What were you listening to at age 14?

My first concert…was Mighty Mighty Bosstones. It would have been Ozzie Ozbourne but he cancelled the show because he want feeling well or something.

Best vibe for a show was Red Hot Chili Peppers at the Huntridge theater in Las Vegas. Only held 2,000 people.

Best band live. The Offspring! Very closely followed by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy.

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Oh ya. All that. Loved me some priest. Throw some clash in there, and a bunch of new wave and I’m good. It was funny when hanging with my freak friends they would say how can you listen to that new wave crap?? Usually these days when I’m driving I’m listening to xm 33.
Edit: how the hell did I forget the beastie boys…rip mca!
Bye for now…

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Fun topic! It’s so great getting to know everyone through their 14 yr old headphones!

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Bad Religion was a really great show as well!

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I had, and still have pretty eclectic taste when it comes to music. At 14 I was big into Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Mötley Crüe, and Aerosmith. I also loved all the pop stuff too. Here’s the top hits from when I was 14:

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That would be 1991 for me, so Cypress Hill, NWA, DJ Quick, DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Nirvana, Red Hot Chilli Peppers…but I also really got into rave and techno too at that time.

I still have all of my records too.

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Combat_KIMB

Among many others :metal::metal::fire::fire:

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Ride The Lightning > Master Of Puppets

THAT is a hill I will die on.

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The Cars…top 5 band for me for sure. That run of their first 5 albums, incredible. So many great tunes.

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I 100% agree! :+1:

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I got to see RHCP in a small club in DC. They slid in unannounced. Epic!

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My 3 massive albums I listened too at 14, every day getting home from school doing my homework just brings back so many happy memories 1984 wow I’m old but still love good old ska indie and punk even a mod for a short time :joy::joy::joy:

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First song I ever listened to on my sony Walkman was the Cars Moving In Stereo. I can remember it like it was yesterday.

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That one always makes me think of a very specific scene in Fast Times At Ridgemont High.

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I think you and I would get along. The Smiths and DEVO are two of my favorite bands all-time. Smiths are #1.

I was supposed to see Morrissey and DEVO (among several others) at a festival in Los Angeles in spring of last year…the lineup was immense, enough so that I was going to travel ~3,000 miles to be there. But then…covid :slightly_frowning_face:

I’ve already seen Morrissey once – should have been twice, but he cancelled the 2nd one. But I really want to see DEVO before it’s too late.

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trigger warning lol

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Pretty much Duran Duran…

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I grew up in the 90s I remember Duran Duran we used to do a cover of ordinary world in a hard rock heavy metal version, then the band Red did thr same thing

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Metallica :+1:

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Deftones, Rage Against the Machine, Cypress Hill, Beastie Boys, Metallica, Weezer, The Bloodhound Gang, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Smashing Pumpkins and many more

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