Who was your favourite band when you were 16?

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   shazwellynposted 15 years ago

   My music taste has changed greatly since I was 16, although the scene at the time has a big impact on me today.  I loved Duran Duran when I was 16.  I now love Radiohead, The National and Joy Division.  Who were your favourite band when you were 16?
   
   Thought this would be interesting as there are lots of age ranges here!

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      LiamBeanposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      I think it was Love.
      
      In case anyone is wondering who "Love" is the link below will take you to a performance in 2000 of the 1967 tune "Alone Again or." The song is performed virtually identically to it's original live performance.
      
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_E8pKdZzZQU
      
      Thought I'd include another favorite "Love" song called "7 and 7 is."
      
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65CqDLURZrQ

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      ninabooposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      when I was 16 earth wind and fire and now I like some of everything.

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      Shinkickerposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      I was heavily into the Electric Light Orchestra.
      
      I still love them but it's become a bit of a guilty secret sometimes as I've been firmly among the Heavy Metal set for 20-odd years

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         shazwellynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

         ELO sound like Arcade Fire!  Love it!

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      SquigglesMcBeeBeeposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      I not 16 yet but I do kind of like Weezer.

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         mistyhorizon2003posted 15 years agoin reply to this

         You have the cutest avatar

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      jostaphaposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      The Levellers! - closely followed by Hendrix, Nirvana and Sound Garden.

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   NaomiRposted 15 years ago

   New Kids On The Block. I was 16 in 1990, which is my excuse.

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      shazwellynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Wow... you liked a famous boy band too eh? What do you like now?  Have you changed in your music taste?

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   kirstenblogposted 15 years ago

   By 16 my taste stopped being something that would embarrass me later. My favorite musician then is the same as now, Tori Amos, an absolute goddess!
   
   Now my favorite band at 13, I plea the 5th!

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      shazwellynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      So no one inspires you recently?

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         kirstenblogposted 15 years agoin reply to this

         I am usually inspired by a song but not all the music by said artist, I often think the music I hear is one hit wonder stuff. Thinking about it a bit more I can think of a few artists that have produced a lot of good music of late actually. Collide has a sound that I find enthralling, I just wish they would do more! To get a good sample look for 'wings of steel'. I really love 'flight of the concords', the humans are dead! I guess the problem is that it takes more to impress me then it used to, I require consistently great music!

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            shazwellynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

            Know what you mean.  When I was younger I was limited in my music taste, when I got older I became broader... now I am even older, I am narrow again - I think I KNOW what I like!

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   Poppa Bluesposted 15 years ago

   Led Zepplein and Jimi Hendrix!

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      shazwellynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      God what a kewl 16 year old you were!  What about now?

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         Poppa Bluesposted 15 years agoin reply to this

         I'm still a big fan of Eric Clapton, Bonnie Rait, Ac-DC, Kid Rock, Metalica, Joe Bonanmassa, Stevie Ray man I could go on and on!

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            shazwellynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

            rockin all over the world babes! x

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      Paradise7posted 15 years agoin reply to this

      ditto, and the Rolling Stones.  I always like Poppa Blue's answers!

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      Writeme ASmileposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Led Zepplein and Jimi Hendrix!
      
      Now you're talking.

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   Scott.Lifeposted 15 years ago

   Nirvana, and Soundgarden...rock on Seattle!!

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      shazwellynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Yeah Seattle is a bit of a hub for music... only second to Brooklyn x

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   Ivorwenposted 15 years ago

   Metallica and Chris LeDoux.  Guess not much has changed... 

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      A Texanposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      I met Chris LeDoux, he was a genuinely nice guy!!

