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By Luke Morgan Britton

A person's musical education can often be traced back to their parents, with tastes influenced by years of car rides soundtracked by meticulously-curated mixtapes.

6 Music’s Tom Ravenscroft paid homage to this intergenerational passing of the musical mantel when sitting in for Steve Lamacq on his afternoon show recently, introducing a new feature that saw kids reviewing a song that their parent holds dearly. The name of the game? Dinosaur to Jr - named after the US alt-rockers, of course.

So, what did these four children make of their parents' favourite music? Here's how it all went...

Zach's music taste:
Zach, the 9-year-old son of 6 Music listener Sarah, cites his favourite band as Queen; and doesn't appear to be the biggest fan of his mum's music taste (which varies from Boney M and The Beatles to newer bands like IDLES and Cabbage). In fact, Zach even said live on-air that she listens to "terrible music". "It’s really awkward and annoying," Sarah lamented of her failure to win her son round to her favourite artists, explaining that she had "tried everything".

What his mum chose to play:
One last throw of the dice, Sarah opted to play Jesus Built My Hotrod by Ministry, the US industrial metallers led by deadlocked frontman Al Jourgensen. Her reason? She had seen the band live recently with Zach's dad and, well, she thought her son would offer up a "genuine response" to her bold pick.

The verdict:
Genuine was definitely what we got, with Zach giving the track a resonating thumbs-down, saying that the worst bit was when "somebody sitting next to me started air guitaring". Ouch.

Would Zach listen again?:
"I don’t want to, but I’m sure I’ll have to listen to it again," Zach said. With brutal put-downs like that, he could very well forge a career as a music critic in the future.

Clara and Ollie's music tastes:
10-year-old Ollie is a budding techno-head and Orbital mega-fan, who "usually really likes" what his dad plays for him. His 6-year-old sister Clara, meanwhile, listens to what she calls "girl music".

What their dad chose to play:
Having himself been introduced to bands like AC/DC and Black Sabbath by his music-loving uncle when he was younger, Mark said that he just "had to accept the challenge" - first posed to him by his wife on Twitter - to help guide his offspring’s musical journeys. Mark already plays music to his kids “probably more often that they appreciate” (with a success rate of about 30%, which “could be much worse”), but Dinosaur to Jr offered an opportunity to introduce them to one of the newer bands he’s been digging lately, Young Fathers, although he “wasn’t sure” how the Scottish trio’s 2018 track In My View would be received.

The verdict:
Despite his reservations (which may stem from his own memories of thinking his parents liked woeful music), both Ollie and Clara were united in their praise for the 2014 Mercury Prize winners. "I really liked it. There are some songs that I don't know why I like them, I just do," Ollie opined. Enough said.

Would they listen again?:
If you didn’t already guess from their resounding responses, then yes, they both would listen again. A total success all round.

Maisie's music taste:
11-year-old Maisie likes everyone from Adele to a-ha, but also prog bands like Big Big Train, and she names her favourite artist as Whitney Houston. Quite the mixed bag then. Her father Pete enjoyed an equally meandering musical education, "finding his feet" with a “ska phase” and a love of cockatoo-haired new-wavers Sigue Sigue Sputnik before being introduced to Electric Light Orchestra and Supertramp by his father. Can Pete continue this parenting tradition?

What her dad chose to play:
Pete has done his best to introduce Maisie to music she might like. The pair even go to gigs together. But he mostly attributes his success so far to his "determination to play things until she gives in". Saying that his own tastes have "mellowed as I’ve gotten older," Pete revealed that there's still an aspect of his musical upbringing that he hasn’t yet exposed Maisie to, and Dinosaur to Jr was the perfect chance for Pete to do so. "I thought I’d go for something from my angsty teenage years and hope she doesn't have any," he said, electing to go with 100% by Sonic Youth.

The verdict:
Maisie actually "really enjoyed" Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon and co, adding that she was "very surprised" that she did.

Would Maisie listen again?:
"Definitely," Maisie said. She was even into all the distortion. If she continues along this path, maybe she’ll be buying a Goo tee in time for 6 Music T-Shirt Day in November.

Nia’s music taste:
While she hasn’t inherited her father Jason’s love of "lots of noise" quite yet, 12-year-old Nia still boasts a taste in music that’s pretty wide-ranging, listening to everything from classical music and Kraftwerk to Public Service Broadcasting and Imagine Dragons.

What her dad chose to play:
Father Jason’s recommendations have so far elicited a mixture of responses - from general enjoyment and polite nods to some things being labelled as rubbish. Stressing that it "could go either way," Jason decided to hark back to his own formative musical influences, choosing to play Public Image Ltd’s 1983 hit This Is Not A Love Song and saying that he was going to need some luck on his side to get his daughter on board with John Lydon’s post-punk troupe.

The verdict:
Despite enjoying the music, Nia wasn’t a particular fan of the song’s "repetitive" chorus, finding it "very annoying", a criticism that Tom Ravenscroft actually agreed with.

Would Nia listen again?:
"Probably" was Nia’s response. Most likely if forced to by a certain someone...

• Steve Lamacq on 6 Music
• Tom Ravenscroft on 6 Music

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