Kevin Stefanye Album

Kevin Stefanye

Album That Made Me Fall in Love with Music

Growing up, I could really have cared less about music. I was raised listening to the same 90’s music over and over again. My dad would play the same radio station relentlessly, and I became indifferent to music, because I only really knew about the Stone Temple Pilots, Creed, and Nirvana, to whom I still cannot listen today. In 2005, I got the 1^st generation iPod Nano, but because all I knew was grunge music, I hardly ever used it until 2008. It was then when I made a trip to Colorado to visit my uncle, who put about 500 of his favorite songs on my iPod for me. It was then that I realized that there is much more to music than the bland and depressing music from the 90’s that I had been overexposed to.

            One of my favorite songs that my uncle gave me was When You Were Young, by The Killers, off the album Sam’s Town. I had never bought an album before, so I decided to buy it to see if there were any more good songs by The Killers. The whole album blew my mind. There isn’t a single song on the album that didn’t astound me, thanks to awesome guitar, synthesizer, and the beautiful voice of Brandon Flowers. I also felt like I could relate to the lyrics because they were relevant to my own experiences and they were extremely well written. Later on, I decided to download the prequel to Sam’s Town, Hot Fuss, which turned out to be an even better album, in my opinion.

            Everyone should download this album, because it is truly pure genius. The Killers have remained one of my favorite bands over the years despite their recent flop album. I never get tired of listening to their music. I don't know what it is about it, but it simply makes me happy.
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