What band really got you into music? [Archive]

patrickswayze

10/31/08, 02:00 AM

I'm not sure I understand the question this thread poses, I mean I dont think music is something you 'get into' its kind of something that's always just been there, or for me it has anyway.

So I'm just going to answer what my first cassette tapes (a christmas gift) were Boyz II Men, Janet Jackson and I think my first cd which was a gift as well was Hootie and the Blowfish.

The first music I probably listened to in general was either on my moms side Earth Wind and Fire and the Temptations and stuff like that or on my dads side classic rock, Kiss, ACDC, Free, Beatles, Stones, BTO, Seger, BOC, Van Halen, Bosten etc..

Again no one band, for me anyway got me into music.

carpexdiem

10/31/08, 02:07 AM

^ Well, I think it's about what band make you start to relate to music and take it seriously.
I mean, I grew up singing along to Britney Spears and *NSYNC with the rest of the tween crowd, but their music didn't really mean anything to me.

I didn't understand how powerful music can be until years later, when I heard Evanescence's "Bring Me to Life."

HelpMeSleep

10/31/08, 03:19 AM

fall out boy. they're still one of my favorites. most bands I like now I like to some degree because of fall out boy or another band I got into because of fall out boy. I even started using ap because of a band I got into because of fall out boy.

but then I got into a rut and cobra starship was the band that got me out of it and made me love music again. they've been my favorite ever since.

LamarVannoy

10/31/08, 03:24 AM

My Chemical Romance definitely got me into trying different types of music...I used to listen to nothing but pop music...they were my gateway drug haha
pretty much same story as me.

lew_1987

10/31/08, 03:25 AM

The first proper band that I really got into was Oasis. The bands that got me listening to the music I do now would be The Offspring, blink-182, and NOFX.

DilesMavis

10/31/08, 03:35 AM

The Smashing Pumpkins, old Underoath, Pink Floyd, Miles Davis, and The Eagles. A lot of Trance and Techno too.

raychull

10/31/08, 03:41 AM

this is hard to answer. because I went through a wave where I listened to nothing but complete shit, and really never had any impact on my later tastes, except for evanescence. so I guess I'll go with them.

Nevuk

10/31/08, 03:43 AM

I had no interest at all in music until I was 16. First heard hardcore punk bands at that point. First I can recall liking were the Fullblast. Other than that was actually Metallica. I seem to have moved far away from my roots...

Regards

10/31/08, 04:16 AM

Ah boy. System of a Down and Disturbed haha. A couple of years later I listened to At The Drive-In and they were my foot into what I listen to now.

alice+interiors

10/31/08, 04:22 AM

Really? I mean, this thread again?

Regards

10/31/08, 04:31 AM

Really? I mean, this UK kid again?

lew_1987

10/31/08, 04:32 AM

Really? I mean, this UK kid again?

He just doesn't want to admit that Bring Me the Horizon got him into music.

Regards

10/31/08, 04:37 AM

He just doesn't want to admit that Bring Me the Horizon got him into music.
But the breakdownz are so br00tal!

alice+interiors

10/31/08, 04:44 AM

He just doesn't want to admit that Bring Me the Horizon got him into music.
Shush, lesbian.

Nourez

10/31/08, 05:26 AM

Linkin Park were the ones that really got me into listening to music, and Green Day and Blink got me into punk.

FayeQC

10/31/08, 05:31 AM

nnyisgod_269

10/31/08, 05:39 AM

Green Day, The Used and Linkin Park. The three of them got me listenin to lots of different kinds of music.

Regards

10/31/08, 05:42 AM

Oh, sweet me 2!

Mesthead!

10/31/08, 05:46 AM

Good Charlotte and Rancid got me into music.

tomakebelieve

10/31/08, 05:54 AM

Switchfoot or Relient K.

pilot_light_out

10/31/08, 09:30 AM

The Killers

ThemChains

10/31/08, 09:30 AM

Saves The Day

Rodeo

10/31/08, 09:33 AM

MXPX...

When I was 11.

Zieb

10/31/08, 10:17 AM

R.E.M. started it all and Blink moved me in the right direction and Brand New solidified my love.

xAnti-Violentx

10/31/08, 10:40 AM

Blink-182 :D

jtsnazzy

10/31/08, 10:42 AM

Probably comeback kid or alexisonfire. Those two led to me to a whole slew of music.

