Music Memories

The two people I interviewed for this assignment were my parents Jose and Maria. My father's taste of music during his teenage years was specifically rock ranging from Spanish rock, metal, classic rock, psychedelic, glam metal, and pop rock. In the other hand, my mother will listen to Spanish music, for example; cumbias, banda, pop rock, and salsa. My mother only went to a show of a group that wasn't famous at the time, but my dad did go to only two concerts. The name of the group that my mom saw is called Banda de Recordo. The show was for college students specifically veterinarians who where dancing and drinking. The concerts my father went to where from Spanish music groups such as El Tre and Miguel Rios and one techno composer Poly March. Jose's experience with the El Tre concert was "amazing" says my dad; he remembers traveling a long distance in order to get to the location of the concert. My dad would like listening to Tre because of the lyrical content. He told me that most of Tre's song where about the corruption of the government. I agree because I also like rebellious music during my teenage years of my life. There is also another concert my dad went to the artist was Miguel Rios. The location where the concert took place was called El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos which was a baseball stadium. He remembers that a lot of people started to push through the main gate because of anticipation and it caused the police to take people to jail. This included my dad and his friends so he technically did really go to the concert. All of his money for the concert ticket was to get him out of jail. The last concert he ever went to was a techno show. The dj's name was Poly March who played at El Socalo a lot of people were excited dancing. There were also go-go dancers in exotic costumes dancing to the beat of the music. My father remembers before the show was over Poly March would turn off all the lights and started playing in the dark. My father's interest in music hasn't change throughout his life, but my mother just included to her taste. Mainly due to immigrating to the U.S., for example; she has started to listen to hip/hop and American pop. My father's favorite bands from then and now are The Doors, Rolling Stones, INXS, ACDC, Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin, and Poly March. My mother is Banda de Recordo, Shakira, Bukis, Maricella, Mana, Selena, Lady Gaga, and Pink. I defiantly have a similar taste of music as my parents specially my father. I also have other family relatives influence my choice of music. I still listen to old groups my father would listen as a teenager, for example; the singer Billy Idol, The Doors, Led Zepplin, Van Halen, etc. Recentally I have only been to one concert which was technically a metal feast.