I know it will sound cliche for me
Fade To Black - Metallica
Growing up, I listened to alot of country as my parents did the same so I grew up listening to such artists as Garth Brooks, Sammy Kershaw, Kenny Chesney, Etc. Now while those guys are awesome for country music and where I am from are commonly heard by all the kids as I grew up in the country. The above song really got me into other genres
Heres how it went. I was hanging with my buddy Peter during the first few days of school in 7th grade and he was playing something on his CD player, I asked to hear it and I loved it and I asked who it was, he replies "Are you serious?" I reply "Ive only ever had a bunch of country played around me man"
So he says listen to the CD, there was from memory
Fade to Black - Metallica
In The End - Linkin Park
Destroy All - Static-X
Paint it Black - Rolling Stones
I quite enjoyed what I was hearing, So I asked him to make me a CD with this kind of stuff on it and it went from there.
So honestly, that song is what got me listening to metal and hard rock, which to this day I favor over any other genre.
Now when I hear the song, it reminds me of the good times I had with friends back in high school, especially the line
"Life it seems will fade away, drifting farther everyday"
As time goes on the memories are hazy, but they are still there to remember
