I remember it was sophomore year in high school. The music I used to listen to was entirely or at least 90% of it was hip hop, rap, and r&b. A friend of mine introduced me to Brand New, it was nothing magical or life changing. Or well, I thought so at the time. I never had paid much attention to any music that was involved with live instrumentation, except a few hip hop outfits. The concept of indie rock, or even mainstream rock was no friend of mine.
That year, I got introduced to bands like Taking Back Sunday, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Sum 41, Matchbox Twenty, and about 20 other bands. I didn't think of it much but by the time high school had come to an end, I was well indulged with rock, pop, and indie music scenes. I was almost changed as a person because I never had to worry about playing a song with curse words or listen to a full album about just a girl's hips and body or money. Most of the music I discovered was almost pointless, in a way which had a lot of talent behind it.
Today, about 5 years later, I have a music library that's about 80% non-sampled or non-hip hop music, and the rest is a mix of r&b, hip hop, rap, and techno. And whenever I listen to a song such as "The Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot" by Brand New, I think back to the early days when I was naively ignorant of so much music and some feelings you couldn't express through the music I had been listening. I don't regret discovering, deserting, or rethinking any music I've listened to in the last 5 years. It has changed my perception of the world and that's what I love about music.
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