-ben

10/31/08, 11:11 AM

Circa Survive taught me to dig in. The bands I found through them, along with them, are still my favorites to this day.

funkel

10/31/08, 11:14 AM

Yellowcard.

I joined their forum, met cool people who introduced me to different things, one of them introduced me to ap.net, eventually found the Music Forum and Ben and Vinh and post-rock. All thanks to Yellowcard. Ha.

jtsnazzy

10/31/08, 11:15 AM

funkel

10/31/08, 11:18 AM

lol who would have thought yellowcard could lead someone to post-rock
Exactly. It's a crazy world we live in.

And it's really all because of Madden 2004, because it had "Way Away" in it, so I went out and bought Ocean Avenue.

jtsnazzy

10/31/08, 11:21 AM

That's a pretty awesome story. I'm embarrassed of the band that led me to post-rock. Shameful.

funkel

10/31/08, 11:23 AM

Ha, who was it?

UntilItKillsYou

10/31/08, 11:25 AM

Fuel got me into MTV rock and Thursday got me into good music

jtsnazzy

10/31/08, 11:27 AM

POD, do you remember them? sigh they led me to godspeed though.

makeasound

10/31/08, 11:29 AM

The Beatles.
My dad made me a tape of his vinyl to go with a boombox I was given when I was itty-bitty, and I was hooked. It's been my passion pretty much ever since.

KatieKutthroat.

10/31/08, 11:35 AM

I was going to say the Beatles too. And Streetlight Manifesto; they got me into punk/ska.

xxero182

10/31/08, 12:04 PM

Thrice, Thursday, and Poison the Well all got me into music more. Mostly Thrice, cause I started playing guitar around the time Illusion of Safety came out, and that cd was fun as hell to play back then.

Jumpoff

10/31/08, 12:22 PM

Sublime's Self titled, Soul 4 Real's Candy Rain, or 2Pac's Greatest Hits.

theguy77

10/31/08, 04:04 PM

blink-182 is what got me into rock related music but the band that made me realize i was one of those music kids was brand new

what_ever

10/31/08, 04:18 PM

relient k, and brand new. both bands got me into listening to an artist's full catalog rather than only the singles. my tastes expanded from there.

but way back in the day when I was 6-7, I used to watch VH1 weekly video countdown religiously. I remember for my 8th birthday I got a boombox and Savage Garden's "Ooh I Want You" single. Me and my friends were so excited and started dancing with that song at full blast on repeat. And then "MMMBop" came out.

Jaki1989

10/31/08, 04:43 PM

Blink 182- back theni listened to them way too much lol , also i had this one friend who was into this music before i was and then just intorducedme to jimmy eat world, New Found Glory, Rancid and also Brand News- the quite things that none ever knows which is still one of my fave songs, love the albums deja entendu.

oh eyh and i cant forget something corporate- leaving through the window awesome album but i remember having to pay an extortionate amount of monet for that album £16 thast like $32 but it was still worth it, cos i love every song on that album!

thespearkid

10/31/08, 04:47 PM

Evanescence got me into alternative music.

Jaki1989

10/31/08, 04:49 PM

ooh and i forgot to mention sugarcult an all

10/31/08, 05:01 PM

Northstar

myplanforescape

10/31/08, 05:15 PM

Red Hot Chili Peppers

theguy77

10/31/08, 05:16 PM

Exactly. It's a crazy world we live in.

And it's really all because of Madden 2004, because it had "Way Away" in it, so I went out and bought Ocean Avenue.

haha, ahhh that madden '04 soundtrack. no joke, "church" by outkast is like the best rap oriented song ever.

<-- hardcore madden player (dont have 09 yet though, i might just wait till '10)

RunningFool

10/31/08, 07:35 PM

Third Eye Blind got me into music, then Something Corporate and the rest of the Drive Thru catalog bumped up my interest and pushed me in a new direction, then Sherwood (specifically Sing, But Keep Going) made me passionate about music.

Machu505

10/31/08, 07:44 PM

Green Day

Amen Amen

10/31/08, 07:53 PM

mxpx

sean-reid

10/31/08, 08:20 PM

I would have to say either Oasis or Radiohead (The Bends) when about 12.

sandra92

10/31/08, 08:30 PM

Linkin Park ..

