grew up on country. hearing the beatles, zepplin, heck pretty much everybody from england, metallica, southern rock just blew my mind on what i thought was music.

I was raised on Country Music, Elvis, Benny Goodman, Lawrence Welk, Dean Martin, and other 40's-50's bands. I liked some of it, but not all of it. When I was a young boy, and I heard my brothers music, The Beatles blew me away. I started listening to my brothers music. You have to realize that my brothers were born in 1949, 1952, 1957, 1961, and then I came along in 1968. My oldest brother was in Vietnam in 1969, but he left his music collection behind. Each of my brothers had their own tastes in music, and I loved most of theirs.

In succession:

1. The Beatles - I started out with Meet the Beatles and listened to every album intently. I was blown away with : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE75h1pe7Js Yes, I realize it was a Chuck Berry tune.
2. In 1975, my second oldest brother took me to see "Tommy" at the Jerry Lewis Theater on Spur 63. I was blown away by the music : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZRNPxkfLYs
3. Then it was KISS, but that was because of the Saturday Morning ABC Special that was shown on Friday night. I liked H.R. Puffnstuff, and I was a kid. This was in 1976, and I was 7, but this blew me away : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgsoJrzplUI
4. My brothers were growing older, and I was still a runt, but I liked "The Doobie Brothers" on "What's Happening" : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3Lb7Y4_zYk Rerun got busted with the tape recorder.
5. E.L.O. - My middle brother blew me away with their music
6. Van Halen - My closest sibling bought Van Halen and Van Halen II, and well I was hooked on Van Halen. Eddie Van Halen with his guitar, David Lee Roth with his screeching vocals, Michael Anthony with his bass, and Alex Van Halen pounding away blew me away.
7. Boston blew me away with their music.
8. I didn't know much about Queen, but my second oldest brother took me to see : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNIVpMXHqlk I was hooked on Queen.
9. Then I hear the magic of Def Leppard : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVzROK6em2Q
10. RATT stepped it up on Friday Night Videos after the football game: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCzO-DJBC9Y

Growing up with no cable TV (i.e. no videos/MTV) we were restricted to local radio play, which usually consisted of top 40. But just like Dave said earlier, the older brother connection helped out. My buddy had and older "hippie type" brother. When he wasnt around we would listen to his album collection. My earliest memory of his stuff was "Hey Joe" by Hendrix.

Stevie Ray Vaughns guitar skills,not another like him.Shame he had to leave us so early.

The esoteric tunes spun by R&R on KWRW in Rusk, TX in the 1970s/1980s "blew my mind"

'twas introduced to Budgie, Trapeze, Hawkwind, Piper, Lone Star, Atomic Rooster and Uriah Heep.


The most recent band to "blow my mind" was/is The Wildhearts ... I never thought I would hear musicians who understood the virtues of good ol' fashion songwriting and CARING about their craft ever again...

My older brother turned me on to Boz Scaggs and The Brothers Johnson. Good stuff!

I remember the first time I heard Lido Shuffle. Rushed right out and got the 45.

great song.

How many of you remember your first "Frampton Comes Alive" moment? Now THAT blew a few minds!

Woo-ooo-ooo-oooh!!!!

'part of one of my favorite "Rock Lists" :

(from the 1981 Dave Marsh @ Kevin Stein book, The Book Of Rock Lists)

15 BEST SONGS TO PASS THE CENSOR
1. THEM -- "Gloria"
2. KINKS -- "Lola"
3. JOE TURNER -- "Shake, Rattle And Roll"
4. FRANK ZAPPA + MOTHERS OF INVENTION -- "Don't Eat The Yellow Snow"
5. LOU REED -- "Walk On The Wild Side"
6. LITTLE RICHARD -- "Good Golly Miss Molly"
7. ROLLING STONES -- "Honky Tonk Women"
8. THE WHO -- "Pictures Of Lily"
9. JERRY LEE LEWIS -- "Great Balls Of Fire"
10. TOMMY JAMES + SHONDELLS -- "Hanky Panky"
11. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -- "Blinded By The Light"
12. PETE TOWNSHEND -- "Jools And Jim"
13. DONNA SUMMER -- "Love To Love You Baby"
14. BOZ SCAGGS -- "Lido Shuffle"
15. JEFFERSON STARSHIP -- "Miracles"

I was blown away pretty much by all the great classic album rock that was played on the mighty KZEW 98 FM out of Dallas / Ft. Worth during the mid 70s through 1982 or so. I miss the ZOO as much as I miss the way MTV was the first 2 years it was on the air.

