a girl I used to be very close with told me about 40 minutes ago "I cant be with you" by the Cranberries reminds her of me.
what followed from me... was the dryest "cheers" ever.

Dylan's You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go- First love. Last year of college, friend/twin turns more, then friend again, I still have his Blood on the Tracks. When I hear any of that album I have to stop. Still makes me hurt (good hurt) and smile. Then I usually have to go through a ritual playing of the LP. I will always have that record.

Julian Lennon- Much too Late for goodbyes- Move to MN, String of jobs, one baking pies in a 24 hour restaurant. Song comes on the cook line radio, dancing around the restaurant kitchen singing much to late for good pies. Making crusty cooks laugh. Still makes me laugh when I hear it.

For Once in My Life- Stevie Wonder, Sappy song that always reminds me of that reserved Mr. Warch's soft center.

Jr.Brown- Broke Down South of Dallas- takes me back old Antone's in Austin, the dark greasy former steakhouse joint. Tuesday night, 12 people. Where did this guy come from? Bathrooms behind the stage, hot and sweaty, pitcher of water on that back bar corner for when you ran out of cash but were still thirsty. Everything smells like BBQ.

Dvorak- New World Symphony- Grade 12, symphonic winds concert at Lebanon Valley College. New auditorium. Our little high school outfit plays the first two notes, we pause, and it echos and bounces, shivers me timbers as I am in the middle playing that bassoon poorly, but suddenly motivate to play my meager best. That song will always do that for me.

1974 - Isao Tomita - Claire de Lune - I'm lying on my bed, talking to my g/f on the phone. Can't remember what about, just that the song blew my mind. Someone was doing things with synthesizers that I didn't even know were possible.

1974 - Bob Dylan's entire "Blood on the Tracks" album - I'm driving at night in a hideous snowstorm, on my way to clean another stinking restaurant.

1969 - Beatles "Why Don't We Do It in the Road?" - I have just come to realize how utterly cool my mother was for buying me this album.

1968 - The Who "Happy Jack" - my cousin has just opened an entire new world of rock and roll for me. Before I heard this, I thought the entire world spun on MOR adult AM music because my mom worked for the radio station.

1989 - Peter Gabriel "Passion" - my ex wife screwed my brains out after sitting around a campfire smoking dope, drinking wine, and listening to this album. Seriously, get it, put it on, and have sex.

BEHOLD, THE POWER OF MUSIC...

I have been amazed about how quickly you can go back, with just hearing a few notes!

Almost anything by Bryan Adams makes me tear up, thinking about my first love... and of course, what could have been.

Any 80s hairband music makes me appreciate my youth, and, also makes me hope that when MY CHILD tries to pull the same illegal/immoral/inappropriate nonsense, I will be one step ahead of him..

Truckin' by Grateful Dead - there once was a party, when I stole a cassette (yes, I said cassette), because I was so into the music - I just HAD to have it!

welcome to the cellar, ya thief ;)

HA - did I mention that I may have been absolutely drunk at that party?!?!?!

Did I need to?

no and no, but more details usually make the story more fun...

I'm just glad it doesn't literally take me back....Oh jeez...

Everytime I hear the song Time Was by Wishbone Ash from the Argus album I always remember the smell of her hair then I'm sad because I remember we broke up and she moved away.
But it was our album for so many reasons

I like Linda Perry's solo stuff more, like Fruitloop Daydream etc.

Lovin' every minute if it: Loverboy

as an ex-musician most music takes me places. in particular..

the pixies (surfer rosa/ c'mon pilgrim) to my second love (a wondeful amazing artist by the name of tanya mauler (last I Looked her up she was still doing work for highlights.. yeah, that kids magazine) she took me to the ritz in new york to see the pixies.. one hella magical experience.

soundgarden: ultramega okay: seeing them behind rudy's pizza in the summer of 88/89? and julie kast, my firstest for real girl friend.

too many songs too many refrences.. you'll have to wait for my memoirs.

LJ, I never heard of the Dan Band before, but I think they're the only thing I've heard in 40 years that's fresh, talented, and musical. They even make me rethink my bias against changing the meaning of the word gay. They are GREAT!

I've met a couple of 20-somethings named Rhiannon. It never fails to crack me up when I see that name.:D