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Originally Posted by Janszoon
In my case it was my buddy Randy who introduced them to me sometime in 1991 or 1992, when I was a freshman in high school. It was a great little musical exchange we had going on—he was the punk kid and I was the "industrial" kid. He introduced me to Gorilla Biscuits, Fugazi and Black Flag. I introduced him to Ministry, PiL and Pigface.
It's funny how we all remember such specifics about how we got into bands when we were young. These days I can't remember where I first heard of a band most of the time it seems.
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Well, pre-internet you used to have to put a lot more effort into discovering bands. More likely you happened to know somebody who puts you on to them.
My GB story is similar. A kid I knew asked me if I would drive him to a show they played in a suburban rec center outside of DC (also 91 or 92) because his parents wouldn't let him take their car. I had never heard them before. I still love Start Today and listen to it more than a lot of stuff from that time.