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Re: Soundtracks of Your Teen Years

thomas697 — Mon, 6 Sep 2010 21:32:03 GMT

Author: thomas697

Posted: 09/07/2010 01:32

I dont know what it is, But any song that I listen to on a game I cant take seriously when I listen to it on its own (radio/album) A major one being Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out. I bought NFL 2005 and that song just played over and over and just seemed like muzak rather than music, This may be a dumb flaw but I cant help it, If I hear it first on a game, thats it, I most likely will never enjoy it on its own merit

Re: Soundtracks of Your Teen Years

SquishypuffDave — Mon, 6 Sep 2010 18:55:56 GMT

Author: SquishypuffDave

Posted: 09/06/2010 22:55

Before age 17, didn't listen to any rock (Coldplay was as close as it got). First type of music I got into at age 13 was film + game soundtracks.
My initial interest in soundscapes and mood-setting music is likely the reason I like diegetic sound in my music today, and have a fondness for ambient music.
Videogame soundtracks got me interested in electronica around age 15 (prominently Aphex Twin).
17 was the breakthrough year, where I discovered Porcupine Tree while looking for ambient music (they were tagged with it). Since they covered such a broad spectrum of genre, they became my gateway into each of these. I also started to look for more bands that covered a large spectrum of genres in their music, and hence, my progressive rock leanings.

Quite unusual eh?

Re: Soundtracks of Your Teen Years

Anonymous — Mon, 6 Sep 2010 12:25:25 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/06/2010 16:25

purple wrote:

nah, I listened to RATM as a kid but don't give a fuck about politics, don't even know the news

Better than the ones who became so ingrained into their more questionable beliefs I suppose 🙄

Re: Soundtracks of Your Teen Years

Anonymous — Mon, 6 Sep 2010 10:37:18 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/06/2010 14:37

nah, I listened to RATM as a kid but don't give a fuck about politics, don't even know the news

Re: Soundtracks of Your Teen Years

40footwolf — Sun, 5 Sep 2010 19:21:54 GMT

Author: 40footwolf

Posted: 09/05/2010 23:21

ffudnebbuh wrote:

This is really embarassing but here it is:

The Beatles (White Album)
Led Zeppelin 4
White light white heat
Abbey Road
Hunky Dory
Madman across the water
Close to the edge
Everybody knows this is nowhere
Astral Weeks
Moondance
Talking Book

...That's basically the most unembarrassing list of albums ever written.

Re: Soundtracks of Your Teen Years

Anonymous — Sun, 5 Sep 2010 16:31:53 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/05/2010 20:31

RaineyWins wrote:

and I do feel that the music has made me who I am today on the point that Outlaw made, if it were not for music, I would be a totally different person..

No, the person who I was made which music I listen to. Music I could have listened to could have changed the music I would have listened to but music wouldn't have changed me anymore than it has changed anyone else who has listened to music.

Re: Soundtracks of Your Teen Years

Anonymous — Sun, 5 Sep 2010 16:27:49 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/05/2010 20:27

Mr. Shankly wrote:

Rainy raises another interesting issue--that of a family member or friend helping to introduce certain music. For me, it was my older brother,who got me into the Beatles and later made me mixed tapes with the likes of The Clash, The Pretenders, The Rolling Stones, and The Who. My parents, on the other hand, had awful taste in music. When I first raided their record collection, I think Peter, Paul, and Mary was the most edgy thing I found. :lol:

Bare minimal effect on me. It would have to have been stuck in my subconscious (I heard it on radio before I liked music)

Re: Soundtracks of Your Teen Years

Mr. Shankly — Sun, 5 Sep 2010 16:02:49 GMT

Author: Mr. Shankly

Posted: 09/05/2010 20:02

Rainy raises another interesting issue--that of a family member or friend helping to introduce certain music. For me, it was my older brother,who got me into the Beatles and later made me mixed tapes with the likes of The Clash, The Pretenders, The Rolling Stones, and The Who. My parents, on the other hand, had awful taste in music. When I first raided their record collection, I think Peter, Paul, and Mary was the most edgy thing I found. 🤣

ffudnebbuh wrote:

I can still enjoy music that is very different, but it is more of an "appreciation" and not a real connection.

Interesting.

Re: Soundtracks of Your Teen Years

RaineyWins — Sun, 5 Sep 2010 10:55:30 GMT

Author: RaineyWins

Posted: 09/05/2010 14:55

When I turned 13, I took a big step just listening to new alternative and pop music due to the influence of my brother, I would listen to;
The Strokes
Kings of Leon
Paolo Nutini
Cold War Kids
Will Young
Pigeon Detectives
and my favourite would have to been Razorlight and the album "Up All Night"
Ray LaMontagne
Arctic Monkeys

This trend continued until I was 15, then I started to listen to my fathers and mothers music alot more, so came into realm of older music;
Bob Dylan
T REX
Stevie Wonder
Neil Young
Otis Redding
Sam Cooke
Roxy Music
Pink Floyd
Beatles
Van Morrison
Simon and Garfunkel

and ever since I have been 16 to now 17 I have been trying to discover more and more music, and I am still looking out for types of music I have not listened to, and albums I have never listened to.. So my teen years have been few in years thus far, but I have listened to close 1000 albums as of this date, and I do feel that the music has made me who I am today on the point that Outlaw made, if it were not for music, I would be a totally different person..

