if you ask Percy he will self report that rock is his favourite. he doesn't have a particular subgenre he listens to. give him guitar, bass, drums and an upbeat tempo, and he's good. he does dabble in other genres, mostly thanks to Grover and Rachel.
some of his best memories of childhood are singing along to 80s rock with his mom.
Thalia is a hardcore rock purist; if you call a metal band rock she will obliterate you on the spot. her personal favourites are gothic and punk rock.
she's a gatekeeper and has a sense of superiority for listening to smaller artists. when you ask her where she heard about such a small and niche band she gives a noncommittal answer. "Wouldn't you like to know, weather boy?"
(shh, don't tell anyone, but she badgers Apollo to give her personal recommendations; the more unknown artist the better)
when she can, Thalia takes Percy and Nico along to concerts. most of the venues are small, and since everyone knows each other, the Little Big Three become minor local celebrities. tickets for bigger and more famous bands are left for Apollo to deal with. he's older and richer, Thalia says, he can handle it.
As for Nico, gun to his head, he could not tell you the names of popular artists, even in genres he listens to, till he's like 20. most of his music taste is stolen from Thalia and Percy, and recommendations from Apollo and his children.
sometimes, when he particularly misses his mom and Bianca, he listens to songs from his childhood and remembers dancing with his mom and sister. since he was too small, he used to stand on top of Maria's shoes,and they'd spin around and around till he got dizzy.
Maria prefered Italian swing. occasionally Nico listens to jazz because of that, and later he combines Maria's music taste with his own and starts listening to alt jazz.
Percy and Thalia managed to recover some authentic records from his childhood as his birthday gift.
snowghoul
germansingergirl
tangentwithtanner
titsay
pixelskylines
gracieabrams
theartofmadeline
