Music Memories #1

Music throughout my childhood and adolescence was very different from what I listen to now. When I was a youngster Britney Spears and Christina (not X-Tina, as she was previously known) Aguilera were the idols of little girls everywhere, including me. I was a big fan of Pop music and boy bands, swooning over the Back Street Boys and N* Sync. Now that I look back of my musical discoveries I realize I was just following in the footsteps of my older sisters. Being older now, I realize that the lyrics I was singing throughout my house were not the cleanest, but Disney coated euphemisisms. The beat to the Bubble Gum Pop was catchy and the lyrics easy to remember, so being little I latched on to the songs of my generation's first decade.
Following into my preteen years I began to find myself listening to the stylings of rebel music, well at least I thought they were rebels. No Doubt was down right edgy and everything they sang was mystifiying to me. Their music videoas had appeal to me since they had people jumping around and going crazy. To this day I don't know all the lyrics to their songs but it gives me reason to listen them over and over again. Along with No Doubt were the nerds that gave reference to Buddy Holly, Weezer. Their lyrics don't make any sense and I believe that by scrambling around some of the words there are some messages in their. The first song I had heard from them was about pot and money. Usually associated with rap, Weezer made it an angsty and funny with their frontman being of scrawny stature.
Three years ago I was entering high school and of course entereing high school came walking around campus with earbuds in my ears and taking them out when my foot stepped in a classroom. I was one of the biggest fans of The Killers, Vampire Weekend, Belle and Sebastian, and bands or groups that had that soft sounding beat in the background but brought back an upbeat tempo with an old timey guitar. I also listening to music from different eras. I would download the Solid Gold Oldies that have always been hits to my mother, including the crooners. Throughout my highschool years I also clung to classical music, more along with concerttos that were specific to violens, pianos, and flutes.
I've been reviewing all the music that I used to listen to and have seen that Pop music is not really sticking with me anymore, but I've also noticed that there have been expansions in the genres of music. Some artists I feel ashamed that I listened to, but that was the fad at the time. Now, genres are going to have sub-genres pretty soon. I think that for years to come I'll be enjoying "Oldies" and "Indie Rock" bands with some No Doubt and Weezer here and there.