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I was 13 when I heard this. I played snare drum in my junior high band and was interested in playing a full set of drums. Being in a band seemed so cool, but a distant reality to me. A guy in HIGH SCHOOL! gave me this CD and said "Listen to this, learn 'Hitchin' A Ride' and come play with us." Not the easiest first song, but fairly straight for the most part.
This wasn't the first amazing album I ever heard, but it's timing in my life changed EVERYTHING. Like my entire course of life shifted at that moment. Not only did I learn to play drums, join a band, travel Tennessee, Arkansas, and Texas playing music in high school, but my confidence skyrocketed, and my creativity had a formidable outlet. From the confidence and new popularity that grew out of this experience, I became the editor of my school's newspaper and yearbook, won national and state photo competitions, perused a career in architecture, and learned that I could do anything that I put intentional effort into.
...it also reinforced my musical interest of "drum heavy" tracks.
I was in like 6th grade when I first heard this album. My parents had gone out of town and left my 17 year old brother in charge of me. So I had to tag along with my brother while he and his friends drove around town finding spots to skate or whatever. His buddy threw this album on in the car at one point and it totally blew me away at a time when Sublime, Blink-182, and NOFX were among my "favorite" bands. I never thought of seeking out other music that wasn't on TV or Radio before hearing this album, and I still consider Interpol's first two albums among my all-time favorites.
Blink 182 is still my favorite band ever. I have the smiley on my foot and will continue to go their shows as long as their touring. I listened to all top 40's stuff in the late 90's. Loved me some Nsync, BSB, and of course Ms. Britney Spears. But after I heard Adam's Song on the cassette type of Enema of the State my cousin brought over it changed everything. I started listening to more stuff off the top 40 station, eventually started listening to Brand New, Starting Line, Dashboard Confessional, Taking Back Sunday, Story of the Year, Finch, Thrice... oh so many. I was into all that alternative stuff until my ex took me to a music festival. Then I fell in love with jam bands and kinda turned more towards that stuff, then added electronic into the mix, etc. My music tastes change a lot, but Blink is always a constant. They are the ones who get me away from that damn top 40 station.
Post by smoothaseggs on Apr 24, 2014 20:11:44 GMT -5
I received this on vinyl when I was 8. Animals is my all-time favorite album. Musically there is so much going on. Richard Wright's synth work is the fucking best! Glad I grew up in a house with great music all around me.
I received this on vinyl when I was 8. Animals is my all-time favorite album. Musically there is so much going on. Richard Wright's synth work is the fucking best! Glad I grew up in a house with great music all around me.
Pigs (Three Different Ones) is the best song of all time. Love this album. I probably should have put this in the "life changing album" thread. This album helped me graduate from Eminem to real music. (Sorry Eminem)
Blink 182 is still my favorite band ever. I have the smiley on my foot and will continue to go their shows as long as their touring. I listened to all top 40's stuff in the late 90's. Loved me some Nsync, BSB, and of course Ms. Britney Spears. But after I heard Adam's Song on the cassette type of Enema of the State my cousin brought over it changed everything. I started listening to more stuff off the top 40 station, eventually started listening to Brand New, Starting Line, Dashboard Confessional, Taking Back Sunday, Story of the Year, Finch, Thrice... oh so many. I was into all that alternative stuff until my ex took me to a music festival. Then I fell in love with jam bands and kinda turned more towards that stuff, then added electronic into the mix, etc. My music tastes change a lot, but Blink is always a constant. They are the ones who get me away from that damn top 40 station.
It looks like your past relationship with music is a lot like mine. Back when I was in High School, Drive-thru records was the shit. Finch, New Found Glory, Starting Line, Allister, and Senses Fail. Plus I loved the other non Drive-Thru bands of that genre such as Brand New, Thrice, Taking Back Sunday, and Saves the Day. Hell I even listened to Skrillex before he became Skrillex (popped in that cd a few days ago to let my friend hear how he sounded back then, I couldn't stand it for too long).
In closing I will say this, if you have a copy of "What it is to burn" lying around, play it. It stands the test of time.