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   Wonder_Womanposted 15 years ago

   Had to be linkin park and or evenescence

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      shazwellynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      you must be quite young.. I love Evanescence x

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         Wonder_Womanposted 15 years agoin reply to this

         not too young just 22, i listened to a lot of metallica too, still do when i drive to work, bumper to bumper, just jam out loud to it

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   A Texanposted 15 years ago

   AC/DC  Lynyrd Skynyrd

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      shazwellynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      ooooooo Texan.. you are showing your age! LOL

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         A Texanposted 15 years agoin reply to this

         Yep, I'm old! But I lived 15 years longer than anyone thought I would!

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            shazwellynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

            live hard baby!

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         Justine76posted 15 years agoin reply to this

         age has ntohin' to do with it. Lynryd was and still is one of my favourte bands. 
         when I was 16?  I wasnt allowed to listen to music...

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   kirstenblogposted 15 years ago

   Now when I was 10 it was Tracy Chapman, she still blows me away! Thank you mom for introducing me to her :*

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    Ron Montgomeryposted 15 years ago

    The Methuselah Experience - top of the charts for over 500 years

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    elliot.dunnposted 15 years ago

    Phish and Led Zeppelin.  listened to both everyday as a sophomore.  though the first cd i told my girlfriend to listen to was LYNYRD SKYNYRD GREATEST HITS.  yea...i was super cool back then...

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       shazwellynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       I guess you mean Fish from Marillion?  He lives near me.. hates being called fish.. hehehe x

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    Poppa Bluesposted 15 years ago

    Can't forget Zappa and the stones, vanilla fudge, the Animals. of course the Beatles...

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       LiamBeanposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Damm man. You've got GOOD taste in music.

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       shazwellynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       great kewl dude x

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    Scarkaiserposted 15 years ago

    blink 182!!!

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    habeeposted 15 years ago

    Led Zellelin, Jethro Tull, Eagles

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    Katelyn Weelposted 15 years ago

    Rammstein, hands down. I was obsessed!

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    Wendi Mposted 15 years ago

    BOSTON

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    drej2522posted 15 years ago

    Bee Gees and
    
    Hootie and the Blowfish!

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    sharkey4123posted 15 years ago

    The Beatles! Cant top 'em.

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    Colebabieposted 15 years ago

    Blink 182

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       Justine76posted 15 years agoin reply to this

       when did moody blues happen?

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          Colebabieposted 15 years agoin reply to this

          Like when was their music?

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             Justine76posted 15 years agoin reply to this

             maybe i got things mixed up
             thought they were your fav now....sorry

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                Colebabieposted 15 years agoin reply to this

                I think thats Sweetiepie?

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                   Justine76posted 15 years agoin reply to this

                   jeeze too much time in the forums....i need a life   

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    livewithrichardposted 15 years ago

    Van Halen, Ozzy, AC/DC

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    Mishaposted 15 years ago

    Deep Purple
    
    Oh, and Jesus Christ Superstar! (Yes, I am aware it is not a band )

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       shazwellynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       How diverse are YOU! x

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          Mishaposted 15 years agoin reply to this

          Diversity came later

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    Janettaposted 15 years ago

    Blink 182 and Pearl Jam
    
    and yes--I'm still a huge fan of both!

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    H.C Porterposted 15 years ago

    although they had long broken up- my favorite band when i was 16 was The Beatles...and still is (my daughters name is Abby )    But if we are speaking of a band that was still together...Probably Pearl Jam...

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    lynnechandlerposted 15 years ago

    Styx, Kansas, Bob Seger, Aerosmith, and Van Halen at sixteen.
    
    Now, hmm Reba, styx, kansas, seger, aerosmith, tim mcgraw, T. I., black eyed peas, and a whole range of other groups.

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    HealthTipposted 15 years ago

    BadCompany !

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       Colebabieposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Shocker!

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          HealthTipposted 15 years agoin reply to this

          Oi I will have you know the great Paul Rogers did a few gigs with Queen lately as lead singer, BadCo still rock

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       Justine76posted 15 years agoin reply to this

       sup?todays friday...?

