MUSIC that changed your life

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Anything by Crispin Glover. Changed my life. Right there on Mt. Adams.

[The Great Pope of OUTSIDE]

I've grown up with music, so I can't remember a time that I _didn't_ like music, but most of the stuff that I grew up with was hymns and modern christian music, since my childhood was definitely that of a sunday-school kid.

Once I started leaving the church, and didn't find christian music so appealing anymore, I fell in love with techno music, epic soundtrack music, and Celtic music. They're like the ambrosia of my creativity, and it's a totally awesome feeling to be on a writing spree with that kind of music in my ear.

But the one song that changed my life.... "I'll Find a Way" by Zack Hemsey. It's rap, and generally I hate rap because it feels so music-less and the lyrics are crude and nonsensical to me. But this....was absolutely beautiful and powerful. And it seems no matter when I listen to it, it always applies to my life right then.

[E.O.T.]

I was about 12 or so.  I thought I liked music.  I owned a few albums, some classic rock, some Yes, some Police.  Then my brother plays me this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJjuVzZQj0U

Followed by this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJAlIHsXcLY&feature=related

And I knew that everything had just changed.  A few months later, I heard this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bX275Crxxc

And it was all over.

I'D LIKE

          to give a few moments more focus to your response, DR.A-, cuz this is the shit of my own wow. The whole 'SST' label phenomenon changed my life, and of course, all the related bands. in certain ways, i'm still convinced that nothing better happened, here in America, outside of this whole scene.

[E.O.T.]

Anything by Crispin Glover. Changed my life. Right there on Mt. Adams.

THIS, GIRL,

           is what i'm talking about! i find it curious that some one (like yourself) may have "listening stations" placed everywhere they go, but claim to not be 'changed' by music?!

SO

          Crispin Glover. Mt. Adams.

          i'm all ears!

[LMNO]

I'D LIKE

           to give a few moments more focus to your response, DR.A-, cuz this is the shit of my own wow. The whole 'SST' label phenomenon changed my life, and of course, all the related bands. in certain ways, i'm still convinced that nothing better happened, here in America, outside of this whole scene.

Yeah. SST was fucking amazing... Until Ginn fucked the whole thing up (around 1992 or so).  It was too eclectic for most, which is why Touch & Go, AmRep and SubPop ened up doing better commercially.  But it was just the perfect mix of punk and experimental for me.  Whenever I do those "25 favorite albums" things on Facebook, et al, there are usually between 8 and 10 SST records.

AWESOME SST BANDS:
Black Flag
Minutemen
Bad Brains
Saccharine Trust
Meat Puppets
Husker DU
Sonic Youth
fIREHOSE
Blind Idiot God
Universal Congress Of
Descendents
Dinosaur Jr
Elliot Sharp/Carbon
Negativland
Soundgarden (the "Ultramagnetic OK" album)
Volcano Suns

[Suu]

I can't think of anything in particular that may have changed my life, since I grew up listening to all kinds of things thanks to my parents, and those bands that would have/should have/could have shaped me in some way were part of my every day listening early on. When I was 8, given the choice between New Kids on the Block or the Beatles, I'd always pick the latter.

...So I guess who I should say changed my life is my dad, and the music he introduced me to.

[AFK]

Yes, Sonic Youth were another important band.  As probably many kids did in the early 90s, I discovered them through Nirvana.  Namely, the tour film they did together "1991 The Year Punk Broke".  I loved the furious spontaneity of Sonic's music.  It gave convention the middle finger and showed that great guitar work wasn't limited to shredding and Dream Theater-like soloing.  I have a bunch of their albums but "Washing Machine" is still my favorite, namely, for "The Diamond Sea"

[Roaring Biscuit!]

I'm gonna have to go with albums that changed my life, 'cause I tend to listen to albums rather than individual songs...


In as close as possible chronological order:

The Colour and the Shape - Foo Fighters (first album I ever bought, yeh ok I get it, I'm young...  You're just jealous.. probably...)

Punk in Drublic - NOFX (seriously, I promise they get better from here )

As the Eternal Cowboy - Against Me!  (see, that right there is a mighty fine album)

Then there is a sort of muddy period where I listened to music other people liked instead of music I liked, I probably was insecure and wanted to be popular or something...

Then I got into Nirvana in a big way, about a decade late mind, but its the thought that counts..

Then there was Audioslave's self-titled album.  Which I loved at the time, but I guess it got kinda stale after a while so dug my way into the past to find...

Soundgarden
I have too much Soundgarden, its a little bit obscene.

Ten - Pearl Jam was next, tied closely to a borrowing of Alice in Chain's discography from a friend and buying Grace by Jeff Buckley.

Temple of the Dog, also.

