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Post by Rubberneck on Jan 26, 2005 2:17:23 GMT -5
i don't want to come off as too much of an elitist, but i believe it is safe to say that anyone who visits one or more message boards dedicated to his or her favorite band(s) has more of a passion for music than the typical radio listener...or they have too much time on their hands.
either way, i am just curious...obviously everyone has listened to music since childhood, but there is a point you reach when you truly begin to appreciate music on a different level...when you attend your first concert, when you find that certain band, or perhaps your tastes just evolves/matured. this brings me to my quesion:
what band(s) and or event(s) lead to your greater appreciation of music?
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Post by Castro on Jan 26, 2005 14:57:50 GMT -5
aphex has opened new worlds to me. i now listen to music on an artistry form thanks to the 'phex
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Post by tremulant on Jan 26, 2005 17:14:33 GMT -5
seems obvious, but when I first heard ATD-I in '98, it changed how I looked at music forever. For most of my life I had only heard mainstream music, so I didnt know what real good music sounded like... Then I heard bands like ATD-I, Grade, Radiohead, lagwagon, and The Weakerthanks and I definately became a music junkie.
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Post by CoKeS on Jan 26, 2005 17:37:50 GMT -5
For me, it would have to be the Get Up Kids. when i was in 9th grade, all i would listen to was rap and hip-hop and mainstream rock, but one day my friend played me the first get up kids album and it totally changed my views on music. although the GUK are kind of lame now, they still have a very special place in my heart.
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Post by motherprussia on Jan 26, 2005 18:21:49 GMT -5
first it was radiohead, they opened me up to music first...
but at the drive-in really opened me up to a whole new world of music that i had no clue existed...
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Post by tremulant on Jan 26, 2005 18:54:44 GMT -5
samers
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Post by Rubberneck on Jan 26, 2005 19:10:34 GMT -5
i guess things were slightly different for me. i had been listening to what i considered decent music at the time, and still do(alice in chains, pantera, NIN, led zeppelin) since i was in elementary school. however i didn't really become a music fiend until my sophomore year of highschool.
it was more of a series of events than a specific band. first off, i picked up guitar having never played an instrument before i was 16. second was the tool concert i attended after my freshman year. and third i think was when i began to listen to jazz music. jazz doesn't get any credit on a mainstream level, but the level of talent in jazz music is just unbelievable.
i also have to give credit to music piracy. i don't burn cds, never really have, but i have downloaded my share of music in the past. i always buy albums i think are worthy of owning, and a lot of those artists i have heard and found out about through the internet.
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Post by tremulant on Jan 26, 2005 23:55:35 GMT -5
yes, the internet was a big help.
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Post by Evycakes on Jan 27, 2005 6:21:11 GMT -5
.. i cant remember .. i just know .. that i used to listen to alot of mainstream rock .. and gangster rap .. then after i went throught that phase i stopped listening to rap completely .. and started listening to mainstream rock alot .. and then my friend eric from elementary was like .. ooh oh i play guitar .. so iwas like .. cool ... and then after a while .. i waslike .. WHOA COOOL .. then he taught me how to play .. it was neaters .. thats when i started appreciating music more .. in introduced me to indie bands and stuff .. but i dont think there was one band that cut the ribbon .. i think i twas a mix of all the bands .. combining to make one big gumbo of awesome music .. and its definate that the internet helped alot .. alot alot alot!
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Post by soniktruth on Jan 27, 2005 21:18:54 GMT -5
seems obvious, but when I first heard ATD-I in '98, it changed how I looked at music forever. For most of my life I had only heard mainstream music, so I didnt know what real good music sounded like... Then I heard bands like ATD-I, Grade, Radiohead, lagwagon, and The Weakerthanks and I definately became a music junkie. you like lagwagon tremulant? i used to see them when they were 1st starting out in santa barbara/golita...i live like 15 minutes away...what's your favorite album by lagwagon?
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Post by tremulant on Jan 28, 2005 1:05:02 GMT -5
LAGWAGON used to be my favorite band. They're not my favorite anymore, but they will always hold a special place in my heart. I think their best album was trashed. But I love the raw punk style that was in Duh. Double Plaidinum grew on me too, cuz it's so emotional. But sadly, I was dissapointed with Blaze, werent you?
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Post by soniktruth on Jan 29, 2005 1:44:11 GMT -5
LAGWAGON used to be my favorite band. They're not my favorite anymore, but they will always hold a special place in my heart. I think their best album was trashed. But I love the raw punk style that was in Duh. Double Plaidinum grew on me too, cuz it's so emotional. But sadly, I was dissapointed with Blaze, werent you? actually was dissapointed, but thanks for all the leftovers really hardened my nipples!! DUH's got to be their punkest!
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Post by tremulant on Jan 30, 2005 13:46:02 GMT -5
Leftovers was sweet, Narrow Straits was a wicked good song off that album...I don't know why it got left out of Let's Talk About Feelings.
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