Don’t think I’ve seen a thread on this and i think it could be quite interesting and informative.
So, as per the tile what were the 5 most important / formative bands of your yoof ?
For me (can’t possibly determine order), it’s-
Joy Division
The Pistols
The Jam
The Cure
Echo and the Bunnymen
Who’s next ?
I suspect my 5 would change every time I consider them…
Black Sabbath
Cocteau Twins
Jimi Hendrix
Ozric Tentacles
Entombed
Formative
Led Zeppelin
David Bowie
CSNY
The Stranglers
Talking Heads
If I was to have a stab at it…
Pink Floyd
Oasis
Stone Roses
Radiohead
Bob Dylan
Of that five Oasis are by far the worst musically but by far the most significant as they really opened my ears to the Indie music scene which led me on a long road of over 25years of gigs and still going strong. Before them I was listening to either 60s/70s music or hardcore techno.
There’s always one.
Odd, but Bowie didn’t really enter the arena until early / mid 20’s for me.
I bought my first system when I was 15 in 1978 and Ziggy Stardust was one of the first lps that I bought.
Musical influences come from so many directions. In their earliest form probably from my parents. Later as an Olympic masturbator during puberty I loved porno funk. The mix above is a nice example.
That’s not nearly as daft as it may seem Mike - I love library / soundtrack stuff now so obviously the music did sink in while enjoying the growlers 
Similar’ish. I bought my first separates very early 80s age 17 / 18 or so. It’s interesting to see how the early years affect (or not) the stuff we post now.
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Musical influences come from so many directions. In their earliest form probably from my parents. Later as an Olympic masturbator during puberty I loved porno funk. The mix above is a nice example.
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Interesting, I never associated masturbating with music. Obviously led a sheltered existence.
Over the decades, I’ve been through various phases, some very long. Sometimes there’s some overlap for a while but eventually I stop playing what went before. I continually move on to new music although there are a few albums that remain firm friends.
I got a twin deck Sashio ghetto from dixons for my tenth birthday and some blank cassettes. I taped the charts. First Album I bought was The Joshua Tree on cassette with birthday cash not long after.
You never had a Siouxsie Sioux wank sock then 
This revelation is nearly as shocking as Maureens toilet rituals.
Calling @Turningjapanese to aisle six
Can’t really narrow it down. I bought a Ferguson 3-in-1 in 1979. The most important LPs I bought in that first year were by
Joy Division
The Durutti Column
PIL
The Cure
Echo and the Bunnymen
Kraftwerk
Siouxsie and the Banshees
My sisters Immaculate Collection CD booklet… I could have doubled China’s population if there were enough eggs to fertilise.
Depends what you mean by yoof
If you mean aged 16 when I got my first turntable and system then,
Pink Floyd
Yes
Genesis
Bruce Springsteen
Dylan
My yoof was pre punk by at least a year