What Band Got You Hooked?

draw_japan · 12-30-2010, 08:57 PM

When I was 13 I heard Holiday in Cambodia by Dead Kennedys and was blown away. I got into a lot of old school hardcore and post-punk at the time too. Never Mind the Bollocks was the first punk album I had bought. Over the course of one year I evolved from your typical pseudo-metalhead to an entry-level punk fan. I got into Crass, Joy Division, Minor Threat and Bauhaus as well. Three years later I still enjoy these bands, but my taste in music has also expanded and modernized.

BigSwede · 12-31-2010, 07:06 AM

D.R.I. sometime around 1987-1988 when I bought the Dirty Rotten LP.
After that it was all about them Dead Kennedys,7 Seconds,Poison Idea,Misfits and such before I started to learn about the swedish and other european scenes.
I am still heavily into the style they call fastcore or whatever it is.

maskedsuperstae3 · 01-08-2011, 01:18 PM

In the mid/late 70's all I cared about was Kiss,Alice Cooper, Aerosmith,Nugent, Sabbath, BOC...etc. I remember when the Sex Pistols came out it was almost an unwritten law that if you were a fan of Hard Rock you had to hate the Punk movement which I did but something intrigued me about it. I remember I was on vacation one summer up North & Canada & there was only one radio station we could pull in & it was a rock station which was cool. One night the DJ said he was going to play something that he probably shouldn't & he played "God Save the Queen". I immediately hated it but actually I didn't mind the music (I just felt like I had to hate it). At one point my Uncle knew someone who worked in a record store & would give him a few records for me. One day he brought home Rocket to Russia by the Ramones & told me it was supposed to be harder than Kiss. I laughed at it & soon traded it to a friend for Bad Co. Straight Shooter.
Later that year I was listening to an interview with Pete Townshend & he was saying how he loved Punk because it went back to the roots of Rock & then he compared the Pistols "Pretty Vacant" to "My Generation" & they played the songs back to back. I was pretty blown away by Pretty Vacant & now was kind of accepting Punk & the thing that put me over the edge was seeing Rock & Roll High School. I immediately bought Rocket to Russia & I was now a Ramones fan.
Probably around '81 I seen Pat Benatar live & was blown away by the opening act the David Johansen Band. I knew of him from issues of Rock Scene & then I realized he was in the NY Dolls who I would never give the time of Day to. I bought the 2 Dolls albums & that was it I was really changed musically. I became a huge mark for Johnny Thunders & to this day I consider 'L.A.M.F.' the Greatest Punk album of all time

Coon Dog · 01-11-2011, 01:02 PM

Green Day was the band that got me into punk.

sleepy jack · 01-11-2011, 01:41 PM

The Misfits, shocker.

levio_sah · 01-14-2011, 01:34 PM

The first punk song I ever really remember listening to was The Angelic Upstart's "I'm An Upstart". I was in my cool older sister's apartment on her massive itunes library, and I was like 10.
I'm glad I was turned on to punk by a legit 70's British punk band. No offense to all those Offspring/Blink-182 folks out there, but this stuff is the REAL deal.
On the downside, it did take me a long time to start listening to anything post-1980 with an open mind xD.

Engine · 01-14-2011, 05:26 PM

A lot happened between 1980 and Offspring/Blink182.

levio_sah · 01-15-2011, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Engine

A lot happened between 1980 and Offspring/Blink182.

Which is something that I'm glad I realized. :

Iggy Stardust · 01-17-2011, 10:40 AM

Black Flag Damaged. after that...i went insane

Raust · 01-17-2011, 11:06 AM

When I was 10 my mom had the Ramones debut on vinyl and it blew me away having never heard it before. I then fell in love with the Clash.

12-30-2010, 08:57 PM	#131 (permalink)
draw_japan Groupie Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Wheaton, MD Posts: 3	When I was 13 I heard Holiday in Cambodia by Dead Kennedys and was blown away. I got into a lot of old school hardcore and post-punk at the time too. Never Mind the Bollocks was the first punk album I had bought. Over the course of one year I evolved from your typical pseudo-metalhead to an entry-level punk fan. I got into Crass, Joy Division, Minor Threat and Bauhaus as well. Three years later I still enjoy these bands, but my taste in music has also expanded and modernized. __________________ [Link removed by moderator]

01-14-2011, 05:26 PM	#137 (permalink)
Engine air quote Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: pollen & mold Posts: 3,108	A lot happened between 1980 and Offspring/Blink182. __________________ Like an arrow, I was only passing through.

12-31-2010, 07:06 AM	#132 (permalink)
BigSwede Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Sweden Posts: 73	D.R.I. sometime around 1987-1988 when I bought the Dirty Rotten LP. After that it was all about them Dead Kennedys,7 Seconds,Poison Idea,Misfits and such before I started to learn about the swedish and other european scenes. I am still heavily into the style they call fastcore or whatever it is.

01-08-2011, 01:18 PM	#133 (permalink)
maskedsuperstae3 Groupie Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 15	In the mid/late 70's all I cared about was Kiss,Alice Cooper, Aerosmith,Nugent, Sabbath, BOC...etc. I remember when the Sex Pistols came out it was almost an unwritten law that if you were a fan of Hard Rock you had to hate the Punk movement which I did but something intrigued me about it. I remember I was on vacation one summer up North & Canada & there was only one radio station we could pull in & it was a rock station which was cool. One night the DJ said he was going to play something that he probably shouldn't & he played "God Save the Queen". I immediately hated it but actually I didn't mind the music (I just felt like I had to hate it). At one point my Uncle knew someone who worked in a record store & would give him a few records for me. One day he brought home Rocket to Russia by the Ramones & told me it was supposed to be harder than Kiss. I laughed at it & soon traded it to a friend for Bad Co. Straight Shooter. Later that year I was listening to an interview with Pete Townshend & he was saying how he loved Punk because it went back to the roots of Rock & then he compared the Pistols "Pretty Vacant" to "My Generation" & they played the songs back to back. I was pretty blown away by Pretty Vacant & now was kind of accepting Punk & the thing that put me over the edge was seeing Rock & Roll High School. I immediately bought Rocket to Russia & I was now a Ramones fan. Probably around '81 I seen Pat Benatar live & was blown away by the opening act the David Johansen Band. I knew of him from issues of Rock Scene & then I realized he was in the NY Dolls who I would never give the time of Day to. I bought the 2 Dolls albums & that was it I was really changed musically. I became a huge mark for Johnny Thunders & to this day I consider 'L.A.M.F.' the Greatest Punk album of all time

01-11-2011, 01:02 PM	#134 (permalink)
Coon Dog Groupie Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 6	Green Day was the band that got me into punk.

01-14-2011, 01:34 PM	#136 (permalink)
levio_sah Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: A vintage pad on the west side. Think Febreze, candelabras. Posts: 38	The first punk song I ever really remember listening to was The Angelic Upstart's "I'm An Upstart". I was in my cool older sister's apartment on her massive itunes library, and I was like 10. I'm glad I was turned on to punk by a legit 70's British punk band. No offense to all those Offspring/Blink-182 folks out there, but this stuff is the REAL deal. On the downside, it did take me a long time to start listening to anything post-1980 with an open mind xD.

01-17-2011, 10:40 AM	#139 (permalink)
Iggy Stardust Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 52	Black Flag Damaged. after that...i went insane

01-17-2011, 11:06 AM	#140 (permalink)
Raust Music Addict Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,411	When I was 10 my mom had the Ramones debut on vinyl and it blew me away having never heard it before. I then fell in love with the Clash.