I'd like to believe we can reconcile the past

[i_llbedammned]

Here is a bit of a ramble. I was raised on grunge music. Man with gritty voices and long hair dressed in flannel, girls screeching about how society sucks, low deep guitars growling out over the garage. These are the images that paint my psyche at a very young age. Some part of me still loves my acid washed jeans and T-shirts. (They ARE really

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[lar_laughs]

Tis is one of my favorite names!!!! It was a name I used for a character in an original story forever ago but it's always held a place in my heart! I hope she turns out to be awesome for you!

[i_llbedammned]

Heh. I never even thought of that as a name. I was just using it as a turn of speech. Interesting name though.

[lar_laughs]

The girl I know in RL is named Elizabeth and I can see that being a good nickname for that name!

[twissie]

Oh absolutely I think so. To a certain extent anyway. I still remember the very first time I heard Nirvana's Come as You Are. I had discovered Oslo's most popular (?) shop for punk/goth/alternative clothing and accessories. The store was dark, the guy working behind the counter wore leather pants and a lot of make-up. It was a whole new world. And then Come as You Are came on, and it felt like my mind just opened up. I would say it was a life changing experience! It didn't make me more confident, nor did it "turn me grunge/punk/goth", but I definitely felt better about myself.

I grew up listening to Simon and Garfunkel (which I still love to pieces), Fleetwood Mac and Dr. Hook. My dad was really into that music and would always play it when we went road tripping around Denmark etc. It just brings back really good memories now.

Interesting character setup! What game is this for?

[i_llbedammned]

Exactly, the whole new world thing got opened up for me by the music. It gave me something I could relate to right when I needed it.

Fleetwood Mac always seems to calming to me.

The game was for a Dungeons and Dragons, 3.5, game. My friend had never played before so we played to initiate her in. It went very well and she is now thoroughly a gamer.

[i_llbedammned]

The possibilities sprouting forth are always what captivate me

[jenlet]

Do you think the music you grew up with influenced who you later became?

Oh yes. Oh god yes. Because like you, I grew up on grunge. "Nevermind" came out when I was 13 and at an extremely low point in life. I heard the music and thought, "This is it. This is exactly what I need."

The rest is history. I still like some hip hop and old school rap but all my music is dark. And honestly, I'm fine with that. :) I love the dark lyrics, the dark layers of instruments. It makes me feel safe and at home.

And glad I could help you pin down the song stuck in your head! :)

[fireez]

Re: the music I grew up with influencing me - pretty sure it did.

When I was a kid, my parents - especially my dad - listened to a lot of protest music. Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, Peter Paul and Mary, the works. And I think the ideas that were transported through the music influenced me in becoming a bit of an activist. Well, that and the fact that both my parents are very liberal. I'm not a SJW (and I in fact hate that crowd), but anyone who reads my blog knows that I have opinions and am not afraid to use them.

Then, when I was a teen, I listened to a lot of grunge, alternative and college rock. REM is still my favourite band ever. Alongside that, I also developed a taste for punk and metal, all of which I see as a kind of evolution/spiritual offspring of the protest songs I listened to as a kid. I see music as a way to express ideas, thoughts and emotion, and it's a very powerful one, too. It's a way to reach the masses and make people think, because the ideas insinuate themselves into people's brains via the melody.