If someone said "I've never gotten into rock music, where do I start?"

Bulldog · 05-18-2010, 10:56 AM

^ That's basically the album that got me into rock music (or at least the good stuff), and if it's good enough for me, it's good enough for anyone!

Unrelenting · 05-18-2010, 06:43 PM

charliecurlyfry · 05-22-2010, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by almauro

Try doing it in stages;

Stage 1: Early Hard Rock
Jimi Hendrix - Are you Experienced?
Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed
The Who - Meaty Beaty Big & Bouncy

Stage 2: Classic Rock
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars
Led Zep IV
Black Sabbath - Sabotage

Stage 3: Punk
Clash - S/T
X - Los Angeles
Ramones - Rocket to Russia

Stage 4: Alternative Rock/Grunge
Janes Addiction - Ritual de lo Habitual
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magic
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger

If the person likes the last group, particularly Soundgarden, they're cleared to proceed to the next group.

Stage 5: Heavy Metal
Judas Priest - Screaming with a Vengeance
Iron Maiden - Power Slave
Motorhead - Ace of Spades

Stage 6: Thrash
Slayer - Reign in Blood
Metallica - Kill'em All
Megadeth - Rust in Peace

They're metalheads if they make it all the way to 6, and there are many more types of sub-genres to explore.

Yeah, man. EXACTLY what I was gonna write.. well.. that's the jist of it.. the "stages" and all.. but.. whatever!

90'sMusicKid · 05-23-2010, 02:08 AM

Id give them Pisces Iscariot and hold them at gunpoint till they listened to it.

Unknown Soldier · 05-23-2010, 06:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 90'sMusicKid

Id give them Pisces Iscariot and hold them at gunpoint till they listened to it.

Holding somebody at gunpoint, to listen to a bunch of demos and outtakes!!! Surely you can come up with something better than this to impress people with.

Sljslj · 05-23-2010, 08:31 PM

Generally, I'd tell someone that wants to get into rock to start with Sabbath or Hendrix.
I guess I would give them different advice depending on their current preferred genre, though.
Classical or Jazz (not that I'm saying the two genres are closely related): Maybe Dream Theater, Tool, or Devin Townsend's "Ki".
Pop: Devin Townsend's "Addicted" (I almost feel like I'm kissing DT's ass, but wth, he deserves it) and... sorry, nothing else comes to mind as far as that.
Rap and Hip-Hop: I'll just kill them for listening to that garbage... No, haha, Korn, Stone Temple Pilots, Godsmack (only because alot of my friends that like rap like 'em)
I'd like to mention that I gave this close-to-0 thought... Thank you, SljSlj, for the most useless post of the day.

TheBig3 · 05-23-2010, 10:12 PM

Hendrix -Voodoo Child
Stone - Gimme Shelter
Jeff Beck - Rollin' & Tumblin'
Bon Jovi - You give love a bad name
Lenny Kravitz - Are you gunna go my way.

Violent & Funky · 05-23-2010, 10:29 PM

**Janszoon** · 05-23-2010, 10:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Violent & Funky

LOL. I thought the goal was to get them to like rock music.

OctaneHugo · 05-24-2010, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Violent & Funky

Please be trolling, please be trolling..

05-18-2010, 06:43 PM	#12 (permalink)
Unrelenting True to username Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 1,100	__________________ My lastfm

05-23-2010, 02:08 AM	#14 (permalink)
90'sMusicKid That weird kid Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 214	Id give them Pisces Iscariot and hold them at gunpoint till they listened to it. __________________ I'm waiting for the come down to put me in my place i'm giving you the low down so you don't make my mistakes

05-23-2010, 10:12 PM	#17 (permalink)
TheBig3 killedmyraindog Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 11,172	Hendrix -Voodoo Child Stone - Gimme Shelter Jeff Beck - Rollin' & Tumblin' Bon Jovi - You give love a bad name Lenny Kravitz - Are you gunna go my way. __________________ I've moved to a new address

05-23-2010, 10:29 PM	#18 (permalink)
Violent & Funky FUNky Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 2,482	__________________ http://www.last.fm/user/ohio0808 sometimes I don't thrill you sometimes I think I'll kill you just don't let me fuck up will you 'cause when I need a friend it's still you

05-18-2010, 10:56 AM	#11 (permalink)
Bulldog why bother? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 4,840	^ That's basically the album that got me into rock music (or at least the good stuff), and if it's good enough for me, it's good enough for anyone!

05-23-2010, 08:31 PM	#16 (permalink)
Sljslj The Omniscient Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Reno, Nevada, USA Posts: 998	Generally, I'd tell someone that wants to get into rock to start with Sabbath or Hendrix. I guess I would give them different advice depending on their current preferred genre, though. Classical or Jazz (not that I'm saying the two genres are closely related): Maybe Dream Theater, Tool, or Devin Townsend's "Ki". Pop: Devin Townsend's "Addicted" (I almost feel like I'm kissing DT's ass, but wth, he deserves it) and... sorry, nothing else comes to mind as far as that. Rap and Hip-Hop: I'll just kill them for listening to that garbage... No, haha, Korn, Stone Temple Pilots, Godsmack (only because alot of my friends that like rap like 'em) I'd like to mention that I gave this close-to-0 thought... Thank you, SljSlj, for the most useless post of the day.