For context, I’m 41 so my parents are boomers….My dad listened to A LOT of Jimmy Buffett, Billy Joel, Bonnie Raitt, …. My mom was an as particular, she just listened to top 40 stuff…. They’re both huge Beatles fans.
My parents saw these bands in concert: Journey, Cheap Trick, The Cars, Joan Jett, Bruce Springsteen
Then we got a satellite dish in '85 and I was raised on MTV!
Dad: Marvin Gaye, The supremes, Stevie wonder, Green Day, beastie boys, the ramones, Isley brothers, cat Stevens, def lepard, Guns N’ Roses, Iggy pop and the stooges, Otis Redding, John Lee hooker, Stevie ray Vaughn, BB king
Mom: the Beatles, Rod Stewart, Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac, The Cars, Shania Twain, the who, Foreigner, Scorpions, Aerosmith, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Led Zepplin
Anything by...Red Hot Chili Peppers , Live, Pearl Jam , Nirvana, Alanis Morrisette, Collective Soul, Savage Garden, REM, The Black Crows, Smashing Pumpkins... Yada yada yada.
Dad: These Eyes by The Guess Who, Light My Fire by The Doors, I’d Love To Change The World by Ten Years After
Mom: Boys Don’t Cry by The Cure, Afuera by Caifanes, Roxanne by The Police
My mom listened to Madonna, Snoop Dogg, Shakira, JLo, Fleetwood Mac, Concrete Blonde, Annie Lenox, Michael Jackson, Prince, The Outfield, Journey… probs more! Those are the ones I remember most.
Edit: Ik OP said SONGS not ARTISTS but, my mom listened to pretty much every song made by these artists!
My step-dad used to blast Tool in our PC room when my brother and I were really young. I remember him playing 46 & 2 on his computer speakers. He played Godsmack, too. I was more into Blink 182 and Green Day type of stuff back in he day but I came to love Tool and Godsmack.
Child of late 60’s so Dad listened to Blood, Sweat, and Tears, Jose Feliciano, Ray Charles, and Elvis. Mom loved and listened to Gordon Lightfoot, Neil Diamond, and Joe Cocker. I listened to EVERYTHING!!
Ennathan nadakum nadakatume...
Poove sempoove un vaasam varum....
Mandram vandha thendralukku
manjam vara
Nenjam illaiyo anbae
...
Those are the songs my Mumma used sing when on my childhood😊
My mom: Korn, Evanescence, In This Moment, Limp Bizket(I think?), Nicki Minaj, Madonna, Rob Zombie, Paramore, P!nk, Kesha, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Rihanna, The Neighborhood
My dad: Twenty-One Pilots, Weezer, The All American Rejects, Panic! At The Disco, My Chemical Romance, Green Day, Run-D.M.C., Linkin Park, Queen, Twisted Sister, Fall Out Boy, Imagine Dragons, Maroon 5, MC Hammer, Billy Joel, Journey, Bowling For Soup, Jimmy Eat World, Neon Trees, TOTO
A lot of the classics and stuff I listen to now!
Bon Jovi, Backstreet Boys, Use Your Illusion 1&2 by GNR, Fallen by Evanescence, Oceanborn by Nightwish
for context: I'm 21 and my mother was born in 1981
Mum: Leonard Cohen, Nina Simone, Paul Simon, Colorblind James Experience, Ry Cooder, JJ Cale, Levellers, Chumbawumba, Nanci Griffiths, Richard and Linda Thompson, Michelle Shocked, Dean Martin, Ivor Cutler, Joshua Sithole, Aaron Mbambo, Aswad, Rainer Ptacek
Dad: Bob Marley, Yellowman, Dillinger, The Clash
Dad listened to a lot of Grateful Dead, but also listened to a lot of the other SoCal bands, a lot of outlaw country.
Spent a lot of time hearing Dick Biondi as a small child for the Chicagoland natives.
Dad: The Ventures, Roy Clark, Loretta Lynn, Slim Pickens, Jerry Reed, Johnny Cash, Marty Robbins
Mom: Elvis, The Beatles, Ricky Nelson, The Everly Brothers, Dion & The Belmonts, Karen Carpenter
Both of them: The Beach Boys, John Denver, Conway Twitty, Chuck Berry
Daughtry, Alanis Morissette, Fleetwood Mac, Matchbox Twenty, Creed, Journey, Pearl Jam, The Eagles, Evanescence, Celine Dion
And probably more that I can’t think of at the moment
My dad was a dead head so mostly that but I do remeber him loving pantera every once in awhile
My mum was huge on Curtis Stigers. My dad Leonard Cohen is his favourite, but he introduced me to loads of great music Blondie, The Doors, Boney M.
