My life through music.

Assignment: Think of 25 albums that had such a profound effect on you, throughout the various times in your life. They sucked you in and took you over for days, weeks, months, years. These are the albums that you can use to identify time, places, people, emotions. These are the albums that no matter what they were thought of musically shaped your world. When you finish, tag 25 others, including me. Make sure you copy and paste this part so they know the drill. Get the idea now? Good.

No being cool here -- which albums have you actually listened to thousands of times?
Readers should feel free to guess (or ask) why particular albums are there.


1. "Something About Airplanes" & "We Have the Facts..." - Death Cab for Cutie [8th and 9th grade. still two of my favorite DCFC albums. for up and down times.]

2." The Photo Album" - Death Cab for Cutie [this one has a different feeling for me, but i listened to it heavily in 8th and 9th grade along with the two above.]

3. "Transatlanticism" - Death Cab for Cutie. [9th grade. nonstop, obsession. snowboarding.]

4. "Plans" - Death Cab for Cutie. [summer before sophomore year. tony.]

5. "Narrow Stairs" - Death Cab. [Matt. Senior year. good point of my life.]

5. "Alive 2007" - Daft Punk. [senior. good dance times. so much greatness.}

6. "Busted Stuff" - Dave Matthews Band. [i listened to this a lot in 7th grade, when Jasmine gave me the album. it was full of pain, and i was highly unhappy because my mom was always gone.]

7. "Let Go." - Avril Lavigne. [7th grade. soccer trips, on which we listened to "sk8er boi" so much my dad learned the lyrics,... walking to the bridge. moving...]

8. "Mesmerize" and "Hypnotize" - System of a Down. [10th grade. Tony and i were hooked and went to the concert at key arena.]

9. "Waking the Fallen" - Avenged Sevenfold. [this is what me and tony would listen to in his room, every day after school in 9th grade while we played video games or cuddled.]

10. "Take off your Pants and Jacket" - Blink 182. [on the way to summer camp with Danne, Caitlin and Jasmine. on road trips to portland with my mom in middle school.]

11. "Blink 182" [Tony, before and after]

12. "Drunk Enough to Dance" - Bowling for Soup. [8th grade. :P so hardcore.]

13. "X and Y" - Coldplay [visiting Oregon. being so lost. end of 10th grade. hell. tony... losing tony.]

14. "Eiffel 65" [5th grade end of the year dance party. bringing a boombox over and playing basketball at the neighbors house. --names? rick and nancy? don and jan?]

15. "Fallen" -Evanescence [moving. crying. Kody.]

16. "American Idoit" -Green Day [Tony. I got it for xmas and listened to it while playing Super Mario Sunshine. Also went to the show in some arena north of seattle with Tyler, and Tony.]

17. "Razorblade Romance" -HIM [exactly what it says. darkest parts of my life..and i was happy there too. one of the only albums i still can't listen to without crying...]

18. "The Great Milenko" -Insane Clown Posse [hahaha...so bizarre...but that was 8th grade. Me and Tony at Steven and Jason's house playing Backyard Wrestling. Caitlin.]

19. "Hopes and Fears" -Keane [ehh, that had to be 10th grade. listened to it non-stop. i was so in love with the sound of it. saw Keane at Deck the Hall Ball w/ Modest Mouse, The Killers, Franz Ferdinand right when they were all about to explode into their giant success. except... Keane. But i still love em!]

20. "Meteora" -Linkin Park [when i was about to move from Oregon in 7th grade. i was so angry. so depressed. that was just the beginning though...]

21. "The Spirit Room" -Michelle Branch [I remember walking Peekaboo this one day. we walked all around Sunriver, up to Fort Rock, tennis courts, down to the bridge...we went to see the lunar eclipse, which i dont remember staying for. but we did see the sunset. i was listening to this album the whole time. it was one of the most beautiful days of my life.]

22. "Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge" -My Chemical Romance [i really appreciated the music.. and listened to it all the time, at Tony's house, and for some reason it reminds me of Bend... i donno.]

23. "The War on Errorism" -NOFX [tony. fun times. he use to have a dance to the Anarchy Camp song. haha.]

24. "Indestructible" -Rancid. [8th grade. it reminds me of Justin and Buzz, especially 'Fall Back Down.']

25. "No Pads, No Helmet...Just Balls" - Simple Plan. [ahahahaha. wow. yea, reminds me of road trips back to Oregon with Mom.]

well fuck... I'm not even close to done yet.

26. "North" and all Something Corporate albums up to it. [9th and 10th grade. lots and lots.]

27. "All Killer No Filler" -Sum 41. [totally 7th grade. all the time.]

28. "Give Up" -Postal Service [10th grade. it was my chill out, and breathe, music.]

29. "We Don't Need to Whisper" - Angels and Airwaves [came out right before Tony left me. it really inspired me to be okay.]

30. "The Shade of Poison Trees" -Dashboard Confessional [driving with Matt.]

31. "The Real Slim Shady" & "The Marshall Mathers LP" [7th grade. 8th grade. i really enjoyed. now i really appreciate it.]

32. "Flyleaf" [summer after 10th grade. still missing Tony. it helped.]

33. "Light Grenades" -Incubus [Matt]

34. "Make Yourself" -Incubus [Nygil]

35. "In Between Dreams" and "Sleep through the Static" -Jack Johnson [NOW! I am sooo obsessed. snowboarding, its what i listen to]

36. "Grace" -Jeff Buckley [Josh...]

37. "Cross" -Justice [senior year. it helped me survive. especially the concert!]

38. "Satellite" - POD [inspiration throughout highschool. mainly the first half.]

39. "A Fever You Can't Sweat Out" -PANIC at the Disco. [Mexico! warmth. revenge. fun. . .]

40. "Dark Side of the Moon" -Pink Floyd. [uhh... life. but mostly Junior year, which was hell, and this album was my heaven.]

41. "Stadium Arcadium" -Red Hot Chili Peppers [Nygil. Oregon. obsession.]

42. "We are Pilots" - Shiny Toy Guns [senior year. driving in Brian's car home from school.]

43. "Dan in Real Life Soundtrack" -Sondre Lerche [Matt. totally wonderful point in time.]

44. "Act I & II" - The Dear Hunter [thoughts. senior year.]

45. "How to Save a Life" -The Fray [a bundle of things are reminded of: Nygil. Kody. and being completely alone.]

46. "Wincing the Night Away" - The Shins [Matt & our sleeping lessons.]

47. "The Alchemy Index" -Thrice [this pretty much defines my life and world view.]

48. "U.S.E." - The United State of Electronica [good times with Nathan, Amanda, Zak and Alex.]

49. "Twilight Soundtrack" -various [this is just something i listen to a lot currently, and really enjoy.]

50. "Into the Woods Soundtrack" -Stephen Sondheim [pit orchestra, the end of me and Tony's relationship.]



yup. that was a bit overkill. but that is a good majority of my life, as lived and defined through music. ^_^