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Key · 09-20-2014, 11:48 AM

Elliott Smith (1,893 plays): One of my all time favorite artists that I accidentally stumbled upon. I always heard the name being brought up on music forums, and such, and figured it was my time to give him a listen and see what it was all about. I was impressed the minute I started to listen to XO. After that, I went on a binge listening journey of listening to nothing but Elliott Smith, and that led to just listening to each of his albums a few times a day for several weeks. I was hooked and couldn't stop listening. I'm still hooked and to this day I wish I could tell him how much of an impact he had on what I listen to today.

Dream Theater (1,537 plays): I was introduced to Dream Theater in high school by a close friend of mine who used to bring his guitar to school since he was in band class. He told me about one of his big influences being John Petrucci, and I wasn't sure who he was talking about. The next day he brought me two DVD's, one containing a live show of Dream Theater (can't remember which one it was), and the other being a G3 concert featuring Steve Vai and John Petrucci. I'll never forget the day I heard the cover of Deep Purple on that album and was completely blown away.

Sigur Ros (1,158 plays): I remember going to a CD store in downtown Seattle and seeing Sigur Ros's Takk... I had heard of the name before but wasn't entirely familiar with the band yet, but I knew a few songs from the album so I decided to pick it up. I put that bad boy into the stereo system that I had and I swear that album got more spins out of any of the other albums I had at the time. Was instantly hooked and I immediately put the album on my iPod and found myself listening to it all the time. It was something different from anything else I had ever heard, but I found myself really enjoying it, mostly for how peaceful and easy listening it was. I think it had a big impact on how I appreciate post-rock these days.

Chiodos (783 plays): My cousin and a friend of school both introduced me to this band within a week of each other. Again, this is a band that I was familiar with the name, but wasn't entirely familiar with the music, having only heard a song or two. Honestly, I can't say that most of my love for them comes with Craig Owens being the vocalist, I think most of the reason they have the plays on my last.fm are due to the Illuminaudio album. I suppose that's a bit odd to say since that one album doesn't feature Craig Owens as the vocalist, but hey, I enjoy it and got plenty of love for the band as a whole regardless of the vocalist.

Porcupine Tree (775 plays): This is another band that I think I was introduced to by hearing the name on music forums and the like so many times that I figured it was my time to give it a go. The first time I ever heard of this band was of course with "Arriving Somewhere But Not Here", and honestly, the love of the band just skyrocketed as more albums I listened to were just better and better.

09-20-2014, 11:48 AM	#9 (permalink)
Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	Elliott Smith (1,893 plays): One of my all time favorite artists that I accidentally stumbled upon. I always heard the name being brought up on music forums, and such, and figured it was my time to give him a listen and see what it was all about. I was impressed the minute I started to listen to XO. After that, I went on a binge listening journey of listening to nothing but Elliott Smith, and that led to just listening to each of his albums a few times a day for several weeks. I was hooked and couldn't stop listening. I'm still hooked and to this day I wish I could tell him how much of an impact he had on what I listen to today. Dream Theater (1,537 plays): I was introduced to Dream Theater in high school by a close friend of mine who used to bring his guitar to school since he was in band class. He told me about one of his big influences being John Petrucci, and I wasn't sure who he was talking about. The next day he brought me two DVD's, one containing a live show of Dream Theater (can't remember which one it was), and the other being a G3 concert featuring Steve Vai and John Petrucci. I'll never forget the day I heard the cover of Deep Purple on that album and was completely blown away. Sigur Ros (1,158 plays): I remember going to a CD store in downtown Seattle and seeing Sigur Ros's Takk... I had heard of the name before but wasn't entirely familiar with the band yet, but I knew a few songs from the album so I decided to pick it up. I put that bad boy into the stereo system that I had and I swear that album got more spins out of any of the other albums I had at the time. Was instantly hooked and I immediately put the album on my iPod and found myself listening to it all the time. It was something different from anything else I had ever heard, but I found myself really enjoying it, mostly for how peaceful and easy listening it was. I think it had a big impact on how I appreciate post-rock these days. Chiodos (783 plays): My cousin and a friend of school both introduced me to this band within a week of each other. Again, this is a band that I was familiar with the name, but wasn't entirely familiar with the music, having only heard a song or two. Honestly, I can't say that most of my love for them comes with Craig Owens being the vocalist, I think most of the reason they have the plays on my last.fm are due to the Illuminaudio album. I suppose that's a bit odd to say since that one album doesn't feature Craig Owens as the vocalist, but hey, I enjoy it and got plenty of love for the band as a whole regardless of the vocalist. Porcupine Tree (775 plays): This is another band that I think I was introduced to by hearing the name on music forums and the like so many times that I figured it was my time to give it a go. The first time I ever heard of this band was of course with "Arriving Somewhere But Not Here", and honestly, the love of the band just skyrocketed as more albums I listened to were just better and better.