We Are Family

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

A thread from yesterday that should have its own post:

How much has your family influenced your listening habits? Are you an older/younger/middle sibling, or an only child? Are your musical tastes anything like your parents'?

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[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

Parents: owned about seven 45s from the late 50s (a couple of pop: Frank Ifield, Johnny Preston, the rest EPs of songs from musicals), they acquired a few LPs in the early 70s, mostly light classical or movie themes / easy listening stuff. But they were never really into pop.

Sister: acquired a small collection, mainly under influence of first serious boyfriend. Naturally I devoured everything she owned as well. In particular, she introduced me to a lot of punk and 70s New Wave songs. But by '79, I was already going my own way (buying my own records, listen to late night R1).

The real formative period for both of us came from listening to the Top 20 Chart Show in the 70s and taping stuff from there (NB: on reel-to-reel tapes initially). So I wouldn't say my family's tastes particularly influenced mine at all.