When I was 16?

ironcanyon4 · 2003-02-19T21:32:56+00:00

What were you listening to when you were sixteen? Name at least three to five bands for me! P.S... It strikes me that those years are absolutely pivotal for sh…

John Thomas2 Active Member

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#21 · Feb 20, 2003

The birthday party
Laibach
Joy Division
The Cure
Sisters of Mercy [🙄 😁 ]

pushing the limit—it’s been spinning in my head for 12 years now😁

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Asian Dub Foundation
Ed Harcourt
Coldplay
Tricky

😁 🙄

crimsonjackal8 Member

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#22 · Feb 20, 2003

1. Clash
2. Jimi Hendrix
3. Partibrejkers
4. EKV
5. The Doors

Husker Du and Pixies hit you with that 17-year energy—but that was more than a decade ago now.🙂

Peter Morris58 Member

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#23 · Feb 20, 2003

driftingeagle27 said:Maybe she’s just terrified that machines will develop consciousness and go on a rampage—like, straight up attacking kids during an oboe lesson at some local music school and eating their kidneys.

🙂 Hahaha... that actually cracked me up. Honestly? I'm not scared of it, I just don't listen to it. When I said "that electronic stuff," I didn't mean anything was inherently bad... I just meant house, techno, trance, and all that vibe. It’s just not my thing.

rapidskipper9 Member

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#24 · Feb 20, 2003

1. Anthrax
2. Slayer
3. Metallica
4. Kud Idijot
5. The bombing of New York City

I mean, this last one isn't even really just a band, it feels like something way bigger than that, you know?
Big thanks to the intergalactic legend Zdenko Franjic.

Susan Miller3 Member

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#25 · Feb 20, 2003

Solid idea for a thread, ironcanyon4. Though honestly, I'm only a year older than you, so let's not get ahead of ourselves.
Most of what I listened to back then is pretty much what's on my playlist now, but if I had to pick a favorite band...

p.s. check out the signature

fadedcanyon2 Newcomer

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#26 · Feb 20, 2003

High school was pretty rough when I was sixteen. It felt like nobody—maybe two or three other kids at most—actually listened to the stuff I was into. Back in the early 90s at Susak High School, there wasn't much interest in following any specific scene, especially not the alternative stuff I loved so much.
Honestly, I think things have actually gotten worse. From what I can tell, most high schoolers today just blast that nu-metal garbage, which really isn't my cup of tea.

e.g.: Buldozer - Jeste Li Vidjeli Djevojčice

Donna Lopez39 Member

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#27 · Feb 20, 2003

When we’re talking about that nu-metal "pig fest" era... man, that’s right up my alley. 🙂

Korn
Limp Bizkit (keep in mind I'm talking about way back when, during their first album days)
Deftones
......

Damn, I can't think of any others off the top of my head... but Korn was the king of it all... I know that much. 👍

fadedcanyon2 Newcomer

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#28 · Feb 20, 2003

Andrew Martinez11 said:When it comes to that nu-metal "pigsty"... man, that's my specialty. 🙂

Like I said, I think it’s actually even worse nowadays.🙂

Richard Thompson33 Active Member

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#29 · Feb 20, 2003

Good grief... I find myself listening to most of those bands again today, even though I was already obsessed with them at sixteen back in the day...
So, what happened? Did you all stop listening, or have you just "evolved" past them? 😕 😁

Kevin Chavez3 Veteran

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#30 · Feb 20, 2003

Everything I used to listen to, I still listen to today—with the exception of MC Hammer (though I actually find myself craving him again; I’ll have to hunt down some vinyl at a flea market) and Guns N' Roses (mostly because I can't be bothered to rip "AFD" and "UYI 1 & 2" just yet, but I'll get to it)...

np Joy Division - Incubation

driftingeagle27 Active Member

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#31 · Feb 20, 2003

fadedcanyon2 said:nah, I’m actually glad my taste is even worse these days because most high schoolers now seem to be blasting nothing but that nu-metal garbage that just doesn't sit right with me.

np: Buldozer - Have You Seen The Girls?

They look like some weird hybrid between Mus Kesedžija and Moćan Rendžer. Honestly, seriously, HAVE YOU SEEN THE GIRLS? 😁

John Thomas2 Active Member

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#32 · Feb 20, 2003

Richard Thompson33 said:What happened to you guys? Did you all "evolve" past actually listening to music or something? 😕 😁

Yeah, just a bunch of guys playing at being the Bad Seeds. 😁

fadedcanyon2 Newcomer

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#33 · Feb 20, 2003

I guess I haven't really evolved much. I’m still spinning the same stuff today that I was back then. Okay, maybe I don't blast the Sex Pistols or Dead Kennedys quite as hard anymore, but for the most part, nothing's changed.

Robert Cooper41 Member

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#34 · Feb 20, 2003

The Cult, The Cure, The Sisters of Mercy, The Mission 😁

Sean Miller78 Member

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#35 · Feb 20, 2003

I suspect I was gravitating more toward punk back then, though I was inevitably missing out on music that hadn't even been released yet (go figure)... hmm. Yes! At that time, Metallica was still just a band. Ah, those days before Napster... 😛

Donna Lopez39 Member

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#36 · Feb 20, 2003

fadedcanyon2 said:Like I said before, I honestly think things are even worse nowadays.🙂

It’s WAY worse today because kids listen to stuff just because it’s "cool"—whereas we listened to it because we actually loved the music (and yeah, we still do).🙄

It’s a total disaster. You see some kid wearing a System of a Down shirt, right? So you ask him, "Hey, what's your favorite track?" and he hits you with "Chop Suey!" like it's some rehearsed line... then you ask him about anything from their first album, and he just stares at you blankly. You can literally see the panic in his eyes—like, "Wait, did they release anything else besides Chop Suey?!"

I mean, seriously... it’s just pure, unadulterated stupidity.

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#37 · Feb 20, 2003

Richard Thompson33 said:Good grief... I find myself listening to most of those bands listed above even today, despite having been hooked on them at sixteen over a decade ago...
Are you all telling me you simply stopped listening? Have you all supposedly "evolved" beyond them? 😕 😁

But that is precisely the crux of the matter, isn't it? Those formative years are when the foundations are poured. And without a solid foundation, how can one ever hope to construct a skyscraper? Although, I suppose there are the occasional structural flaws scattered about—if you consider the Sisters of Mercy to be anything other than a shaky support beam.

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#38 · Feb 20, 2003

Andrew Martinez11 said:When we start diving into that whole nu-metal "pigsty"... well, that’s right up my alley.🙂

Korn
Limp Bizkit (keep in mind I'm talking about back in the day, during their first album era)
Deftones
......

Damn, I can't think of any others off the top of my head... but Korn was definitely the king of it... that much I know.👍

Hell, I really should have specified that this question is intended for those of us over 18...😁

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#39 · Feb 20, 2003

Officer 663 said:The Cult, The Cure, The Sisters of Mercy, The Mission 😁

The Cult had already arrived by age 17!!!!
That was already considered an upgrade!!!!🙂

Kevin Chavez3 Veteran

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#40 · Feb 20, 2003

Jane Doe said:--------- yeah, just a massive party at the Bad Seeds 😁

That isn't evolution, it's just aging. Like, 90% of the last three Bad Seeds albums sound exactly like Elton John. 😠

np Gang of Four - At Home He's a Tourist