Defining Albums of My Youth

It’s amazing how nostalgic music can be. Albums I grew up with make me feel like I’m 14 again, dancing in the crowd at a hot Nile basement show. Listening to these albums brings back all the memories and emotions I felt when I first discovered them. Here are the 15 albums that defined my youth: mostly pop-punk gold that still makes me sing along.

Weezer - Weezer - 1994
Fountains of Wayne - Fountains of Wayne - 1996
Reel Big Fish - Turn the Radio Off - 1996

Goldfinger - Goldfinger - 1996
Save Ferris - It Means Everything - 1997
Blink-182 - Enema of the State - 1999

The Get Up Kids - Something to Write Home About - 1999
New Found Glory - New Found Glory - 2000
Death Cab for Cutie - the Photo Album - 2001

Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American - 2001
Saves the Day - Stay What You Are - 2001
Yellowcard - One for the Kids - 2001

Piebald - We Are the Only Friends We Have - 2002
The Starting Line - Say It Like You Mean It - 2002
Taking Back Sunday - Tell All Your Friends - 2002