StreetSpirit76

10/31/08, 08:40 PM

The Eagles :shrug:

TheWeakest

10/31/08, 08:44 PM

relient k, weezer, modest mouse, franz ferdinand, interpol, rancid, john mayer and of course..
DC Talk

emmygrey

10/31/08, 09:05 PM

dc Talk!

GuitarR0cker1

10/31/08, 09:11 PM

Fall Out Boy

CarryOn09

10/31/08, 09:24 PM

fall out boy

TOTAL gateway drug, but the best kind

El_Jeffe

10/31/08, 10:27 PM

split enz & front man tim finn's solo material. i didn't care for music in any capacity until i heard split enz. still my favourite band to this day

domotime2

10/31/08, 11:29 PM

when i was like 8-10...my brother used to always by they might be giants and cake cds...and i think that early inspiration of listening and liking bands that play "funny but unusual" music really got me into the music that i enjoy today.

duhpunk

10/31/08, 11:31 PM

blink 182.

Chromefox

10/31/08, 11:55 PM

Into music in general? Ace of Base, when I was probably 6/7.

ThrownAwayKyle

11/01/08, 12:06 AM

When i was like 8 i started listening to Backstreet Boys. *puke* But I loved music even then and was inspired to play keyboard... As i got slightly older i started listening to country and pop crap...

The first band that got me into experimental music and heavier rock was Coheed and Cambria. i still love them and they are one of my favorite bands.

Slipknot got me into metal.. blehhhhh hahahhh

Who's Chris?

11/01/08, 03:16 AM

I dont think that a single band got me into music. I think that i really got intense into listening to music was that summer when all those good albums came out by Taking Back Sunday, Brand New, The Used, etc...

Someone'sCoat

11/01/08, 03:47 AM

Third Eye Blind

Someone'sCoat

11/01/08, 03:47 AM

Into music in general? Ace of Base, when I was probably 6/7.
Lol wow. I loved them when they first came out.....

dancelukedance

11/01/08, 04:08 AM

some bands that shaped the music i listen today include

Blink 182
Sum 41
Bad Religion
Hawthorne Heights

JJW319

11/01/08, 07:13 AM

blink-182 by far got me into pop punk. Enema of the State was the first CD I ever bought.

handlikesecret

11/01/08, 10:24 AM

The O.C. Supertones got me into music in general, but blink-182, Relient K, and New Found Glory really got me into pop-punk.

handlikesecret

11/01/08, 10:29 AM

dc Talk!
classic.

SoWrongIt'sTash

11/01/08, 11:51 AM

helena by my chem got me to start looking into more music like in that genre and then the rejects were the one that pulled me more into the music im into now. [mostly pop punk]

mattmatumbo

11/01/08, 11:55 AM

the misfits haha

Chancetobe

11/01/08, 02:34 PM

It was Hawthorne Heights.

putup or shutup

11/01/08, 02:55 PM

Johnny Cash. Been listening since I can remember. What got me into studying the music and the "scene" and joining this website were bands like Brand New, All Time Low, and Neutral Milk Hotel.

In fact I think I found AP.net by searching for a rumour I heard about Vinnie from Brand New dying. Then I lurked for a year, and finally joined.

andrewa5

11/01/08, 09:01 PM

bands that got me into emo, screamo, hardcore or wtv was probably avenged sevenfold and the red jumpsuit apparatus!

tait

11/01/08, 10:21 PM

saves the day or green day

MorningWillCome

11/01/08, 10:34 PM

blink 182, the ramones, social distortion, sublime

mybreakingpoint

11/02/08, 12:11 AM

Jew & Aar

dissidENTent

11/02/08, 12:17 AM

Pearl Jam

illnevertellme

11/02/08, 12:29 AM

oasis.. whats the story morning glory and incubus.. science.. my older bro listened to them and i seriously got into music after that.. although i can't say i knew what it meant

xo

SilenceBrokenTT

11/02/08, 01:11 AM

Foo Fighters and Silverchair... which were my first two CD's (Color & The Shape and the song with Freak on it).

nupur182

11/02/08, 02:31 AM

simple plan.

adam289

11/02/08, 02:41 AM

Blink-182

arcinthesky

11/02/08, 06:48 AM

Incubus. i really loved the bass lines of Dirk Lance and Brandon's voice. Killer.:-)

adfged

11/02/08, 07:24 AM

simple plan and good charlotte.

