What track or al*** got you into music ?
Posted by: Steveandkate on 10 January 2005
My father was a musician (played violin on Rod Stewarts early stuff), so when we got a copy of one of his albums (Every Picture tells a story I think) I sat and listened - on the track 'I know I'm loosing you, there is a bit with Rod and Madeline Bell singing, and a metronome can be heard in the background - this really blew my little 12 year old mind, and was one of the reasons I find myself with the music collection I have - it is still a stunningly good track too !
Also, a little corny, but I recently pulled out Deep Purple's Fire on the water and played it for the first time on my Naim gear (and for the first time in 15 years !) - I never realised just how powerful and solid it is. It too, was one one those tracks that sucked me into theis expensive hobby...
Posted on: 20 January 2005 by kid spatula
i think it was the same year (1985?) and i was listening to the radio a lot. i heard axel f and knew that i had to own it, so i bought the record. that's where it started. my next purchase was rock me amadeus by falco and, oddly, i'm not ashamed of that either.
Posted on: 21 January 2005 by Aiken Drum
I recall spending many an illicit (or so it seemed) hour listening to Radio Luxemburg on a tranny under the blankets in the early 70's. The first records I bought were Ride a White Swan and Crackling Rosie.
The first time I heard a live band was at a dance also in the early 70s from where I found my way into Deep Purple, Black Sabbath and Creedence Clearwater Revival.
The first album I recall buying would probably be Slade: Alive.
Ride a white swan remains a favourite, along with Heaven must have sent you by the Elgins and Hey girl don't bother me by the Tams.
Having said this, whilst my father was doing his national service, my mother moved home and I was introduced to music by my aunts - they youngest of whom is 12 years older than me. That is why I can remember stuff like:
Micky and Griff - Rocking along in my old rocking chair
Brook Brothers - Aint a gonna wash for a week
Helen Shapiro - Kiss me honey honey, kiss me
Buddy Holly - Its raining in my heart
I even remember Perry Como's Magic Moments/Catch a falling star, which I believe was released in 1956, the year I was born.
Brad
Posted on: 24 January 2005 by rgame666
In the early 70's at secondary school the music teache played King Crimson's In The Court Of The Crimson King.
Changed my world - up until then it had been all Mud, Sweet and Suzi Quattro (actually thinking about Suzi Q now.......hmmmmm...stop that!!!)
Richard
Posted on: 24 January 2005 by jayd
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Originally posted by rgame666:
... Suzi Quattro (actually thinking about Suzi Q now.......hmmmmm...stop that!!!)
Richard
aka Leather Tuscadero (on Happy Days)... oh my oh my.
Posted on: 27 January 2005 by Steve O
The first LP I bought was Parallel Lines by Blondie, which I can still listen to now.
First memories of music with my contempories are schoolground rows over who was better - Marc Bolan or Sweet!
Earlier than that though I can remember Mum & Dad listening to Elvis, Tom Jones, Johnny Cash and also the South Pacific soundtrack.
Regards,
Steve O.
Posted on: 28 January 2005 by analogue kid
The first record I can remember listening to (which belonged to my father) was a 78rpm single copy of Elvis Presley's 'All Shook Up'
Posted on: 24 March 2005 by domfjbrown
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Originally posted by Cheese:
Does anyone remember Pop Corn by Hot Butter ? I've heard greater works since then but the melody remains amazingly listenable today.
Love that track! But you should have heard Eat Static's live version at Exeter's Phoenix Centre last November - totally mindblowingly good!
The first track that got me into music was "Make me smile" by Cockney Rebel - I heard it in the womb. After that, probably something like Kate Bush's "Hammer horror", as that's my earliest CLEAR memory of hearing a song on the radio - must have been when I was 3, in 1978 - I remember it sounding very spooky indeed...
As for Suzi Quatro - she's awesome! Anyone that small who can weild a bass gets my respect! I got her debut LP for a quid and it's a cracker!
Earwicker - you spelt Communique correctly
Kid Spatula - Falco was great - I've been after his debut LP (or the two 12 inchers) for ages. Did you ever get into Sigue Sigue Sputnik? "Flaunt it" is a 1980s cheese classic.
Speaking of "Axel F", the first "record" (actually a tape) I owned that could be classed as music was "Now that's what I call music 5" with "Axel F" and "A view to a kill" - I was in heaven. Certainly sounded better than the tape my mum used to force me to listen to "God make us your family". She BANNED my longest-known mate Bren from playing me a Bob Marley tape when he came to visit when I was 7 years old - never forgave her for that!
Oddly enough, she actually LIKES Nirvana's "Unplugged" and Suede's debut LP, and she bought Bren an Ozrics album for his birthday once - funny old world!!!
Posted on: 24 March 2005 by jezaranski
"some girls do, oo oo oo oo
some girls don't, oo oo oo oo"
I loved Racey whilst a youngster, I am stll pissed that Toni Basil got all the credit for ripping off Kitty (Mickey)
"She came all the way from America"
Crowded House (then not so big)
hearing that first line on my Dad's new LP12 many years ago blew my mind, we used to play that song over and over just to hear how amazing it sounded. Hi-fi addiction was the result.
My new Ariva's are only a few hours old and already sound great, though not hard to beat Index's!