Re: Soundtracks of Your Teen Years

Mr.Music — Sun, 5 Sep 2010 08:23:08 GMT

Author: Mr.Music

Posted: 09/05/2010 12:23

I only remember the bands:
Prodigy
Nirvana
Joy Division ( i felt original )
Nas
Wu Tang Clan
Public Enemy
Vennaskond
Kraftwerk
Radiohead
Queen

Re: Soundtracks of Your Teen Years

ffudnebbuh — Sun, 5 Sep 2010 06:59:27 GMT

Author: ffudnebbuh

Posted: 09/05/2010 10:59

I think that you (Mr. Shankly) are correct...it seems that our memory is imprinted with the music and experiences of our youth, just like any other part of your personality. If you are an 'active' music lover, you will search out new musical experiences to broaden your lexicon, but even that will be shaped by your past. As I listen to the music of the past decade, I can see that I am drawn to music that is similar to the music of my youth. I can still enjoy music that is very different, but it is more of an "appreciation" and not a real connection.

Re: Soundtracks of Your Teen Years

RFNAPLES — Sat, 4 Sep 2010 13:48:40 GMT

Author: RFNAPLES

Posted: 09/04/2010 17:48

Mr. Shankly wrote:

Does the music you hear during your formative years or at key points in your life influence what you enjoy later on?

Yes to a degree all experiences influence what you enjoy later. The problem some people have is the lack of desire to be exposed to new experiences or the ability to appreciate same.

Re: Soundtracks of Your Teen Years

Mr. Shankly — Sat, 4 Sep 2010 13:28:54 GMT

Author: Mr. Shankly

Posted: 09/04/2010 17:28

Outlaw raised an interesting question though that I have wondered before: Does the music you hear during your formative years or at key points in your life influence what you enjoy later on?

Now having posed this question, I realize that as one becomes an adult, usually his or her music taste greatly expands as he/she gets older, but I do think teens and young adults have a tendency to stick to what they know. I'm curious what other think about this.

Re: Soundtracks of Your Teen Years

RFNAPLES — Sat, 4 Sep 2010 11:03:51 GMT

Author: RFNAPLES

Posted: 09/04/2010 15:03

No I don't think you were attacking old music. I think you were saying that music made you what you are today. If you listened to something different you would be something different. You like the way you are and are afraid (paranoid) to try something different (old music) because it might make you something different (close minded).

Don't really want you to think I am attacking you. I just found your statement confusing and a tad unbelievable. I am not sure that music has that much power.

Re: Soundtracks of Your Teen Years

Anonymous — Sat, 4 Sep 2010 07:52:52 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/04/2010 11:52

RFNAPLES wrote:

Sorry, but it sounds like you are closed minded already. Do you dare to listen to something new? What is the difference, new or old music? It will all be new to you. History is not bad; it is what was. The future is unpredictable but will be history too.

No, you misinterpreted it as an attack on older music.

To be fair it would be hard to understand as it was written by me and it was a hypothetical scenario containing a time machine.

Re: Soundtracks of Your Teen Years

ffudnebbuh — Sat, 4 Sep 2010 07:40:49 GMT

Author: ffudnebbuh

Posted: 09/04/2010 11:40

This is really embarassing but here it is:

The Beatles (White Album)
Led Zeppelin 4
White light white heat
Abbey Road
Hunky Dory
Madman across the water
Close to the edge
Everybody knows this is nowhere
Astral Weeks
Moondance
Talking Book

Re: Soundtracks of Your Teen Years

videoheadcleaner — Sat, 4 Sep 2010 07:20:32 GMT

Author: videoheadcleaner

Posted: 09/04/2010 11:20

Between 1998 and 2002 (my high school years), my playlist might have looked like this:

Tonic - Lemon Parade
Crowded House - Recurring Dream
Something For Kate - Echolalia
Audioslave - Audioslave
Coldplay - Parachutes
Ben Folds - Rockin' The Suburbs
Gorillaz - Gorillaz
Powderfinger - Odyssey #5
Alex Lloyd - Watching Angels Mend
The Living End - Roll On
The Whitlams - Torch The Moon
Weird Al Yankovic - Running With Scissors
Greenday - Warning
Travis - The Man Who

I had not known of The Cure, White Stripes, Echo/Bunnymen, Peter Gabriel, The Doors, Pink Floyd, Jeff Buckley, David Bowie (the list goes on), til I reached university. So mostly Aussie Rock and mainstream stuff.

Re: Soundtracks of Your Teen Years

RFNAPLES — Fri, 3 Sep 2010 20:39:34 GMT

Author: RFNAPLES

Posted: 09/04/2010 00:39

Sorry, but it sounds like you are closed minded already. Do you dare to listen to something new? What is the difference, new or old music? It will all be new to you. History is not bad; it is what was. The future is unpredictable but will be history too.

Re: Soundtracks of Your Teen Years

Anonymous — Fri, 3 Sep 2010 15:21:27 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/03/2010 19:21

RFNAPLES wrote:

an_outlaw wrote:

I would just like to add that if I was offered a chance to go back in time and introduce myself to any album at an early date than I listened to it I would decline. I thought about that once and decided that anything beyond 2009 would alter my musical collection greatly and make me more close minded somehow.

That is hard to understand. How can knowing history make you closed minded?

It is a little paranoid of me to say isn't? An example would be if I was to listen to an album which would of made me stay rooted to particular genre most my life. Ofcourse I would be as happy with my collection but I may end up disliking albums that I would of liked. Maybe adding one album somewhere along the path would of changed the whole journey. One album different in 2005 or 2006 would of set me on a path where I had no interest in '1001 albums to listen before you die' or besteveralbums, therefore missing out on many classics.

This could all be summed up as I'll be pessimistic about changing the outcome of the past.

Re: Soundtracks of Your Teen Years

RFNAPLES — Fri, 3 Sep 2010 14:14:20 GMT

Author: RFNAPLES

Posted: 09/03/2010 18:14

an_outlaw wrote:

That is hard to understand. How can knowing history make you closed minded?