song that remind of childhood days

[Demonspell]

Just about any Metallica, Ozzy, or Soundgarden song...I went through intense phases with all three when I was 14-16.

 

[E V I L]

Originally posted by Lina
i also forgot my absolute favorite: ROB BASE! "joy and pain" and "it takes two" are STILL two of my favorite songs! lol

I think the two most quintessential songs for me that embody everything about the 80's is "It takes two" by Rob Base and "Pump up the volume" (?) by Rakim "This is a journey into sound, a journey which a long the way will bring to you new color, new dimension, new value."

quite. where did you grow up? are you serious about the breakdancing stuff?

I grew up in the Riverdale, Bronx, which is a richer area of the Bronx (mostly Italian) but I've been exposed to all kinds of people in my urban days.

And no I'm not serious about the breakdancing, heh. I couldn't breakdance if my life depended on it, though there are two things about me:

1) I did do that ultra funky dance kid-n-play used to do, with the twists and the feet touching eachother, if you know what I mean, complete with the obligatory "jump over the folded leg" maneuver, if you know what I mean.

2) though I really never did any break dancing, I can do some pseudo-techno moves with my hands- does this count?

it's funny, i know it's blasphemous to many of you, but i'll always have a fondness for this music. i didn't know any metal fans until the age of 18, so i can't just wipe out everything i grew up with!

I've been in touch with many different crowds including metal heads all throughout my life. My cousin had always been a metal head so I always somehow knew of the likes of def lepard, gnr, etc.

And yeah, the mention of rap is blasphemous! shame on you (and me)! Though needles to say (laughs) I am completely reformed. I don't listen to any "new rap" that comes out today-- it simply doesn't interest me. Though if it's on the radio and a rap song from the "golden age" comes on by chance, I'll definitely listen and enjoy.

Peace out YO! (hehe)

 

[Lina]

Originally posted by E V I L
1) I did do that ultra funky dance kid-n-play used to do, with the twists and the feet touching eachother, if you know what I mean, complete with the obligatory "jump over the folded leg" maneuver, if you know what I mean.

i did this one too!!!! i would practice in front of my mirror in my bedroom (since i'm too white to be able to do it naturally). and then i'd bust it out at the elementary school dances, and all the black guys would gather around to see the white girl who could dance! this is too funny.

 

[S4R]

First thing to enter my mind, Metallica. <shivers in disgust>

 

[TyrantOfFlames]

I had a very very brief rap phase. I think it lasted all of 2 months. Same goes for the country. I don't even remember any rappers or country groups that I used to listen to. What does do it for me, though, is Beethoven, William Tell Overture (how can you not love this song?), Bach, The Eagles, Three Dog Night, and the Beach Boys. I didn't really have much of a selection when it came to rock music. I just listened to what CDs my parents had. My dad has an extensive record collection, but we didn't have a working phonograph for some time, and when we did, I was too lazy to bother with them, or to find the ones I actually would like. After that was my Led Zeppelin phase. I still like the band, I'm just sick of them. Maybe in ten more years I'll be able to listen to more than just a few songs by them. (the Physical Graffiti album, Achilles' Last Stand, Tea For One, a few others).

 

[MetalManCPA]

My childhood days:

Led Zeppelin
Aerosmith
The Rolling Stones
Black Sabbath
Blue Oyster Cult
Pink Floyd

all big and current in the day........to name a few

 

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Nirvana
Soundgarden

 

[struppel_x]

In my childhood days, thank god for older brothers and sisters...

I had to hear and still like most of them...

Led Zepplin
Rolling Stones
Black Sabbath
Pink Floyd
And stuff like...
Bay City Rollers
Elvis...

and so on...

 

[HoserHellspawn]

What do you people define as "childhood"?

When I was a child I listened to the Monkees and the Beach Boys! Of course, that was when I was, like, 8. "Last Train to Clarksdale" takes me back like you wouldn't believe...

As I got older and people started teasing me, I tried listening to what was popular at the time (M.C. Hammer, Vanilla Ice, New Kids on the Block) ...and thus, I stopped listening to music for awhile pretty much altogether. That is, with the exception of Wierd Al Yankovic (who I still think rules). This lasted until around grade 9 or so, when I got into White Zombie and (yes, Load-era, even) Metallica. From there it was a steady progression into heavier and heavier (from Zombie to Fear Factory to Slayer) then to more melodic (In Flames, Amorphis) and now into the more and more progressive. Sometime in the "heavier" phase I also started tracing back, getting into Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, The Who, and Pink Floyd, and I also got into Frank Zappa, which pretty much radically revised my understanding of music, leading me towards the more artistic/progressive.

So, to answer the question, The Monkees.

 

[Lakestream]

Simon & Garfunkel !!! =)

I used to listen to that when I was a little baby
=)

actually, whenever I was in a bad mood, my mom
used to put on S&G, and I'd stop crying, calm
down, and fall asleep...

 

[Analog_Kid]

AC/DC, Maiden("Killers" and up), old Ozzy(before "Ultimate Sin"), Rush, Floyd, old Motley Crue, Ratt, etc...

But while we're on the "forbidden" subject of old-school rap as well; how about The Sugar Hill Gang, Afrika Bambatta, U.T.F.O., Run-DMC, Whodinni, early Ice-T, etc... All the pre-Public Enemy rap groups? Anyone remember them? hehehehehehehehehe!