Members UnChained! Posted November 18, 2005 Members Share Posted November 18, 2005 While my brain was waking in the shower, thought about what albums I actually spent hard earned cash on. I thought I'd share and ask at the same time... Warning - you will probably date yourselves! Me - 1978 with paper route $'s... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Robbert Posted November 18, 2005 Members Share Posted November 18, 2005 My first CD I got for my birthday was Roxette's Tourism. An album I still like today. The CD I bought for myself was Nirvana's Nevermind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bieke Posted November 18, 2005 Members Share Posted November 18, 2005 first record I got was some CCR compilationfirst record I bought was Crazy Horses by the Osmonds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thelonius Posted November 18, 2005 Members Share Posted November 18, 2005 I was very young, and used to get records at the K&B when I was about 4. (also 1978). Those are my earliest memories anyways. So it was one of these: Each of these albums have had a profound effect on me that lasts until this day. I still love them all and know the words from every song. Except some of the weird disco songs on the compilation. BUT it had some Eric Carmen, Skynyrd, and Kiss's Calling Dr. Love. That's why I'm skeptical of children's music. I see kids listening to children's music and thinking "that is NOT what I listened to at that age" and wonder if it would have made the same impact on me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UnChained! Posted November 18, 2005 Author Members Share Posted November 18, 2005 Originally posted by Thelonius I was very young, and used to get records at the K&B when I was about 4. (also 1978). Those are my earliest memories anyways. So it was one of these: HFS! I had that on cassette. What was the song with all the evil laughing at the beginning? Speaking of profound - I do remember my mom buying K-Tel's "Power House" & "Hit Machine" in the mid seventies. K-Tel RAWKS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members english_bob Posted November 18, 2005 Members Share Posted November 18, 2005 I grew up listening to my parents' Beatles singles mix tape they'd made back in the mists of time (it has a hilarious interlude in "From Me To You" where the music cuts out, there's some feedback and then the sound of me, aged 2, singing "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"). That, Graceland and Queen Greatest Hits are the sound of my childhood, but the first albums I actually wanted were: bye credibility and respect The first single I bought with my own money, if memory serves, was The Wannadies "Might Be Stars". Already cynical about fame at 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thelonius Posted November 18, 2005 Members Share Posted November 18, 2005 Originally posted by UnChained! HFS! I had that on cassette. What was the song with all the evil laughing at the beginning? Radioactive. Holy {censored}ing {censored} that song scared the {censored} out of me when I was a kid. That beginning part anyways. Then the Exorcist violins and chorus comes in. I had to skip that part if my parents weren't nearby because I would think the devil was coming to get me. Because I thought it was the devil laughing. Yet somehow this didn't distract me at all. Probably the opposite if anything. Great song though. See that was my first Kiss record although it wasn't Kiss, and I still think it's a good one even though it doesn't get good reviews these days. I was actually a bit dissapointed by the time I heard what Kiss really sounded like LOL! she's radioactive (radioactive) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members confused Posted November 18, 2005 Members Share Posted November 18, 2005 Rolling Stones - Goats Head Soup On 8-Track no less. I rember being 5 dancing around the house to the song Star with the chours "Your a Star{censored}er Star{censored}er Star{censored}er Star{censored}er Star" I thought they were singing about "Starbuck" from Battle Star Galacitica Kiss Alive II You want the best you got the best the hottest band in the world KISS CSN&Y So Far Saw a movie about Kent State which used the song "Ohio" - got me hooked on Neil and CSN Billy Joel - Glass Houses I thought he was bad ass coz he rode a bike, wore leather and threw rocks at houses And of course The Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack Back in the day no 5th grade basement party was complete with out it or the Soundtrack to Grease Goodtimes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UnChained! Posted November 18, 2005 Author Members Share Posted November 18, 2005 Originally posted by Thelonius Radioactive. Holy {censored}ing {censored} that song scared the {censored} out of me when I was a kid. That beginning part anyways. Then the Exorcist violins and chorus comes in. I had to skip that part if my parents weren't nearby because I would think the devil was coming to get me. Because I thought it was the devil laughing. Yet somehow this didn't distract me at all. Probably the opposite if anything. Great song though. See that was my first Kiss record although it wasn't Kiss, and I still think it's a good one even though it doesn't get good reviews these days. I was actually a bit dissapointed by the time I heard what Kiss really sounded like LOL! she's radioactive (radioactive) That's the one! And yeah - scared me too!! Back in the day - KISS was total evil! Whew, pretty tame by todays standards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UnChained! Posted November 18, 2005 Author Members Share Posted November 18, 2005 Originally posted by english_bob I grew up listening to my