For me, it was "How Soon is Now?" by the Smiths...
2007-09-05 07:51:44 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Rock and Pop
I'm not really a Metalhead but I would say "Hand of Doom" by Black Sabbath! I had never heard a band that had roaring guitars like that....they had an unique sound whether you liked them or not!
2007-09-05 13:04:59 · answer #1 · answered by Damned fan 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A song that changed how I LISTENED to music- "Behind Blue Eyes" when I was like 14. I'd never heard a delicate soft song drive into angry blasts & then come back to a quiet solitude. A whole record that changed how I listened to music? The Beatles by The Beatles (aka The White Album) or Astral Weeks by Van Morrison
2007-09-08 22:14:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield
I suddenly appreciated that a piece of music can go on within itself, changing and evolving, and still be catchy and appealling, even though it is very long!
I had the same reaction several months ago upon hearing the concept album:
Thick As A Brick - Jethro Tull
Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
This was the first album I heard where all the songs run into one another. I loved the idea that a song didn't need to be 3:00 of a disconected theme - it can all interconnect.
2007-09-05 10:19:52 · answer #3 · answered by Lady Silver Rose * Wolf 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The couple that come to mind instantly are:
Natural One - the Folk Implosion and Perfume-V by Pavement. I heard those songs and they changed everything for me. It made me react like "I had no idea they made music that sounded like this and I need to get some more." I've been a primarily indie rock guy ever since. I like to think I'm pretty well rounded, but that late 90s indie sound is definitely my favorite.
The other one is the back half of Abbey Road. It kind of works as one song with all the connectedness. I heard it in my really early 20s after not hearing it since I was a kid and swear I had a physical reaction to it. I just tingled all over and felt incredibly giddy (I call it an intellectual orgasm for lack of better terminology). I had kind of forgotten about the Beatles in large part, but it just blew my mind. It brought back everything I had forgotten about how great they were, but to a whole new level I couldn't see when I was younger. It may sound kind of pathetic, but I think I will always remember that listening, the feeling sitting in my chair at my desk having my mind completely blown.
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It's funny lovenrckts, I think I went the exact opposite direction. I'll always have a soft spot in my heart some of the heavier stuff, more so grunge, but stuff like White Zombie and Rage (the most energetic band I've ever seen live, amazing show) as well, and I needed something a bit more...I guess indie rock-y. Mellower for the most part, but I also got really into Sonic Youth as the exception I guess.
Whenever I see Thunderkiss '65 it brings back good memories. Great, great tune.
2007-09-05 08:00:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Sometime during the early 90's, I became deeply immersed in all that was on either an indie label or what we call shoe-gazer rock. A trio of three bands kinda brought me back out of my college rock exile: Korn, White Zombie and Rage Against the Machine. If I have to limit it to just one song, here it is.
Thunder Kiss '65
This was good because a part of me wanted to fully embrace hair metal but I couldn't take most of it seriously. White Zombie made metal cool again. The Prof will not be pleased if he sees this, but things on the Matador label just didn't rock hard enough for me. Pavement and Liz Phair will always have a special place in my collection though.
2007-09-05 08:03:21 · answer #5 · answered by Rckets 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Incident on 57th Street (Springsteen) taught me that rock songs can break the mold and still be really cool. That side of "The Wild, the Innocent, & the E Street Shuffle" (going back to album days) is the best 20 minutes of music ever recorded (Incident on 57th Street, Rosalita, New York City Serenade).
2007-09-05 09:13:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Mine would have to be "Siva" by The Smashing Pumpkins. This was essentially the song that gave rise to my passion for music. I was about 14 when I first heard it, when the Smashing Pumpkins greatest hits CD came out. I was out with my dad doing Christmas shopping, and suggested he buy it for me as a Christmas present. In the car on the way home, he said I could put it on and listen to one or two tracks, and the first one that came on was Siva, which just completely blew me away. After that I kept pestering him to let me buy the album from him until he gave in, as I couldn't wait the few weeks till Christmas to listen to the whole thing. By Christmas I had bought all their albums.
2007-09-05 10:39:40 · answer #7 · answered by rukrym 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Yes.... it was Ana's Song by Silverchair. Until I heard that I was all about the boybands because that is what my friends were all about. That song opened my mind to a whole world of music beyond what plays on the Top40!
2007-09-05 07:56:12 · answer #8 · answered by SurelySarah 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Nothing Else Matters - Metallica. It showed even the greatest heavy metal artists can pull off a softer song.
2007-09-05 07:56:18 · answer #9 · answered by AngelFalls 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
albums, actually
Angel Dust by Faith No More
and California by Mr Bungle. <- this album keeps changing the way i hear everything everytime i hear it. and ive been listening to it for quite some time.
also a few radiohead songs, just some random tracks
2007-09-07 17:34:12 · answer #10 · answered by ƎIΝΟƆ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