MADSTA

11/02/08, 08:02 AM

Probably... My Chemical Romance.
I don't know when the last time I listened to them was.

Melkor

11/02/08, 08:46 AM

Exactly. It's a crazy world we live in.

And it's really all because of Madden 2004, because it had "Way Away" in it, so I went out and bought Ocean Avenue.

Ridiculous, haha. That Madden soundtrack introduced me to Thrice who more recently have got me into a different type of music.

Oasis were the first band I really loved. Linkin Park were the heavy band at 11 who I first clicked with.

Hojonny

11/02/08, 10:12 AM

Yellowcard. I picked up "Ocean Avenue" on a whim, and I was just hooked. I just got uberhardcore into their music, and then the addiction began.

EDIT:

Exactly. It's a crazy world we live in.

And it's really all because of Madden 2004, because it had "Way Away" in it, so I went out and bought Ocean Avenue.

Exactly what happened to me.

themahon990

11/02/08, 12:18 PM

Id say Blink 182, All-American Rejects, then Switchfoot all started to get mee into music, but then Fall Out Boy REALLY got me into it

myhearturhands

11/02/08, 12:21 PM

red jumpsuit apparatus
its weird how like the bands that get you into music you dont really listen to anymore
at least thats how it is for me

onewheeledrider

11/02/08, 12:23 PM

nirvana or blink 182

hxctyhxc

11/02/08, 01:38 PM

definetely sublime. i know its kinda cliche, but i wouldnt be who i am without them.

eatsound

11/02/08, 03:52 PM

probably blink182

AlternateToLife

11/02/08, 04:11 PM

Jimmy Eat World

B00sh

11/02/08, 05:24 PM

I'd like to say the Gorillaz.

Mibabalou

11/02/08, 05:53 PM

weezer, blink 182, green day, hawthorne heights , jimmy eat world

Jackfrost50

11/04/08, 07:04 PM

It was definitely Third Eye Blind's self-titled album. Still one of my favorites of all time.

Skank n go nutz

11/04/08, 07:07 PM

Weezer got me into music, the Bouncing Souls into punk.

SaltyEyes

11/04/08, 10:54 PM

SUm 41. - all killer no filler - 6th grade.

what_ever

11/04/08, 11:12 PM

It was definitely Third Eye Blind's self-titled album. Still one of my favorites of all time.

great album

Yes. And?

11/04/08, 11:54 PM

Oh, this thread again?

Evanescence probably.

Throsby

11/05/08, 12:11 AM

Silverchair, before them just listened to whatever was on the radio...

drcroc

11/05/08, 03:27 AM

Oasis ---> Operation Ivy / Pop Punk ----> Thursday -----> Everything

Vicky82

11/05/08, 06:17 AM

this is difficult.

The Beach Boys and Queen were all i listened to as a child

Say Nothing

11/05/08, 06:50 AM

For me it was probably blink.
I'm behind you 100% with Blink...I heard Dammit when I was in like 2nd grade and it changed my life haha

Indoor Living

11/05/08, 06:54 AM

Enema Of The State and All-American Rejects self-titled changed my life.

sugarcoatedlies

11/05/08, 07:50 AM

not so much a band as a video game xD
before I got Tony Hawk's Underground back when I was like 11, I used to listen to only Good Charlotte and Simple Plan >.>

INRIhab

11/05/08, 08:16 AM

descendents got me interested, blink got me hooked

White Noise

11/05/08, 08:30 AM

Thrice, Thursday, and Coheed and Cambria were the only bands I listened to from age 14-17.

EndSerenading

11/05/08, 08:47 AM

I gotta go with the deftones. Although I had a few tapes before and I grew up listening to my dad's records, deftones - adrenaline was the first album I ever bought (I was 11) and I wore the heck out of that thing and still love it to this day - 13 years after I bought it :D

Poe-tryGirl

11/05/08, 10:08 AM

Green Day, I think

boykosaurus

11/05/08, 10:09 AM

Chumbawumba or however the hell their name is spelled.

