Renaissance, renaissance, renaissance. Bah. Spellcheck is my friend!
I was 16 in 2004, and my tastes haven’t really changed all that much: Neutral Milk Hotel, Ben Kweller, Camper Van Beethoven, They Might Be Giants, Liars, Beat Happening, Modest Mouse, Don McLean, Rod McKuen, etc.
Unfortunatly, I have no idea what my friends were listening to, but I am almost positive it was none of that.
Doors
Cream
Beatles
Black Sabbath
CSNY
Janis Joplin
Jimmy Hendrix
Tommy James and the Shondells
Bob Dylan
Todd Rundgren
…man, this list could go on for quite a while.
Howard Jones
Depeche Mode
InXS
The Spoons
Platinum Blonde
Glass Tiger
Violent Femmes
Pretty In Pink soundtrack
Spandau Ballet
Loverboy
Kim Mitchell
Bangles
Zombies
In short, mid-Eighties in Canada. Lotsa CanCon on the radio.