SilentTalkie

Everyone’s got their skeletons in the closet. Especially when it comes to music. Whether it’s the JT album that you spin when no one’s around or that 80′s station that you sing along to on your drive to work, there are some things that you just don’t want people to see, when they’re looking through your iPod. In the interest of humour at my expense, I’ll present you with a brief list of some of mine.

Early 90′s Contemporary Christian Music: This is a bit of a nostalgic piece for me. Until my teen years, I wasn’t allowed to listen to anything else. Michael W. Smith, Petra, DC Talk, Newsboys, it all brings me back to a simpler time. I’m not going to pretend this is good music. The lyrics are cheezy and the music wasn’t much better. But there’s something cathardic about listening to it everyonce in a while. Sometimes you just have to rock out to Beyond Belief.

Kim Mitchell: Sometimes you just have to blast “Go For a Soda”. that’s one song you just can’t get loud enough.

Public Enemy: Well, they were one of the quintessential rap groups but for a guy who grew up in a middle class, very caucasion rural area that has absolutely nothing in common with an oppressed, urban, ghetto, African-American community, it definitely qualifies. How should I relate to something that has no relation to what I’ve experienced in life? 9-1-1 is a joke doesn’t really reflect what I’ve experienced or seen.

Barenaked Ladies: Although they’re independent now, they epitomized Canadian pop for a few years. I’m still a sucker for a good pop song.

Van Halen: You listen to Jump or Panama and try not to get energized. The Winnipeg Jets used to use Jump as their introduction song. I still get goosebumps when I hear it.