songs. Neither one of my parents liked the rock 'n' roll that was the big thing when they were young. Although my dad did like some artists like Tina Turner and Diana Ross.
So anyway. Back to me. I wasn't really aware of modern-ish music until I was about 12. Though, the only bands I knew of were The Beatles, the Backstreet Boys, and the Spice Girls. And only one of those was an actual band! I didn't have really strong opinions on any of them, except the Spice Girls, which I just found obnoxious.
I wasn't introduced to the radio until I took lessons at an art school at age 13 (or was I 14?). Some of the stuff I liked, while other stuff was way too overplayed. There was one really loud song that I absolutely couldn't stand, which I attributed to Metallica, the only hard rock act I knew of at the time. Four or five years after the fact, I found out that the song was actually by Nirvana. Regardless, I wrote off rock as just noise.
What I later learned was that you can't write off a whole genre just because of one song. I remember being at an ice cream parlor when the radio stared playing "Kryptonite" by 3 Doors Down and thinking that it was actually kind of good.
It wasn't until I joined my high school's radio station that my whole world turned around. I was exposed to a lot of stuff that I wouldn't have otherwise known about. That's when I began to appreciate, and eventually enjoy, alternative rock.
OK, this comment got looooong. But this is just an example of how I can gush about music all day. Thanks for allowing me to do so on your post.
Call it karma. Call it luck. Me, I just don't give a... BOUNCE!
kita mikichi
Chibi Artist Girl (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 09/24/17 | Reply
@Keba Si Rota:
Wow, I'm kind of surprised that you didn't listen to radio until you were a teen. In my case, when my mom wasn't playing 98.7 in the car, my dad was playing the oldies stations (so I was also introduced to the Beatles early).
Ah, 90's pop... I remember those groups -- and don't forget NSync! I remember Kryptonite, too. 3 Doors Down had a couple good songs. But they got over-played, too.
I enjoyed reading your comment -- thanks for sharing! ^^
Keba Si Rota
Don't Forget 3 Oct (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 09/23/17 | Reply
The odd thing about my musical roots is that I grew up on classical music and Disney songs. Neither one of my parents liked the rock 'n' roll that was the big thing when they were young. Although my dad did like some artists like Tina Turner and Diana Ross.
So anyway. Back to me. I wasn't really aware of modern-ish music until I was about 12. Though, the only bands I knew of were The Beatles, the Backstreet Boys, and the Spice Girls. And only one of those was an actual band! I didn't have really strong opinions on any of them, except the Spice Girls, which I just found obnoxious.
I wasn't introduced to the radio until I took lessons at an art school at age 13 (or was I 14?). Some of the stuff I liked, while other stuff was way too overplayed. There was one really loud song that I absolutely couldn't stand, which I attributed to Metallica, the only hard rock act I knew of at the time. Four or five years after the fact, I found out that the song was actually by Nirvana. Regardless, I wrote off rock as just noise.
What I later learned was that you can't write off a whole genre just because of one song. I remember being at an ice cream parlor when the radio stared playing "Kryptonite" by 3 Doors Down and thinking that it was actually kind of good.
It wasn't until I joined my high school's radio station that my whole world turned around. I was exposed to a lot of stuff that I wouldn't have otherwise known about. That's when I began to appreciate, and eventually enjoy, alternative rock.
OK, this comment got looooong. But this is just an example of how I can gush about music all day. Thanks for allowing me to do so on your post.
Call it karma. Call it luck. Me, I just don't give a... BOUNCE!