What Band Got You Hooked?

SockPerson · 05-02-2010, 10:28 PM

Punk-O-Rama! Obviously.

My Mind Sedate · 05-03-2010, 12:16 AM

I was a real metalhead back in the day and so as with a lot of metalheads, I despised Punk because they were "such useless musicians".

But now all that is behind me, and I have to say it was Bad Brains that got me into punk. Although they are not strictly a punk band, I definitely felt that raw energy in them that is so characteristic of punk.

BTown · 05-03-2010, 03:25 PM

Yeah if I can remember correctly Pay To *** by Bad Brains was the first legit punk song I'd heard. I can remember being at a friends house and him talking to me about the whole hardcore scene the whole day and when we finally got back to his house I took a listen. I wasn't to fond of it but thought it was cool considering I knew that the guys from Nirvana liked that kind of stuff and I was at the time obsessed with them.

~~CAPTAIN CAVEMAN~~ · 05-03-2010, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by My Mind Sedate

I was a real metalhead back in the day and so as with a lot of metalheads, I despised Punk because they were "such useless musicians".

hahah i was the opposite. i listened to mostly hardcore punk and thought black metal was just morons in facepaint, death metal was just bull**** about killing. now i listen to bands in both of those genres as well as a lot of other metal.

My Mind Sedate · 05-04-2010, 02:37 AM

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Originally Posted by CAPTAIN CAVEMAN

hahah i was the opposite. i listened to mostly hardcore punk and thought black metal was just morons in facepaint, death metal was just bull**** about killing. now i listen to bands in both of those genres as well as a lot of other metal.

Yeah the corpsepaint seems ridiculous to me. It's unfortunate because I think it is actually my digust at your stereotypical metalhead that is turning me right off metal. Save for Opeth, Mastodon and Meshuggah (I've always loved these bands), I can't listen to much else.

Vancouver · 05-04-2010, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by hookers with machineguns

So what was the first punk band/cd that got you interested in punk? Describe the situation as well as you can- how old were you, where were you, how did you get introduced to them? Also, how did your punk taste change as you got older? Be frank and honest, no one is gonna criticize you for what you listened to in the past.

My story: About ten years ago, I was in Borders bookstore when I lived in Ohio. I was with the entire fam, and I ran across... Rancid "Let's Go." Gimme a break, cause I was ten. I heard about them from a few guys in an older grade. When I grabbed the CD, I remember thinking, "Woah these guys look tough. That guy with the mohawk is flippin me off." From there, things get blurry. But, I remember grabbbing the self titled the next time around, then "Energy"- the Op Ivy CD. I kinda moved backwards in terms of punk music, it wasn't until my early high school years that I cared more about the newer punk. At some point I briefly got bored with punk, and gave away all my cds to friends and family and started listening to gangsta rap. That was brief, and eventually i got back on track. Currently I listen to a bit of everything from most genres.

Wicked topic.

Nobody on here has heard of them but they are AWESOME. Can't even get any one to try them out..lol..

I was about 15/16 not huge into puck but the Forgotten Rebels were a local band in Hamilton who I fell in love with...still to this day...

Album was ..In Love With The System (1980)

bubu · 05-05-2010, 04:00 AM

The Offspring was the band that got me interested in punk, good times :P

charliecurlyfry · 05-22-2010, 09:00 PM

Man.. probably with Pop Punk like Blink 182, Sum 41, Green Day.. I was like 9 or 10 .. and then I started with real old school punk .. I was exposed to lots of great music from my family, particularily my dad and older cousin.

rnrloser_IX · 05-23-2010, 07:21 AM

Mine started with a classic story of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3. I remember hearing Amoeba from the Adolescents. A year later or so I finally got around to buying their self-titled album. Then Matt Hoffman's Pro BMX 2 introduced I Against I from Bad Brains, and on the spot I bought their self-titled and I Against I on only hearing 1 song. Then Black Flag's Damaged came into play somehow. I think heard them and thought, feckin Henry Rollins kicks arse. The last is The Distillers self-titled, I think my brother showed me some of them, then realized that I already knew like 5 of their songs, go Bordy Dalle. I think I started getting turned away a bit when my old bandmates listened to newer generic punk crap that kinda all sung about politics and the same politics and how they're pissed but don't want to do anything about it accompanyed by the same guitar riffs. Even the tones of voice/instruments and style was the same. So I went on a large death metal kick and now I'ma gonna listen to the Distillers. Maybe thats just me hating almost all modern music.

**Janszoon** · 05-23-2010, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by rnrloser_IX

So I went on a large death metal kick and now I'ma gonna listen to the Distillers. Maybe thats just me hating almost all modern music.

I'd consider the Distillers "modern".

05-03-2010, 03:25 PM	#63 (permalink)
BTown super cool Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 806	Yeah if I can remember correctly Pay To *** by Bad Brains was the first legit punk song I'd heard. I can remember being at a friends house and him talking to me about the whole hardcore scene the whole day and when we finally got back to his house I took a listen. I wasn't to fond of it but thought it was cool considering I knew that the guys from Nirvana liked that kind of stuff and I was at the time obsessed with them. __________________

05-05-2010, 04:00 AM	#67 (permalink)
bubu Music Addict Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 112	The Offspring was the band that got me interested in punk, good times :P __________________ Acoustic Guitar Paco De Lucia

05-23-2010, 07:21 AM	#69 (permalink)
rnrloser_IX Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: North bum-feck, NH Posts: 98	Mine started with a classic story of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3. I remember hearing Amoeba from the Adolescents. A year later or so I finally got around to buying their self-titled album. Then Matt Hoffman's Pro BMX 2 introduced I Against I from Bad Brains, and on the spot I bought their self-titled and I Against I on only hearing 1 song. Then Black Flag's Damaged came into play somehow. I think heard them and thought, feckin Henry Rollins kicks arse. The last is The Distillers self-titled, I think my brother showed me some of them, then realized that I already knew like 5 of their songs, go Bordy Dalle. I think I started getting turned away a bit when my old bandmates listened to newer generic punk crap that kinda all sung about politics and the same politics and how they're pissed but don't want to do anything about it accompanyed by the same guitar riffs. Even the tones of voice/instruments and style was the same. So I went on a large death metal kick and now I'ma gonna listen to the Distillers. Maybe thats just me hating almost all modern music. __________________ -IX

05-02-2010, 10:28 PM	#61 (permalink)
SockPerson Groupie Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 11	Punk-O-Rama! Obviously.

05-03-2010, 12:16 AM	#62 (permalink)
My Mind Sedate Music Addict Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 67	I was a real metalhead back in the day and so as with a lot of metalheads, I despised Punk because they were "such useless musicians". But now all that is behind me, and I have to say it was Bad Brains that got me into punk. Although they are not strictly a punk band, I definitely felt that raw energy in them that is so characteristic of punk.

05-22-2010, 09:00 PM	#68 (permalink)
charliecurlyfry Groupie Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 9	Man.. probably with Pop Punk like Blink 182, Sum 41, Green Day.. I was like 9 or 10 .. and then I started with real old school punk .. I was exposed to lots of great music from my family, particularily my dad and older cousin.