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Frank Zappa - Sheik Yerbouti - My dad has been playing this since I can remember. When I got old enough to actually develop musical interests he'd play it for me, constantly having to fast forward over the naughty bits. I think this was the start of my dad's huge musical influence on me. Plus I think if you hear Zappa from birth it's got to have some kind of impact on your subconcious.
Peter Gabriel - Secret World Live - More the video that came with it than the album itself. This is another thing about my dad. He'd put this on and blast it, singing along and everything.
Our Lady Peace - Spiritual Machines - I had always liked them, but I really grabbed onto them in junior high, when life was seriously sucking. Now they're my favourite band... hearing their music is like (don't laugh) coming home, in a way. I know it all inside and out, it's a part of my life now.
Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill - Lent to me by the guy I was secretly in love with through high school, it opened up this whole new window to all kind of metal. Most of which he showed me. I remember hearing Floods for the first time with him. Now we've been dating for almost two years... Now when I hear Floods it's like hearing the start of everything again.
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(John Irving)
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