aarondanger Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 about you being into Punk/Indie/Hardcore or Records for that matter? Just wondering if it is a general consensus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirbypuckett Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 My mom used to think my brother and I were a bit quirky for decorating our Christmas lists asking for records like "Live Fast Diarrhea" and "Dookie." My parents never really complained that we listened to punk rock, but never gave us a pat on the back either. Over the past two years my musical tastes have drifted quite far from the punk rock spectrum (but I always come back) and my parents have been provided more commentary since. Recently my dad poked fun at me for listening to the Beach Boys, my mom did the same when I had to pick her up from work and I was listening to Magical Mystery Tour by the Beatles. My brother mainly listens to Japanese pop music and I know my parents find that almost as strange as punk records about poop. As for collecting records, my mom briefly brought it up when I first started collecting. She thought it was strange, but completely understood why I took up the hobby. She even wanted to use my turn table to listen to her old 45s. Sadly my parents were never to into music, I really wish they would have been so that I could have inherited a few gems. The aforementioned singles that my mother owns are mainly disco 45s, which is quite unfortunate -- although, "Disco Duck" is really fun. My dad says at one point he owned a handful of Beatles records, but has no idea what happened to them. He thinks his brother has them now, but he's been in the process of moving for the better part of this millennium and who knows which brown box they could be in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robotnerd Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 my mom gave up trying to understand it years ago and just accepted that independent music is a part of my lifestyle. as for records, my dad has a fair sized collection and still has a turntable, granted i've probably got at least double what he has at this point, but we have a lot of the same stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dim Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 I was 13 when I started listening to punk and buying records (I say 'buy' and not collect cause I only bought them as an alternative to CDs as well as some weird obsession with the format). I'm from Kiev, Ukraine and my parents were very into "Ukrainian" music, which is basically Gogol bordello minus the punk element. Needless to say they had no idea what punk even was, and thought I was listening to the "devil's music". They complained a lot about it which only got worse once I joined bands and held practice in my basement. It was mostly just annoying because I was old enough to understand that they couldn't because it was something so foreign to them. Plus many of the bands in the genre are pretty 'anti-Christian'. Still, I only kept to the ones who weren't blatantly bashing on my religion. My Dad is a real "techy" kind of guy and to this day can't figure out why I still buy a format that he hasn't in decades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flood Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 my dad has a HUGE music collection, and now that i've probably doubled his i think hes impressed... and he has a copy of every vinyl release we've put out displayed on his bookcase... i think its pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scriptedrain Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Both of my parents listened to country music exclusively once I was born, which eventually (read: immediately) turned me away from the genre. My first experiences with real music happened in elementary school when my friend would bring Green Day - Dookie to lunch in a Walkman. We'd all take turns listening to it. Then came The Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness after I saw the video for "1979." I had bouts with other bands and albums and such, but those 2 stick out in my mind up until another friend in 7th grade introduced me to Blink-182's Dude Ranch. That was basically the gateway to dozens of bands which in turn led me to dozens more. That album is the foundation of my music collection. As for my parents, they never really took interest into what I was listening to because I only listened to music on headphones, partly in fear of their scourn or ridicule. The first stereo I ever owned I bought with my first paycheck at age 16. They never really picked up on anything I was listening to and still probably couldn't name one band I listen to unless they read it off my t-shirt or a poster on my wall. - Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aarondanger Posted August 21, 2007 Author Share Posted August 21, 2007 my dad has a HUGE music collection, and now that i've probably doubled his i think hes impressed... and he has a copy of every vinyl release we've put out displayed on his bookcase... i think its pretty cool. Thats awesome my parents HATE my label Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrc Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 my parents were always pretty open to my music interests, and did not really have any problems with it at all. And in fact my dad was always interested in my taste in music and was always asking questions about bands and trying to grasp the "scene" seeing he grew up with bands like led zepplin. (but he did get to