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Wow, great topic. Depending upon your age really controls here. I, for example, am 40-ish and there's parcels of time that are engrained in me. Take for example the 70's: my family did a lot of camping in a travel trailer with other faimilies in great national parks in Canada. I recall the AM radios always playing pretty tame stuff that everyone knew and sang along with, such as Gordon Lightfoot (Ex. 'Sundown')

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8rR7E6NfY4

....or music from generations before that made you wanna grab a pint and howl away the night (ex. 'Excursion around the bay')

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ie771sDcEL0

Later on, you start to develop your own style, and I started making my own mix tapes. It was the 80's, so it was more about metal than it was about Rap and hiphop for me. Iron Maiden was king for me, and my favorite album still to date is Powerslave. "Aces High" with all that WWII film still gives me the willies.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVps8GWKUP4

Boy those guys could play a riff. After that, I went a bit more cerebral with bands like Queensryche and classical music. I still like Tchaikovsky and Handel and play Queensryche "Operation LiveCrime" from time to time...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJb3Lcvtn4M

Nothing beyond the 80's and early 90's really sticks too much. I suppose that it's after that point that I pretty much grew up (out of high school/finishing up University) and it was more about making my way rather than enjoying life in general. Oh well. At least now I can afford to crank it up on some nice gear.