I wrote this months ago, but decided to post it now...

It's amazing how when we get older, our music tastes grow and change along with us. As a really young kid, I remember listening to records my mom had, mostly of gospel songs and musicals and SUPER oldies. I also used to play tapes of kids' songs and eventually, I would listen to stuff like Duran Duran, Janet Jackson, Sweet Sensation and The New Kids. Make fun all you want, I don't care. I was raised on that stuff and I'm proud.

I think my absolute FIRST favorite band was The Beatles. I blame my mom for it. She was watching the movie Help! one day and I just fell in love with those guys and their music. Then again, I was about eight and didn't even understand half of the film anyway, but I didn't care. Until I was around ten, I had a full blown obsession with that group. I was almost like a pre-teenie, it was pretty sad. They were all I could talk about because I just loved their music. My sister and I played their Abbey Road tape to death and every time I hear a song from it, it reminds me of those carefree summer days, sitting up in our rooms, singing along with the music and just being kids. It was such a fun time in my life. I also listened to Ace of Base. The sign was the first cd my sister and I had, ever. We wore that thing out too haha.

In fifth grade, I remember I was really into Donna Lewis and Mariah Carey; more contemporay music. It was a step in the right direction. But unfortunately, I went the wrong way...

Sixth grade was all about The Spice Girls. Holy crap...I'm not saying they're bad, no. Their music was hella fun, I still love it. But good god, I was like a SG fanatic. I fell into the whole craze and everything. I knew a lot of the dances, I'd sing their songs all the time and I wanted to be just like Geri, haha. I still consider her one of my heroes, despite the fact I'm not a fan of everything she ever did, but I do admire a lot of what she has done. I even bought her book and read it and did a report on it; it really did open my eyes. That was a few years later though, but still. During the craze, I bought endless magazines, posters, videos and even the dolls. Around this time, I also started writing my own songs, but they were pretty cheesy and well...bad.

Seventh grade revolved around, yep, the Backstreet Boys. I think I was even worse with them. My walls were literally COVERED in posters; I have pictures to prove it and no, I will never post them anyway haha. I hated 'N Sync for the longest time because it just wasn't right to like both groups back then; it was one or the other. I embarrassed myself by putting pinups of them all over my locker and just talking about them nonstop like a fool. Nevertheless, I did love their music; I still do, heh.

Eighth grade didn't get much better. I still loved BSB and stuff like B*Witched and 5ive, among others. My pop music phase would come to an abrubt end the summer before ninth grade though.

I started playing guitar around 9th grade and I was so into alternative rock. Blink, Silverchair, and Our Lady Peace were my favorite bands then. The 'chair would rise to the top of my list really quickly once I bought Neon Ballroom; the album that introduced me to rock music mixed with strings/orchestrations. I also finally started writing REAL songs about how I felt instead of fake love songs, ugh. I still plastered pics of my fave band on my wall, mostly of printed out pictures. It wasn't as bad as the past other times though. I also started listening to Def Leppard more around that time too heh. Oh and Cheap Trick + Linkin Park. XD

Tenth grade, I still let Silverchair reign as my top band. But I also remember that as being my Avril year. It rocked. Oh yeah, and Simple plan and Good Charlotte and all that good stuffs. I think I also discovered Breaking Benjamin around that time as well. That was also a huge Corrs year for me too. Love them.

Eleventh grade: my top band was going to be replaced. It was probably one of the most important years of my life, musically. One song was going to change it all. One winter evening, I heard Bring Me To Life and fell in love so instantly by the intro alone. I thought it was just so beautiful and I had never heard a girl rock out so hard, well...ever. It was dark, gorgeous and catchy. I ended up buying Fallen about a month after it was released and honestly didn't love it much at first. At first listen, I kept thinking "All these songs have the same atmosphere and production..." which is pretty much true. It's a very commercial and overproduced record, thanks to Ben Moody. -_- But I gave it a few more listens and started to LOVE it. Within a couple months, they were my favorite group. Their older songs from Origin, early demos and their EP's had a lot to do with it too. They just make the most amazing music I've ever heard. Some people don't understand and can't hear the splendor of their melodic euphoria and I actually feel kinda bad for them. But that's the mystery of music, I guess. Everyone's ears hear everything differently.

Also that year, I also discovered The All-American Rejects. Just like with Ev, it was love at first listen when I heard Swing Swing. Contrary to popular belief, they are not my favorite band. Despite the fact that I have more programs recorded of them than any other band in history, I have more pics of them saved on photobucket than anyone ever should post, I'm a member of both forums [though I stopped posting in the new one decades ago] and they're the only group I've considered joining a fan club for, other than Ev. I love them dearly though and they will always remain as one of my faves of all time, but...there are a few that still remain just a little closer to my heart, musically.

Senior year: I don't remember listening to a lot of new music, I just overplayed Ev and Blink. Following in the next few years would be my discovering of my love for symphonic/goth metal like Lacuna Coil, Nightwish, Within Temptation and most recently in 2007, the industrial group, The Birthday Massacre. That band is seriously amazing and are practically tied w/ Ev for my top band. They make superb music and are incredible people; I could never speak highly enough for them. If you like music at all, you will just love them, I promise. So check them out.

Favorite bands come and go, but some do stick with you forever. I do not drop bands; some just become temporarily forgotten or put up on the shelf until I feel like experiencing their magic all over again. My top faves do shift every so often but, they have stayed relatively the same over the last few years. It really is so hard to impress me musically these days so I actually do think that my current faves will be there for a longgggg, long time. 80s and 90s are probably the center core of my tastes and if I hear anything from today that reminds me of the good old stuff, I will probably love it.

I love this album. I seriously haven't stopped listening to it since I got it the other day hah. Well I have but yeah. I've listened to this more than TBM lately.  Woww.

New theme here, btw. Yay.

I've been on tumblr so much lately, I've neglected xanga. I've missed it.