Music was and has always been a welcome guest in my house, whether it's my sister blaring chart music before a night out, mother singing to classic 80's cheese whilst ironing or having to sit through my 10 year old brother's dance routine to a 'chipmunk version' of snow patrol.
From an early age I was influenced and introduced to a vast amount of various different music styles and genres, mainly due to the differing tastes of my parents.
80’s was THE decade for music in my parents eyes, however what they took from this era varies somewhat.
Anyone who has met my mother will invariably know that her favourite teen crush was based firmly around the lead singer of the ‘band’ Kajagoogoo, this therefore gained them one of their biggest fans… I’m almost certain I knew all the words to ‘too shy’ from birth.
My dad however, was taken in by the metal scene during the late 70’s through to the 80’s, bands such as Black Sabbath, Whitesnake and Guns ‘N Roses can still be frequently heard playing in his car; for the most part I believe this is where I picked up my love of heavier sounding music and awesome guitar riffs.
The first ever album I was given was Savage Gardens self titled debut in 1997 for Christmas (by this time I would have been 6) and I fell in love with it. I played the cassette to death and spent a lot of time sat next to the radio on a Sunday afternoon waiting for their single to play.
Needless to say by the time they released their second album, I’d moved on to another cheese filled pop offering.
I still have a soft spot for pop music and enjoy listening many mainstream bands and artists, however my taste has broadened over time and I would like to say I listen to a variety of things, not everything… but a bit of everything.
At the moment I’m obsessed with anything Jonny Craig releases or is a part of, Emarosa’s new album gets at least one play a day and I‘m counting down the days until their show on 5th December. Another firm favourite of mine is City and Colour, being a huge Alexisonfire fan hearing Dallas Green’s dulcet tones in more than one genre is very pleasing.
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