In music therapy, we discuss how in Alzheimer's patients, the best way to illicit memory recall is to have them listen to music from their teenage/young adult life. If that's the case, I want my friends and families to play me Modest Mouse. Lots of and lots of Modest Mouse.
Modest Mouse has been my favorite band since the first moment I heard them. Something about their music has always resonated with me. And while I don't listen to their music religiously like I did in high school, every time I hear it, something deep inside me is touched. I don't know if it would bring up memories, but it would certainly get a response out of me. Maybe not even one that would be seen, because it's not the kind of music that is meant to be sung along to. It's an experience to enjoy.