Sitting here thinking and remembering about listening to the ZOO after midnight with my friends sure brings back a lot of good memories. Memories last forever and the music lives on!

The Rock & Roll Zoo, KZEW 98 FM ----> http://thezoofile.com/

I remember in the early 80's listening to KZEW with friends before we went to school. In Longview the only time to pick it up was in the morning before 8:00 am. Once the station started fuzzing out, you knew it was time to head to school.

I think everyone that is a rock fan misses KZEW. KDBN tried but failed after the loss of Spicoli, Jeff K, and Jennifer Reed.

Best ever lol. food for thought.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX7XlxBcu60...ature=rec-HM-rn

I see music as music. Yes, many ideas can be exchanged by music. I listen to a lot of different music, and Velvet Revolver was the last band to blow me away. They don't exist anymore. I sort of like Mumford and Sons and Kings of Leon, but there's something missing with those bands. Maybe that's why Bob Dylan let some many bands perform his music. I think Bob knew that he wasn't a great singer, but he was a great song writer. He also knew that by allowing his songs to be covered, he would be paid the royalties.

There is nothing about Rap or Hip Hop that has blown me away. Rap is as viable as "Weird" Al Yankovic, it's a parody of music and not to be taken seriously. "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" Charles Caleb Colton, while others consider it to be an insult.

I'll freely admit that I like Van Halen, and they covered many songs. Many bands do in their beginning, to give the masses something that they are comfortable with, something they are familiar with. It gets their foot in the door, but perhaps that's why many bands don't last for years.

Yes, the ZOO. Also, The Eagle 97.1

I saw Frampton in Shreveport in 1977 when he was touring to promote that album. That was one of my favorite concerts.

And......Q102

PS: As I'm typing this, I'm wearing my 1975 Zoo Freak logo shirt.

...AND, believe it or not, KTYL in Tyler -- circa 1979-1981

Who remembers the heavy metal station out of Rusk, Tx. sometime in the mid 80's? If I remember correctly they only played metal on the weekends at night.

System of a Down
Mogwai
Arcade Fire
Tool
Rage Against the Machine
Sigur Ros
Neutral Milk Hotel
Radiohead
Serj Tankian
Animal Collective
Fleet Foxes
Nick Drake
A Silver Mt. Zion
Bob Dylan
The Beatles
Buckethead
Explosions in the Sky
Death
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Gojira
Sunny Day Real Estate
Iron & Wine
Venetian Snares
Led Zeppelin
Marc Rizzo
Violent Femmes
Shpongle

^Most of those, no one has heard about. A few may be things that some teenagers might listen to, i.e. SOAD, but other than that, all out-of-mainstream. (Except the Beatles, Zeppelin, etc.)I'm a big fan of post-rock, indie, folk.

I also love the classics, the Hendrix-era big names, the Black Sabbaths, Led Zeppelins, etc. I have more than 40 gigs of music and am still finding more to love.

KWRW ... I mentioned it in Post #5

I'll tell you when my mind was blown, my friends. 34 years ago, my mind still a blank canvas and my heart as pure as the driven snow, on a clear, cool November morning I tuned my AM radio to Tyler's 1000 watt powerhouse, KDOK. The sound wafting from the speakers was like the nectar of the gods. I pulled off to the shoulder and began to weep softly with joy. For I had experienced the greatest music ever recorded.......Love Will Keep Us Together by The Captain and Tennille.

Every note of music written or recorded before or since pales in comparison to their supreme musical genius.

You know, I feel your pain and all, and it has been a very long time since I heard The Captain and Tennille, The Carpenters, ABBA, K.C. & The Sunshine Band, The Jackson 5, The 5 Stair Steps, The Osmonds, Paper Lace, and The Climax Blues Band : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZub3M3jSdw...feature=related .

I think John Stamos will blow you away with "Forever" : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWPtX_V4CEA .

He wants to give us "Meat Sandwich" by Gwar : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjXOpQxL5f0

My wife hates me tonight, she really hates me.

QUEEN - Blew my mind and no band or solo artist has since.

Dave, dont "dis" Climax Blues Band

^ Dave "couldn't get it right"

How about the Civil War version of The Yellow Rose of Texas

Oh my feet are torn and bloody, and my heart is full of woe,
I'm going back to Georgia, to find my Uncle Joe,
You may talk about your Beauregard, sing of General Lee,
But the gallant Hood of Texas, played hell in Tennessee.

