An album that takes you to a certain point in time

Is there an album that takes you back to a certain point in your life?

for me, one example is Blink 182's self titled CD. it came out in November 2003, at a pretty rough time in my life. i graduated high school 2nd in my class in june 2003. i went off to college that august, and by november i had gotten kicked out of college and wasn't allowed to come back to live with my parents. so i lived in my grandma's house, in her extra room that is now a sewing room. i got a temporary job working at walmart's layway section for christmas time. basically, i fucked up big time and i felt it.

i got this CD from walmart for my brother for christmas. but i opened it and listened to it until then...he didn't mind

i was just listening to some of these songs, and they really kinda transport me back to how i felt during those days sitting in my grandma's sewing room with a few of my things surrounding me, and listening to this CD.

here's one song:
http://grooveshark.com/s/Stockhome+Syndrome/2GHD3L?src=5

 

Am I allowed to ask why you got kicked out of college/your parents house?

Oddly, the "I Miss You" song from the album you mentioned transports me to a very specific time and place in my life. Not a happy one, either.

2003 must have been a tough year for everyone.

 

Sigur ros ()
Crappy modest mouse
chili peppers one song
doors crystal ship
..all come to mind

 

sure, you can ask. maybe we should trade details?

i guess i forgot to ask...what times do they take you back to?

 

I have lots..

Insane Clown Posse - The Great Milenko; I found this group by complete accident and hated the first song I'd ever heard until I listened to the lyrics and thought they're quite honest. I remember introducing it to my gf in high school and everyone was like errrr okay... Cause it was all about eminem at the time. I thought eminem sucked, these dudes were way more fun and it's basically paved a way of life for me ever after..

Dark Lotus - Tales from the Lotus Pod; Now this was a big anticipation album from me because it was a super group of ICP, Twiztid and Blaze ya dead Homie + one other I hadn't heard of. The album was recorded over seances and black magick rituals, it literally awoke certain energies in my parents place that still persist to haunt them to this day. I didn't know any of that until years later it came out and started to make sense. At this stage I was really emotional and not sure where I was headed with my sexuality. A lot of the seances behind the music seemed to really bring me down. I used to cry for no reason listening to it. I read also years later that many people experienced the same sensations even while listening to the cd in the car on the way to work/home, folks were in tears.

Green Jelly - Three little Pigs; Now my daddy got me into this one, said I'd like it so he bought me the single and lol I just remember thinking it was naughty and bad ass because it said "kiss your ass goodbye" from memory.. It was also the "heaviest" music I'd owned which I believe paved the way for my heavy metal lifestyle.

Metallica - Reload; This was my first Metallica album and it beings me back to like 7th grade.. No one at my new school listened to anything metal or rock, I was a social outcast from the get go. My gf introduced me to Metallica and gave me her cd. Once I got to know her and her friends I realised there were some cool cats in this school, just 3 years above me.

Cannibal Corpse; Tomb of the Mutilated; Yeah this was like WTF! in high school. The artwork was intense and the music just brutal. Most definitely gave me the fascination and imagination of all things evil..

Cradle of Filth - Midian; Pretty sure my goth presence came out if this one. I've always liked gothic stuff, not really into it much these days, I like the look but the culture is a bit spastic.

 

First time I had a microdot, which was acid and something else in a tiny little pill, same night was over a friends place and that video for Soundgarden's Jesus Christ Pose came on our version of MTV and it was the first time I'd seen that, the one where he's holding that metal stake thing and its made to look like its coming thru the screen.

Didnt realise at the time that was the intended effect of the video, thought it was all the microdot, totally freaked out, whaaat the fuck is going on.

So anytime I hear that song, or anything of that album, think of that night

 

i gotta admit, i own the great milenko, but i think eminem is a way better rapper than those clowns.

http://grooveshark.com/s/Marshall+Mathers/2Dlpxr?src=5
"I was put here to put fear in fagots who spray Faygo Root Beer
and call themselves clowns cause they look queer"

(pardon the derogatory comments about gayness)

 

Hands down Eminem can rap better, but he doesn't interest me and always talks about his mummy. Plus the dude cried on Detroit radio when ICP dissed him for putting them on a flyer at his opening show that said "ICP might show up" and they went up to him and said "dude, what is this, what's this mean" and he replies "well you might show up, I'm asking you now" and they said "Don't use our name to get an audience" and he didn't like them forever after. Plus he also turned down a boxing match with Shaggy, the dude is a wimp and has his lyrics written for him. All in all - what a douche.

Now Eminem promotes them in his new album with several references.
Like seriously go lay down bro. Give up already lol.

 

http://www.eminem.net/enemies/icp/

rap beefs are amusing

 

They both suck

 

I've met ICP twice and they were awesome and I got hugs from big J.
Life complete.

 

Beatles: The White Album
This takes me back to high school, used to be on of our regular albums to smoke a few bowls to. That and a variety of Operation Ivy, NOFX, Pennywise, Less than Jake... all that goofy kid stuff.

Pink Floyd: wish you were here
Bought the CD and a thrift shop walkman just to listen to this song on a greyhound. I was 3,000 miles from home for the first time in my life... just left boot camp... made me tear up pretty damn good.

the lyrics were just too damn relevant for my situation just then.

Lynard Skynyrd: Simple Man
has a similar effect, makes me homesick.

The Pixies, Butthole Surfers, Social D all remind me of an ex.