i attribute third eye blind's self-titled debut as being my gateway drug into music as a whole. you've probably heard semi-charmed life because it's one of the most popular songs of the 90's, but what people don't tell you is that the whole album is some of the best alt rock of that decade. period. dot. the end.

weezer's blue album, radiohead's OK computer, the smashing pumpkin's mellon collie and the infinite sadness and the stroke's is this it also had a profound effect on me, but people talk about those all the time. i wouldn't be bringing anything new to the table.