When you were young did you love any of your parent's records?

BigLicks67

My dad got the first 3 Police albums on vinyl, which I still have in my collection. He also had an Elvis Presley Sun Sessions record that I liked despite me not being much of an Elvis fan. He also really liked The The 'Infected' but I can't remember whether I bought that or he did.


 

Gassage

This is one of the earlist songs I fell in love with.

I would still hold that Jussi Bjoerling is the greatest lyric tenor in history.

He makes Paverotti sound like Justin Bieber.

viz

JezWynd said:

Frank...

My cigarette burns me
I wake with a start
My fingers don't hurt
but there's pain in my heart
  

I’m playing that tomorrow in a gig. It’s gorgeous. 

Nitefly

From my dad: small-group jazz, mostly pianists such as Oscar Peterson, Erroll Garner, and Ahmad Jamal.

From my mum: Broadway musicals of the era, e.g. My Fair Lady, Camelot, West Side Story, South Pacific, The King And I.  Also singers Johnny Mathis, Frank Sinatra, and Ella Fitzgerald.  She would put a stack of these on while she did the ironing, and sing along with them, usually miles out of tune.  She was a hopeless singer - she knew when to go up, and when to go down, but not by how much...

impmann

Oh how could I forget... The Who.

My mum's copy of Tommy (that she queued to buy when it first came out) is treasured too - but Quadraphenia means more to me as an album. IMHO, it the ultimate Who album (Who's Next is awesome but lacks the cohesive narrative of Quadraphenia). It also showcases all of them at their peak - Moons drumming is off the scale (bonkers, but perfect - the choruses of Can You See The Real Me are just drum rolls... but nothing else would sound as edgy, powerful or exciting), Daltrey's portrayal of the songs are his finest works (Love Reign O'er Me... ultimate rock vocal performance? Its up there for me), Entwhistle was given so much free reign with his bass and horn playing and Townsend's guitar work is his best, without any question plus his songwriting was pretty much at its Zenith. Plus its the best *SOUNDING* Who album of all time, IMHO - I think part of that is the use of Ramport Studios (all the albums recorded there have *that* sound), and its such a shame its now a Doctor's surgery...

Sorry... I went off on one... but it stands.

rlw

Guy Mitchell
Frankie Vaughn
Glenn Miller

ICBM

impmann said:

Oh how could I forget... The Who.

My mum's copy of Tommy (that she queued to buy when it first came out) is treasured too - but Quadraphenia means more to me as an album. IMHO, it the ultimate Who album (Who's Next is awesome but lacks the cohesive narrative of Quadraphenia). It also showcases all of them at their peak - Moons drumming is off the scale (bonkers, but perfect - the choruses of Can You See The Real Me are just drum rolls... but nothing else would sound as edgy, powerful or exciting), Daltrey's portrayal of the songs are his finest works (Love Reign O'er Me... ultimate rock vocal performance? Its up there for me), Entwhistle was given so much free reign with his bass and horn playing and Townsend's guitar work is his best, without any question plus his songwriting was pretty much at its Zenith. Plus its the best *SOUNDING* Who album of all time, IMHO - I think part of that is the use of Ramport Studios (all the albums recorded there have *that* sound), and its such a shame its now a Doctor's surgery...

Sorry... I went off on one... but it stands.

Completely agree, although I still think Who's Next has their three best songs. (You know which they are .)

fields5069

Yep. They weren't really into their music, but I did enjoy some of their vinyl.

7"
Lipstick On Your Collar
Rawhide
December. 1963

LP
British Gold - Hey Joe, Resurrection Shuffle, Something In The Air
Rolling Stones "greatest" compilation
Kinks compilation

Whitecat

BigLicks67

ICBM said:

impmann said:

Oh how could I forget... The Who.

My mum's copy of Tommy (that she queued to buy when it first came out) is treasured too - but Quadraphenia means more to me as an album. IMHO, it the ultimate Who album (Who's Next is awesome but lacks the cohesive narrative of Quadraphenia). It also showcases all of them at their peak - Moons drumming is off the scale (bonkers, but perfect - the choruses of Can You See The Real Me are just drum rolls... but nothing else would sound as edgy, powerful or exciting), Daltrey's portrayal of the songs are his finest works (Love Reign O'er Me... ultimate rock vocal performance? Its up there for me), Entwhistle was given so much free reign with his bass and horn playing and Townsend's guitar work is his best, without any question plus his songwriting was pretty much at its Zenith. Plus its the best *SOUNDING* Who album of all time, IMHO - I think part of that is the use of Ramport Studios (all the albums recorded there have *that* sound), and its such a shame its now a Doctor's surgery...

Sorry... I went off on one... but it stands.

Completely agree, although I still think Who's Next has their three best songs. (You know which they are .)

Baba O'Riley, Behind Blue Eyes & Won't Get Fooled Again?

Musicman20

Anything by Tears for Fears, Depeche Mode and Bowie. Then more mod stuff like The Jam/Weller. 

JAYJO

Beach Boys  Do it again.
 Roy Orbison  Leah  and the best B side ever  Indian Wedding.

Kitsune

hmmmm, I partly grew up in a biker house until about 11 surrounded by AC/DC, Hawkwind and The Cramps being cranked out at all hours. It may have an influence