Throughout the past several years, I’ve started to notice
that whatever events or hobbies that I’m involved in at a particular time
interval get “saved” or attached to whatever music I was listening to at the
time. A prime example of this phenomenon
would come from the summer between 9th and 10th grade
when I was younger and had no cares whatsoever, I only had to cut some grass or
clean dishes and that was really it.
This time is marked by sunny afternoons, warm weather, playing World of
Warcraft to my heart’s content, and meeting friends. The reason I can come back to these memories
so easily is due to my listening of albums (I can't pick just one) by the band All That Remains. They are an alternative rock/metal band and
when they sing, it just sounds so forceful and the emotion is immense and
absolute. They sound like they were
free, as I was during that time. If
someone else were to listen to them, then they may just hear some yelling and
noisy music. I can see that, but to me,
that kind of deliverance helps signify their message of confidence. I guess I don’t really pay that much
attention to lyrics, so admittedly I’m listening to them more for sound and mood
setting rather than for a message. Ever
since that summer, I am able to hear some older (relatively) piece of music and
instantly recall various memories of past times, which is a pretty fascinating
experience.
Sample song - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NE8DWiRfdBw
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