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Please don't laugh - 9/4/2008 12:32:08 AM
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Jenny-Fair
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Or at least when you are finished laughing, help me out here!
My soon-to-be 13 yo son has never found his heart music. He never sings where anyone can hear him, never requests any songs, and the only thing I have heard him listen to intentionally is Weird Al. 
Well, I have the Mamma Mia! soundtrack and apparently ABBA was what was missing from his life.  He even sings along.
So do you know of other artists he might like, that are either not objectionable, or are actually Christian musicians? Because at this point, his mama's heart (she's a musician, after all) is willing to do just about anything to expand his enjoyment of music!
(and no, my PC won't work with the pandora site anymore, so the music genome project is not helpful to me at the moment)
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RE: Please don't laugh - 9/4/2008 7:56:35 AM
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Get thee to a Jonas Brothers CD . . .
Scratch that.
I'm not sure you can find anything better than ABBA!
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Is it the harmony he digs? The layered vocals that push to the fore? I'm guessing so, since he's singing along and not playing air guitar. If he likes harmony, you could always get him so Cathedrals . . .
(I'm stretching here . . . )
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RE: Please don't laugh - 9/4/2008 8:09:20 AM
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Being that I was a Dr. Demento fan in junior high and high school I can't fault him for liking Weird Al. My 11 year old son has caused me to reappreciate that master of the parody!
You ever thought about taking him to a live musical. We've taken our boys aged 11 and 7 to some including "The King and I", "The Sound of Music" and "West Side Story" and they seem to enjoy them. They even know who Julie Andrews is and have been to one rock concert "Heart".
It seems he likes upbeat, uptempo, pop songs and that doesn't make him different from most of the population.
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RE: Please don't laugh - 9/4/2008 8:10:48 AM
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If it's the harmonies he likes, give him Avalon's first two cd's and some old Point of Grace. They both have a sound that's very similar to Abba, especially early Avalon. If it's the disco sound, get him into therapy asap, the boy needs professional help! 
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RE: Please don't laugh - 9/4/2008 9:01:24 AM
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He might like Orleans, too. Their one hit "Dance with Me" even sounds like "Dancing Queen" in places.
And going along the more acoustic vein, he might like America.
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My soon-to-be 13 yo son has never found his heart music. He never sings where anyone can hear him, never requests any songs, and the only thing I have heard him listen to intentionally is Weird Al.
I didn't appreciate Weird Al until I saw his A&E Biography episode; there's a video of him debuting "Another One Rides the Bus" on SNL that... WOW! More than anything, the delivery and presentation were what made it.
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RE: Please don't laugh - 9/4/2008 10:08:11 AM
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I must defy that, because I am a bassist and I love music. Been collecting it everysince I was 7.
back to the topic on hand, maybe it would be best to stick to disco music now with your son (I can't believe I actually typed that out) and see where it goes from there. Maybe throw in some New Wave bands to. I personally love New Wave and haven't found any other pop music out there that could beat it.
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RE: Please don't laugh - 9/4/2008 10:43:30 AM
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That is so true, my mom made me what I am today. She got me into Black Sabbath and Deep Purple. Then it just moved on from their.
Jimbo, I was mainly joking about that. But I do see your point. My problem is that no matter what volume I have my amps on, its always loud. But I usually use BC Riches and metal life distortion pedal with a fender amp. I had it all down to minimum volume and it stil drowned out the guitars.
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RE: Please don't laugh - 9/4/2008 10:47:06 AM
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If Christian musicians were water, I wouldn't know enough of them to fill a thimble.
HOWEVER, if your son is into Abba, might I suggest Journey, Hall & Oats, and The Moody Blues?
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RE: Please don't laugh - 9/4/2008 11:22:41 AM
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You guys are great. As for Broadway, you would THINK he'd love it simply because he grew up hearing it, but other than The Phantom of the Opera (the song, not the entire show), I don't think he does. I will try some others, though.
I DO remember him liking an old Point of Grace CD...I will see if I can't find him another.
And, I will check out the others mentioned. Thank you!
(btw, it isn't lack of exposure...I was headed to Broadway before I had kids, and so they have grown up with all sorts of music, and of course, me singing. When they were little, they thought I was a human jukebox, but he has SO outgrown Straighten Up and Fly Right, lol)
And, sorry, Bluestone, but not loving music isn't an option around here. I am convinced it's just that he hasn't found his niche yet.
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RE: Please don't laugh - 9/4/2008 6:47:55 PM
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For disco, how about KC and the Sunshine Band? They do have some harmonies while they're shakin' their booties!!!
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RE: Please don't laugh - 9/4/2008 7:31:57 PM
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I wish I could come up with a good recommendation. However I am only thinking of those 70's "forgotten artists" instead. I am trying to think Dancey and yet not disco. I really wouldn't say that the Bee Gees and Donna Summer would be good equivalents at all.
Somehow Afternoon Delight comes to mind, however you probably wouldn't want him to listen to that though.
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RE: Please don't laugh - 9/4/2008 7:33:05 PM
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ORIGINAL: sisrev
For disco, how about KC and the Sunshine Band? They do have some harmonies while they're shakin' their booties!!!
Now thats a good recommendation!
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RE: Please don't laugh - 9/4/2008 11:00:31 PM
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First of all, congratulate him on his fine taste in popular music. Then see if you can find a copy of the first Zoegirl CD. I always thought that "I Believe" had a very definate ABBAesque vibe to it. Haven't heard much else by them, but that song's a corker.
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RE: Please don't laugh - 9/4/2008 11:01:58 PM
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Jenny-Fair
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I agree that song is reminiscent of ABBA. I don't happen to have that album, I will have to look it up.
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as well. I think it's important to keep a constant dialogue with your son about music, which I'm sure you are already doing. I 've known parents who have laid down rules about what their kids listen to but they really don't talk to their kids about music.
I'll pretend I never saw that Jimbo!
No really Jimbo! You're 