see MC5 twice. thats fucking awesome) There were some times they showed concerns when they saw bands like suicidal tendencies and satanic surfers cds laying around they did come to me and ask "what is with these..." and thats when i just gave them the lyric books from the cds and let them see that they were just "shocking band names" and really sang about issues like politics, skateboarding and their life on the road and then they understood that punk rock wasn't some "evil" thing. My dad was my main mode of transportation to shows in st. pete and tampa. He would drive us down there (about 20-45 mins each way) and then when the show was over i would call and he would drive down and pick us up. I look back at it now and am amazed that he would put so much time and energy into driving me all over the place to see bands and when other friends would ask their parnets/family for rides to shows they would get the big FU. I guess i was lucky and i never realized that until recently, i totally took all of that for granted when i was a "punk ass little teenager" My dad is pretty rad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skumbucket Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Both of my parents listened to country music exclusively once I was born, which eventually (read: immediately) turned me away from the genre. My first experiences with real music happened in elementary school when my friend would bring Green Day - Dookie to lunch in a Walkman. We'd all take turns listening to it. Then came The Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness after I saw the video for "1979." I had bouts with other bands and albums and such, but those 2 stick out in my mind up until another friend in 7th grade introduced me to Blink-182's Dude Ranch. That was basically the gateway to dozens of bands which in turn led me to dozens more. That album is the foundation of my music collection. that was similar to my musical journey as well, but i latched onto things through my sisters, mostly. weezer, ween, my sister was into green day after "kerplunk" came out so my whole family was talking about them before dookie (a big source of pride for my eldest sister), lemonheads, nine inch nails, early marilyn manson. i branched out from there into pop stuff, barenaked ladies, stone temple pilots "tiny music", presidents of the usa, etc. but mainly it was fat, nitro, and epitaph comps that fed into so many other things. my folks got mad when i lived with them because i never saved money, just bought hundreds of cd's every year. they wanted me to save for school and stuff, and i did...just not as much as they would've liked. i'm sure they have no idea how much vinyl i buy, but it probably doesn't matter as long as i keep making my rsp/pension/mutual fund payments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scriptedrain Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Both of my parents listened to country music exclusively once I was born, which eventually (read: immediately) turned me away from the genre. My first experiences with real music happened in elementary school when my friend would bring Green Day - Dookie to lunch in a Walkman. We'd all take turns listening to it. Then came The Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness after I saw the video for "1979." I had bouts with other bands and albums and such, but those 2 stick out in my mind up until another friend in 7th grade introduced me to Blink-182's Dude Ranch. That was basically the gateway to dozens of bands which in turn led me to dozens more. That album is the foundation of my music collection. that was similar to my musical journey as well, but i latched onto things through my sisters, mostly. weezer, ween, my sister was into green day after "kerplunk" came out so my whole family was talking about them before dookie (a big source of pride for my eldest sister), lemonheads, nine inch nails, early marilyn manson. i branched out from there into pop stuff, barenaked ladies, stone temple pilots "tiny music", presidents of the usa, etc. but mainly it was fat, nitro, and epitaph comps that fed into so many other things. my folks got mad when i lived with them because i never saved money, just bought hundreds of cd's every year. they wanted me to save for school and stuff, and i did...just not as much as they would've liked. i'm sure they have no idea how much vinyl i buy, but it probably doesn't matter as long as i keep making my rsp/pension/mutual fund payments. That's one reason I wish that I had an older sibling growing up. I was an only child until I was 10 years old - and she's just 12 now, so there hasn't been the passing of my music just yet (especially considering I don't live with her) - and a lot of my friends had older brothers and sisters introducing them. The reason my friend told me about Blink-182 was because of his older brother... subsequently I learned about Dropkick Murphys, Millencolin, Pennywise, Bad Religion, and a ton of other bands in a matter of days because of this guy learning from his older brother. I see you brought up Weezer, I really wish I would've been involved in music when they came out the blue album, just so I could've kept up with them and not backtracked like I had to a few years ago. Their blue album is one of my all time favorite albums. - Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xfedaykinx Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 "they say the hardest part about [vinyl collecting] is telling your parents that youre