parents' Beatles singles mix tape they'd made back in the mists of time (it has a hilarious interlude in "From Me To You" where the music cuts out, there's some feedback and then the sound of me, aged 2, singing "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"). That, Graceland and Queen Greatest Hits are the sound of my childhood, but the first albums I actually wanted were: bye credibility and respect The first single I bought with my own money, if memory serves, was The Wannadies "Might Be Stars". Already cynical about fame at 14 +1 on the Queens Greatest! My buddies from HS still swear we were the first to do the whole Waynes World thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members box handler Posted November 18, 2005 Members Share Posted November 18, 2005 First album I ever bought was Skee-Lo's I Wish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BillyGrahamCracker Posted November 18, 2005 Members Share Posted November 18, 2005 For vinyl, it was probably one of these: For tapes, it was probably this: And for CDs, it was this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members incubass Posted November 18, 2005 Members Share Posted November 18, 2005 Bear in mind I grew up in a southern evangelical home and I'm the oldest child... I've come so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AbbeSauniere Posted November 18, 2005 Members Share Posted November 18, 2005 I was in 5th grade. I think the same year the album came out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Klisk Posted November 18, 2005 Members Share Posted November 18, 2005 It really blurs for me which one I bought first, to be dreadfully honest. Embarrassing, though. Also, the first album I ever OWNED, and didn't buy for myself: DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince - Homebase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BillyGrahamCracker Posted November 18, 2005 Members Share Posted November 18, 2005 Originally posted by incubass Bear in mind I grew up in a southern evangelical home and I'm the oldest child... I've come so far. That's okay. Just after getting Beach Boys and Chuck Berry tapes, these were the types of things that entered my collection: The Petra's not THAT embarrassing, although they sucked by that point. Their early stuff in the 70s is actually not bad sometimes. My uncle was in the earliest pre-Petra incarnations with Bob Hartman, etc. in Fort Wayne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UnChained! Posted November 18, 2005 Author Members Share Posted November 18, 2005 I have been reminded that I also bought these around the same time (1978)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MrSage Posted November 18, 2005 Members Share Posted November 18, 2005 Originally posted by BillyGrahamCracker The Petra's not THAT embarrassing, although they sucked by that point. Their early stuff in the 70s is actually not bad sometimes. My uncle was in the earliest pre-Petra incarnations with Bob Hartman, etc. in Fort Wayne. Trippy. I actually sat front row at a Petra concert at one point. My sister saw Michael W. Smith live and I was so jealous. (where's that embarassed icon?) She had all the Amy Grant albums and played them incessantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MrSage Posted November 18, 2005 Members Share Posted November 18, 2005 Originally posted by UnChained! Sweet... I had the soundtrack to the original superman movie on record. My mom used to put it on the stereo system and I would "fly" around the house in my Underoos and the cape my grandma had sewn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mischultz Posted November 18, 2005 Members Share Posted November 18, 2005 Joan Jett and the Blackhearts "I Love Rock & Roll" on 45. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UnChained! Posted November 18, 2005 Author Members Share Posted November 18, 2005 Originally posted by MrSage Sweet... I had the soundtrack to the original superman movie on record. My mom used to put it on the stereo system and I would "fly" around the house in my Underoos and the cape my grandma had sewn. Very cool. I just got that on dvd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BillyGrahamCracker Posted November 18, 2005 Members Share Posted November 18, 2005 Originally posted by english_bob That was actually one of the first CDs I bought, too. Girlfriend and Bandwagonesque were the ones that made me get my first electric, but that cheesy instrumental that Brian does called "Last Horizon" was one of the first songs I ever figured out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members farfignewgon Posted November 18, 2005 Members Share Posted November 18, 2005 First cd? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members english_bob Posted November 18, 2005 Members Share Posted November 18, 2005 Originally posted by BillyGrahamCracker That was actually one of the first CDs I bought, too. Girlfriend and Bandwagonesque were the ones that made me get my first electric, but that cheesy instrumental that Brian does called "Last Horizon" was one of the first songs I ever figured out. Dude, back then I was all about playing flashy rock like Brian May, Gary Moore, Satch and Vai, Extreme.... all that stuff. I thought pinched harmonics were feedback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuyaGuy Posted November 18, 2005 Members Share Posted November 18, 2005 err, um, well let me preface that i was young. VERY young. well, like 7 or so. and it was AIR SUPPLY's greatest hits. bought it with my allowance at GEMCO. first album on vinyl : thompson twinsfirst 45: doo wah ditty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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