音乐 has infused my life from early childhood. It seems it was always playing in my house when I was growing up. And as I grew older, my musical tastes expanded but rarely did I leave anything behind. I still listen to 音乐 today that my parents played for me on vinyl when I was a toddler. I've always been open to 音乐 and I enjoy all genres. In fact, I don't pay that much attention to what genre an artist fits into...I don't really care. I don't care if something is 流行的 或者 not either. Popularity doesn't make something good...it doesn't make it bad either.
There are artists that define certain periods of my life. I've compiled a 列表 of them according to time period. These aren't the only ones I listened to but they're the ones that were played on repeat until the record/tape/cd was worn out.

Childhood:


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The above were the ones that my parents listened to.


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These were the ones that my teenage sister listened to.

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And these were the albums that my mom bought just for me and my (other) sister. The soundtracks I memorized from the 电影院 and would sit in my window and sing at the 最佳, 返回页首 of my lungs. It's a wonder the neighbors didn't complain.

All of my childhood 音乐 was listened to on vinyl, the radio 或者 movies. It was basically a mix of 80s pop, oldies, 音乐剧 and classic country.


Adolescence:


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Most of this 音乐 was listened to on cassette tapes, a few on my family's first CDs.


During this time my musical horizons exploded; influenced less 由 my parents and 更多 由 my older siblings, their 老友记 and my friends. There was also about a 年 when I listened almost exclusively to a radio station that played oldies from the 50s, 60s and 70s. I had an old transistor radio that I would carry everywhere with me, always tuned to KOOLFM. XD
My family took a lot of road trips during the summer and I remember listening to U2's Joshua 树 album while driving through the Joshua 树 National Park. I also remember being obsessed with the 迷失 Boys and that soundtrack about the time that my brother lived in Santa Cruz [the CA town that the movie was filmed in].

Teenage:

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These were all listened to on CDs


During my teen years I began building my 音乐 collection when I got my own CD player for my birthday one year. I also started my soundtrack collection with the Last of the Mohicans and Braveheart. I didn't even 列表 all the soundtracks I was obsessed with during this time. This is the time period in which I started really developing my own personal tastes. I was less influenced 由 what my family and 老友记 were listening to and 更多 interested in discovering 音乐 on my own.


College:

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During this time I lived in a much colder climate than I was used to. There were trees everywhere and 你 could hardly see the sky. I had to deal with snow [gag]. I really think it influenced what I listened to. I was so happy to 移动 back to the desert! The only really good memories I brought back with me were about the music. And the autumn leaves changing...that was beautiful. But most of the time I felt claustrophobic.


Adulthood:

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A small sampling of the artists that have stayed with me through the years. I never get tired of them even though I've heard their songs a million times 由 now.

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And these artists, although relatively new to me [I've only been listening to them for a few years] are definitely standing the test of time. I look 前锋, 期待 to each new effort from them.

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And these are the artists new to me that I think could be with me for a long time to come!

In conclusion, I 爱情 music! Thanks for tagging along down memory lane with me.