What band got you really into music

Rage Against the Machine · 12-30-2009, 11:17 PM

Even though my whole family is musical I claimed to hate music until I was about 12 (even though I secretly liked Disney Channel music and the Drake and Josh theme song), when I first heard Iron Man by Black Sabbath, after which I bought the whole Paranoid album and the seeds of my musical progression were planted.

~~TumorAttitude~~ · 12-30-2009, 11:21 PM

Green Day's American Idiot. Its just an overproduced pile of nostaglia for me.

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 12-31-2009, 12:07 AM

What got me into music in the first place - Led Zeppelin

I was much younger and the only music I'd ever really hear was stuff my teenaged sister listened to (Blink 182, Sum 41). When my parents bought the Led Zeppelin box set I was probably 10 years of age. Started listening to that and slowly began to get more and more into it.

What pushed me into music - Nirvana

Easily the most beautiful, agonistic, music I had ever heard. Made me view music as a fine art, but much learning to do I had. I sort of skunked around in that early 90s grunge era until I discovered the Sex Pistols and hardcore punk. Through Nirvana I found the Pixies, and through them I was closer to enlightenment.

What got me into rap - The Notorious B.I.G

No matter how you look at it, Biggie Smalls was one heck of a rapper. Though I had previous disdain for hip-hop (thinking along the misinformed "it stole the spotlight from rawk" area), I tried some Biggie and zing... I was hooked. Now hip-hop music is easily my most listened to genre.

What got me into jazz - John Zorn

John Zorn's many projects encouraged my own eclectism, giving rise to my own revelation that I didn't have to be associated with any particular movement, style or scene. His often layered, erratic, distressed jazz sound spoke to both my hardcore punk, thrashing side and my more reserved, intellectual side.

Names to thank - Kurt Cobain and John Cage

John Cage's ideas and approach to music really challenged me to open my mind to things I had previously pushed away. As a result of this challenging, I now enjoy things that perhaps just a little over a year ago I would have never thought would be my thing. He also wrote very interesting and challenging works, and Cheap Imitation, a long with In a Landscape are my two favorite pieces ever composed for Piano.

And I say Kurt Cobain because without Nirvana, plain and simple I wouldn't be where I am today musically.
And now well here I am... not enlightened but certainly closer to it

You didn't ask for an auto-biography but I was having a really hard time picking one musician

Astronomer · 12-31-2009, 12:09 AM

All the people talking about American Idiot and the memories it brings back makes me feel weird because I feel as though it was only released a few years ago.

duga · 12-31-2009, 12:21 AM

^agreed

Violent & Funky · 12-31-2009, 12:23 AM

I remember being really into 'Can't Stop' in high school, which motivated me to check out more of the Chili Peppers. I started off by buying their greatest hits CD, and I slowly worked through their entire discography. A Pandora station slowly got me into alternative rock more and more until I have reached the point I'm at today. I consider myself to still be in the really early stages of discovering music, as most of my tastes are still limited to semi-mainstream alternative rock...

Mick · 12-31-2009, 12:25 AM

I've been listening to music for as long as I remember, when I was like 2 I'd use to just listen to random albums from my parents CD collection.

These would include Beegees, Neil Diamond, Peter Frampton etc. Everyone else my age used to listen to the Wiggles and kiddie bands which I never liked.

All the other more famous rock and metal bands came along later, at the end of primary school.

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 12-31-2009, 05:48 AM

I don't remember NOT being into music

SATCHMO · 12-31-2009, 06:07 AM

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Originally Posted by ElephantSack

It was much later than my influential stage, but I really dug the fuck outta' that album.

**Janszoon** · 12-31-2009, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Lateralus

All the people talking about American Idiot and the memories it brings back makes me feel weird because I feel as though it was only released a few years ago.

Heh. True. I assume it just has to do with the age of the people saying that. I was in my late 20s when it came out and it just sounded like yet another pop-punk by numbers Green Day album to me but maybe if I had been 12 I would have felt differently about it.

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Astronomer we are stardust Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 2,894	All the people talking about American Idiot and the memories it brings back makes me feel weird because I feel as though it was only released a few years ago. __________________

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~~TumorAttitude~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Purgatory Posts: 749	Green Day's American Idiot. Its just an overproduced pile of nostaglia for me.

12-31-2009, 12:07 AM	#33 (permalink)
~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,538	What got me into music in the first place - Led Zeppelin I was much younger and the only music I'd ever really hear was stuff my teenaged sister listened to (Blink 182, Sum 41). When my parents bought the Led Zeppelin box set I was probably 10 years of age. Started listening to that and slowly began to get more and more into it. What pushed me into music - Nirvana Easily the most beautiful, agonistic, music I had ever heard. Made me view music as a fine art, but much learning to do I had. I sort of skunked around in that early 90s grunge era until I discovered the Sex Pistols and hardcore punk. Through Nirvana I found the Pixies, and through them I was closer to enlightenment. What got me into rap - The Notorious B.I.G No matter how you look at it, Biggie Smalls was one heck of a rapper. Though I had previous disdain for hip-hop (thinking along the misinformed "it stole the spotlight from rawk" area), I tried some Biggie and zing... I was hooked. Now hip-hop music is easily my most listened to genre. What got me into jazz - John Zorn John Zorn's many projects encouraged my own eclectism, giving rise to my own revelation that I didn't have to be associated with any particular movement, style or scene. His often layered, erratic, distressed jazz sound spoke to both my hardcore punk, thrashing side and my more reserved, intellectual side. Names to thank - Kurt Cobain and John Cage John Cage's ideas and approach to music really challenged me to open my mind to things I had previously pushed away. As a result of this challenging, I now enjoy things that perhaps just a little over a year ago I would have never thought would be my thing. He also wrote very interesting and challenging works, and Cheap Imitation, a long with In a Landscape are my two favorite pieces ever composed for Piano. And I say Kurt Cobain because without Nirvana, plain and simple I wouldn't be where I am today musically. And now well here I am... not enlightened but certainly closer to it You didn't ask for an auto-biography but I was having a really hard time picking one musician

12-31-2009, 12:21 AM	#35 (permalink)
duga MB quadrant's JM Vincent Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 3,762	^agreed

12-31-2009, 12:23 AM	#36 (permalink)
Violent & Funky FUNky Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 2,482	I remember being really into 'Can't Stop' in high school, which motivated me to check out more of the Chili Peppers. I started off by buying their greatest hits CD, and I slowly worked through their entire discography. A Pandora station slowly got me into alternative rock more and more until I have reached the point I'm at today. I consider myself to still be in the really early stages of discovering music, as most of my tastes are still limited to semi-mainstream alternative rock...

12-31-2009, 12:25 AM	#37 (permalink)
Mick Antidisestablishmentarian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 86	I've been listening to music for as long as I remember, when I was like 2 I'd use to just listen to random albums from my parents CD collection. These would include Beegees, Neil Diamond, Peter Frampton etc. Everyone else my age used to listen to the Wiggles and kiddie bands which I never liked. All the other more famous rock and metal bands came along later, at the end of primary school.

12-31-2009, 05:48 AM	#38 (permalink)
~~Sansa Stark~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Eyrie, Vale of Arryn, Westeros Posts: 3,234	I don't remember NOT being into music