Well, my musical preferences started with Classical music, because it was shoved down my throat by my grandfather. When I was with my dad, though, I listened to the music he liked; rock. So I wound up thinking I liked classical music. After a couple years, though, I started realizing that it was excruciatingly boring. A friend at the time (not any more, because he became more and more idiotic as the years passed) was a fan of Weird Al. I started sort of being into that, but over time, I saw that it was stupid comedy. I don't like stupid comedy. I mean, some stuff I like, but very little. All that time, though, I had been exposed, during car-rides and when my dad and friends felt like jamming out (in their own way, that is, with computers and rock and roll), but I had sort of blocked it out of my head. I had only ever heard it in idle situations, so it was never really brought to my attention. Classical and Weird Al were active suggestions. Then one day, my dad downloaded a song and requested I listen to it. I heard it, and I really liked it. I don't really remember for sure, but I believe it may have been "Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits. Well, I was really into that, amassed a relatively large collection from the hard drive my dad had saved every bit of music he had onto since he was a measly high-schooler. Then we moved to where we live now, and I met some kid on the bus home. Over about a year, he introduced me to Ozzy and Black Sabbath. That was good music. I still like them, but later, I was allowed by a classmate to listen to some music of his; Godsmack. So, I started becoming interested in heavier music, but still stuck with the roots of Ozzy. Just a few years prior, when I was naught but ten years of age, I was granted a computer. Namely, computers plus gaming. That led to me finding STALKER just this year. Which led me to read Arkady and Boris Strugatsky's book, Roadside Picnic, which brought Russia into my interest field. I began to research Russia. What kind of history is there? What are the religious practices there?
What kind of music do they listen to there? Anything I might like? Yes. Very much so, yes. I found Aria (pyc: Ария
. They are now my favorite band. They've been compared to Iron Maiden before, so I decided to listen to what Iron Maiden had to offer. Well, I liked it, but I thought their vocals were sub-par. The music was good, albeit slightly repetitive. I stuck with Aria. Then I researched Aria more. I found a connection with another band, Epidemia, (pyc: Эпидемия
, another Russian metal band. So now I listen mainly to Godsmack and Aria. And I've listend to Epidemia on crappy YouTube videos, but I'm unable to find torrents for their music (I know, I'm a bastardly, dastardly pirate), which sucks, because they sound really good.
So, uh, my music history is a bit twisty and curvy.
(Also, I might be hinting at someone possibly PMing me a link to a place where I could be a bad pirate-person with Epidemia's music. 'Cuz I gots no munneyz and finding Russian albums for purchase in America will be crazy-expensive and very difficult.)
