Not everybody is like your dumb ass, waiting in line in the rain outside of some trendy record store to spend the money that you should be using to pay off your student debt on some "limited edition" colored vinyl album by an obscure band that is revered for making unlistenable music and having a name that is a synonym for feces. Most common folk—the kind of people that unabashedly wear Crocs—stopped buying albums with the advent of the internet. They don't know the feeling you get after buying an amazing new album. They're too busy watching American Idol or eating things that are deep-fried to listen to a record over and over until they can't possibly listen to it any more and then rediscover it years later and be like, "Yeah, I knew that shit was good," and decide that it is the album they could happily listen to for the rest of their life.
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Justin, Connecticut: It’s got to be an album by Shinedown. Probably, their latest album, Amaryllis. It’s just so heart provoking. They’re very rocky. You know Shinedown, right?I have no clue what you’re talking about.
Well, they’re more alternative rock.

Very lovely—romantic.

Alan, Washington Heights: Nightmare by Avenge Sevenfold, because they’re my favorite band.Why are they your favorite band?
Alan: Because they’re both screamo and metal. That shit’s hardcore.There are a lot of metal bands. What makes Avenge Sevenfold different?
Alan: They began doing screamo and metal, and now it’s mostly hard rock. They’ve evolved with the times. They’re different than other bands. Their songs perfectly coincide with my life.
Emma: Oh, man!
Alan: She does that when I say their songs coincide with my life.Why do their songs symbolize your life?
Alan: Anyone can relate to their songs.

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James, London: Give Em’ Enough Rope by The Clash. It reminds me of being 14.Do you miss being 14?
James: Yes. Life is so much easier at 14.How old are you now?
James: 34.Does life suck?
James: Yeah.

Laura, San Francisco: I have no idea.If you don’t answer you’re going to die.
Black Keys’ Brothers because every song is really good.


I like his voice a lot. They have very melodic guitars—a lot of musical skills.Previously - Are You Gay?
