My dad gave me a copy of "Entertainment" by Gang of Four for my birthday. It is awesome. For an album as old as I am, it sounds extremely innovative and fresh.
He also gave me a collection of soul music and a bunch of music I listened to when I was young. He picked a lot of amazing stuff. It has a band called Bram Tchaikovsky on it, which is perfect power pop.
I will admit that my dad is probably the biggest influence on my taste in music, and I don't mind this at all.
