stringertom
Bionic Poster
In honor of the epic "Music Game" thread that I and many friends contribute to, I was hoping a separate thread could be an expression of the first times we have heard a performer or group that really changed the dynamics of our music experience.
I go way back and was an impressionable pre-teen when The Beatles hit the airwaves and that was thoroughly revolutionary but a big moment for me came years later when I first heard Janis Joplin with Big Brother & The Holding Company. I played my copy of "Piece of My Heart" until the grooves were flat! What a voice, so full of emotion! My attention, however, was divided at that time because at the time I was also getting into The Jimi Hendrix Experience. While that was going on, the Fab 4 had morphed into the Psychedelic 4 and then into the Apple 4. My turntable was stacked with Joplin, the JME and the White Album. Pretty good vibes from all! Then, the next summer came Led Zep, Santana and The Moody Blues.
Anyway, share your moments when music changed your listening habits. I'd love to hear what shaped your listening patterns, when it happened and why the new sounds influenced you enough to mention them!
I go way back and was an impressionable pre-teen when The Beatles hit the airwaves and that was thoroughly revolutionary but a big moment for me came years later when I first heard Janis Joplin with Big Brother & The Holding Company. I played my copy of "Piece of My Heart" until the grooves were flat! What a voice, so full of emotion! My attention, however, was divided at that time because at the time I was also getting into The Jimi Hendrix Experience. While that was going on, the Fab 4 had morphed into the Psychedelic 4 and then into the Apple 4. My turntable was stacked with Joplin, the JME and the White Album. Pretty good vibes from all! Then, the next summer came Led Zep, Santana and The Moody Blues.
Anyway, share your moments when music changed your listening habits. I'd love to hear what shaped your listening patterns, when it happened and why the new sounds influenced you enough to mention them!