Hahah so good. Music and memories is just such an odd connection. There are songs I can't listen to without thinking of some event, or others without tearing up because of when I first heard them. Wild.
Also, now would be a good time to mention that I was briefly - can't believe I am saying this - the keyboardist for a college punk band called The Adjustments. Mercifully, the band didn't last beyond the second year, so there is no evidence of my crimes.
Green Day was the only Punk Rock group that I listened to. And a few of their songs at that. But this post had me reminiscing about my own teen year playlists :). Bon Jovi, Springsteen, Eagles, Tina Turner, Whitney Houston and all the 90s Bollywood hits - tu cheez badi hai mast mast anyone 🤣
Such an excellent essay. Very funny and a full nostalgia trip. Your writing is clearly getting better by the issue. Was Green Day as good as you hoped it would be? Also, as an aside, I'm not sure we can ALL agree that EDM is an abomination.
Oh man! I had forgotten about the kiosks where you could listen to music in the store! You and I are the same age, and I also experienced a deep 2000s music binge courtesy of Spotify recently. Specifically the phase it served up to me was electronic/dance music. Stuff you would have heard on DDR. A lot of it is pretty awful honestly, but they were such bops for me back in the day that I just found myself listening to more and more.
I hope you got to live out your teenage dreams at the Green Day concert!
It happens to almost everyone. You hear a song and it brings back memories from a long lost era, sometimes even specific places or people. Mostly these memories can be pleasant, but not always.
Brilliantly written Rohan, as always. Evokes a lot of nostalgia, particularly college, when we bought cassettes and used nefarious means to record them with our favourite music.
Hahah so good. Music and memories is just such an odd connection. There are songs I can't listen to without thinking of some event, or others without tearing up because of when I first heard them. Wild.
Also, now would be a good time to mention that I was briefly - can't believe I am saying this - the keyboardist for a college punk band called The Adjustments. Mercifully, the band didn't last beyond the second year, so there is no evidence of my crimes.
Oh man, for sure. Some songs still remind me of my bus rides to college.
I will get in touch with you offline about the punk experiment. I refuse to believe no records exist.
Green Day was the only Punk Rock group that I listened to. And a few of their songs at that. But this post had me reminiscing about my own teen year playlists :). Bon Jovi, Springsteen, Eagles, Tina Turner, Whitney Houston and all the 90s Bollywood hits - tu cheez badi hai mast mast anyone 🤣
I did not anticipate your list going from Springsteen to Mohra! But that's the beauty of personal musical preferences. :)
Thanks for reading, Binu!
Hahahaha it was a mish-mash. I deliberately did not mention the Tamil songs on that playlist 😂. It would have been even weirder then.
Your writing is aging like fine wine. Wowowoww.
Hehe, thank you! <3
Such an excellent essay. Very funny and a full nostalgia trip. Your writing is clearly getting better by the issue. Was Green Day as good as you hoped it would be? Also, as an aside, I'm not sure we can ALL agree that EDM is an abomination.
They were incredible. Best concert I've attended by far.
Let us agree to not let EDM jeopardise our friendship.
Planet M > Music World !
Great read!
Thank you, cousin :D
Oh man! I had forgotten about the kiosks where you could listen to music in the store! You and I are the same age, and I also experienced a deep 2000s music binge courtesy of Spotify recently. Specifically the phase it served up to me was electronic/dance music. Stuff you would have heard on DDR. A lot of it is pretty awful honestly, but they were such bops for me back in the day that I just found myself listening to more and more.
I hope you got to live out your teenage dreams at the Green Day concert!
Thanks for reading, Lindsay! The concert was superb, and yes, it was a teenage dream come true. :)
Nostalgia music hits different, particularly when you're listening to it after many years. Glad the piece resonated with you.
Brilliant writing, Rohan! Loved it!
Thanks so much, Arshad!
This is some brilliant writing. And a good primer for those heading to watch Green Day tomorrow at LP
Thanks a lot, Amit! Glad you liked it.
I assume you're attending the concert - hope you have a great time. :)
No, I'm not :) a few friends are attending. In case you're going, have a splendid time.
Where’s the photo? Please add one.
Haha, looking for one. :)
I'll see your Boulevard and raise you a Children of Bodom version of Oops I did it again.
Also I wonder if you were one of those who made mix tapes.
I think I may have heard that over. And yes, did make a couple of mix tapes.
What a post. Lovely writing with so much of the usual perfectly placed humour. Got me immediately thinking of my own music rabbit holes!
Congratulations on your podcast appearance!!
Thanks a lot, Pritam! Glad this nudged you to your own musical past. :)
I’m going to cry when they sing Good Riddance
I am likely going to cry throughout the time they're on stage. I'm hydrating accordingly.
The kiosks with record players and headphones brought back a bunch of memories.
It happens to almost everyone. You hear a song and it brings back memories from a long lost era, sometimes even specific places or people. Mostly these memories can be pleasant, but not always.
Brilliantly written Rohan, as always. Evokes a lot of nostalgia, particularly college, when we bought cassettes and used nefarious means to record them with our favourite music.