TS: Your mother's musical tastes vs. your father's musical tastes

Father: Yes, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, Allman Bros., Steely Dan, Otis Rush, BB King, Sonny Boy Williamson, Howlin Wolf, Beck, Ween, Cake, The Stokes, The Transplants(!), Gorrilaz, Sheryl Crow

Hmmmm....tough call

Dad: Dad's the dude who got me into music (well, sparked the interest - my Neil Young-obsessed Uncle took it from there) and his tastes are weird. His favorite band is Black Sabbath - fuckin' LOVES Sabbath. Also heavy into Fleetwood Mac, Eagles, and stuff like that. Here's the catch, though - he was way into collecting disco records in the late 70s, and, in the early nineties, made the move from disco to weird commercial house music (i know that's strange) and started buying records by Snap! and Kathy Denis and shit. He also had an abominable Rick Astley / Billy Ocean period. But these days he rarely listens to music at all.

Neither must like my music very much, because neither one of them has ever even asked to hear any of it.

i.e. the above thread is this thread extrapolated into the present day.
It should be clear from my answer in that thread that this is an easy win for Dad.

Dad: into beating up his wife and drinking.

Who wins??

Dad : Tony Bennett, Pre-1964 Beatles, Gloria Estefan, JP Sousa, a lot of bizarre schmaltzy songs that he only knows one line from. Thinks I listen to a lot of "weird shit", and once fell asleep while I played him a new song I just wrote. Constantly hints that he wants a player piano.

I have both of them to thank for my easy listening fetish, but I think Mom has the edge. I think my music obsession gene is sort of a fluke for my family.

Father: 'smooth jazz,' the Average White Band, the Neville Bros. but saved by Rolling Stones, southern-rock, etc.

My dad knew all the words to the song "El Paso".

My mother actually LIKES Celine Dion.

My dad couldn't very much tolerate rock music from the '60s onward.

My mother is a fan of Tejano, mariachi music, and Luis Miguel.

My dad -- well, he loved Tejano, sure, but not mariachi, and certainly not Luis Miguel.

I think my dad won here.

Dad- On the good side: Frank Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra, Charlie Parker, Herb Alpert... on the bad side Moody Blues, Ten Years After

Mum- On the good side: Beatles, Carpenters, Elvis Presley, the Hair soundtrack... on the bad side, disco stuff like Boney M.

umm... a draw??

Dad: Jimmie Rodgers, Hank Williams, Carter Family, American Anthology of Folk, Gillian Welch, smoked too much pot to The Who's "Tommy," hates Johnny Cash with a passion, can't stand music authored by Black people after 1930, once traumitized me by yanking my cassette of Kraftwerks' "Computer World" out of the stereo during a car trip and throwing it out the window.

I'd say it's a draw.

does not compute

My dad likes more things I like though.

My mom likes Chris Isaak and Bruce Springsteen
My dad likes Taj Mahal and Bob Dylan...

toss up.

dad: buck owens and merle haggard. this turned into liking just any old shit country later on in life though.

Dad - classical, insane Balkan folk music

Both have their merits but neither have paticularly influence what I've listened to for the past fifteen years

Dad: DK, Minor Threat, Iggy Pop and the Stooges, Queen, Led Zepplin

Maybe my dad

Dad: the Young Rascals, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Jethro Tull, Steel Pulse, Donna Summer, Soft Cell (well, he owned the 12" of "Tainted Love" at one point).

Between the two, I'd probably go with my Dad,......but he's a king-sized prick whose throat I'd like to slit, so fuck that.

my dad has better musical taste than my mom.

Dad: Big band jazz, bach, U2. I think a lot of parents love U2 because they feel its a safe way to like 'young music' (who doesn't love U2, right?) And a lot of parents (and casual music listeners) seem to love Coldplay. I love quite a bit of U2 (and hate quite a bit) and think Coldplay is decent, but people should really be a little less safe. well i dunno...

Dad: Arabic music, Elvis, Sinatra, Willie Nelson, Italian opera, a bit of Johnny Cash, and singers like Roberta Flack.

Hard to pick a side -- their tastes are so... parent-ish.

Disturbingly, they both had a record of the 'Oklahoma!' musical

Mom: Elvis, Everlys, Buddy Holly, Bobby Vee, Frankie Lymon, Lynn Anderson, Carpenters, Alan Jackson. Singles.
Dad: Tom Lehrer, Julie London, Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, Charlie Pride. Albums.

Pretty much a toss-up.

So, barring minor exceptions like Dave Berry's "Don't Give Me No Lip, Child" on Mum's side of the argument, Dad wins hands down, obviously.

Mum: Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, Van Morrison, Van Der Graaf Generator, Caravan, Talking Heads, Tom Lehrer, Bonzo Dog Band, Ivor Cutler, Eurhythmics, Steely Dan. Tough call, I think my mum just shades it (my dad lending me the White Album and Vincebus Eruptum for abt 2 years makes it closer than it would have been)

Score draw.

dad: lighthouse family, prefab sprout, leonard cohen, pulp, the waterboys, hall and oates, chris rea.

a tie

Dad: When I was young, it was Beatles, Blondie, REO Speedwagon and pre-Pet Sounds Beach Boys. Now my dad listens to nothin'.

Dad - hard to get a bead on, listened to same rock n roll, doo wop, then soul and jazz, listened to soul a lot when I was growing up but turned to smooth """""jazz""""" and its ilk in the late 80's. Worships Sade, could be worse

Dad wins cuz he still goes to concerts

tough call - probably my dad, for his devotion to his musical tastes, though. and cause he saw the stones in '65.

so far, dj mencap's dad is the best for his blue cheer fandom.

Dad: Stones, Kinks, Buddy Holly, Small Faces, Rod Stewart, Elvis, Johnny Cash, Abba, Blondie, ELO, Genesis, Roy Orbison...

I think I'll vote for Mum because she used to sing Kate Bush songs at New Year parties.

dad: musicals -- especially andrew lloyd webber -- and allen sherman.

mom in a landslide, though i do have a healthy appreciation for allen sherman, and though dad could have gained extra points by simply liking better musicals.

One nice word about Mom: I bought her Dyaln's "Love and Theft" record a few years back and she enjoyed it. Hmmmmm ...

Mom: Kenny Rogers. Celine Dion. Whatever's on the radio.

Clear winner: Dad.