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          HealthTipposted 15 years agoin reply to this

          What has today being Friday have to do with Bad Company being my fav Rock Band ?

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    Sufidreamerposted 15 years ago

    Have to say the Dead Kennedys and The Pixies, but Alice in Chains were just around the corner

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       HealthTipposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Dead Kennedys deff a great pick !

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       Jeffrey Nealposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       At 16 I was all over the map, but my fave was Anthrax and Metallica.  I really got into Iron Maiden, DRI, Dead Kennedys, Pixies, and Janes Addiction just a very little while later.

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          Sufidreamerposted 15 years agoin reply to this

          Looks like we followed a similar path - all good stuff. Mind you, my taste is even more all over the map nowadays. Everything from Icelandic folk music to Napalm Death
          
          Sandra: It sure does

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    E. Nicolsonposted 15 years ago

    Hmmm ... Sabbath, Deep Purple, and Steppenwolf.

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    prettydarkhorseposted 15 years ago

    GNR--AXLE ROSE

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    Mighty Momposted 15 years ago

    At 16 I was into Jethro Tull. And yes, Bad Company too (doesn't Paul Rogders also front the band "Free"?).

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       HealthTipposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       They were called Free well famous for the hit single " Alright Now " but changed their name to Bad Company after Kossoff died of an overdose !
       
       Loved the Tull, Anderson was genius !

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    sandra rinckposted 15 years ago

    Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Collective Soul, Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog, Alice n chains.  Grunge Lives!

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    pgornerposted 15 years ago

    The Beatles.
    And nothing has changed fourteen years later.

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    HealthTipposted 15 years ago

    And of course Bowie and the Floyd, Pink Floyd were just the place to be

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    Mighty Momposted 15 years ago

    Re: Free. Yes,thanks. That's what I thought.
    
    Bowie -- "Fame" and Pink Floyd absolutely!
    
    Crosty, Stills, Nash & Young
    
    And although not a "band" Elton John's "Good-by Yellow Brick Road" was a fave then, too.

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       HealthTipposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       I was a big Neil Young fan, Harvest was one of my fav albums !

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       A Texanposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       "Crosty, Stills, Nash & Young"
       
       Typo?

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    Song-Birdposted 15 years ago

    REO, Journey, Def Leopard, AC/DC...
    
    My son calls all of these "the oldies" .... I guess they probably are

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       Colebabieposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       I've seen Journey & Def Leppard in concert... not oldies... yet

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          Song-Birdposted 15 years agoin reply to this

          Those must have been great concerts!  I would love to see either one.

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    A M Wernerposted 15 years ago

    The Scorpions and Kansas - and they still top my list.

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       Ivorwenposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Always enjoyed the Scorpions and Damn Yankee too.  Never heard much of them though, they weren't popular in my area.

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    QuirkyPearlposted 15 years ago

    Pink Floyd - Fleetwood Mac - Queen - Olivia Newton John - ELO - Genesis.... I better stop there.

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       HealthTipposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Now you deff have taste, well except for Olivia Newton John, did anything good come out of Australia ?

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          Sufidreamerposted 15 years agoin reply to this

          Rolf Harris = Quality

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             HealthTipposted 15 years agoin reply to this

             I have never forgiven Rolf for destroying Stairway To Heaven, totally unforgivable

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                Sufidreamerposted 15 years agoin reply to this

                I've seen some pretty poor cover bands destroy it, too. The sad thing is that they took themselves seriously
                
                I saw Rolf and The Wurzels in the same weekend, accompanied by a couple of gallons of scrumpy.
                
                Happy Days

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                   HealthTipposted 15 years agoin reply to this

                   Pmsl omg Sufi my friend I would deff love that just for the scrumpy and the memories. The Wurzels and the Combine Harvester song reminds me of this country girl I was, well shall we say going out with, ohhhh arghhhhhhh

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                      Sufidreamerposted 15 years agoin reply to this

                      Scrumpy, The Wurzels and country girls - truly a holy trinity

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                         HealthTipposted 15 years agoin reply to this

                         Oh those halycyon days

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                            Justine76posted 15 years agoin reply to this

                            hey ht why am i missing a fan?