Vicky82

11/05/08, 11:25 AM

Chumbawumba or however the hell their name is spelled.

kudos to you for admitting that

PoisonInMyVeins

11/05/08, 11:38 AM

midtown and the get up kids. 5th grade<3

fadedmemories

11/05/08, 11:42 AM

The Used's self titled album got me into music, then it was Take This To Your Grave

boykosaurus

11/05/08, 01:41 PM

midtown and the get up kids. 5th grade<3

You've always been a step ahead :shakes fist:

PoisonInMyVeins

11/05/08, 01:42 PM

You've always been a step ahead :shakes fist:

get on my level

cscwell107

11/05/08, 04:34 PM

I hate to say it but it was actually Bowling For Soup. That was my bridge from rap to rock.

Ailite

11/05/08, 04:38 PM

Yellowcard and Thursday

Someone'sCoat

11/05/08, 04:43 PM

Barenaked Ladies were also one of them.

theguy77

11/05/08, 06:21 PM

oh man barenaked ladies, stunt was the first actual album i ever bought. i still think its a good pop-rock record

Blake Solomon

11/05/08, 06:22 PM

probably seriously interested in music not on the radio was taking back sunday

theguy77

11/05/08, 06:53 PM

i am seriously going to bring back saying "fool" in gangsta fashion

onetruthtotell

11/05/08, 07:02 PM

My mom's big into 70's rock and 90's grunge, so I grew up with Nirvana and Bush (cough and Def Leppard) but the first album I actually picked out by myself was Dookie, so I'm gonna go with Green Day.

TSLROCKS

11/05/08, 07:16 PM

Blink 182 and Sum 41 and Linkin Park

ThisIsNotDan

11/05/08, 07:19 PM

Pearl Jam
Rage Against The Machine
Barenaked Ladies
Linkin Park
Foo Fighters.

still enjoy 4 of those bands. all helped me get into music in general

Indoor Living

11/05/08, 07:22 PM

I hate to say it but it was actually Bowling For Soup. That was my bridge from rap to rock.

Can't Blame you. Girl all the bad guys want was like my 7th grade summer love. Haha!

musicenthusiast

11/05/08, 07:53 PM

coheed and cambria

Jet Set Paul

11/05/08, 09:33 PM

Back in middle school, I listened to Creed, Limp Bizkit, Puddle of Mudd, and a bunch of other shitty mainstream bands, simply because that's what all my friends were listening to.

After I heard Blink 182 for the first time, all of that changed. They were the band that got me into punk rock (and really music, in general). If it wasn't for that band, I probably would've never started playing guitar, either. So, I owe a lot to them and their music.

(wow. that was really sappy.)

Brooklyn2010

11/05/08, 09:38 PM

Good Charlotte's album "The Young and the Hopeless" in 2002 and later, Jason Mraz's album " Tonight, Not Again - Jason Mraz Live at the Eagles Ballroom" in 2004 maybe?

stars_hidefire

11/05/08, 10:17 PM

I remember dancing around the the cars greatest hits album when I was like 7.

But new found glory- nothing gold can stay (:

Someone'sCoat

11/06/08, 12:05 AM

oh man barenaked ladies, stunt was the first actual album i ever bought. i still think its a good pop-rock record
Other than Space Jam, Stunt was my first album. The first one I bought on my own for sure.

lightupthesky

11/06/08, 12:11 AM

definitely blink.

rltherichman

11/06/08, 09:32 PM

blink-182 + Green Day. theyre my most influential bands. they led me to pop-punk and catchy melodies with simple guitar riffs. this is the only type of music i can create now LOL

all-american rejects led me to pop lyrics with super catchy melodies & very simple guitar riffs.

pennywise led me to melodic hardcore, which didnt add up in my mind, and i cant listen to it anymore. its just too much chaotic for my bright personality :)

motion city soundtrack led me to the more synthesized type music, like the killers. hot fuss is brilliant. :)

third eye blind and jack's mannequin influenced me towards softer music. piano music, acoustic music, john mayer, blahblahblah...

right now i'm just in looove with jack's mannequin. haha. piano & drums, guitar and bass has never gotten better for me. :)

for me, anything that isn't remotely catchy just isn't fun. LOL.

Someone'sCoat

11/07/08, 12:19 AM

My first song, and still one of my all-time favorites, that I ever truly loved was The Fugees "Killing Me Softly". I waited all day one day for it to come on the radio so that I could record it onto a tape. Old school son haha.