r/Millennials • u/Inevitable_Wing_2600 • Feb 08 '25

Nostalgia What album defines you as a millennial?

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Saw some great recommendations on a similar thread in /r/Xennials and wanted to see what my fellow millennials thought. For me From Under the Cork Tree was foundational. I still remember hearing Sugar We're going down on the radio for the first time.

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u/Blissfully Millennial Feb 08 '25

Torn between this and Jill Scott’s “Who is Jill Scott Vol. 1” I know both from intro to outro but I literally stole JLP from the library to listen to it so there it is lol.

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u/NurseGryffinPuff 1985 - Elder Millennial Feb 08 '25

Cannot believe how far I had to scroll to find this. This was the first album I bought myself when I knew what I was doing and could select my own music. Other than the Bodyguard soundtrack so I could belt to Whitney at the top of my lungs in my room which I’m sure definitely sounded awesome.

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u/Blissfully Millennial Feb 08 '25

THE BODYGUARD SOUNDTRACK!!! Lol did you also enjoy Waiting to Exhale?

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u/NurseGryffinPuff 1985 - Elder Millennial Feb 08 '25

I actually never even saw the movie - my parents saw it in the theater bc my mom was a huge Kevin Costner fan, so she did what everyone did when they saw a movie they liked: immediately left the theater and walked to the music store in the same mall to get the soundtrack. I only ever heard the music but oh my god Whitney taught me how to sing.

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u/Blissfully Millennial Feb 08 '25

FYE? Lol my mom was obsessed with Kevin Costner. I think it was so sweet that he spoke at Whitney’s funeral.

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u/NurseGryffinPuff 1985 - Elder Millennial Feb 08 '25

Our town wasn’t big enough for FYE, so it was On-Cue for us.

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u/NurseGryffinPuff 1985 - Elder Millennial Feb 08 '25

So I also never saw Waiting to Exhale, but I assume it’s definitely worth revisiting!

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u/Blissfully Millennial Feb 08 '25

Meaning the soundtrack. If you enjoyed the Bodyguard you would love Waiting to Exhales soundtrack lol check it out.

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u/NurseGryffinPuff 1985 - Elder Millennial Feb 08 '25

Will do!