Today I remembered a band Lit that I first heard when I was in college between 2000-2002, and this inspired me to take a trip down memory lane.

Back then I didn’t really own many CDs (I was still using cassette tapes).

It was during this time that I started to fine-tune my music tastes, preferring Rock, Metal and Punk over the Pop and Dance music I favoured during my secondary school years.

The group of people that I was socialising with at college had different tastes to the group of friends I had grown up with. My college friends were always happy to share their CDs and introduce me to new/old bands I had never heard of.

I remember spending most of my time and money in shops like HMV and MVC, both went into administration, however HMV managed to claw its way out.

Some of the albums I remember owning during my college years:

• Aerosmith - O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits
• Bif Naked - Purge
• Blink 182 - Enema Of The State
• Blink 182 - Take Of Your Shirt And Pants
• Guns N’ Roses - Greatest Hits
• Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory
• Lit - A Place In The Sun
• Lit - Atomic
• Marilyn Manson - A Portrait Of An American Family
• Marilyn Manson - Holy Wood
• Muse - Origin Of Symmetry
• Muse - Showbiz
• Queen - Greatest Hits I, II & III
• Sum 41 - All Killer, No Filler
• Mission Impossible II OST
• The Martix OST

I never did build up an impressive CD collection. I quickly moved to the digital format of Apple’s iTunes, and I’ve now started collecting vinyl records - check out my ever-growing LP hoard.