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Originally Posted by KeithHandy  As a teenager, my father criticized me for my record collection because it wasn't "up" enough. My position at the time was that I would be much happier listening to somewhat "down" music that I could identify with, than to force myself to listen to something I couldn't relate to. |
I had the exact same conversation when I was a teenager, hah. I spent a lot of time listening to Morrissey, the Smiths, the Cure (Disintegration especially), Bauhaus, Swans, etc. I actually felt <i>good</i> listening to that music because I could relate to a lot of it, and I suppose it validated my feelngs in a way. But I honestly don't know if it had an IM effect on me or not.