Since each and every one of you seems to have missed the satiric genius of my fake Captain and Tennille tribute, I'll give you my actual answer. The 2 greatest songs ever recorded are A Day In The Life by the Beatles and Interstate Love Song by the Stone Temple Pilots.

That's it. That's the list.

NOOO! WAIT!!! "Do that to me one more time" Fivehead.

Nothing was missed -- you aren't the only clever SDC member I simply gave it the same amount of attention I used to give a Daryl Dragon "hat joke"

I prefer "Vasoline" by STP. That's what blew me away with STP.

CT77. Do you have Robbie Dupree as your Avatar? Is he singing "Steal Away"?

(GASP!) NO! That is the great Eric Bloom ... captured from Blue Öyster Cult's "Joan Crawford" video

If 6 was 9 and castles made of sand- Jimi

Late August 1991 - first time I listened to Pearl Jam's "Ten."

Late September 1991 - first time I listened to Nirvana's "Nevermind."

Both profoundly changed my life.

I'll just list the artists/bands, not necessarily songs, that have had a profound impact on my life.

1. Switchfoot
2. Pearl Jam
3. The Beatles
4. Led Zeppelin
5. Queen
6. David Crowder Band
7. Chris Tomlin
8. Boston
9. Coldplay
10. Elton John

I think the sound of Kings of Leon is very hollow, and empty. I guess what I am saying is I don't think they have any substance to them.

The last person to blow my mind was Bob Marley.

You really had me fooled, Dave. I thought you like the Archies and 1910 FruitGum Factory.

Well I must admit that I'm a little bit younger than that. My generation had Frankie Smith and "Double Dutch Bus" : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFV-5L4cnNs , and how can I forget the Sugar Hill Gang "Rappers Delight" : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6gD_CwF5YM .

That is the reason that I when I heard Def Leppard, Iron Maiden, Motley Crue, Whitesnake, etc. that I became a follower of their music. It can all be traced to the birth of rap. May your ear drums bleed when you hear the above rubbish.

I think for me it was the first time i allowed myself to listen to real metal..lamb of god....etc...those guys can flat out tear it up...

Cradle of Filth is the best metal out there.

Samba pa ti

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSECQtF58BU...feature=related

here are a few artist that blew my mind. I always have liked rebels and outlaws of music and stuff that isnt always the most popular music in most circles:

Bob Seger(songs: Against the Wind, We've got Tonight, Turn The Page, Manhattan, Wreck this Heart, Real Mean Bottle feat. Kid Rock, Face the Promise)

Kid Rock (songs: American Bad A**, Bawitaba, Cocky, Jackson Mississippi, Drunk in the Morning, Roll On, Trucker ANthem, Forever,What I Learned Out on the Road, Im Wrong But You Aint Right, Midnight Train to Memphis, Rock N Roll Jesus, Cowboy)

Eminem (songs: Lose Yourself, Til I Collapse, Never Enough, Sing For the Moment, The Way I Am, Encore, Soldier)

Saliva (songs: Click Click Boom, Always, Weight of the World, Survival of the Sickest, Your Disease, Rest in Pieces)

Kenny Chesney (songs: Young, SUmmertime, Livin in Fast Forward, Keg in the Closet)

Skynyrd (songs: Simple Man, Ballad of Curtis Lowe, Tuesdays Gone, Sweet Home Alabama, Free Bird, That Smell, Call Me the Breeze)

being as young as i am...i grew up with my mother carrying me to daycare and school each morning...she always had on either country or 80's pop.

To this day i remember in the 3rd grade my dad taking me to baseball practice and put in his tape deck (that makes me feel a little older) Revolver. I heard "Got to get you into my life" by the beatles. It definately blew my mind.

However, my best friend listens to rap and i still remember him convincing me to buy the marshall mathers lp...one of the most controvercial albums ever made, and rightfully so. i had a 6' bball goal set up in my room and we played basketball and listened to eminem for hours upon hours every weekend. and to this day, i honestly believe with all of my knowledge of music that eminem is one of the most genius writers in music history. certainly not THE greatest....that spot belongs to Lennon/McCartney

Man, way too many gret ones out there for me to list mine now - but I have been listening to XM radio on my television this after (helping the better-half take down Christmas) and they just played a great Southern-Rock classic by The Outlaws - Green Grass and High Tides - what a tremendous classic rock song that pretty much blew out my speakers!



Rock On!

I remember sitting out at the TV tower in Overton, watching the blinking lights, and indulging in mass quantities of fermitted hop beverages when I heard it..."Children of the Sun" piping through 70 watts of Kraco speakers on 96X. Rock on, man.