There are a select number of albums that instantly flood my mind with memories of my teenage years the moment I hear one of the songs. I'm curious what those might be for ya'll. Can you even still stand listening to those albums now that you are older, or do you look back and think, "god what was I thinking?"
At that age, I was pretty closed off to what my friends were listening to. They only liked things because they were "popular", of course, while I remained willfully ignorant of just how popular the things I liked actually were. So I had my select few bands I would listen to, and would collect everything I could of theirs, and play it until my ears bled.
Here are a few songs that transport me back to a more awkward, depressed, bad hair-colored version of myself:
Faith No More - Angel Dust
Beck - Mellow Gold
Sonic Youth - Dirty
And of fucking course
Era - Era
I could still happily put on most of these albums today and enjoy them. Definitely not Era. That is the one album I listened to a ton that is pretty cringe-inducing for me to hear now. And maybe not FF7 as much. I've fallen pretty hard out of listening to (or even playing) a lot of video game stuff. The other bands I've stopped keeping up with their current stuff (or Mike Patton side projects), but the old albums still hold up for me.
What you guys got?
How ya doing, buddy?