Blink 182 is still my favorite band ever. I have the smiley on my foot and will continue to go their shows as long as their touring. I listened to all top 40's stuff in the late 90's. Loved me some Nsync, BSB, and of course Ms. Britney Spears. But after I heard Adam's Song on the cassette type of Enema of the State my cousin brought over it changed everything. I started listening to more stuff off the top 40 station, eventually started listening to Brand New, Starting Line, Dashboard Confessional, Taking Back Sunday, Story of the Year, Finch, Thrice... oh so many. I was into all that alternative stuff until my ex took me to a music festival. Then I fell in love with jam bands and kinda turned more towards that stuff, then added electronic into the mix, etc. My music tastes change a lot, but Blink is always a constant. They are the ones who get me away from that damn top 40 station.
It looks like your past relationship with music is a lot like mine. Back when I was in High School, Drive-thru records was the shit. Finch, New Found Glory, Starting Line, Allister, and Senses Fail. Plus I loved the other non Drive-Thru bands of that genre such as Brand New, Thrice, Taking Back Sunday, and Saves the Day. Hell I even listened to Skrillex before he became Skrillex (popped in that cd a few days ago to let my friend hear how he sounded back then, I couldn't stand it for too long).
In closing I will say this, if you have a copy of "What it is to burn" lying around, play it. It stands the test of time.
Hahaha, I also listened to Sonny when he was in From First To Last, they really weren't that good. Although, I remember liking the song "Emily" a lot, I bet it's horrible. I'll have to take a listen.
A couple of weeks ago I was feeling upset and just felt like driving, so I did. I drove around on the old country roads we used to drive in high school and blasted "What It Is To Burn" the entire way through (I still skipped Grey Matter, never liked that song. Too heavy for me.) But it was amazing. Definitely holds up and gave me a pretty good cry. "Letters to You" acoustic may be in my top 15 songs ever.
I was 10 years old when this came out, and I'd never heard anything quite like this before - had anyone? My brother was 15, and had this on repeat for months in his room next door. Slowly but surely it grew on me. I had always loved poetry, and the imagery and wordplay in the lyrics really struck me. It didn't fit your typical mid-late '90s pop song format, which was a little jarring at first, but now that's a huge part of why I love it so much. I already liked some alternative music, including some of Radiohead's more straightforward songs like Creep and Fake Plastic Trees, but this was really out there for me at the time. It was also the first album that got me to really dissect the songs in my head - I would find myself analysing the vocals, guitar, drums, etc. instead of just viewing it as a package.
2. Hello Nasty - Beastie Boys
This is when I really fell in love with hip-hop. The wide palette of sounds, the vocal gymnastics, the humour, the storytelling, the attitude. It was just counterculture poetry set to music, so it just clicked with me, having already been a big Bob Dylan fan for several years. I listened to it over and over to learn every word I couldn't quite make out - 1998 being in those pre "just Google it" days. Then the beats started to seep into my brain, and I was hooked.
3. First Two 7" on a 12"' - Minor Threat
I was about 18 or 19 years old, and my eldest brother was visiting from NYC for a few days. I had been getting into a lot of punk the past couple years, which he had always loved. During a conversation about music one night, he suggested a trip to the local record store. He picked this out for me, we started listening to it in the parking lot, and I... hated it. I mean, really hated it. It was just noise, but with none of the musical qualities that made bands like The Clash and Joy Division stand out to me. A couple months later, I saw the CD glistening in my car, and something compelled me to give another listen. Surprisingly enough, I didn't mind it nearly as much this time. By my 10th listen, I was hailing it as a masterpiece.
4. Revolver - The Beatles
Like many here, I grew up on The Beatles from a young age- except I was most familiar with their pre-Rubber Soul work, plus the later, more polished Abbey Road & Let It Be. It wasn't until adolescence that I began to delve into their middle period. As soon as I did, everything about their transition began to make sense. Revolver is the perfect balance of earlier and later Beatles - but by the time I got to the psychedelic closer that is Tomorrow Never Knows, it was clear which direction they would be heading in the future. This album was why I wrote my senior thesis in college on the evolving philosophies of The Beatles, and it's what made me consider George as my favourite Beatle, whereas before he had been a distant third to John & Paul.
