I know most of you have parents who shaped your love of music. For me, it was my father. My mom likes music but isn’t really passionate about it. KVIE is currently showing some great Ed Sullivan performances from the 60’s and, frankly, it makes me sad that I didn’t grow up during that time.
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I love watching Ed Sullivan videos! Growing up, all the people around me were pretty intense (crazy?) about their musical preferences: my grandma listened tangos and boleros all day long and my dad is a jazz enthusiast, while my clasically-trained pianist mother is surprisingly open to suggestions and recently declared herself a fan of Justin Timberlake (she even bought his two albums. I know.)
Which is probably why my biggest influence in music was actually my uncle (my mom’s younger brother.) He was always listening to The Beatles, The Monkees, The Beach Boys, The Commodores, etc. I remember that he sometimes picked me up from school when my mom couldn’t, and we would drive around running errands for my grandma while listening to Motown tapes (yes, tapes. Don’t judge, it was the 80’s.) Most recently, he’s been sending me e-mails about Groove Armada’s new album.
Do you have a record player? I am convinced (not to be an irritating music snob) that music just sounds like, a million times better, when its not digitized.
No, I don’t. It’s on my list, but my list is like, a million items long :-)
Sooooo worth it (with good speakers) it’s like you’re living in the music.
Now I can guilt-trip my dad about selling his…
My dad sold his years ago and he comes over to my BF’s place now and just swoons over his records and record player.
Sly and Family Stone are from Vallejo!
No way! And CCR is from El Cerrito!