Your Music Evolution

This could take a while, but I'll try, since it would be interesting to see my own musical evolution as well.

Late 1980s to 1993-ish: I was listening mostly to what my Dad played on the radio or on his cassette tapes. He played mostly 80s and 70s music, with Bands like Journey, Led Zeppelin, Chicago, Kiss, Blue Oyster Cult, Tears for Fears, Duran Duran, and other such bands. It has stayed with me for a while now, so I still enjoy some of the songs, even if others have grown annoying or unlisteniable.

Around this time I also was watching cartoons on TV, so with the Animanicas, Tiny Toon Adventures, Batman: TAS, etc., I also gained knowledge of They Might be Giants, The Countries of the World Song, Danny Elfman (Although I wouldn't know who made the Batman opening song for years) and other songs played on these cartoon shows.

1995 - 2000: This was my formulative middle-school years and I had a limited knowledge of the internet. It was at this time that I discovered Rap and Hip Hop Music, as well as the Mainstream/Top 40 radio hits. This would explain why I still enjoy acts like Snoop Dogg, 2Pac, Wu-Tang Clan, Xzibit, Busta Rhymes, Goo Goo Dolls, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Santana, Nirvana, and even now loathed acts like Nync, Britney Spears (Aka Trailer Trash), and other Teen Pop acts.

I also was exposed to Pokemon at this time, which while every kid in america at that time was trying to catch it all, I also got my first taste of Japanese Pop Music (The music composed for the game boy games I suppose).

2000-2002: With my increased use of the internet I learned about more music and got my first taste of downloading VGM, including Final Fantasy VII and old school Sonic/Mario songs. However I still was largely unaware of the massive world of music outside what I heard on the radio, such as [/b]Linkin Park[/b], Lil' Jon & the Eastside Boyz, System of a Down, etc.,

It was around this time I joined GFF too, Sophmore year of High School.

2003 - 2004: With drama invading my life, I wanted escape. I found it with my brief usage of DSL internet, but I also got frequent month-long downtimes at which I was away from GFF. The DSL internet allowed me to discover more music, some of which had already been around a long-time, along with emergning bands and genres like Techno, Dance & more VGM.

2005 - Present Day: With High School out of the way and college now a reality, I gained a HUGE jump in knowing about what bands existed and now I have a much larger appreciation and knowledge of the musical world. Major Bands discovered during this period include Amon Tobin, Massive Attack, MF Doom, Nightwish, and others.

I can only hope I discover even more acts in the future and get a large hard drive to hold it all

Jam it back in, in the dark.