What album defines your youth?

[jbug617]

 

[Necromanti]

No clue, really. Probably something really embarrassing.

 

[Vanillalite]

The first 3 were listened to with old school big ass headphones on my parents Technics setup. They had Sgt Peppers, my bro had Joshua Tree, and I got my parents to buy me Hammer.

Teenage years were listened to on my own boom box then mini stereo setup or at my friend's places.

Preteen

Teen

 

[King Alamat]

Every song on this is thoroughly burned into my conscience and there was a time I could recite the album front to back.

That is one hellava spectrum.

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Is it?

 

[Soapbox Killer]

Is it?

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It depends. Back in the day when those albums were new (1994 and 1998), there was not a lot of crossover within my friends ( or radio or video )


Not to say it didn't happen. Rage/wutang 1997 was a huge tour but that was the beginning it would seem.

 

[Mr Delabee]

Oasis or Blur?
Blur.
WHAT?!
I mean Oasis, Oasis.

That entire era for me was my teenage years.

I always listened to Radio 1, John Peel, Steve Lamacq, Jo Whiley and Mark & Lard. I would regularly buy NME, I would make indie mix tapes and share them with my friends, we would all trade tapes.

 

[Harken Raiser]

 

[Wamb0wneD]

 

[Durger]

 

[Ezra]

Fiona Apple's Tidal and Björk's Post.

 

[Deleted member 25606]

At the time, had to be Nine inch Nails The Downard Spiral and Further Down the Spiral.

 

[ArtTeitlebaum]

 

[Avis]

 

[Slipknot666]

 

[lunarworks]

My youth was a chaotic mess of music. It's impossible to define in one album.

 

[Masquerade Overture]

 

[NoReasonReally]

 

[ZoSo006]

Hybrid Theory
Straight Outta Compton

My teens were all about Linkin Park and 80's/90's hiphop, Beatles/Zeppelin and most other classic rock in my twenties and alot of 90's Seattle sounds with Alice in Chains at the forefront in my thirties so far.

 

[mikeys_legendary]

Take Off Your Pants and Jacket by Blink 182

 

[StrangeRoboMemory]

High school -- Hybrid Theory and Stankonia

Middle school -- What's the Story (Morning Glory) and Life After Death

Elementary school/kid -- Hysteria and this thing:

 

[ElectricKaibutsu]

So many good albums in this thread!

I'm going with The Get Up Kids - Something To Write Home About. Red Letter Day was my favorite song for years.

 

[bangai-o]

Probably Deftones - Around the Fur. I had a moody phase for a short time.

 

[Morrigan]

Hermética´s Ácido Argentino (Argentinian Acid, 1991).

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I never heard of them, but that logo/cover looked metal as fvck so I looked them up haha. Glowing reviews, so I'm sampling them on youtube now. Sounds solid so far!

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

 

[RPGam3r]

Oasis or Blur?
Blur.
WHAT?!
I mean Oasis, Oasis.

That entire era for me was my teenage years.

I always listened to Radio 1, John Peel, Steve Lamacq, Jo Whiley and Mark & Lard. I would regularly buy NME, I would make indie mix tapes and share them with my friends, we would all trade tapes.

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This was my go to late middle school, early high school. Cast No Shadow is still a song I can listen to over and over.

 

[Grizzel Greedigut]

Megadeth's Rust in Peace which came out around the time I turned 15 in 1990.

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Came here to post this. We're the same age!

 

[DoggosPuppersWoofers]

 

[kris.]

Good to see Poison the Well, Converge, and the Get Up Kids listed so far.

 

[Slime]

Childhood

Puberty

9th grade

Rest of high school

 

[Deleted member 34711]

Spent all of high school in my CD player. Back when I thought I knew what 'real music' was.

 

[Cranster]

The first rock album I ever listened to when I was 4 years old. The music video for Let's Get Rocked blew me away at the time aswell. Alot of the Grunge and alternative stuff I found to be dull and un-exciting compared to this album.

 

[valeo]

Thrice - The Artist in the Ambulance

Earlier youth would be Pearl Jam - Ten

Even earlier would be Michael Jackson - Thriller

 

[Gabbo]

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Peal Jam VS - Mortal Kombat More Kombat - Limp Bizkit Significant Other - Death From Above 1979 You're a Woman, I'm a Machine - Battles Mirrored

These album covers the major years of my youth

 

[sooperkool]

 

[Conciliator]

welp, if we're being honest

 

[Fubar]

I popped this back on Spotify the other day and even after not hearing any of the songs in probably 3+ years, I knew damn near every word to every song. Testament to how many times I listened to the entire thing on repeat from sophomore year onward. It's a damn good album.

 

[onadesertedisland]

 

[andymcc]

Paul's Boutique, Pinkerton & Doolittle.

 

[Marin-Lune]

Not "defining" in any way, but surely my most listened to album in my teenager years:

 

[Tapeworm]

Pink Floyd's The Wall

Never really listened to music aside from what my mom listened to on the radio (classic rock). But she knew I always liked when 'Comfortably Numb' played.

She had a coworker record the album to a cassette for me. Game changer.

 

[Lulu]

Puff Daddy & the family - no way out. Easily.

 

[sph3re]

End-game elementary school

High school

Post-high school

 

[Borgnine]

Age 17-18 was Good Riddance - A Comprehensive Guide to Moderne Rebellion.

 

[acheron_xl]

The answer varies wildly depending on what part of my youth you're thinking of.

 

[tunnel visionary]

Late Elementary

Middle

High

I remember finding Rival Schools on Napster only because it's the name of that fighting game.

 

[CaptainBojangles]

College Dropout and Toxicity if I had to pick 2

 

[LunaticGunstar]

Elementary school/kid -- Hysteria and this thing:

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Oh jeez, now isn't this a blast from the past! Awesome.


I'm gonna have to say either Nevermind, Smash, OK Computer and The Vines

 

[GamerJM]

None because I straight up didn't like music until I was like 14 and I didn't listen to full albums until a few years ago

I guess the Pokemon G/S/C OST or something

 

[joecanada]

Hard to pick one but I'd go with bad motor finger

 

[Deleted member 19813]

There's far too many, honestly.

Before high school? I'd probably have to say Weezer's Blue Album, Pearl Jam's Ten, or Smashing Pumpkins' Melancholy and Infinite Sadness. Bush's Razorblade Suitcase is up there as well. However, if we're talking high school... Hopesfall's the Frailty of Words.