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                               HealthTipposted 15 years agoin reply to this

                               I deleted BC !

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                                  Justine76posted 15 years agoin reply to this

                                  Oh just wondering what happend to him. I hope everything is well with you.
                                  To answer the question, one of my fav bands at 16 was INXS

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          QuirkyPearlposted 15 years agoin reply to this

          hahaha... I forgot to mention Irene Cara/Fame and Blondie

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             HealthTipposted 15 years agoin reply to this

             Debbie Harry in that red and white dress singing Denise, a teens dream, oh yeahhhhhhhhhhhh

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          shazwellynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

          inxs and crowded house x

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    jobisterposted 15 years ago

    Nirvana, Pearl Jam & Rage Against the Machine

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    RedSonja94posted 15 years ago

    At 16...hmmmm....Metallica, Pantera, Motley Crue, Ozzy, Ted Nugent, Zepplin, and so many more.  I listen to everything then and now.  The only thing I don't like and never have is rap.  I'll even listen to Bocefus, Shainia Twain, Johnny Cash....all of them.  I just love music and always have.  All kinds of music are great!

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    Mighty Momposted 15 years ago

    Ivorwen -- I didn't recognize you without your Ivorwen avatar!!!

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       HealthTipposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Damn smoking she is

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          Ivorwenposted 15 years agoin reply to this

            Your too funny!

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             HealthTipposted 15 years agoin reply to this

             Yer so hot I have turned my heating off

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    Lissa Lynnposted 15 years ago

    When I was 16, my taste in music was pretty much the same as it is now..I'd have to say The Cure, Tori Amos, Pearl Jam and Counting Crows were among my favorite bands

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    Stacie Lposted 15 years ago

    well i guess we're dating ourselves with the answers...
    mine were The Beatles and Monkees..

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       Sybil Marieposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       Herewe come,walkin' down the street, get the funniest looks from everyone we meet, Hey hey we're the Monkeys! Had to love Peter!

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    PJ_Deneenposted 15 years ago

    Prince and the Revolution.
    
    Confession time - I had an asymmetrical haircut with a purple streak.
    
    Oh gods the 80s.

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       Ivorwenposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       HAhahaha  -- My husband had a purple mohawk in the late '80s, his favorite band was Motley Crew.  Oh how I wish I'd had a chance to see it!

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          HealthTipposted 15 years agoin reply to this

          The BC had long hair, both ears pierced a cross and a sleeper, love beads and 12 silver bangles on the right wrist.

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    EmpressFelicityposted 15 years ago

    The Human League.  I still have a copy of their Dare album somewhere in the house.

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    tony0724posted 15 years ago

    Led Zeppelin and KISS !!!! Deep Purple and Iggy and the Stooges  too . I,m old .

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    Rayalternatelyposted 15 years ago

    when I was 16 I was well into Weather Report, Tom Waits, & Jimi Hendrix.
    
    Over the years through I've become considerably less "cool" as I love a bit of Lady Gaga or Calvin Harris just as much as anything else!

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    Feline Prophetposted 15 years ago

    The Bee Gees!

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    B.C. BOUTIQUEposted 15 years ago

    AC/DC

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    Blogging Erikaposted 15 years ago

    I was completely over the moon for Sting, who had just released "Nothing Like The Sun," an album I probably still have memorized.
    
    This was before he got boring and old.  (And before I did, as well!)

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    theageofcakeposted 15 years ago

    The Velvet Underground, The Smiths, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Pixies - I was such a scenester.

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       shazwellynposted 15 years agoin reply to this

       more me!

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    ralwusposted 15 years ago

    How in the goddamn hell can I remember that far back? Was I ever sixteen, don't 'member :p

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