This new series is very interesting, I just finished reading the first 2 chapters.
I have to say, music was a big part of my life as a teenager. It still is, probably, although in a different and more intermittent manner. Honestly I never really had this feeling like I had to hide anything from anyone when it came to music or television: that part of your story picked my curiosity. Maybe we just live in very different countries, or maybe my peers used to be sillier than I was. Then again, I was never the cool kid, quite the opposite, and my metalhead years admittedly started as sort of a rebellion to the perceived order of things.
At any rate, I also liked the part about your reaction. Music is often less effective when taken out of context, and sometimes the production is too clean and ruins the power of a good piece (just ask blacksters who record their albums in the woods with a tape recorder). I had a similar attraction to the soundtrack of Cowboy Bebop, but that was honest, good music and it worked perfectly even on a stereo.
I look forward to the next chapter buddy!
Thanks very much for the feedback, @ziofeda! I think I would have been more suited to your crew, but the crowd I used to hang with with all about "perceived style". And some of the stuff I was into back then was anything but. And I totally agree about music sometimes sounding too "clean". I think that's what mess with the impact of that album on me at the time. I wasn't capturing the real essence of what I really loved about the tracks. The rugged rawness of the sound I suppose. (God, that sounds bad, lol)