What did you play on your Walkman

[A930Rocket]

Never had a Walkman, but listened to all the tunes below, then and now.

Originally Posted by red-beard

The Walkman thread had me thinking about what I played on my Walkman.

I was a New Wave aficionado. So the tapes I carried in my backpack in high school were:

B-52s (Red Album and Wild Planet)

The GoGos

Thomas Dolby

Blondie

Police

Devo

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

ZZ Top
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Led Zeppelin
AC/DC
Rolling Stones
Beatles
Montrose
Van Halen

Same stuff I play on my Pandora Account right now.

[Rick Lee]

I was mowing laws the summer I got a Walkman. My go-to cassette was Motley Crue's Too Fast For Love, which is still in heavy rotation on my iPhone now. Always lots of VH, Iron Maiden and Loudness too, both then and now.

[ckissick]

Mostly Grateful Dead bootlegs. But I always put on Yes's Going for the One album while skiing at Sugar Bowl. Good times.

[Mike Andrew]

Pretty much only used mine when skiing and had several mix tapes of azz kicking R &R as well as the usual '60's fare - Doors, Stones, Cream, Tull, et'c. A few mellow tapes just in case. Fanny pack or backpack with tapes. Next to last Walkman died at Alta with a full frontal plant with it in my chest pocket. BIG chest bruise and lots of parts and shards.
Still use my ipod and quickly appreciated more music in a much smaller package without hauling tapes. Plus better sound. Many more mellow cruising tunes these days.