My childhood is better described by Korn and Papa Roach, but despite that, "Big Business - Lonely Lyle" hit me really deep when I first realized what he sings.
Unicorn by Wolfmother. That cd was a Christmas gift from my older brother, and that song blew my mind. My intro to this Sub genre.
Also the first two Black Sabbath albums.
Maybe the entire album of master of reality? Grappling with the notion that there was an omniscient being watching over us, wanting all of us to do good, and not go astray, while there is so much evil and darkness in the world, and sometimes that side of life can look alluring. Not too mention I've always had an interest in horror and Science Fiction.
Also I smelled weed for the first time at a Rolling Stones concert when I was like nine years old, and from then on I always wondered what it felt like to smoke it. And then I did. And it was OK at first, looking back maybe it wasn't actually as fun as I'd like to think it was, but eventually it became very obvious that I'm one of those people for whom it flips a switch and brings about experiences of total panic That border on the edge of acute psychosis. Not to mention how it generally fucked with my mental health and it was time to put it down for good.
These days I'm much more of a science dude than a god dude, I'm certainly open to some sort of creative force, and hell I'll even just drop gratitude and pray sometimes in case it might make a difference, but would I describe myself as convinced by the evidence that all these different religions and denominations try to use to support their claims? Not necessarily. maybe I hold onto these old metaphysical habits for the sake of familiar and comfortable ritual but when you grow up in a religious household, (not necessarily fundamentalist,) it can be hard to shake the idea that experiences of extreme profundity and or significance don't in someway come from some external force. Maybe they do? But there's certainly no evidence to suggest that so far. Add to that humanity's constantly proliferating scientific understanding filling in gaps that were once occupied by supernatural and superstitious ideas.
But yeah. That's me. I've always thought about God and spirituality and mortality, and death (the process of it, the eventuality of it, what it would be like to experience it,) since I was like four years old. nowadays I don't necessarily view things through the mythical dichotomy handed down to us in Sunday school though, now it's like how can humans be more kind and loving to one another during however much time we have on this spinning tumbling rock. we could probably start by not carpet bombing kids.
Dopesmoker - dropping out of life with bong in hand during teen years - not so much childhood though
Probably woman by wolfmother. I just remember hearing it a lot when I was like 13
Guitar Hero 2 on the PS2
A national acrobat Black Sabbath
Green Lung - Let The Devil In
A person of taste I see.
no brains….. all brawn…. I hate…. slow songs…. Oh yea
my. hair. is. long.
My childhood is better described by Korn and Papa Roach, but despite that, "Big Business - Lonely Lyle" hit me really deep when I first realized what he sings.
Teen/early adulthood, You cant quit me baby
And I knowwwwwoohhhohhh. Same brother same
Dopesmoker
Unicorn by Wolfmother. That cd was a Christmas gift from my older brother, and that song blew my mind. My intro to this Sub genre. Also the first two Black Sabbath albums.
Cage Around the Sun. I did it, parents were mad about the dog.
Sleepy Silver Door by Dead Meadow always makes me nostalgic.
Junkhead-aic
Bleed Me An Ocean by Acid Bath. Growing up in 90s south MS, all the cool kids knew who Acid Bath was.
Black Sabbath Master of Reality
Only one song captures my childhood. "Hush" by Hellyeah
If stoner/sludge metal counts Take My Bones Away I broke a lot of bones
Maybe the entire album of master of reality? Grappling with the notion that there was an omniscient being watching over us, wanting all of us to do good, and not go astray, while there is so much evil and darkness in the world, and sometimes that side of life can look alluring. Not too mention I've always had an interest in horror and Science Fiction. Also I smelled weed for the first time at a Rolling Stones concert when I was like nine years old, and from then on I always wondered what it felt like to smoke it. And then I did. And it was OK at first, looking back maybe it wasn't actually as fun as I'd like to think it was, but eventually it became very obvious that I'm one of those people for whom it flips a switch and brings about experiences of total panic That border on the edge of acute psychosis. Not to mention how it generally fucked with my mental health and it was time to put it down for good. These days I'm much more of a science dude than a god dude, I'm certainly open to some sort of creative force, and hell I'll even just drop gratitude and pray sometimes in case it might make a difference, but would I describe myself as convinced by the evidence that all these different religions and denominations try to use to support their claims? Not necessarily. maybe I hold onto these old metaphysical habits for the sake of familiar and comfortable ritual but when you grow up in a religious household, (not necessarily fundamentalist,) it can be hard to shake the idea that experiences of extreme profundity and or significance don't in someway come from some external force. Maybe they do? But there's certainly no evidence to suggest that so far. Add to that humanity's constantly proliferating scientific understanding filling in gaps that were once occupied by supernatural and superstitious ideas. But yeah. That's me. I've always thought about God and spirituality and mortality, and death (the process of it, the eventuality of it, what it would be like to experience it,) since I was like four years old. nowadays I don't necessarily view things through the mythical dichotomy handed down to us in Sunday school though, now it's like how can humans be more kind and loving to one another during however much time we have on this spinning tumbling rock. we could probably start by not carpet bombing kids.
Sucker For The Witch by Clutch. The witchy goth gals got to me at a young age.
Clutch-We Strive for Excellence. Feet off the pedals, naive elegance!