5. Bleach - Nirvana
I already knew and liked a few Nirvana songs, so I went to the record store and decided to pick up one of their albums. I got this one because I was a broke kid and this was the cheapest album, and I thought it was best to go chronologically. This music was nothing if not an entirely new experience for me.
Very honorable mentions to round out a baker's dozen (in the order I discovered them):
It looks like your past relationship with music is a lot like mine. Back when I was in High School, Drive-thru records was the shit. Finch, New Found Glory, Starting Line, Allister, and Senses Fail. Plus I loved the other non Drive-Thru bands of that genre such as Brand New, Thrice, Taking Back Sunday, and Saves the Day. Hell I even listened to Skrillex before he became Skrillex (popped in that cd a few days ago to let my friend hear how he sounded back then, I couldn't stand it for too long).
In closing I will say this, if you have a copy of "What it is to burn" lying around, play it. It stands the test of time.
Hahaha, I also listened to Sonny when he was in From First To Last, they really weren't that good. Although, I remember liking the song "Emily" a lot, I bet it's horrible. I'll have to take a listen.
A couple of weeks ago I was feeling upset and just felt like driving, so I did. I drove around on the old country roads we used to drive in high school and blasted "What It Is To Burn" the entire way through (I still skipped Grey Matter, never liked that song. Too heavy for me.) But it was amazing. Definitely holds up and gave me a pretty good cry. "Letters to You" acoustic may be in my top 15 songs ever.
We used to say in High School anybody who was cool had a copy of 'what it is to burn'
I just checked them out on spotify to see what they were up to, seeing as I never heard anything about them other than that album. Turns out earlier this year they released a live version of 'what it is to burn' and the quality sounds pretty good (only got through 2 songs so far though)
This might be a tl;dr, but I once wrote an essay about this,
The farther you dig into my personal history, the more you see the influence of religious, conservative, Southern Baptist parenting. There’s any number of things I can mention that being raised in that way did to me and that I’m even now trying to work out and unpack, BUT I’m going to hone in on one thing this evening. Music. I was raised with an incredibly limited understanding of what music is and what is out there. Pretty much the only thing I ever listened to while growing was the local Christian music station 91.7 WJLF “Where Jesus’ Love Flows”. Have you ever listened to Christian radio? If not, lyrically, imagine hearing pretty much any romantic ballad but replace, Girl with Lord and you’re getting there. And then musically, its like whatever was popular on Top 40 radio about 4 years ago, thats what the music will be likely to imitate. Not knowing any different, this didn’t bother me. With the exception of certain Broadway musicals like Oklahoma, and the greatest hits of Elvis Presley, this was pretty much all I knew when it came to music. I’ll admit, it made things difficult relating to my classmates. “Oh yeah, Green Day, um alright... Outkast… hmmm. Well, Have you heard the latest DC Talk single? No… Oh Okay.” It was really this way until I was a sophomore in high school. 15 years old. I walked into a library, saw a CD lying there, picked it up and said, “Hmm… I’ve heard of this band at some point. Not really sure where or when but I mean, they’re supposed to be pretty good from what I understand. I guess I’ll give it a shot. I mean, its free.” That CD was the soundtrack to Yellow Submarine by a band that I’d heard of at some point called The Beatles. I took it home and a few days later, popped it into my CD player. I remember distinctly that by the end of track six, which would be the end of the first side of the record, a song called All You Need Is Love finished playing and I just sat there stunned thinking “Oh my gosh. This is what music can be like.” The term “it blew my mind” gets thrown around a lot, but in this case, thats exactly what happened. The world of music, which had, up until this time been sort of ancillary in my life completely refocused and shifted. It became one of my greatest passions. I started by absolutely devouring everything that the Beatles ever released. You start with the greats, with the well known groups that have an easy point of entry. I jumped next into U2. From there, I started listening to more and more different and out there artists, always excited to hear the “next new thing” to the point where now, a day isn’t complete if I didn’t hear a new song that excites me from a band I’ve never heard of. Music is a huge part of my life and one of the things that I derive the most joy from in this world, and I owe it all to a little band I’d heard of called the Beatles.
