I was listening to AZRAEL’s (aka DJ Robin Mendoza in his DJ-ing days) World-Wide-Wave Mix and some of the songs somehow made me reminisce about my elementary and high school days (prom night and debut party mobile new wave remixes anyone?). For a music-lover as myself, there will always be a song that corresponds to a specific memorable moment of my life.
I like all types of music. From classical, pop, country, j-pop, j-rock, alternative, hard rock, gothic, new wave, you name it, I can state a favorite or more. I love singing so much (but I think singing does not love me wahahaha!) that I had even purchased a whole bunch of song books!
I’ve had my share of pop-dance crazes: “Stars”, “Dying Inside” (hides), Ace of Base songs (”I wish I could scream out loudd…that I love you…I wish I could scream to you don’t gooooo…” from Don’t Walk Away), “My Boo”, Whigfield’s “Close to You”,Zoom; new-wave faves: “Bizaar Love Triangle”, “True”, “Upside Down”, “Everytime I See You”.
During my high school and half of my college years, I used to listen to almost everything (EXCEPT FOR APRIL BOY REGINO, THANK GOD!)…Metallica, Pearl Jam, 70’s and early 80’s love songs, jpop, jrock, pop, alternative, and of course, OPM bands. And yes, Boy-band lurrrvv! From a little Menudo(Ricky Martin’s old band) brat that I was, I eventually grew up to a Boyzone and Westlife lover. I remember how heartbroken I was in my 1st (or was it 2nd) year of college when Stephen Gately of Boyzone admitted he was gay…I liked him a lot and well, I felt like all the “decent guys” were just turning gay… My greatest crush back then (he was also a very close high school friend) also went out of his closet a few months before that and I was like…WAHHH!!! WHYYY WAS EVERYBODY JUST TURNING GAAYYYY???!!! Oh well, lots of people change when they go to college. I mean a lot of ‘em considered as high-school losers go and reinvent themselves and some, after their acne skin treatment, sever dieting during the summer vacations, and subjecting themselves to a complete fashion and personality make-over, really succeeded in doing so….then there are those kids who decide it’s time to err… “come out”…Well, it cannot be helped, especially in an “open to anything” environment such as UP. Anyway, the height of my Westlife madness was when I met hubby, since we both can relate to most of their songs…I got over ‘em boy bands but as you can see, I’m still very much into hubby…LoL!
Eventually, I listened more to alternative and alternative rock, emo, metal, hard rock, gothic rock. and jrock. Evanescence and Linkin Park were my favorite bands. Nothing much was happening then, I just finished college and I decided to take a break. I began my nocturnal existence (Ha!) and I spent my time playing Ragnarok Online, staying awake ’til 5am only to wake up at 4pm-5am the same day (except when I had to do some shopping and paperwork). I started wearing ‘em black clothes and never left the house without putting my black lipstick on.
Now that I’m married, I can’t go around wearing ‘em gothic outfits as often as I used to before. However, my choice of music had delved more into classical, gothic metal, symphonic metal, symphonic rock and a bit of dark pop too, mostly with female soprano and/or mermaid-like vocals. But then again, songs with hunting melodies had always fascinated me as early as when I was a child, and it all started when I heard “Falling”, the theme song of a very famous TV serial called Twin Peaks. Remember the song “Five Years” by Sugar Hiccup? I never get tired of listening to that song til now—freakiest lullabye I’ve ever heard…LOVE LOVE LOVE IT! Plus, I keep on discovering other similar songs, like “So Sad” by ‘em Gregorian Chant(ers) and Sister of OZ, and “Song of the Siren” by This Mortal Coil.
As for symphonic and gothic metal, I’m becoming more and more entranced by the “Beauty and the Beast” singing style of Tristania, Sirenia, of the songs from the earlier Theatre of Tragedy albums (whose lyrics were all of Early Modern English…kewlness!) and Leaves Eyes…All of their female vocalists have classical singing backgrounds (most of them are real sopranos), which I think is really amazing. Besides, the lyrics of their songs usually have this “theatrical”, “classic” feel, as if you are reading a fantasy novel.
What about you? Are you a music-lover too?