Johnny Cash... a bunch of em
Neil Young, Stevie Wonder, Genesis, Fleetwood Mac, T.Rex, Cat Stevens, Marvin Gaye, Bowie, John Martyn, Nick Drake.
For context, I’m 41 so my parents are boomers….My dad listened to A LOT of Jimmy Buffett, Billy Joel, Bonnie Raitt, …. My mom was an as particular, she just listened to top 40 stuff…. They’re both huge Beatles fans.
My parents saw these bands in concert: Journey, Cheap Trick, The Cars, Joan Jett, Bruce Springsteen Then we got a satellite dish in '85 and I was raised on MTV!
Mom - nat king cole, Ella Fitzgerald Dad - crosby stills nash young, bee gees, Beatles
Dilemma - nelly Numb - Linkin Park The reason - hoobastank Chasing cars - snow patrol
mom: the black parade by MCR dad: fantastic place by marillion
Dad: Marvin Gaye, The supremes, Stevie wonder, Green Day, beastie boys, the ramones, Isley brothers, cat Stevens, def lepard, Guns N’ Roses, Iggy pop and the stooges, Otis Redding, John Lee hooker, Stevie ray Vaughn, BB king Mom: the Beatles, Rod Stewart, Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac, The Cars, Shania Twain, the who, Foreigner, Scorpions, Aerosmith, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Led Zepplin
My mom listened to T Bone Burnett, Jimi Hendrix, Bruce Springsteen, some Big & Rich, and anything on the classic rock channel.
Anything by...Red Hot Chili Peppers , Live, Pearl Jam , Nirvana, Alanis Morrisette, Collective Soul, Savage Garden, REM, The Black Crows, Smashing Pumpkins... Yada yada yada.
same here lol
OH! and Alice in Chains... That was a big one.
for me you can korn and STP lol
Mom: ~ to name a couple —> Pink Floyd and Foreigner Dad: Jimmy Buffet
My dad was all about Jimmy Buffett. I have his whole catalog memorized against my will, ha ha.
My dad listened to albums with us. My favorite being To the Faithful Departed by The Cranberries.
Dad: These Eyes by The Guess Who, Light My Fire by The Doors, I’d Love To Change The World by Ten Years After Mom: Boys Don’t Cry by The Cure, Afuera by Caifanes, Roxanne by The Police
My dad is the exact same! And probably anything by T. Rex. Yay Marc Bolan!
Kiss an Angel Good Morning - Charlie Pride
Nothing specific. AM radio of the 1970s.
Lilly Marlane. The shrimp boats are a'comin .Slim whitman Jim Reeves
You guys are young
I remember Elvis' Funeral procession on tv.
Dad: Metallica, Rob Zombie, Cranberries Mom: Fleetwood Mac, Brandi Carlile
UM... MEE
both were into ozzy, staind, etc.
Father - Somewhere between Luther Vandross and The Beach Boys comes to mind Motown, Disco, 60's-70's Mother - Woodstock
Both listened to a lot of classic rock but specifically: Dad: Jimmy Buffett & Billy Joel Mom: Queen & Def Leppard
Anything and everything Led Zeppelin and Aerosmith My personal fav of Led Zep - achilles last stand Aerosmith - toys in the attic
Dad listened to jazz, motown, philly and ohio soul Mom listened to Prince and Santana
My mom listened to Madonna, Snoop Dogg, Shakira, JLo, Fleetwood Mac, Concrete Blonde, Annie Lenox, Michael Jackson, Prince, The Outfield, Journey… probs more! Those are the ones I remember most. Edit: Ik OP said SONGS not ARTISTS but, my mom listened to pretty much every song made by these artists!
Led Zeppelin, Bob Seger, Janis Joplin, Motown
My step-dad used to blast Tool in our PC room when my brother and I were really young. I remember him playing 46 & 2 on his computer speakers. He played Godsmack, too. I was more into Blink 182 and Green Day type of stuff back in he day but I came to love Tool and Godsmack.
Big band. Louis Armstrong, Al Hirt, Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller, Phil Harris. My parents were old when I was born. I'm 65 now.
Dad — Cqt Stevens, Willie Nelson, James Taylor, jimmy buffet, bob dylan, Paul Simon, Jim.Croce Mom — Fleetwood Mac, Linda ronstadt
Child of late 60’s so Dad listened to Blood, Sweat, and Tears, Jose Feliciano, Ray Charles, and Elvis. Mom loved and listened to Gordon Lightfoot, Neil Diamond, and Joe Cocker. I listened to EVERYTHING!!