The are three that albums absolutely changed my life.
1.Demon Days - Gorillaz
I had to be about ten when this came out and my mother had bought this for me around Thanksgiving and it was an incredible visual and audible shock. I became obsessed with the band, buying their book, blasting their first album and the remix. For years I'd go back to this album and further look into rap, dance, jazz and every other genre Damon Albarn pulled off. Before this I was listening to Green Day and video game scores, before that it was Backstreet Boys and stuff in that same vein. This was my first taste of how boundless music can be and how fun and transformative it can make life. Seeing Damon Albarn this year is gonna be like being 10 years all over again and i'll probably be an incredible mess in the pit.
2 & 3. Abbey Road - Beatles & Vs. - Pearl Jam
When I was twelve, my brother and I had passed that phase where we hated each other and we became friends. In the summer, we went to a local record store and I got to choose what to buy, my first actual purchase with my own money. By this time, I had discovered that the internet had reviews of all the best music ever, and the first two albums that drew me in were Abbey Road and Vs. Without these albums I never would have been influenced to sing and play in bands. When I Saw Paul last year with my brother by my side as he played " The Abbey Road Melody", we both broke down in each other's arms, knowing the song that was on the album that started our lifelong frindship was being played right before us. About once a year I play Vs., really the album that got me to explore heavier music like Sonic Youth, NIN, and Sabbath. Pearl Jam always has a special place in my heart
A little bit of a different approach here than some because this album didn't help me through any rough times or change the way that I analyze music or anything (directly), but here we go:
Brand New - The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me
First off, let me say something. Before this album, I would have never considered myself a "fan" of this band. I mean, by the time that they hit the mainstream, I was fed up with modern "emo" music. I appreciated Brand New's music more-so than most of their peers because they seemed to offer something just a little bit different than the others of their ilk, but it wasn't something that directly called out to me to make me take notice. I missed "Your Favorite Weapon" on it's release, and it really doesn't bother me. While I think that the album is a little better than some of the pop-punk and third wave emo of the time, I wouldn't consider it a benchmark piece of music. I was however around for the success of "Deja Intendu", which at the time my younger brother had. While miles above it's predecessor, it was still dragged down by many of what I saw as negative aspects of modern emo music at the time. Sometimes the subject matter was at a bit whiny and immature (and not in a good way) and musically it sounded like the bastard child of The Smiths and Blink 182. Despite all of this, there were a handful of pop songs that were guilty pleasures of mine that I generally enjoyed ("Quiet things that No One Ever Knows", "OK I believe you but My Tommy Gun Don't"). Then I forgot that the band existed.
Fast forward to about 2009. Somehow Brand New were brought up in a conversation between my brother and one of my friends, who were both fans of the band. I brought up my opinion of them and our friend told me to check out this album and that he thought I would like it. He had it and let me borrow it and I listened to it on the way back to my house that night and it was good. Like, really good. I kept it for a couple of months and listened to it regularly and liked it more every time I listened to it. The songs aren't about failed relationships but about selfishness and narcissism and how they effected you and those around you. It also has some of the best lyrics that I've heard in modern mainstream-oriented rock music. The songs go deeper than what you would expect. It is essentially about the devil and god raging inside of you. Equal parts succumbing to selfish desires and then dealing with their consequences (Limousine being the highlight. Look up the inspiration for the song, then listen to the song. It's a quacking good song).
Really, it's shown me to listen to music with an unbiased opinion and to give groups a chance that you would normally write off. Who knows if you'll like something that you've written off as sub-par before you have really listened to the album and taken it in as what it was meant to be.
I received this on vinyl when I was 8. Animals is my all-time favorite album. Musically there is so much going on. Richard Wright's synth work is the fucking best! Glad I grew up in a house with great music all around me.
Pigs (Three Different Ones) is the best song of all time. Love this album. I probably should have put this in the "life changing album" thread. This album helped me graduate from Eminem to real music. (Sorry Eminem)
Great song, but the whole album is phenomenal. Dark Side Of The Moon. Wish You Were Here. Animals. 3 unbelievable albums.
