What band got you really into music

BottleUpAndEssplode · 08-11-2010, 12:52 PM

The first album I ever bought for myself was Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory after seeing the music video for One Step Closer when I was about 11 I think. My parents only let me buy it because it didn't have any swearing in it

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After that I went through a phase of finding music that was really extreme. The heavier the better. I was into Slipknot, Cradle of Filth, Metallica. Then I started getting into pop punk like Sum 41 and Blink 182. After that came bands like Taking back Sunday and stuff. I liked music like this up until I was about 14, I think, when we finally got broadband.

Ahh the wonders of the internet. It allowed me to research some of my favourite bands and find out which musicians influenced them. "Fugazi?" "Rites of Spring?" Naturally I was curious to what they sounded like and needless to say it was pretty good. I was never majorly into them though and began to get bored with the music I had. All of it sounded the same. It had began to lose all of its charm. I'd become completely disinterested in music by this point and so I started researching the 'classics'. Stuff like Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Doors, The Clash. As much as I hate the term I went through a Dad Rock phase until I stumbled across another classic band. The Velvet Underground. I'd seen the famous Andy Warhol painting of the banana somewhere and so I suppose that's why The Velvet Underground and Nico caught my eye. I thought I'd give it a try and wow, was I blown away. I can pretty much credit my obsession with music solely with the song Heroin. I never knew music could be that compelling and just downright cool. After that I began frantically searching for best of lists with that album in which led me to stuff like Radiohead.

Radiohead opened up a lot of doors for me. Jazz, IDM, avant garde, indie music and well here I am now writing out a very long winded version of my life story

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downwardspiral · 08-11-2010, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by BethanyLove

My Chemical Romance

My condolences.

BethanyLove · 08-11-2010, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by downwardspiral

My condolences.

Rawr. >.<

Dr.Seussicide · 08-11-2010, 12:56 PM

^^ It's ok, your taste would evolve a lot here at MB. Just stick around and enjoy the place.

BethanyLove · 08-11-2010, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr.Seussicide

^^ It's ok, your taste would evolve a lot here at MB. Just stick around and enjoy the place.

That's why I joined ;D

Dr.Seussicide · 08-11-2010, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by BethanyLove

That's why I joined ;D

If you need any recommendations I'll be glad to accommodate you

Deakin18 · 11-24-2010, 01:38 AM

Breaking Benjamin got me into music when I heard their song So Cold back in 2004, so since then i've just been discovering new music. So yeah there was just something about that song that I just loved.

docfunkenstein · 11-24-2010, 02:16 AM

third eye blind, man. their first album was the sh*t back when i was like 10

i used to jam out to this all the time, arguably the greatest song of all time

YouTube - Third Eye Blind - Jumper with Lyrics

Sljslj · 11-24-2010, 02:28 AM

Eminem, when I like 9.

ThePhanastasio · 11-24-2010, 02:49 AM

My mother and grandmother constantly listened to classic rock (Queen, The Beatles, The Who, etc.) and my mother listened to a lot of Rod Stewart and Elton John as well. My dad listened to a good deal of AC/DC, Blondie, Madonna, and Waylon Jennings, and there was always music playing around throughout my childhood.

When I was nine or ten, my dad bought me a personal CD player, and I thought it was the absolute coolest thing ever! I got money for my birthday as well, and went and bought my first three CDs, which is when I feel that I really got INTO music, and not just the music my parents were playing around me; this was MY music, and there was no turning back.

The CDs were:
Savage Garden - Savage Garden
Jewel - Pieces of Me
Blues Traveler - Straight On Till Morning

Looking back, I still listen to these artists a bit - Blues Traveler more than the others - but it really could have been a lot worse. I think I chose well for being so young!

08-11-2010, 12:52 PM	#161 (permalink)
BottleUpAndEssplode Groupie Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 29	The first album I ever bought for myself was Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory after seeing the music video for One Step Closer when I was about 11 I think. My parents only let me buy it because it didn't have any swearing in it. After that I went through a phase of finding music that was really extreme. The heavier the better. I was into Slipknot, Cradle of Filth, Metallica. Then I started getting into pop punk like Sum 41 and Blink 182. After that came bands like Taking back Sunday and stuff. I liked music like this up until I was about 14, I think, when we finally got broadband. Ahh the wonders of the internet. It allowed me to research some of my favourite bands and find out which musicians influenced them. "Fugazi?" "Rites of Spring?" Naturally I was curious to what they sounded like and needless to say it was pretty good. I was never majorly into them though and began to get bored with the music I had. All of it sounded the same. It had began to lose all of its charm. I'd become completely disinterested in music by this point and so I started researching the 'classics'. Stuff like Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Doors, The Clash. As much as I hate the term I went through a Dad Rock phase until I stumbled across another classic band. The Velvet Underground. I'd seen the famous Andy Warhol painting of the banana somewhere and so I suppose that's why The Velvet Underground and Nico caught my eye. I thought I'd give it a try and wow, was I blown away. I can pretty much credit my obsession with music solely with the song Heroin. I never knew music could be that compelling and just downright cool. After that I began frantically searching for best of lists with that album in which led me to stuff like Radiohead. Radiohead opened up a lot of doors for me. Jazz, IDM, avant garde, indie music and well here I am now writing out a very long winded version of my life story.

08-11-2010, 12:56 PM	#164 (permalink)
Dr.Seussicide FakingSuicideForApplause Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: I live in a van down by the river Posts: 1,365	^^ It's ok, your taste would evolve a lot here at MB. Just stick around and enjoy the place. __________________ I'll stay if I ever could, and pick up your pieces babe, because there's never a perfect day. Don't fret, baby, we're simply growing And my darling, I wouldn't mind to die like this.

11-24-2010, 01:38 AM	#167 (permalink)
Deakin18 Groupie Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 21	Breaking Benjamin got me into music when I heard their song So Cold back in 2004, so since then i've just been discovering new music. So yeah there was just something about that song that I just loved. __________________

11-24-2010, 02:28 AM	#169 (permalink)
Sljslj The Omniscient Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Reno, Nevada, USA Posts: 998	Eminem, when I like 9. __________________ MY LYRICS

11-24-2010, 02:16 AM	#168 (permalink)
docfunkenstein Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: rural new jersey Posts: 60	third eye blind, man. their first album was the sh*t back when i was like 10 i used to jam out to this all the time, arguably the greatest song of all time YouTube - Third Eye Blind - Jumper with Lyrics

11-24-2010, 02:49 AM	#170 (permalink)
ThePhanastasio Killed Laura Palmer Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Ashland, KY Posts: 1,679	My mother and grandmother constantly listened to classic rock (Queen, The Beatles, The Who, etc.) and my mother listened to a lot of Rod Stewart and Elton John as well. My dad listened to a good deal of AC/DC, Blondie, Madonna, and Waylon Jennings, and there was always music playing around throughout my childhood. When I was nine or ten, my dad bought me a personal CD player, and I thought it was the absolute coolest thing ever! I got money for my birthday as well, and went and bought my first three CDs, which is when I feel that I really got INTO music, and not just the music my parents were playing around me; this was MY music, and there was no turning back. The CDs were: Savage Garden - Savage Garden Jewel - Pieces of Me Blues Traveler - Straight On Till Morning Looking back, I still listen to these artists a bit - Blues Traveler more than the others - but it really could have been a lot worse. I think I chose well for being so young!