Music and impact in life

It is really interesting how music starts influencing our lifes since the very first day.
Parents have been trying to calm down kids with lullabies and songs (some of them are dumb songs) when kids cry. Years later, parents buy music for their children, pretending that music made for kids will be of their likeness. In US music from Disney, Nickelodeon, game shows for kids and more horrendous stuff. In Latin America, music from kids shows like Hora del Lonchesito, Nubeluz, mexican and spanish "canned" shows: Chiquilladas, Parchis, Chabelo, Menudo and more.

Problems start when kids discover music. I mean music they start to like and that parents don't like or they 'think' is not appropiate for them. This is something that happend to me. Albums that caught my attention where the ones of KISS (Dynasty, Love Gun and Unmasked) and Iron Maiden (Killers, Number of the Beast and Powerslave) in the early 80's.

What I got from my family was "That music is not meant for kids". Here you are, listen to one of these Parchis albums or these Menudo albums. Later, I learned that they were concerned due to bad press stating that those groups, and specially Heavy Metal music were satanic.

Music videos started to appear on TV, and they caught most of my attention. Incredible performances and really good artistic display in some of these videos of Heavy Metal, drove me to appreciate more and more these genre. Videos such as "We are not gonna take it", "I wanna rock", "Breaking the law", "Jump", "Balls to the wall", "Come on feel the noize", and much more.

I also like the display of great rock videos, some movies soundtrack videos, 80's movies videos, ZZ Top is basic and Joe Satriani as well.

Now in the next century, thanks to video websites, I can live those moments again. There is still time to catch up with great 80's music, on video and on discs.