Soundtracks of our lives..

[Lady Tinks of Twinkleshire]

Just been watching Orange playlist - where famous types pick the songs which are significant to their lives..

I thought it would be nice to get a forum participation topic along these lines...

So...

PAST TRACKS - Childhood, teenage years, and growing up...

PRESENT TRACKS - Clubs, mates, relationships...

FUTURE TRACKS - Hopes, dreams and all that jazz..

I'll be back to add mine soon -after I have whittled them down!!

Feel free to add yours, it would be nice to have an insight into you all!! ;D

[#cake]

Past memories (i.e. mine turned into not just 'tracks')

My parents Motown/Stevie Wonder/Crosby Stiles & Nash/Paul Simon vinyl was my only source of tunes before...

Anything by Five Star (:-[my first music purchase). Aged about 7-8.
Belinda Carlise (school-disco-tastic) "I Think We're Alone Now"
Kylie & Jason "Especially For You"
Rave '92 - some bonefide classics on this LP
eg. The Prodigy - "Everybody In The Place", Liquid - "Sweet Harmony" & Urban Hype - "A Trip To Trumpton"
Lads at school taping Stu Allen (hardcore/rave) mixes off Key 103 (Manchester) & playing them on walkmans bouncing round the school. Borrowing one off someone and not being at all into it/able to 'get it'. ;D
Utah Saints - "Something Good" being just about the first credible music i can claim to have liked at the time.
People claiming they were into 808 State & other rave stuff to appear cool. Aged about 11-13.
My dad bringing me 6 "unofficial" Compact Discs back from China: 4 were Beatles compilations & the others were a Best of Jimi Hendrix - "Purple Haze" & Best of James Brown - "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag" Playing them all to death, lending them out eventually & never getting em back. Aged about 13-14.
Listening to a DJ on Virgin Radio (Nick Abbott) who played The Cranberries, Blur, Oasis etc. Aged about 15-16. Oasis "Columbia (demo)" hitting the airwaves (Dec '93 only 500 copies of a promo were pressed). and
Getting 'Definately Maybe' & 'Parklife' in one shop and the assistant commenting on not having heard of either of the bands.
"Live Forever", "Rock N Roll Star", "Cigartettes & Alcohol", Slide Away" & "Whatever" being on constantly. By the end of 1994 there was only ONE band in the world as far as i was concerned!
This didn't really change till i started working @ Safeway stacking shelves aged 16-17, where i met a DJ who played US House/Garage.
Todd Terry - "Bounce To The Beat"
Any number of Masters At Work records
Bryon Stingley
Gusto - "Disco's Revenge"
Bucketheads - "The Bomb" (remember dancing to that celebrating an Everton FA Cup final win in 1995).
Hooking Safeway mate (Av Acquilla) up with a gig playing our 6th form college party @ a club in Middlesbrough called The Arena (Tracey - a mate of mine has just bought the lease to this building and is reopening it in Sept).
Also sorting the other DJ (Rick), who was a mates' older brother.
Rick Smith playing first 2 hours ("i'm here to educate, Av's here to entertain") - i kid you not!!
Av Acquilla played closing 2 hours (12-2)
Highlights of Av's "party set" include:
KenLou - "What a Sensation"/"Sensational Beats" (probably the one piece of vinyl i ALWAYS play when i get hold of Jamie's records)
Maria Carey - "Dream Lover" (Morales mix)
mixed into
Josh Wink - "Higher State of Consciousness"
mixed into
Lil Louis - I'm Hot For You (accapella)
mixed into
Ce Ce Peniston - "Finally" (last tune, see what he did there?!?)
Ruffnecks - "Everybody Be Somebody" (the encore tune)
The Braxtons - The Boss (1997)
DJ Sneak - "You Can't Hide From Your Bud" (1997)
Deep Dish - "Junk Science" album - their last good work IMO (1998)

Must stop now, got a presentation to write! To be fair 24 is about to start so i'm off!!

[#cake]

C'mon people, first decent thread idea in ages and nobodys bothered to disclose their embarrassing music from the past!

Tracey - what happened to you posting yours?

[Raoul Duke]

Please sir I did it, but the dog ate it.

[midget]

scott said:

first decent thread idea in ages quote]

Think you'll find I did a similar post not that long ago, about desert island songs - which 8 tunes represent periods of your life..

Actually.

[#cake]

Alright, alright, soz!

Nail your tunes to the mast then midgey!