Do you remember the first time? (hip-hop, metal, punk, rock)

Urban Hat€monger ? · 01-10-2008, 01:37 PM

I remember when I about 11 or 12 being in a school music class learning about the bass from some TV show.

Suddenly it cut to Lemmy belting out Ace Of Spades , and I just looked at the TV & thought 'YES !!!!!!!!!' and seeing the look of total disgust from most of my classmates just made it even better.

I think that was the moment I got hooked

YSHKMWYHTC · 01-10-2008, 01:38 PM

Possibly Nirvana...
But I think NIN probably really REALLY got me hooked.

teshadoh · 01-10-2008, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by savannah

tesh,...speakin of the transition of classic rock,...
my local classic rock station (that i grew up listenin too) played pearl jam,.......made me feel old and out of the loop

I know - it first started when The Cars & Van Halen were addressed as classic rock & now of course REM, Nirvana & most 80's / 90's mainstream alternative rock acts are treated as if they are Queen or ELO.

But I suppose I am already swearing at 'what these kids today' are listening to.

jackhammer · 01-10-2008, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by teshadoh

I know - it first started when The Cars & Van Halen were addressed as classic rock & now of course REM, Nirvana & most 80's / 90's mainstream alternative rock acts are treated as if they are Queen or ELO.

But I suppose I am already swearing at 'what these kids today' are listening to.

What do u mean by this? I am genuinely interested. Do you not like todays rock music?

distortedpandy · 01-10-2008, 05:30 PM

Deep Purple.

jackhammer · 01-10-2008, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by distortedpandy

Deep Purple.

More? Not the album lol, tell us more. why was it? etc

teshadoh · 01-11-2008, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

What do u mean by this? I am genuinely interested. Do you not like todays rock music?

Slight exaggeration - though I do admit my deeply passionate interest in music tapered down in the late 90's. Personal experiences could partly explain - marriage + work + getting older, though that isn't a valid excuse. The other excuse could be the "sell out" of underground / college rock of the mid 90's as "alternative" & "modern rock". It probably sounds cliche now, especially as current indie rock bands are not limited to low watt radio stations, small album labels & the only press through zines, but back then it was a big deal. Another excuse - my favorite bands started going downhill or breaking up by the mid to late 90's: Sebadoh, Pixies, Dinosaur, Butthole Surfers, Superchunk, Archers of Loaf, Ween, etc. after the big alternative fallout. One last excuse, as rock music became less dominate it has become crowded with several music genres that seem to be difficult to ignore - emo (or whatever it is) & post-post-pop-punk (again whatever it is).

I admit that sounds like the rantings of a bitter old man. But that isn't to say there aren't bands that interest me, there are numerous current indie rock bands that I dig. As well as new metal bands like Mastadon & of course many alternative survivors like Radiohead & Flaming Lips. But what is now called indie rock, doesn't sound at all like the indie rock that I knew - yes, it's evolution but that doesn't mean I have to like it.

jackhammer · 01-11-2008, 11:09 AM

I felt the same in the mid nineties. I had kids and I felt that there was'nt any good music around, but there always is. In 1998 i heard MEZZANINE and that got me back on track music wise. I am constantly finding music both past and present that I love. Never lose that love for music my friend. It's a big world out there!

SATCHMO · 01-11-2008, 11:49 AM

My Brother had left a copy of Iron Maiden's "Powerslave" on his dresser When I was 9, so I popped the cassette (yes I'm that old) into the tape deck, and suddenly my pubes just start growin' like wildfire. I couldn't stop them! So I went into the bathroom, game em' a quick trim, did a fat bong hit and started listening to Miles Davis instead. Whew, that was a close one.

lucylamppost · 01-11-2008, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by SATCHMO

My Brother had left a copy of Iron Maiden's "Powerslave" on his dresser When I was 9, so I popped the cassette (yes I'm that old) into the tape deck, and suddenly my pubes just start growin' like wildfire. I couldn't stop them! So I went into the bathroom, game em' a quick trim, did a fat bong hit and started listening to Miles Davis instead. Whew, that was a close one.

01-10-2008, 01:37 PM	#41 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	I remember when I about 11 or 12 being in a school music class learning about the bass from some TV show. Suddenly it cut to Lemmy belting out Ace Of Spades , and I just looked at the TV & thought 'YES !!!!!!!!!' and seeing the look of total disgust from most of my classmates just made it even better. I think that was the moment I got hooked __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

01-10-2008, 01:38 PM	#42 (permalink)
YSHKMWYHTC Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 162	Possibly Nirvana... But I think NIN probably really REALLY got me hooked. __________________ *You Should Have Killed Me When You Had The Chance*

01-11-2008, 11:09 AM	#48 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	I felt the same in the mid nineties. I had kids and I felt that there was'nt any good music around, but there always is. In 1998 i heard MEZZANINE and that got me back on track music wise. I am constantly finding music both past and present that I love. Never lose that love for music my friend. It's a big world out there! __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

01-10-2008, 05:30 PM	#45 (permalink)
distortedpandy Groupie Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Zombie Land, Pa Posts: 1	Deep Purple.

01-11-2008, 11:49 AM	#49 (permalink)
SATCHMO Al Dente Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,708	My Brother had left a copy of Iron Maiden's "Powerslave" on his dresser When I was 9, so I popped the cassette (yes I'm that old) into the tape deck, and suddenly my pubes just start growin' like wildfire. I couldn't stop them! So I went into the bathroom, game em' a quick trim, did a fat bong hit and started listening to Miles Davis instead. Whew, that was a close one.