gay" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6qbol8xVDU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skumbucket Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 it's really nice. my brother was never that into music, but in the last six or seven years i've helped him expand his horizons exponentially...so i'm sure you'll have that opportunity eventually as well. i go to shows with my older sis whenever there's a group of mutual interest nearby, and now i'm the one making mix tapes for her. she just bought a car with an mp3 cd deck, so i'm burning her three mp3 discs that are straight up mix tapes -- it'll be like four hundred songs per each themed disc. it's the hardest project i've ever done, especially since the disc drive on my laptop died. i should also mention that my common law wife has very similar musical tastes to mine, so the only thing she objects to is how much i spend on music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest falloutcollapse Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 my dad really likes 70's and 80's music, but hates punk/hardcore. he doesn't mind if i pop in some minus the bear or something, because his favorite band is pink floyd. as for collecting vinyl, they buy it for me and stuff, but they don't understand why i try to listen to a dead format (i'm just a punk ass teenager trying to stand out) or why i like music that screams (thats how angry i am at the world). but its all good for the most part Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyle Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 My dad thinks its funny I buy vinyl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadmonkey Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 I took my dad to a Reggie and the Full Effect concert and he enjoyed himself, but kept complaining to me that not enough bands have guitar solos in them. So one day I popped in the Dragonforce and he complained that the solo was too fast, and then questioned why they had to play so fast. He jokingly thinks I'm only collecting vinyl in order to show him that I would be better set to inherit his vinyl from him rather than my brother. All three of us have mock fights over how we will split all the Black Sabbath and Hendrix Albums, and who will get the coveted Elvis Picture Disc (Young Elvis).. I'm still trying to figure out how much that would be worth. My mom on the other hand wishes I wouldn't spend so much money, but that song and dance has been going on forever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Some great stories so far... My "true" musical journey began when we first moved to the States back in '86 (we moved from Venezuela) and the first "rock" record (or rather tape) that I bought was 'Apetite for Destruction'. I dove headfirst into heavy/hair metal...please forgive me guys! My parents were cool with it...they didn't mind it as long as I wasn't playing it too loud. A few years later we moved to Louisville, KY and luckily for me, this was during the time when there was a strong local hardcore/punk scene. For all intents and purposes, my first punk record (again, it was a tape) was Endpoint's 'If The Spirits Are Willing' which my friend Matt lent me. This blew me away. Endpoint was also my first true punk show that I attended. It was at that show that I bought my first piece of vinyl...it was split 7" by two local bands: Apocalypse and Transgression. This opened the floodgates for my exposure to hardcore and punk. I attended more and more shows and picked up any vinyl from all the bands in the area as at the time, that was the only way to get their music...other than tapes of course. My collection has grown quite a bit since then. I have picked up vinyl at cost but also off eBay and trading with other collectors. My parents don't really "get it" because sometimes they feel that I am wasting my money on this hobby...especially during a stretch when I was without a record player. At the end of the day, they don't really question it much as they know that I collect other things as well (Japenese toys, comic books..although not anymore, and concert posters/prints) and they know that I enjoy doing it and someday down the road it's all a potential monetary investment...although I am not looking forward to that day I have to sell my collection...I think I will cry! :'( Years later I was able to strengthen my bond with my dad when him and I went through his record collection that he had when he was younger. My uncle had kept it after my father moved out of their parents' house. It was cool to go through these with him...he had a bunch of Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, and Cream records...I was blown away!...My dad was cool back in the day! Funny sidenote...I was listening to Minus The Bear 'Planet of Ice' in car the other day and my dad was with me. As it got towards the middle of 'Lotus', dad asked me, "Is this a Pink Floyd cd?"....