Well, the video for "hourglass" by Squeeze got me into them. Before I saw this video I liked some of their music, but never got into them. This video is very inventive and uses a lot of video tricks. Also, this is the video that launched me into like the keyboard player, Jools Holland.
Breakin the Law by Judas Priest used to be played on the radio all the time. When I got the cassette, I loved every song on it. Then I found out they had several earlier albums and they got huge after that. They are one of my favorite metal bands to this day. They are working on a concept album about Nostradamus right now. I can't wait for that one. It's the first concept album they've done to my knowledge. So, it'll be interesting to see what they come up with.
How I got into Depeche Mode? Well, that's a long story...literally.
Heard and saw them first when they appeared in a TV show in the early 80's..."Just Can't Get Enough" was neat, but didn't left any lasting impressions for me.
A few years later, my stepbro played "Construction Time Again" and asked me for my opinion. Either I had a really bad day, or I just hadn't listened close enough, since my verdict was "boring".
The "magic moment" happened about a year after the "Construction Time-disaster" when a class comrade passed me the headphones of his walkman, claiming that this track would really rock. I had listened and recognized the track as one I already knew, therefore my reaction was rather cool. When I had returned the headphones to him with the comment that I wasn't too impressed, he put on the headphones, then said "oops...sorry, wrong side", pressed the reverse button and gave me the headphones again.
Revelation. Enlightenment. Instant devotion. After school, I went immediately to the local record shop and got my copy of "People Are People (Special Edition ON-USound Remix by Adrian Sherwood)".
How I got into Talk Talk was I was watching a music video show back in 1984 and saw this video for "Such a Shame." I thought the video was cool and the song was great. Then, later on in the summer of '84 I heard, "It's My Life" on the radio, and I was cool. My sister then bought the album on cassette for me. And I've been a fan ever since. "Such a Shame" has been my favorite song from Talk Talk ever since.
I got into Marilyn Manson after seeing the vid for the song 'Dopeshow'. It was weird and interesting. I bought the album Mechanical Animals and got hooked.
I got into XTC after seeing the video for "Mayor of Simpleton" back in 1989. It was on 120 Minutes on MTV.
I got into Spandau Ballet after seeing the video for "True" on America's Top Ten with Casey Kamam back in 1983. I saw Tony Hadley and I fell instantly in love with him and I've been hooked ever since.
I've been into The Beatles since I was a little kid. The very first Beatles song I remember hearing was "Strawberry Fields Forever," which is my favorite song.
One for me was the 1990 song 'She Ain't Pretty' by the Canadian band 'The Northern Pikes'. They'd had a few popular hits in the 80s, but this song became their best known, and is perhaps remembered for it's video.
I saw the video for Jet City Woman and that hooked me on Queensrÿche and have been hooked since.
Then I saw the video for Dream Theaters Pull Me Under and was very blown away by what they were playing.Very awesome.I am no longer into them as much cause they just kind of lost me as a listener with their style of music.
Edit:Forgot to add a friend of mine who played drums for a local band at the time was also intrigued by the 2 bands I had discovered so taht kind of helped as well.I discovered both about the same time.
You thought you'd get away, but Karma made its move
The bad things that you've done, will be coming back for you
It's really sad that we're at the end, but my heart won't let me feel
No sympathy or pain for the outcome you've ensued...Queensrÿche 2013
Got into Front 242 after someone gave me a tape with the words "they're harder than any DM stuff". And he was right...this tape, a copy of the 1987 album "Official Version", was indeed the hardest electronic stuff I had ever heard at this time. This was also my first contact with EBM, a genre I'm also still hooked to while 242 hadn't any stringent releases after the '91 "Tyranny For You"-album.
Got into the Lords of Acid from a certain former member Ali (where are ya girl?). This group isn't for the faint of heart though, because a lot of their music is adult oriented.
Okay...Most of you know My favorite 80s act is Dio....but I'll go further back then that, to my all time favorite...Lynyrd Skynyrd!!!
My oldest Brother got me hooked on Skynyrd! First time I heard "Freebird"....(Back in 74 folks....at the age of 6) I loved the song! at one point I had every skynyrd album made, and listened to them religiously!!! I used to play Freebird on Drums.....way back when I had a thing called "Stamina". I don't think Skynyrd came out with a bad song that I can recall.
I've told Chooch numerous times that when I Die, I want Freebird played at my funeral.
Seeing Steve Gaines in the video (Guitar Player with the shorter hair and Beard) leads me to beleive the video was shot between mid 1976 and mid 1977, Of the members shown in the video, only 3 are alive today.... Gary Rossington (The guy playing the red/black guitar), Billy Powell (Piano Player), and Artimus Pyle (Drummer). Artimus is the only one of the three currently not in Lynyrd Skynyrd (Left to Form his own band "Artimus Pyle Band" (or A.P.B).
Lynyrd Skynyrd Band in the video was: Ronnie Van Zant - Vocalist Died October 20, 1977 - Plane crash Steve Gaines - Guitarist/Vocalist Died October 20, 1977 - Plane crash Allen Collins - Guitarist (Playing next to Gary Rossington). Died January 23, 1990 - Pneumonia as a result of an earlier accident Leon Wilkeson - Bassist Died July 27, 2001 - "Natural causes" Gary Rossington - Guitarist Alive and still touring with Lynyrd Skynyrd. Billy Powell - Pianist Alive and still touring with Lynyrd Skynyrd. Artimus Pyle - Drummer Alive but touring solo. Cassie Gaines - Backing Vocalist (and Sister of Steve Gaines) Died October 20, 1977 - Plane crash
At 6:42 PM on October 20, 1977, Walter McCreary, the pilot of Lynyrd Skynyrd's chartered Convair 240 airplane radioed that the craft was dangerously low on fuel. Less than ten minutes later, the plane crashed into a densely wooded thicket in the middle of a swamp. The crash, which killed Van Zant, Steve Gaines, Cassie Gaines, road manager Dean Kilpatrick, and co-pilot William Gray, and seriously injured the rest of the band and crew, as it cut a 500 foot path through the swamp.
Ronnie Van Zant
Steve Gaines
Cassie Gaines
Allen Collins
Leon Wilkeson
Billy Powell
Gary Rossington
Artimus Pyle
Due to a June 29th, 2000 vandalization of his original grave site, Van Zant's casket was moved to a new location and buried in a massive underground concrete burial vault. To open the vault would require a Tractor with a lift capability of several tons. It is also patrolled by security. Steve Gaines' grave was also vandalized on June 29, 2000. This prompted the family to move the remains to an undisclosed location.
You know the big wheel keeps on spinnin around
And Im goin with some hesitation
You know that I can surely see
That I dont want to get caught up in any of that
Funky $hit goin down in the city
Administrator ~ The 70's, Eighties Euphoria
Policy of Truth got me into Depeche Mode....in a limited capacity. I remember where I was the first time I heard it (the shower).
For a long time I thought Depeche only had 4 songs - Policy of Truth, Enjoy the Silence, People are People and the Music for the Masses album. Imagine my surprise when I went to the Singles tour in 1998....I haven't turned back since, and now own every album, some with multiple copies, and have an ipod with the entire collection on it.
Proud to be devoted!
rayeanne
The provider of food and giver of treats, pats and scratchies
"Such a Shame" has been my favorite song from Talk Talk ever since.
