Did you have any albums as a child or teenager that you had to hide from your parents?

Question

This came to me when I asked a question about labels and the PMRC:

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Was there anything you listened to growing up that your parents disapproved of? Or was your collection your decision?

bettie - *chuckle*

Proud Navy Wife - I never expected, when posting this question, to get Edie Brickell as a response. Wow.

Like MachPen and lovnrckets I pretty much got to listen to whatever I wanted to. My Mom was not a fan, though, of my brother walking around the house singing Metallica's "Last Caress" (I'm not posting the lyrics to THAT one).

Bad Liberal - I just checked some of that Crass stuff out. I, personally, won't hold it against you. :)

gorgeoustxtemptress - "The Graduate"...great movie, great soundtrack.

Prof - I'm still giggling over They Might Be Giants. It was the same way at my house - there wasn't anything overly offensive, but plenty that was categorized as obnoxious.

Answer 1

My parents were somewhat unconventional in a lot of ways. Other than porn, anything was fair game. They took me to R rated movies all the time. I was able to buy any sort of music I wanted. The real problem was just having the money for it back then. Granted they didn't have 2 Live Crew when I was a young pup, but I seriously doubt I would have had a problem with it. But get this. I listened to all that stuff and I turned out OK. No convictions, no substance abuse issues, no mental illness, how could that have happened?

Bettie - "That stuff" as I referred to it included King Diamond and Motorhead. I am sure Tipper would have kicked me out of the house when I was like 12.

Answer 2

My parents have always been pretty liberal in general about those things, and I was the youngest with my next sibling being 5 years older than me so they had gone through Minor Threat (which more than anything my parents found distasteful in it's noisiness) which was really as bad as it ever really got (maybe Motley Crue was a little more challenging in that respect). That and my brother was in a thrashy punk band (as the drummer none the less) so there wasn't really any shock left to deliver. At least since I was relatively mild myself (I figure Nine Inch Nails, Rage were the most controversial things I was into). Oddly enough, I think the thing my parents hated the most was when my sister got into Cinderella. Dad used to make fun of her a lot for it.

I did feel pretty defiant listening to the Body Count cd when I was (I can't remember if I was) a preteen kid or early teenager. I never had to hide it though because it was a cd that my sister had borrowed from her friend.

The real answer for this question for me though involves something that I should have hidden from my parents, not because of content, but because my dad found it incredibly obnoxious. When I first heard Flood by They Might Be Giants, I think pretty close to when it came out, however old I was, I was completely hooked. Oh man, my dad hated that tape. He denies it to this day, and I'll admit it is definitely against his character, but I'm pretty positive that he threw the tape away when I forgot it in his car.

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I also got some funny look for "Shout at the Devil," but I think they moreso thought it was amusing ("ahh, silly kids" sort of a thing) than a problem.

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Thanks, yeah, I love They Might Be Giants, but looking back I can certainly understand where he was coming from.

Answer 3

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik disappeared from several hiding places in my room, forcing me to repurchase it no less than 4 times.

Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians Little Miss S off the Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars album - I had the cassette and my parents recorded over the song so I couldn't listen to it. I was younger then though, maybe about 11?

When I hit high school we had many heated discussions about my music selection (Seattle Sound mostly). I found it fascinating because my father owned hundreds of records and cassettes so I'm sure there was plenty HIS parents didn't approve of.

Answer 4

yeah..well I had a Slipknot record that when I was buying it my mom had to be there cuz at the time I couldn't purchase it myself..and I also had a Limp Bizkit cd that was labeled "PA" But, I don't care about Slipknot and that style of music anymore. I'm into the pop-punk/emo/rock/acoustic stuff now..not that metal like what they are. lol I was thinking about selling that record too. It meant a lot to me at the time, but not anymore. lol I can remember how I got that cd though, but I didn't really hide it. And then I bought "Enema of the State" by Blink 182 and they didn't have a label on the cd at the time when I bought it, but they probably should've. Now I can buy any cd that I want..but there were a couple of free cd's that I got with some skateboard magazine subscriptions and at the time my parents took those away and i've never seen them since. lol but that's okay. lol but other than that...now I can purchase any record that I want without having a parent be there when purchasing the cd. lol

Answer 5

I got some funny looks the first time my parents heard "Shout At The Devil".... but that was probably because I was in a band and singing it. They were stunned when they saw four guys on stage wearing leather and eye liner... oh well. They got over it. They weren't concerned about the music, but the lifestyle scared the hell out of them. Oddly enough, here I am today with a fabulous job, a beautful wife, a wonderful son, a great house, a dog, and two cats. That damn Motley Crue, they ruined everything!

Answer 6

Maximum Violence by Six Feet Under. My parents disapprove of any music that they think is negative, obscene, profane, or dark. The collection was most definitely my decision though. They also disapprove of Megadeth, Rob Zombie, Cradle of Filth, Slipknot, Slayer, Tool, All That Remains, Disturbed; you know, anything heavy, good, or worth listening to.

Answer 7

About 10 years ago, I had to hide Marilyn Manson's "AntiChrist Superstar" from my mom. She had no idea what Manson was about and never heard any of his songs...she only knew about the ridiculous rumors that circulated around at church or at the office. I eventually hung up a Manson poster and put his albums along with the rest of my CDs. She would always give me an ugly look when she saw them, but what could she do? I payed for them.

Answer 8

Well, the cover to the group Be Bop Deluxe, called Sunburst Finish had a naked woman on the cover,,had to keep that one away from them. Also, had to be careful when playing my Woodstock album, almost had my Mom hear the FISH cheer ...gimme an F, gimme a U, etc... That would not have been good...HA

Answer 9

The only thing th PRMC does is what the parents cannot or refuse to do, monitor their children.

Personally I did not have anything that I had to hide from my parents....they bought me pretty much what ever I wanted. Unless it was really bad and then I didn't even ask!

I remember one time my grandmother was watching me and my sibs when my parents were on vacation and she found my George Micheal tape, I want your sex....she about died when she read that. That was probably the worst thing I had.

Answer 10

Wow good one. My Mom and God knows I loved Her, but she was a real big time born again bible thumping Christian. You know "That Rock and Roll is Devil music!!!!"..lol. Bless Her.So I never got to listen to one bit of it till I was like 17-18 years old. So of course when I got the chance what kind of music did I get into...Metal of course!The more annoying the better. I fondly remember that after Dad remarried every time He or My Stepmom would pi@@ me off I would go in my room and play Judas Priest as loud as it would go...lol.So to this day I never have really listened to anything they DID approve of. But on their point I disagree..I don't believe God will send me to Hell for listening to Metallica..that idea is just plain silly to me.