Originally Posted by Trollheart

Oh, right. Well, as I mentioned before, in my earlier days, before finding Music Banter, I had a set collection of CDs I listened to on rotation. I tended to buy only albums by artistes I liked, and didn't do much in the way of downloading, free or otherwise. So I was sort of stuck in the one groove, listening to what I liked and not moving, or particularly wanting to move, beyond that. I never liked the radio or pop music in general (radio in Ireland was and is pretty much dominated by the top forty, not much change in thirty-odd years).

Then a website called AllofMP3.com opened and I discovered I could buy albums for a dollar or less, so started downloading based on their recommendations for the music I liked. I ended up getting into some (for me) fine bands this way, such as Arena, Ten, Mostly Autumn and Kamelot. Then I found MB, and people began to educate me. I didn't want to be educated, but slowly, like a massive rock that refuses to move but people keep pushing at it and trying to lever it down the hill, I began to roll and have been slowing rolling ever since, picking up new musical influences and interests as I leave the summit of my ignorance and tumble down the side of the mountain of musical exploration.