Jadey

Nirvana Nevermind and Metallica's The Black Album were very influential in influencing my musical tastes. As a freshman entering college I was really only influenced by Rap and R&B. That was all my friends listened too and all I listened too. I grew up in a part of town (the bad side of the railroad tracks) where I didn't have many white friends until high school and even then I still hung with a lot of the people I grew up with.

Once I got to college I was paired with a hick from down south that listened to mostly southern rock and country, but it was also the same year that Nirvana and Metallica released two very influential albums for me. He had purchased both but didn't really like them much so he didn't notice that I constantly borrowed them to listen to while I walked to class. That opened me up to TONS of other music.

That eventually lead to my discovery of Pink Floyd's DSOTM which is my favorite album ever and because I've listened to it soooo many times it's been the soundtrack to many good memories for me. Now I can just put that album on and it transports me to a very calming and almost transcendental place. It's helped me through a lot of tough times.

Even typing this about how much the album means to me makes me feel good.