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    When I think about High School (yup, in the Eighties), man, there was so much interesting music ...

    The English Beat, "Mirror in the Bathroom"
    Laurie Anderson, "Big Science"
    Echo and the Bunnymen, "The Killing Moon"
    Prince, "Little Red Corvette"

    There's tons more, of course. There's something about being a teenager that lets you bond with music waaaaay more strongly than later in life. You can feel, in utter seriousness, that Iggy Pop wrote that song just for you, 'cause he understands where you're at. It's hogwash, but powerful stuff.

    And what's so bad about the Clash? I had a bud in High School who was a maniac for them. Bought every one of their vinyl albums, etc. They only had a couple of mainstream songs, so there's no need to go fragging them off. Geez, listen to their early stuff; it's pretty raw.

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    Nirvana - Nevermind
    Radiohead - OK Computer
    Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
    Pulp Fiction soundtrack

    These are some of the albums that really remind me of the feel back in high school.

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    I love the Clash. I don't have anything against them. I own 3 of their albums. My point is I'm talking about music that was really popular in the 80's, but for some reason never comes up on the 'return of the 80's' things radio stations do. Your Echo & the Bunneymen selection was key. If you weren't alive in the 80's, you couldn't possibly know who they were. Or the Call, of the Church. Or Erasure. You understand?

    BP aren't you 18? Those albums all came out in the early to mid 90s.
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    Aah, here's another classic album... the last vinyl I ever bought...

    Siouxsie Sioux and the Banshees: Tinderbox (featuring the hits Cities in Dust and Candyman).
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Don
    BP aren't you 18? Those albums all came out in the early to mid 90s.
    Yeah, I was mostly listening to those at the time though. Too much rap. I listened to some Eminem but I can't say I am fond of that.

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    Bauhaus-Mask.
    ABC-The Lexicon of Love.
    Human League-Travelogue.
    Fad Gadget-Fireside Favourites.
    John Foxx-The Garden.
    Ultravox-Vienna.
    Alison Moyet-Rain Dancing.
    Yazoo-Bad Connection.
    Bill Nelson-Quit dreaming and get on the beam.
    Enigma-MCMXC a.D (I heard it first in 89)
    Travelling Wilburys-Travelling Wilburys.

    Quite an eclectic collection. So many albums to choose from.

    Edited: Look of love was really called Lexicon of love.
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    My musical taste has changed a lot since HS. I used to listen to crappy house music until I was about 16, then I discovered real music with notes and everything.

    One song that does remind me of HS is The Offspring: No Selfesteem, since it was so goddamn popular with the other kids back then. Rape me (Nirvana) and Knocking on Heaven's door (Guns & Roses, I know it's a cover) remind me of elementary school, since those were really popular with the tough kids. Having 10y olds scream "Rape me!" does feel kinda wrong, now that I look back on it...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Don Corleone
    I love the Clash.
    I grew up listening to the Clash. My brother is probably your age. I he is 39. I would always listen to the Clash (I own every album, but I do not lie compilations), Talking Heads (Found A Job and Life During Wartime- greatest TH songs ever), Dead Kennedys who gave me my lifetime motto- Nazi Punks F*ck Off, the Misfits- Last Caress is a great song- evil lyrics but a great song,Sex Pistols (Only one album and they were huge, how can't you admire that) and my favorite since I was born: Social Distortion. Those songs bring back extreme memories. If I was woken by my CO at 4. I would turn their early stuff on (Mainliner, Mommy's Little Monster- which is my favorite Social D album especially Hour of Darkness, best song ever) on and damm, I had the fastest "Growing Boy getting out of bed Time". Also, they have all kinds of styles that they play.
    I also have a love for Celt-Punk, like Dropkick Murphys, the Pogues and Flogging Molly.
    My second oldest Brother was really into Ska and I listen to a lot of the Specials.
    When I got out of highschool...5 Years ago(?) I was really into Rockabilly/PhsycoBilly (Chuck Berry, Stray Cats, Tiger Army, Horton Heat, Eddie Cochran and Chet Atkins) which lead me to form possibly the only Armenian Phsycobilly band ever.
    That is all the music I listened to that could be called recognizable by everyone.
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