First CD I ever purchased. 4th grade. Changed EVERYTHING. Also probably explains a lot.
Did you catch his act last year? I opted for Billy Idol, but was pleased that Al made an appearance with Portugal. The Man. Somewhere, we have a DVD of Al's videos -- can never have too much accordion.
First CD I ever purchased. 4th grade. Changed EVERYTHING. Also probably explains a lot.
Did you catch his act last year? I opted for Billy Idol, but was pleased that Al made an appearance with Portugal. The Man. Somewhere, we have a DVD of Al's videos -- can never have too much accordion.
Front and center! One of the most important sets of my life.
I've always considered myself a late bloomer in terms of musical enlightenment. Growing up, we didn't have a computer until I was 16, and my parents didn't really play music around the house. I started listening to a lot of stuff like System of a Down, Korn, Slipknot, and whatever else my friends were into. Fast forward a little and I turn 17 and get a job at McDonalds. In the break room there was this shit box of a little stereo some former employee left behind, and a book of CD's. There was nothing i really knew or cared about - at the time - so one day on my way to work, I stopped into HMV and picked up the latest DMX album (The Great Depression I believe), and left it beside the CD player for later. When I went for my break, I found out who owned the book of CD. I was asked if I owned the DMX CD, and why "this garbage" was sitting on his CD book. I explained that I want something different to listen to besides that crap, pointing at the book of CD's. "Crap?" he said, as he put on Stone Temple Pilots No.4. From that point on I was completely obsessed with STP, as he already was, and that book of CD's was our Bible.
The Evolution:
Thee Oh Sees - The Masters Bedroom Is Worth Spending A Night In
This community is responsible for exposing me to so much different music from all genres, for opening my mind and taking me out of my comfort zone, and for feeding my unhealthy obsession with finding new music. But my second revelation with music began when I was going to visit a friend in Vancouver, but had to cancel my flight at the last second. My friend had tickets for us to go to Thee Oh Sees show that weekend. When he called me after the show, ranting and raving about how he just found Jesus, and his name is John Dwyer, while I sat at home, I obviously had to see what all the fuss was about. This is when I first heard The Masters Bedroom. That album brought me right back to the feeling I got the first time I heard No. 4. This was roughly when I began spending a lot of time here on inforoo. I was still obsessing over all things Oh Sees, but I also spent a lot of that fresh new excitement with music discovering things that other people were excited about, and really started expanding my horizons and dropping any preconceived ideas I had about certain types of music that I would have stayed away from before (ex. Kanye). Changing my attitude and perception towards music has also effected my attitude and perception of day to day life, for the better.
I am going old school all the way back to when I was four. This was the first piece of music I had an emotional connection to. At that age, I loved to listen to this album but would also cry over the lyrics.
I have to do 2. The first is Janet. by Janet Jackson. I don't listen to this type of music now, but I was 12 years old when it came out, I bought it myself, and it was the first album that was much different than anything my parents had raised me on... and they threatened to take it away.
The second is The Crane Wife by The Decemberists. This album really got me into listening to a lot of music again after a hiatus during college when I really should have smelled the flowers a lot more than I did.
This album had came out right before my freshmen year in high school. I was in wrestling and this was always my go to album to listen to whenever I was cutting weight. I have so many awesome memories of running early in the morning watching the sun rise feeling miserable cause I was really hungry and and thirsty lol. Theres nothing like running on gloomy morning and that intro to Where I End and you begin kick in, beautiful. I used to have a black shirt with this album cover on it, I must of worn it at least once a week for years, damn I miss that shirt. I'm not sure if it's my favorite Radiohead album but it definitely has a special place for being the album that introduced me to my favorite band.
I could point to albums by Radiohead, Zeppelin, Dylan, Ryan Adams, Snoop Dogg, the Dead, Manic Street Preachers, Wu-Tang, the Velvets, Metallica, and so on, but if I'm going to be honest about what really cranked up the notebook paper margin doodling, debauched fantasies, and crazy riffs rattling around my head from sunrise to sunset...