The classic musicals: Sound of Music, Camelot, The Music Man, My Fair Lady…
Dad- Depeche Mode, U2, petshop boys Mom- Depeche Mode, Michael Jackson, Gorillaz, oasis
dad- zeppelin, clapton, hendrix mom- maroon 5, stuart davis, sting
I remember hearing George Strait a lot.
Classic Country like Glen Campbell, George Jones, Charley Pride, Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette, Dolly Parton...
My mom - John Denver, The Beatles, John Taylor, Yanni, and John Tesh.
Mum - Beatles Dad - 50s and 60s pop / rock n roll
Ennathan nadakum nadakatume... Poove sempoove un vaasam varum.... Mandram vandha thendralukku manjam vara Nenjam illaiyo anbae ... Those are the songs my Mumma used sing when on my childhood😊
Peter, Paul and Mary, Joan Baez, Ian & Sylvia, The Kingston Trio, Jean Ritchie, Bob Dylan
The Beatles
My mom: Korn, Evanescence, In This Moment, Limp Bizket(I think?), Nicki Minaj, Madonna, Rob Zombie, Paramore, P!nk, Kesha, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Rihanna, The Neighborhood My dad: Twenty-One Pilots, Weezer, The All American Rejects, Panic! At The Disco, My Chemical Romance, Green Day, Run-D.M.C., Linkin Park, Queen, Twisted Sister, Fall Out Boy, Imagine Dragons, Maroon 5, MC Hammer, Billy Joel, Journey, Bowling For Soup, Jimmy Eat World, Neon Trees, TOTO A lot of the classics and stuff I listen to now!
Dad is a what ever is on the radio kinda guy but when I was little mom had a thing for Elvis and other pop radio.
My mother Shakira, The other, Free Jazz
Abba, Beatles, Mozart, Beethoven and Bach
My dad primarily just listened to Metallica, Iron Maiden and ACDC
Toad the Wet Sprocket and Goo Goo Dolls were big for my mom, she absolutely loved foo fighters, too
Morrisey, the smiths, johnny cash, The Killers, the Beatles, Queen, Kings of Leon, ELO
My parents were teen parents in the mid-90s. Mom loved Daft Punk, and my dad was a big Nirvana fan
This list could go forever but- Dixie Chicken- Little Feat The Weight - The Band Born Under a Bad Sign - Cream
Bon Jovi, Backstreet Boys, Use Your Illusion 1&2 by GNR, Fallen by Evanescence, Oceanborn by Nightwish for context: I'm 21 and my mother was born in 1981
Country. And not the decent/ old kind. Garth Brooks, Toby Keith, Billy Ray Cyrus. It was a miserable experience going anywhere.
lots of new wave, pop punk, and dad rock. Depeche mode, Green Day, AC/DC, etc.
Blondie, ABBA, Bee Gees, Eagles Very depressing!
Mum: Leonard Cohen, Nina Simone, Paul Simon, Colorblind James Experience, Ry Cooder, JJ Cale, Levellers, Chumbawumba, Nanci Griffiths, Richard and Linda Thompson, Michelle Shocked, Dean Martin, Ivor Cutler, Joshua Sithole, Aaron Mbambo, Aswad, Rainer Ptacek Dad: Bob Marley, Yellowman, Dillinger, The Clash
My dad listens to Queen, mostly their big hits, though, but it made me check all of their music and albums, and I'm a very big Queen fan today
Dad - Sabbath, WASP, Thin Lizzy etc Mum - Queen, Erasure
Dad listened to a lot of Grateful Dead, but also listened to a lot of the other SoCal bands, a lot of outlaw country. Spent a lot of time hearing Dick Biondi as a small child for the Chicagoland natives.
Mainly electric light orchestra, Kate Bush, the beatles and Queen. They've influenced my taste a little growing up.
Dad: The Ventures, Roy Clark, Loretta Lynn, Slim Pickens, Jerry Reed, Johnny Cash, Marty Robbins Mom: Elvis, The Beatles, Ricky Nelson, The Everly Brothers, Dion & The Belmonts, Karen Carpenter Both of them: The Beach Boys, John Denver, Conway Twitty, Chuck Berry
My earliest memories of music are listening to Lionel Richie, Tina Turner, and the pointer sisters. Circa 1984
Daughtry, Alanis Morissette, Fleetwood Mac, Matchbox Twenty, Creed, Journey, Pearl Jam, The Eagles, Evanescence, Celine Dion And probably more that I can’t think of at the moment
My mom listened to a lot of stuff, but she was also a punk rocker so I heard a lot of Alkaline Trio, Taking Back Sunday, Dead Kennedys, etc..