[Music] Songs that shaped you/changed your life

[foetwenny]

Was there ever a song that just blew you away and took you to an emotional level you never knew existed? A song that even many years later gives you goosebumps, makes you crank it up all the way and scream out the lyrics?

For me it was Cum on Feel the Noize by Quiet Riot.
I was 12 years old when it was released and I LOST MY FUCKING MIND when I heard it. I instantly fell in love with heavy metal and it is still my favorite genre. I would draw the cover art from Metal Health over and over and look in the back of Circus magazine wishing I could afford a replica of that mask

[riflemancho]

Inside the fire by Disturbed

[Psychi]

"I Want It That Way" - Backstreet Boys

[AnotherPaladin]

American Pie By Don Mclean

The way music should be. It actually has a meaning and can be interpreted many different ways. Don Mclean didn't do drugs or have any extra affairs like artists today. It's doesn't have any of those insane sound affects that make you sound like your from outer-space, which artists just use to disguise the fact that they don't have a voice.

[HuntressAmy]

Minds eye - Wolfmother
Only reason I'm into stoner rock now.

[sulfuric]

Dream Theater - The Count of Tuscany



Honestly, the soundtrack of my life. Such an intensely awesome song

[Baldoak]

Hypnotic - Arouse Dreams

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAVvtrPolgs

Seriously changed my life.

:|

[AddixXxion]

it didn't exactly change my life, but it is an eye opener...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FnhGjY6ayg

modest mouse - bukowski

[DesolatedMaggot]

American Pie By Don Mclean

The way music should be. It actually has a meaning and can be interpreted many different ways. Don Mclean didn't do drugs or have any extra affairs like artists today. It's doesn't have any of those insane sound affects that make you sound like your from outer-space, which artists just use to disguise the fact that they don't have a voice.

I believe the effect you're talking about is known as Auto-tune. Ironically it was intended to be used to fix a singer's vocal work. :

[Sarcasm]

Dream Theater - The Count of Tuscany

Honestly, the soundtrack of my life. Such an intensely awesome song

I was lucky enough to watch them performing it live, and yes, one of their best songs by far.

As for me, I can't put it down only a few songs, but pretty much anything by Dream Theater has had a huge influence on me and my musical tastes.

[Coronius]

Creed - To Whom It May Concern

I'm not religious but damn, their music has something to it that I can't explain.

[Sien]

Don't stop Believing by Journey

Thanks to them I never did stop believing.

[Rukh]

Nine Inch Nails - Head Like a Hole. I grew up in a small podunk town where they had both kinds of music: country and western. This was on the radio one time late at night, and I was like "Woah... music can do that?"

[Agghagg]

Jimi Hendrix's "All Along the Watchtower", "Little wing", amosngt others made mepick up a guitar and play

[Kheirn]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FVp2rw1BFQ

Dream Theater - Solitary Shell

A song about Autism, which is very closely related to Asperger's Syndrome, which I have. Listening to this song is like hearing them sing about my life and honest to god, I cry every time I really listen to it. Amazingly beautiful song.

[Voltarus]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkY2HQUIKy4

Eiko Shimamiya - Naraku no Hana

This song changed my whole personality. Since i heard this song for the first time, im a other person with a different way of think.
(I know my english is bad )

[freezion]

there's alot of music that have made a big impression on me, but the tops are;

Anything but ordinary - avril lavigne - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKn2cen8c2w

american pie - Don Mclean

A day to remember - if it means alot to you

[Barnagma]

Mmm
Unforgiven II from metallica
and Chosen persimist from In flames

[DizzleDale]

Jesus of Suburbia - Green Day
and Brick by Boring Brick - Paramore.

[Soltsu]

Stratovarius - Phoenix : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uZLgTx_Sqk

it's been about 9 years since i heard it and still loving it !