i`m on the wrong side of 40, but do you younger people listen to 70`s music?

Question

i loved the 70`s
i was a teenager then

PS... 50 cent is a tosser!!!!!

Answer 1

I'm over 40 too, and my teenage kids are ALWAYS borrowing my cd collection (had to replace my vinyl collection over the years)! And they know all the words to the stuff I have on in the car. Well, if they want rides, they gotta listen to my music!!!!!!!

Answer 2

Which side of 40 is that? I Love the 70's and 80's and 60's and the 90's (well some of the 90's)

And you're right about 50 cent

Answer 3

Of course we do!

I'm 33 now and am starting to feel the distance from youth and beauty and the draw of inappropriate and saggy. Let's enjoy our ages!

I have collected records since I was 12 and have a huge record collection, a lot of it reflecting the halcyon years of disco. I adore 70s disco music and am enjoying listening to rappers born in 1991 ripping old tunes off, rapping to it, and claiming musical genius. Just as the 60s were the golden age of guitar, the 80s were the golden age of electronica, and the 90s were the start of the golden age of ripping off old songs, the 70s stand out as the golden age of proper party music - that uplifting feel that makes us want to dance at our auntie's wedding and puts a smile on our faces when we hear it on SmoothFm. Play any Jackson 5/Donna Summer/Sylvester/Bee Gees song and everybody moves their head. It's infectious music and should be remembered as such. Unfortunately it IS the music of chav weddings and 'Take A Break' ads but it's still really good music. Long live the decade that music forgot (the 80s were the decade fashion forgot, thanks to Sam Fox and studded denim), and let's Hustle to the Music and show these young 'uns we still have a move or two!

(Hope you're not talking about the 70's prog rock thing, in which case you need reminding that oldies with ponytails is Shame Shame Shame and putting down immediately!)

Answer 4

I'm also on the wrong side of 40, but what I have to say should interest you all the same.

A teenage neighbor boy was helping me in the basement. When he saw my old record collection, he flipped! I couldn't believe he knew and loved these groups. Not only did he know the popular ones, such as Styx, but he was very familiar with a lot of the obscure punk/new wave bands.

He told me all his friends are collecting RECORDS. They like the sound. They think these old bands are so much better than all the monotonous hip hop, rap nonsense.

If you like the '70s music, expand upon that interest. Let me suggest some really great records:

1) Kiki Dee: Get any of the records she made while under contract with Elton John's Rocket Record Company, such as "Stay With Me", "Loving & Free", etc. She recorded some unforgettable songs such as "Safe Harbor", "You're Holding Me Too Tight", and "Dark Side of Your Soul" (I once personally gave a copy of this to John Denver, and I know he liked it because he mentioned the idea behind the song in an interview).

2) John Denver: Get his WINDSONG album. Then buy his "THE WILDLIFE CONCERT", which is even better if you buy the DVD so you can see it too.

3) Helen Reddy: They have so many "Greatest Hits" collections, but try a fairly recent CD she recorded called "Center Stage", which contains perhaps the best song she ever sang: "Fifty Percent".

4) Jefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starship. So much to choose from. I loved Grace Slick's solo albums, "Welcome To The Wrecking Ball" and "Dreams".

5) Martha & The Muffins: Great new wave band.

6) Split Enz: An Australian group with a couple of fantastic albums, such as True Colours.

7) Karen Carpenter: Buy her solo album, simply titled "Karen Carpenter".

8) Dionne Warwick: Finder of Lost Loves. Never put on CD for some inexplicable reason. Maybe contract dispute.

9) Ultravox: buy their album, "Vienna". Great synthesizer music, great lyrics and vocals.

10) Rush: that great Canadian trio that packs twice of the power of the Rolling Stones. But a lot of their best music is post-"Permanent Waves". Buy "Hold Your Fire".

Answer 5

I enjoy music from almost all the decades (going back to the 30s and 40s). Recently however, I have enjoyed listening to the 70s. Some really fantastic stuff. There is so much to find once you start scratching the surface, especially late 70s.

Answer 6

I wouldn't call the age of 40 "the wrong side", once I am in 40's and I feel great!!! I like listening to 70's music (my favorite decade), but I am always expanding my mental horizons by listening to other music styles. Including 50 Cent...

Answer 7

shouldnt answer this babe. I am well past the wrong side of 50 and I was a teenager when the beatles started lol. Young people still listen to them so why not the 70's. Wow you lived through a good time. Pauline.

Answer 8

A lot of teens these days love 70s classic rock - Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd, The Doors, etc. Just look around...you'll see them wearing the tye-dye and the hemp and whatever else. They're not hard to find. They have whole sections in stores dedicated to music and stuff from the 70s.

Answer 9

I'm in my late 20's and I love some of the music from the 60's and 70's. Some of the best songs were written during that time.

Answer 10

I'm 22 and I believe older music has stood the test of time better than any music these days will - look at how many "new songs" are in fact, just old songs 70s-80s rehashed in dance styles or just covered by bands (in the UK at least!)

So, yes, I do, but I also listen to older music (LOVE Buddy Holly) and newer music too :D

Answer 11

The 70s probably had the most creative and widest variety of music of any era. I'm 43 myself and grew up listening to Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Grand Funk, Alice cooper, Uriah Heep and Foghat. But there was so many different kinds of music to listen to back then. There was something for everyone.