The other night, after a few beers, I downloaded a couple of Dokken CDs for old time's sake. I friggin'
loved that stuff when I was in high school. I listened to it on the way to work the next day. Oh gawd...
That hasn't aged well.
All of the metal I used to listen to (with the exception of pre-"Justice" Metallica): Savatage, Helloween, Gwar... Did I really listen to that stuff?
Tesla.
Surprisingly, as much as I owe my current musical tastes and guitar playing passion to SRV, I don't listen to him much anymore. I just wore his records out in my teens and 20's.
Eric Clapton. Ditto.
The Squirrel Nut Zippers. Cool band. Shone a light on the path to new kinds of music for me. Don't really listen to them anymore, though.
When I first discovered Led Zeppelin...
... now...
Similar situation to SRV and Clapton, except Classic Rock radio wore them out for me. Speaking of which...
Classic Rock radio.