(he had not been paying attention to the music earlier)...I found this amusing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loren Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 my mom isnt into music at all sadly not anything...she likes about 20 top 40 80s songs and thats it. my dads into some decent music but i pretty much lost all respect for him about a week ago when he said he enjoyed listening to good charlotte. they both think its cool that i collect vinyl...my mom thinks its cool cause its profitable my dad thinks its cool cause its "old school" oh and they both call 7"s 45s and find colored vinyl and picture discs fascinating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scriptedrain Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 oh and they both call 7"s 45s and find colored vinyl and picture discs fascinating I smiled reading this because it's so funny how the generation gap makes an entire age group react the same. - Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadetapplesauce Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 my parents really don't mind what i listen to, but needless to say, my mom was pretty reluctant to buy the first cd i asked for--which was Enema Of The State by blink-182. yeah, that one with the porn star on the cover. (a few years back, i saw her in a porno mag for the first time.. eeehhhhhh......) at the same time, i also listened to limp bizkit (smite me, if you must, but it's a part of my past i can't deny), but that's irrelevant, cuz my interest in that music didn't go far. anyway, blink led me to Fenix TX, which led me to New Found Glory and all other Drive Thru bands. i was a pop punk kid for awhile, and eventually got into other stuff, NOFX, UL, Green Day, Alkaline Trio, Rancid, Weezer... stuff like that. eventually i got into Taking Back Sunday (don't ask me how, because i don't even remember). Adam was apparently obsessed with Lifetime. so i went to the record store and looked at the cds in the "Misc L" section in the indie racks, and found a copy of "Jersey's Best Dancers" for $8. i put the cd in, expecting to hear something similar to TBS. goddamn, i was wrong. then the rest, as they say, is history. my parents have heard me put on some questionable things, but for the most part, they knew i was different when it came to music. both of my parents think that i should stop spending so much money on records. my mom freaks out if i pay more than $40 for two 7"s. i don't even tell my dad how much i spend. his mentality is more along the lines of "i know you spend a lot of money on these. you better take care of them." my mom was upset because my dad threw out our old record player (that worked fine), but my brother (when he was little) ruined all of his records. from what i hear, he spread took them out of the sleeves, stacked them up, and scattered them across the floor by sliding them on each other. i think he might have stood on them and slid on them, also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scriptedrain Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 my mom was upset because my dad threw out our old record player (that worked fine), but my brother (when he was little) ruined all of his records. from what i hear, he spread took them out of the sleeves, stacked them up, and scattered them across the floor by sliding them on each other. i think he might have stood on them and slid on them, also. I winced reading that. - Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 ...my mom thinks its cool cause its profitable My mom feels the same way...and she even said that when I got the 4 colors for 'Planet of Ice' in the mail last week... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattisr1984 Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 my parents dont think my music preferance is weird... maybe when i was younger. they think my preferred format (lp!) is weird in the sense that they didnt get it--like who buys vinyl anymore? once they saw the colored vinyl and the collectability of it though, they thought it was cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenatheart Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 My parents don't really exhibit strong feelings about my vinyl collection or the music I listen to anymore. When I was a freshman in high school my Mom got upset when I blew my 'school clothes allowance' on black band t-shirts instead of the pink dresses and fashion accessories she had always envisioned I'd grow up to wear. When my Cobain obsession intensified later that year, we had the "YOU are not suicidal, are you?!" talk [because Cobain books + black band t-shirts on a 'pretty' girl naturally = suicidal]. When I got my license as a sophomore my Dad constantly made me promise I would take a 'strong guy friend' to the local shows I went to [promises that I almost never kept due to the musical stupidity of any 'strong males' I knew]. But now, as a senior in college, I basically just don't talk to them about music because I know that it's completely pointless. As for vinyl in particular, my Mom laughed when I showed her my records and said I should show my Dad "that red one" [Thursday- Five Stories Falling EP] because "they didn't come in colors when we were kids." A few days later, she suprised me with a stack of scratched--but still mostly working-- 45's and a couple of 80's rock albums and said I could have them. Then when I asked for vinyl for my birthday, they both told me to "ask Jeff for those gifts" and make them a list of "real gifts" to get [ie]. They are never mean about my vinyl collecting, they just think it's funny and weird that I spent my birthday money on records instead of an iPod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skumbucket Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 oh and they both ...find colored vinyl and picture discs fascinating so do i! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loren Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 haha they are pretty fascinating but they find it fascinating in a "i never knew those existed" kind of way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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