I found a CD from 1998 in a gas station bargain bin and it changed my whole week

I was grabbing a soda at a Shell station outside of Bakersfield and saw a bin of CDs for a dollar each. Picked up one called 'Mood Ring' by a band called The Gufs, never heard of them. Threw it in my truck's player and for three days straight I was convinced track 7, 'Smile', was this deep, moody alt-rock song. I was telling my buddy about the 'haunting vocals' and he just stared at me. He said, 'Dude, you've had the bass turned all the way up and the treble at zero since you fixed your speaker wire.' Flipped the settings and the song was actually this jangly, upbeat pop tune. I'd been vibing to a completely wrong version for 72 hours. Has anyone else had a piece of gear totally warp your first listen of a forgotten album?

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sanchez.mia2d ago

That's actually the best way to find new music. Your gear created a unique version of the song that you connected with. The artist's original mix is just one interpretation. If your messed up settings made you love a track for three days, that experience is totally valid. The technical mistake gave you a better story than just hearing it normally. Why should the official version matter more than the one that made you feel something?

jesseb202d ago

Reminds me of hearing a song on a busted car radio and loving that warped version more.