[Displaced Flames fan]

Thanks for that Ro!

Exactly what I was looking for in an answer. An actual answer!

Interesting that you attribute some of the appeal to your parents playing a lot of Motown stuff for you as a kid. I enjoy pretty much all of that too (I'm not going to get specific, we are in the middle of a draft here!) but the music I was exposed to by my parents was country. Nothing more except the odd Simon and Garfunkel throw in by Dad. I HATED it. For a long, long time. When I was in my early 20's I started to gain an appreciation for some of it, as evidenced with my first pick in the draft. My Dad played the hell out of Red Headed Stranger and I thought it was torture when I was 9, but now that 3 decades have passed, I appreciate the album (and the artist frankly) for how absolutely genius they are. However, I am NOT a country fan...at least I wouldn't classify myself as one. There are certainly country artists I like, mostly from bygone eras, but not enough to consider country my favorite.

You also mentioned pop radio as an influence. I was lucky enough to begin to listen to music on my own when pop radio was actually, for the most part, dominated by rock. What we would label classic rock bands now were receiving the majority of radio play back then. I guess that's where my adoration for rock began.

There is some hip hop (rap really) out there that I like, but I certainly haven't been exposed to the variety you have. I may get on that pick rather soon just so I don't run out of options.

Bottom line, it doesn't speak to me like it does to you....and that's just fine! Thanks again for the reply. I think we all appreciate that kind of insight into someone's tast in anything.