Albums that Changed my life

After watching Weezer's Across the Sea performance, they were asked what albums changed your life. This got me thinking about what albums have changed mine as well! AFter thinking long and hard, I created this list of some of the greatest albums ever made (to me).

                                          Pinkerton by Weezer

I remember last year, I was only 12 years old, waiting in a line with my mom in the cold December wind, to see Weezer play in Roseland Ballroom. I almost broke the phone, calling the radio station just to get those tickets. I remember walking inside the place, and seeing hundreds of people drinking, singing to the B-sides playing softly on the speakers, and I was in awe. Everyone treated me like a regular person, even though I was 12 and wasn't even allowed to walk around by myself. After hearing the crappy opening band Free Energy play a 6 song set until no one clapped for them, Matt Pinfield sing Christmas in New York, and another 30 minutes of waiting, Weezer graced the stage and performed a time line of their greatest hits and b-sides, then walked out again. They finally started playing Pinkerton, and I could not believe my ears. I somehow knew all the words to the songs, knew all the guitar solos, and everyone around me put their arms around me in an embrace, and swayed to the music with me. I came out feeling energized, happy, and changed. Those songs from that one album made me understand how it is to feel young and reckless. It helped define my life and I will never forget that night.

                                               Nevermind by Nirvana

This may be the most cliche album on the list but it really is one of the best albums I have ever heard. I was already a Nirvana fan prior to hearing this album in it's entirety, and though I think Bleach is their best album, Nevermind changed me more than Bleach. I read the Kurt Cobain biography, Heavier than Heaven before hearing the whole thing. Seeing how Kurt originally didn't think Butch Vig should produce it, since he thought the "pop" sound will help them. It did and Nirvana skyrocketed into fame, with the success of the rock anthem Smells Like Teen Spirit. I first heard Teen Spirit when I was about 6, remembering when my dad would play it for me, and I was scared. My 6 year old self was used to Madonna blaring from my uncle's car, or the dance tracks my mom liked. This song made me feel rebellious, and I soon grew to become more like how I felt. The album helped me out of my skin.