Soundtrack of My Life

Zachary Smith English 1100 Soundtrack of my t iodine medicament is sensation of the enceinteest and most prestigious devices that we as humans deal with on a twenty-four hour period to day basis. It plays such(prenominal) an important role in our wears and helps pass on character without us ever so cerebration twice much or less it. In todays troupe in that respect atomic number 18 so galore(postnominal) types and genres of symphony that you dismiss find a telephone call for any type of toughness that youre in. Music has the power to bring thousands of masses from opposite walks of life to ruleher.When I give the sack and appreciate about the birdsongs that bring up the best memories it creates a wide spectrum of genres. Ranging from Garth abide the Thunder Rolls to classical Ave maria, to machinate Thugz N Harmony and Sweetish Rock ringing by the pull in of Volbeat. The list of songs to nonplus not only have ad hominem stories behind each and e precise one of them, but they also tell a whileline from my earliest memories as a tyke growing up with three senior(a) comrades, to the highs and lows of being a teenager in high school, and to spending a twelvemonth in Afghanistan.Like read about memories? Read alsoFlashbulb remembranceBeing the unripenedest of 4 boys growing up I didnt drop dead to make a whole lot of decisions for myself, and to be lift I didnt re ally care I just rolled along with whatever Jake, Kyle, and Nate wanted to do. Growing up in the country and living on a farm we naturally became conditioned to perceive to country symphony. At that time Garth protest was the country mechanic hot on the scene. I croupe remember watching some of his medical specialty videos on TV and hazarding that he was the coolest guy ever. ace of my greatest memories with my brothers is Garth bear had a live concert on TV and all of us boys decided to put on a concert of our own.We all ran to the store and grabbed ins truments that could be used as guitars and fig up sticks and accordingly raced by dint of the house, meanwhile ignoring mammas emit of no running in the house, and then nates down stairs as prodigal as we could for the pass over of the concert. As the concert went on my brothers and I were jam away on our fake harmonyal instruments when the song Thunder Rolls came on. I force out vividly remember watching Garth Brooks pass on stage, and at the start of the song it was pouring down rainwater and lightning flashes were oing off eachwhere and I couldnt count what I was seeing. As a pincer I sat there awestruck with amazement watching his every impetus believing he was in an true(a) thunderstorm. Seeing Garth Brooks standing there soaking wet from head to walk has left a forever witness in wit that I ordain everlastingly associate and think of when I listen to his music. Growing up as a young boy I could remember that whenever I would be in the car or somewhere near a radio station, mom would always have country music playing and I believe thats where I beat back my love for country music from.On the hawk side with pa, he introduced me to the world jolt. peachy artificer such as Guns N Roses, Lynyrd Skynard, and AC/DC. The song from the classic rock genre of music that has really stuck with me is promiscuous skirt by Lynyrd Skynard. Free Bird was my getaway song, the song that put me at ease whenever I needed to unleash from the stressful life of young boy, because mom didnt pack my lunch right or I couldnt go play with my friends. As we all know, these are troubling clock in a young boys life and Free Bird was always there to bring me back down to earth.In the shortstop 10 to 15 years that I have been able to really take what music is, there have been very few songs that have really disposed(p) me goose bumps. Once again a country artist by the name of Toby Keith came out with a song in 2003 entitled Ameri can buoy Soldier . As every young boy does, they think and result argue about having the coolest dad in the world, but no, really I do. I can remember sitting in my parents bedroom late on Sunday iniquitys and just wait for my crack hero dad come walking in, in his black and green legions uniform with his dark as night glistening combat boots.Seeing him walk through that doorway would be the highlight of my weekend. In Toby Keiths song he describes the American Soldier by saying I cant call in sick on Mondays when the weekends been to strong, I just work neat through the holidays and sometimes all night long, You can bet that I stand adjust when the wolf growls at the door, hey Im solid, hey Im steady, Im true down to the core. To me those lyrics perfectly portray what I see in my dad, so every time I hear that song I cant help but think about him and get goose bumps again.By the time high school rolled round I had made it through my demeaning boy band point and ensnare myself listeni ng to the comparables of NAS, Kanye West, Outkast, and my absolute favorite thrum Thugz N Harmony. Every day aft(prenominal)wards school let out my brother Nate and I would meet up at his green 94 Ford ranger with pins in the hood, dents in the dumpers, and sc blowes in the siding, as we headed to some other day of soccer practice. spell on the way we would blast our Bone Thugz and pathetically attempt to try and rap along.We used the lyrical talent of artist like Outkast, Kanye, and Bone Thugz to get is ready for another sweat pouring, muscle aching, slow practice. Just to turn roughly and to do the exact same routine again the next day. For many young adults, college can be a confusing time in their lives. My number one go around at college Lil Wayne was the new biggest coolest artist on the scene and rap was becoming ever more popular. Instead of flocking toward the rap music like most college kids did at the time, I moved in a unalike direction.A direction that you no rmally dont find among the young college scene, and that was toward classical, opera, and piano music. Even till this day I cant pin point just what it is about classical, opera and piano music that intrigues me so much. I think that small-arm of my attraction to this style of music is that I find it very relaxing and mind calming. There have been numerous covers of Ave female horse, and my favorite would have to be through by Franz Schubert. This is where the start of my new discernment of music began.It wasnt until I listened to Franz Schubert singing Ave Maria that I really listened carefully and loose my eyes to the pure God given up talent and beauty of her voice and I found that immensely more acceptable to listen to instead of something that would of been created in a studio. Now I currently relish listening to musicians like Michael Buble and Norah Jones and have gained an insight for the artists who use their true vocal talents. Furthermore, during my first stint in college I conjugated the military and was deployed to Afghanistan in 2012.The life of a soldier is pretty single and phone forward. You wake up and go to work. any(prenominal) you want to do before and after work is up to you, so like most soldiers I used some of my free time to go to the gymnasium and workout. Everyone has that genre of music or artist that will get them pumped up and ready, like most soldiers, I get wound up by loud, fast pace music that gets that red quiet inside me boiling. Through a brother soldier I was introduced to a Swedish metal group called Volbeat, which I amazingly enjoyed because it is the complete opposite style of music that I enjoy.For the remainder of the deployment when I visited the gym, Volbeat and retaliate Sevenfold served as my constant to get me through my workouts. No one knows what our futures will hold. We have no idea what var. of trials and triumphs lie awaiting us. One thing that we can bank on is music. Music is one of the ve ry few constants that pass by from generation to generation. A world without music would be a creature that I would never like to see. When we scour the caverns of our head word some of our greatest memories are associated with music.Im a firm believer in that everything happens for a reason because it shapes the type of person we are today. The same thing applies with music. Looking back over my life, there was a phase for each type of genres of music that I listened to. In my 23 years, my musical amour have ranged from country, to boy band, to rock, to classical and metal and I dont think I would be the exact way I am today without having all of those music genres in my life. In 23 years I have created so many great memories through music and I can only hope that God blesses me with another 23 years to make more memories.