I remember when I about 11 or 12 being in a school music class learning about the bass from some TV show.

Suddenly it cut to Lemmy belting out Ace Of Spades , and I just looked at the TV & thought 'YES !!!!!!!!!' and seeing the look of total disgust from most of my classmates just made it even better.

I think that was the moment I got hooked

Possibly Nirvana...
But I think NIN probably really REALLY got me hooked.

I know - it first started when The Cars & Van Halen were addressed as classic rock & now of course REM, Nirvana & most 80's / 90's mainstream alternative rock acts are treated as if they are Queen or ELO.

But I suppose I am already swearing at 'what these kids today' are listening to.

What do u mean by this? I am genuinely interested. Do you not like todays rock music?

Deep Purple.

More? Not the album lol, tell us more. why was it? etc

Slight exaggeration - though I do admit my deeply passionate interest in music tapered down in the late 90's. Personal experiences could partly explain - marriage + work + getting older, though that isn't a valid excuse. The other excuse could be the "sell out" of underground / college rock of the mid 90's as "alternative" & "modern rock". It probably sounds cliche now, especially as current indie rock bands are not limited to low watt radio stations, small album labels & the only press through zines, but back then it was a big deal. Another excuse - my favorite bands started going downhill or breaking up by the mid to late 90's: Sebadoh, Pixies, Dinosaur, Butthole Surfers, Superchunk, Archers of Loaf, Ween, etc. after the big alternative fallout. One last excuse, as rock music became less dominate it has become crowded with several music genres that seem to be difficult to ignore - emo (or whatever it is) & post-post-pop-punk (again whatever it is).

I admit that sounds like the rantings of a bitter old man. But that isn't to say there aren't bands that interest me, there are numerous current indie rock bands that I dig. As well as new metal bands like Mastadon & of course many alternative survivors like Radiohead & Flaming Lips. But what is now called indie rock, doesn't sound at all like the indie rock that I knew - yes, it's evolution but that doesn't mean I have to like it.

I felt the same in the mid nineties. I had kids and I felt that there was'nt any good music around, but there always is. In 1998 i heard MEZZANINE and that got me back on track music wise. I am constantly finding music both past and present that I love. Never lose that love for music my friend. It's a big world out there!

My Brother had left a copy of Iron Maiden's "Powerslave" on his dresser When I was 9, so I popped the cassette (yes I'm that old) into the tape deck, and suddenly my pubes just start growin' like wildfire. I couldn't stop them! So I went into the bathroom, game em' a quick trim, did a fat bong hit and started listening to Miles Davis instead. Whew, that was a close one.

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