I don’t go in for the whole thing that the music from your teens is never bettered, but there is something really magical about albums that come out and connect with you during those years. These are my favourite albums that came out during my teenage years; each one eagerly anticipated, with no way of hearing it until you went out and bought it. What are your favourite albums to drop during your teens?
In no particular order:
Tori Amos – From The Choirgirl Hotel
Smashing Pumpkins – Adore
REM – New Adventures In Hi-Fi
Ben Folds Five – Whatever And Ever Amen
Placebo – Without You I’m Nothing
Jurassic 5 – self titled
Metallica – Load
Linkin Park – Hybrid Theory
Massive Attack – Mezzanine
Unbelievable Truth – Almost Here
Frou Frou – Details*
Bjork – Homogenic
Radiohead – OK Computer
Deftones – White Pony
Roni Size + Reprazent – In The Mode
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – The Boatman’s Call
*strictly speaking not a teen record as I’d not long turned 20, but this was so a part of that era. There’s a funny irony to that nowadays of course…