Music that Makes Me

The Music that Makes Me

Music has been an integral part of my life since before I can remember. There's very little I can enjoy doing with my time in life with out music somehow involved. So what are the songs, band, and artists that have help make me who I am today? The page will answer that question. 

One of my parents fondest memories to retell are the times when I would dance until I was out of breath to Juice Newton's "Queen of Hearts." I remember having the LP and a record player at the youngest of ages and listening to that song over and over. I listened so much that I wore out the LP. My first real concert was Billy Joel. Led Zeppelin got me through my West Coast adventure. 

And then there's Foo Fighters. Foo Fighters saved rock music for me and I would argue my whole generation. Dave Grohl and Foo Fighters may be the single most significant band over more of my life than any other. 

Below are the songs and artists that I can go to anytime. Eventually, I may just have to build my perfect playlist and share that as well. 

Rock & Roll (Classic To Modern)

Foo Fighters - Walk, Wheels, Home are top 3, but I celebrate their entire collection

Bill Joel - My Life, Piano Man (and so many more)

Led Zeppelin - I, II, III, IV - Whole Lotta Love & Bring it on Home

Steve Miller Band - Jet Airliner and his greatest Hit album

Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet the Album

Nirvana - Unplugged

Pearl Jam - Ten

Stone Temple Pilots - Core

Clash - Train in Vain

Journey - Don't Stop Believin'

Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody, Another One 

Green Day - Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Basket Case, She, Welcome to Paradise (entire Dookie Album), Time of Your Life

Oldies

Chuck Berry - You Never Can Tell

Beach Boys - Good Vibrations & Barbara Ann (Made in USA Album)

Looking Glass - Brandy

Don McLean - American Pie

Simon & Garfunkel - Baby Drive

Country

Juice Newton - Queen of Hearts

Don Williams - Believe in You

Old Crow Medicine Show - Wagon Wheel

Lester & Scruggs - Dueling Banjos

Conway Twitty - Tight Fittin' Jeans

Kenny Rogers - The Gambler

Willie Nelson - On the Road Again

Rap & Hip-Hop

Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill Album

Snoop Doggy Dog - Doggystyle Album

Notorious BIG - Hypnotize

Flo Rida - Run, Low, and so many more

Warren G - Regulators

Classical

Car Karaoke

Steve Miller Band - Jet Airliner

The Eagles - Take it Easy

Foo Fighters - Walk & Wheels

Pop, Dance, Techno

Lady Gaga - Just Dance, Edge of Glory, You and I, and so many more

Dua Lipa

Britney Spears

Daft Punk

For Running & Exercising

Easy listening

John Mayer - Heartbreak Warfare

Soundtracks and Themes

Greatest American Hero

Cheers

Batman I

Pulp Fiction

Baby Driver

Waylon Jennings - The Good Old Boys

Queen - Flash Gordon

Fantasia

Foo Fighters (Best of)

Walk

Wheels - so great for heading out on a new air/road trip adventure

Home - The song I want played at my funeral

Arlandria

Learn to Fly

My Hero

These Days

Big Me: Footos - the Freshmaker! Great Video!

New Way Home: Referencing the Seattle/Tacoma area is always awesome

Everlong

For my Funeral

Foo Fighters - Home

Juice Newton - Queen of Hearts

Hits me in the 'feels'