And outta nowhere I got hooked on In Rainbows (Radiohead), which brings us shockingly close to present day, the most recent album that I think "yup, this is important to me" was We Were Dead before the Ship Even Sank (Modest Mouse).

Yup, thems all the ones that spring to mind...

x

edd

p.s.  it's Ultramega OK  :P

[AFK]

Trivia:  (though you probably already know this)

The rhythm section for Foo Fighters (Nate Mendell and William Goldsmith) on that album were the rhythm section of Sunny Day Real Estate.  If you haven't been exposed to SDRE you should fix that immediately.  The first album, "Diary" is mandatory listening. 

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Anything by Crispin Glover. Changed my life. Right there on Mt. Adams.

THIS, GIRL,

           is what i'm talking about! i find it curious that some one (like yourself) may have "listening stations" placed everywhere they go, but claim to not be 'changed' by music?!

SO

          Crispin Glover. Mt. Adams.

          i'm all ears!

Maybe it's just that my life is changing all the time, so I no one moment stands out.

Really, how can I pick and choose? I might hear music that transports me to a moment, but I don't know its name.

You changed my life; what is the soundtrack for that?

[E.O.T.]

Anything by Crispin Glover. Changed my life. Right there on Mt. Adams.

THIS, GIRL,

           is what i'm talking about! i find it curious that some one (like yourself) may have "listening stations" placed everywhere they go, but claim to not be 'changed' by music?!

SO

          Crispin Glover. Mt. Adams.

          i'm all ears!

Maybe it's just that my life is changing all the time, so I no one moment stands out.

Really, how can I pick and choose? I might hear music that transports me to a moment, but I don't know its name.

You changed my life; what is the soundtrack for that?

DAMMIT

          you're just not doing it right.

THAT MUSIC

          would be the sound of keyboards clacking, lots of swearing, bottles opening, whiskey being poured, wine corks popping, the clamour and hubbub of local pubs, crying/ sobbing, hysterical laughing, doors slamming, punching, slapping, endless talking and drinking tea and coffee.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Anything by Crispin Glover. Changed my life. Right there on Mt. Adams.

THIS, GIRL,

           is what i'm talking about! i find it curious that some one (like yourself) may have "listening stations" placed everywhere they go, but claim to not be 'changed' by music?!

SO

          Crispin Glover. Mt. Adams.

          i'm all ears!

Maybe it's just that my life is changing all the time, so I no one moment stands out.

Really, how can I pick and choose? I might hear music that transports me to a moment, but I don't know its name.

You changed my life; what is the soundtrack for that?

DAMMIT

          you're just not doing it right.

THAT MUSIC

          would be the sound of keyboards clacking, lots of swearing, bottles opening, whiskey being poured, wine corks popping, the clamour and hubbub of local pubs, crying/ sobbing, hysterical laughing, doors slamming, punching, slapping, endless talking and drinking tea and coffee.

I am 99% sure that I have never punched you!

[E.O.T.]

Anything by Crispin Glover. Changed my life. Right there on Mt. Adams.

THIS, GIRL,

           is what i'm talking about! i find it curious that some one (like yourself) may have "listening stations" placed everywhere they go, but claim to not be 'changed' by music?!

SO

          Crispin Glover. Mt. Adams.

          i'm all ears!

Maybe it's just that my life is changing all the time, so I no one moment stands out.

Really, how can I pick and choose? I might hear music that transports me to a moment, but I don't know its name.

You changed my life; what is the soundtrack for that?

DAMMIT

          you're just not doing it right.

THAT MUSIC

          would be the sound of keyboards clacking, lots of swearing, bottles opening, whiskey being poured, wine corks popping, the clamour and hubbub of local pubs, crying/ sobbing, hysterical laughing, doors slamming, punching, slapping, endless talking and drinking tea and coffee.

I am 99% sure that I have never punched you!

I DIDN'T SAY

          who punched who

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Anything by Crispin Glover. Changed my life. Right there on Mt. Adams.

THIS, GIRL,

           is what i'm talking about! i find it curious that some one (like yourself) may have "listening stations" placed everywhere they go, but claim to not be 'changed' by music?!

SO

          Crispin Glover. Mt. Adams.

          i'm all ears!

Maybe it's just that my life is changing all the time, so I no one moment stands out.

Really, how can I pick and choose? I might hear music that transports me to a moment, but I don't know its name.

You changed my life; what is the soundtrack for that?

DAMMIT

          you're just not doing it right.

THAT MUSIC

          would be the sound of keyboards clacking, lots of swearing, bottles opening, whiskey being poured, wine corks popping, the clamour and hubbub of local pubs, crying/ sobbing, hysterical laughing, doors slamming, punching, slapping, endless talking and drinking tea and coffee.

I am 99% sure that I have never punched you!

I DIDN'T SAY

          who punched who

Fair enough.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I don't do it right anymore, E.O.T.

I forgot how.