My favourite band at 16 was...

[HengistPod]

[quote name='dlloyd' timestamp='1472594122' post='3122531']
Golly... Roddy, the singer from Idlewild, was at the same school as me. I sort of knew his sister, but not him.
[/quote]

The bloke that played drums was from Banff ... was in my old guitarist's class at school.

[Rubbersoul]

Crass. Still love them.

[bassace]

I was 16 in 1957 and believe it or not jazz ruled, well, for anyone with half a brain that was. Pop was pretty mushy stuff, even Elvis left us unmoved in those day except when Scotty Moore struck up. And Rock wasn't really established. A bass guitar made quite a rare appearance and was played with a plectrum.

So my influences were Dave Brubeck, MJQ and Chris Barber.

[Thunderpaws]

Van Halen

[Sferg]

Fugazi, Mineral, American Football, Slint, NoFx, Rancid, Aphex Twin, Cursive, Q and not U. All that kindo stuff.

[Guest bassman7755]

[quote name='Highfox' timestamp='1472227956' post='3119675']
Love some ABBA to.
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And in case anyone wondering "great songs, but are they any good for metal ?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixa1kXjMhAU&index=2&list=RDWY0drnSPThU

[DarkHeart]

At 16 in 82.... Scorpions, saw them both nights at Newcastle City Hall.

[M@23]

In 2002, probably The Police, my dad is a big fan and we always had great music playing at home. Thinking about it though, not a lot has changed. Of my absolute favourites, I reckon about 5 or 6 or my top ten are the same now as they were then.

[BrunoBass]

Depeche Mode. I was 16 in 1985, I'm 47 now and I still love them. Their music developed at the same pace as my music tastes matured; I loved their early electropop stuff in 1981 when I wad 12 by the time I was in my late teens/early twenties and had got into darker, heavier sounds they were right there too, with albums like Violator, Ultra etc.
They're a long way now from what I listen to regularly now (and not a bass guitar in site!) but I still love them, and my band play a rocked up version of Personal Jesus in our live set.

[BassTractor]

I see a bad new thread idea here: who now despises the music they loved when they were 16 years old.
I reckon it would be a short thread.

[interpol52]

[quote name='PaulGibsonBass' timestamp='1472896747' post='3125135']
Depeche Mode. I was 16 in 1985, I'm 47 now and I still love them. Their music developed at the same pace as my music tastes matured; I loved their early electropop stuff in 1981 when I wad 12 by the time I was in my late teens/early twenties and had got into darker, heavier sounds they were right there too, with albums like Violator, Ultra etc.
They're a long way now from what I listen to regularly now (and not a bass guitar in site!) but I still love them, and my band play a rocked up version of Personal Jesus in our live set.
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I love Ultra, I think Billy Corgan did too when he wrote Adore!

[Fisheth]

Iron Maiden, 22 now and they still are my favorite band.

[gs_triumph]

A toss up between the chili peppers and soundgarden

[Bassclef]

Elvis Costello & the Attractions.

I seemed to be the only guy at school who liked them. Took an afternoon off school to go and see them play Glasgow Apollo - my first ever gig. Got Elvis's autograph afterwards.

This Year's Model and Armed Forces are still outstanding albums.

Edited September 6, 2016 by Bassclef

[uk_lefty]

Radiohead or the Doors. Maybe the clash. Red hot chillis to an extent. Hard to pick a favourite.

[bassatnight]

Let me think; Japan, Simple Minds, Talk Talk, China Crisis and early Human League (minus the girls!)

[itsmedunc]

[quote name='uk_lefty' timestamp='1473163465' post='3127519']
Radiohead or the Doors. Maybe the clash. Red hot chillis to an extent. Hard to pick a favourite.
[/quote]

Defo The Clash! Still is!

[Grassie]

At 16 I was moving out of my Def Leppard / Extreme phase, and discovering Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice In Chains. 1991/1992 was the start of grunge, and all my mates were listening to $hit like early Prodigy, 2-Unlimited and loads of chart friendly, ear-unfriendly rubbish like that. I was the square peg in their round hole. 😊

[progben]

16 for me was 2007 - Probably Between the Buried and Me, Opeth, Necrophagist, Death and other progressive death metal. Still listen to a lot of that today. Death's Symbolic is still the best metal record I've ever heard.

That said, I have and always will love The Clash, so them too.

[PaulWarning]

Jimi Hendrix, 16 is a great age to be for absorbing new music

[darkandrew]

[quote name='progben' timestamp='1473267037' post='3128538']
Death's Symbolic is still the best metal record I've ever heard.
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I've got to admit I'm not familiar with that one but I'm going to go and check it out now. Thanks for the tip.

[Twigman]

At 16 it was The Clash
I remember going to the last of 9 nights they played at The Lyceum in Oct81 when I was 16...the ticket cost me £3.50 !! I remember coming out of Charing Cross tube and being offered £50 for it.....no way was I selling.

[Grangur]

I've always had wide taste. But at 16 I was mainly listening to Peter Frampton, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Fleetwood Mac, Rolling Stones and the Who.

I was also working in the kitchen in a bar with live bands, so fell in love with their covers of Doobie Broseley, Hendrix, Steve Miller band and a good few more. They were good times.

[progben]

[quote name='darkandrew' timestamp='1473268311' post='3128558']


I've got to admit I'm not familiar with that one but I'm going to go and check it out now. Thanks for the tip.
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No worries! His vocals take a bit of getting used to but I find that everything's on the money. Hope you enjoy it!

[pintspiller]

The Damned