I’m doing some basement organizing – never done! – and crank up some Dave Matthews Band (Crash) to make the work more enjoyable. I think no other singular album brings back such vivid and specific memories for me. This is probably because this is the music of my formative years – high school – and thus I have a high level of association. But it gets me thinking about other albums or songs that really puts me there – that I have a high level of association with. So here’s a short list off the (mostly) top of my head:
J.J. Johnson – The Eminent Jay Jay
Carpenters
Collective Soul
Stuart Davis
Pink Martini
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Phillip Glass – 1000 Airplanes on the Roof
It occurs to me that it’s sad that most people’s (definitely mine!) musical associations take place when their musical exposure is not that wide or deep. Though only three (including DMB) of the above of my list are from high school era. One from before, the others from after.
So: what is the music that puts you there? And, as much as you’re willing to share – what’s the association? I’ll kick the comments off with my associations.
Responses to “Music that puts you there”
July 17th, 2011 at 10:43 am
10,000 Maniacs: Packing for freshman year of college.
St. Germain: Living in Paris.
311: In Wichita with David at his apartment before moving to Salem, OR.
July 16th, 2011 at 10:29 pm
DMB: driving to Starlight Theater, working on group (high) school projects
J.J. Johnson – The Eminent Jay Jay: Ken Stein, my jazz teacher in high school, and working my butt off to transcribe some of those tracks
Carpenters: wearing patchwork vests around the house. Andrea knows of this…
Collective Soul: avoiding doing Calculus in Derek’s basement
Stuart Davis: sitting on the floor of a coffee house with my sister
Pink Martini: making dinner in the apartment of my now wife
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Phillip Glass – 1000 Airplanes on the Roof: breakup music. ‘nuf said!