5 Albums That Were Formative In My Childhood

This is another one of the stock blog posts that came on Wix, but I actually would love to share my top 5 with you...

In the order that I think of them...

1. The Who "Tommy"

This was a favorite album from my young childhood, like preteens. I knew this whole album by heart much to my mother's chagrin when I would sing along to "Fiddle About". That song is extremely dark, but as a kid I had no idea what it actually referred to, I thought it referred to the instrument...ah youth.

2. The Beatles "Sargent Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"

This was my favorite Beatles album from my childhood. I listened to it over and over for years. It also reminds me of my mother who would get emotional when hearing "She's Leaving Home" and it wasn't until I was much older that I found out that she ran away from home as a young adult.

3. TLC "Ooh, On The TLC Tip"

This was the first album I bought for myself and it solidified TLC as one of my favorite bands for all of middle school and into high school. I remember I had no idea who they were, but I loved their outfits and thought it was super cool that they were wearing condoms. Out of all the music I listened to in my youth, TLC probably was the most healthy and proactive, singing about sex-positivity before I knew what that was.

4. Green Day "Dookie"

Towards the end of middle school and as I moved through high school my love for R&B shifted more and more to punk and this album was a staple for many years. I continued to love Green Day, even to this day they hold a special place.

5. Spazz/ Romantic Gorilla Split

This album was a favorite towards the end of high school. Spazz was one of my favorite bands of the time period, remaining one of the few shows that I went to in high school, and a marker of my involvement in the hardcore scene. This split was important as previous to this I was completely ignorant to counter-culture music of non-west countries, and also female vocalists.