What/Who got you into music?

for me it was freshamn year (im now going to be a freshman in college) and my friend downloaded limewire for me on my comp, i didnt really care for it since at the time music wasn't that important to me. so we were downloading stupid mainstream rock songs, yellowcard whatever. then i started downloading music my mom would listen to when i was a child. some alice in chains, some pearl jam, some soundgarden, 90's shit. but what is odd is that the first band i ever really got into was primus, of all bands at my age. i bought all of their albums and 2 dvd's. after that my next favorite band was aic. then after that all it really took was may 28 at the tweeter center when i saw pearl jam. they slowly started becoming my favorite band after that.

now im hardcore into music. i buy all of my music and own all pj albums, (except vitalogy and merkinball im not sure why, i know all of the songs off of them though, ill buy them soon) lost dogs, benaroya, save you single, 5 2003 bootlegs, gorge box set, and the LATG DVD. i plan on buying one or two 2000 bootlegs, a few old school bootlegs, touring band dvd, the new one coming out, and eds solo album.

i also own 15 out of the 19 rush albums. rush is my second favorite band plus the different stages live cd set that my mom bought and i put on my mp3 player.

i also have all the alice in chains and tool albums along with cds from audioslave, incubus, dream theater, nirvana box set (only cd purchase i regret), and a bunch of other cds.

music is my life now, and so are drums, which i have been playing for nearly EVERY day for almost a year now. i think i only missed 4 or 5 days of not playing.

Indian Summer wrote:

that was too long for me to read the first time....posting twice still doesn't make me want to read it!

Cheeky cunt!It re-routed the second time by mistake!Don't need anyone to fucking haunt you,I'll do it myself.

Hitch-Hiker wrote:

Recently I started listening to the Offspring for the first time since in a couple of years and found I still really enjoy them. I realised that the band, and in particular the Americana album, are responsible for my interest in listening to and playing rock music. I think that through this I opened my mind to many other types of music and musicians which I previously would have discounted and never listened to.
The Offspring was where it all started for me - A couple of catchy songs (which in hindsight I consider to be among their worst) led me to buy an album which was far heavier (to my virgin ears) than I ever expected. But I loved it. Through that, I began exploring too many different bands to mention. And since then I've been on a never ending journey of musical discovery. It also made me pick up the guitar which ended up shaping my youth in a drastically different way.
So here I am 9 years later, a complete music fanatic and absolutely loving it.
So where did it start for you?

p.s.: The Offspring Rock!

that's great. i just hope the offspring haven't entirely influenced the music you are playing. especially that americana album. ughhh....sorry for that, i just can't get that band. i will say though that i think sublime is the band that got me into rock music. as a young kid i was really into michael jackson, and gangster rap. sublime was an easy transition to rock music because they were kind of funky if you know what i mean. funny though because now i'm a huge music fanatic and i hate rap music and i really can't stand sublime either, although i still have respect for them. i guess 40 oz to freedom and robbin in the hood were pretty solid albums but i can't listen to them anymore.

dunkman wrote:

totally agree!

saw them once at Whitley Bay Ice Rink and that was after Reni had left them... it was still pivotal for me as a musical experience...

You lucky man.I'v only ever saw Fool's Gold tribute in Edinburgh and Glasgow.Nothin shabby there either though.

Indian Summer wrote:

that was too long for me to read the first time....posting twice still doesn't make me want to read it!

So long that you had to quote the whole thing to post it for the third time?

I thought it was an interesting story anyway so who cares.

For me, my parents, and especially my Dad really got me into music. Beyond a few songs here and there, I didn't get into music really until 6th grade when I discovered Bob Marley and Neil Young. Oddly enough, these were my two favs for a few years until I discovered the whole grunge/alternative thing with PJ, Live, Bush, etc... in Junior High.

Now I'm in my mid-twenties, and there's nothing I enjoy more than discovering new music and going to shows! I still like to bring new discoveries back to the house to get the stamp of approval from Dad.

So far I've gotten him into anything from Radiohead to the Mars Volta. He's returned the favor many times over though by opening my eyes to everything from jazz to blues to classical, even Tom Waits!

as best as i can remember, i was 9 years old. my eldest sister had explosive hits '74. and that was the end of my innocence. after that i 'borrowed' everything my two older sisters listened to. i'd also listen to my da's movie themes and basically anything else i could get my hands on. much later a boy got me into led zeppelin(go figure)

My father and his Sound System that traveled the island of Jamaica. He toured and played social events all over the island. From the early sounds of the Wailers in the 60' then the 70's when reggae started to kick into gear.

Music hit me but how I got into my youthful love of rock then hard rock then heavy metal I'll never know. However, one thing I could possibly turn to is the RIFFS, heavier the better and rock music provides that genre of music for me.

Peace

Started listening to Snoop, Dre, and Warren G when they were at the height of their popularity. Then Nirvana, Weezer, Green Day, Offspring, Smashing Pumpkins, and Oasis got me listening to rock soon after.

The first album I ever bought was Michael Jackson's Thriller. From there I got into Aerosmith, AC/DC, and Guns N' Fucking Roses. After that I was heavy into NWA, Ice T, and Public Enemy.

how far do you go back???

first song i remember LOVING was toto - africa, when i was 5!

first tape i ever bought was M.Jackson - bad, we were dating at the time.

first cd was def leppard hysteria.

then i lost things a wee bit....there was some bros, new kids, it was a confusing time, my sister saved me with the joshua tree.

then me & music kind of lost ways, good thing too the way it was heading! my re-introduction was sealed & passion cemented with the release of the use your illusion albums. with ten just around the corner & the industry about to embark on a scene that defined my tastes for life, the rest they say is history

then just as things were getting stale in the rock scene i began working in a record store which opened my ears to so many things that i wouldn't normally have crossed paths with. there is so much good music out there, it's just a shame it's burried under so much shit.