Turning Points

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Everyone's music taste changes and evolves over time. Do you have an album or song that was a 'turning point' for you, musically? Perhaps you've had two or three turning points, or found that the combined power of a handful of songs made you think differently about a whole genre?

Are musical turning points always in the form of "OMG!" revelations? Were yours gradual or sudden?

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I listened to a lot of classical music through my childhood, and about the only song I can really truly remember before I was about 10 was Paula Abdul's "Opposites Attract." I think I remember this because of the cartoon cat/fox thing in the video clip more than the OMG AMAZINGNESS of the song.

Ace of Base appealed to me when they were in the process of eating the world, probably because they were everywhere and resistance was futile. I also quite liked Vanessa Mae, and it was probably her that was responsible for dragging me into the world of popular music. Things didn't "click" until "Ray of Light;" I don't really know why this wasa turning point for me, but Madonna's powers know no bounds.

Since then I guess my musical tastes have expanded, though I can't really recall any other significant turning points per se.