A musical hypothetical.

by **Delator** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 10:34 pm

If you could listen to any album again...for the very first time...which album would it be?

Which album would you most like to hear "fresh", if all the previous experiences relating to it could be magically elminated?

Would it be something from childhood? Perhaps a particular album by a favorite artist. Perhaps a popular band you developed a hatred for, in the hopes a fresh listen might help you "get it"?

So if you could spin one again for the very first time, which one would you pick?

I'm torn between

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by **Unhealthy2** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 10:41 pm

Probably some Peter Brotzmann or Ornette Coleman thing, so that I can WTF again.

by **Lackadaisical2** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 10:43 pm

Either some KMFDM or MLWTTKK

But none of them sound good the first tiem around... so ZZ TOP? :unsure:

whatever.

by **Terra Agora** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 10:49 pm

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

When I first listen to it I wasn't a fan of the genre and I didn't really care for it.

by **Ceannairceach** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 10:51 pm

The Wall, by Pink Floyd.

by **Sorratsin** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 10:55 pm

Good call on The Fat of the Land, I'd say either that or Daft Punk's Homework.

by **Lackadaisical2** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 11:00 pm

Ceannairceach wrote:The Wall, by Led Zeppelin.

Let me have your babies.

by **Ceannairceach** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 11:02 pm

Lackadaisical2 wrote:
Ceannairceach wrote:The Wall, by Led Zeppelin.

Let me have your babies.

Why the fuck did I put Led Zeppelin? >_> I remember putting Floyd... Fuck my memories.

Sure, but its coming out of you.

by **Astrolinium** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 11:06 pm

Roll up, roll up for the Magical Mystery Tour, step right this way!

by **Denau** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 11:10 pm

Anything and everything from Floater. Its a good group, but there are a lot of connections to them and my ex. Lotta bad memories... Even though she introduced me to their music, I'd like to go back to enjoying their songs without the unnecessary baggage of a broken heart...

by **Beldonia** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 11:14 pm

Good Question. Probably Nevermind by Nirvana.

by **Nanatsu no Tsuki** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 11:16 pm

It would be between Tori Amos's Little Earthquakes and Shakespeare's Sister's Hormonally Yours.

"Skallvia" · by **Maurepas** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 11:28 pm

Nirvana's Nirvana, picking that compilation up randomly at a local SoundShop, not even knowing it was a compilation, for no other reason than I'd heard the name of the band before somewhere I couldn't recall in Highschool prettymuch introduced me to what good music sounded like.

I became all about Grunge and the band, I own all their albums, I own all the Pearl Jam/Soundgarden/Alice in Chains albums too. Right this moment there's a Kurt Cobain poster opposite me, and I just realized I'm actually wearing an old Nirvana shirt I got in 10th Grade.

But over the years, after having listened to all their songs as often as I have, I always hit "skip" on my iPod, afterall, my like of those bands predates iPods in my life, and MP3s in general. Everytime they come on, it's just like, "Yeah, I like that song, but, meh, *yawn*". Because I've heard it a thousand billion times.

I wouldn't mind re-experiencing a life changing music experience that I haven't experienced in some time, heh.

by **Sovereign Spirits** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 11:32 pm

Today it's one album, tomorrow another. It's all of them, and you know it.

by **Sun Aut Ex** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 11:40 pm

Delator wrote:I'm torn between
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You bastard, I was going to say Blind Guardian!

That said, I'm not sure I'd want to hear anything again for the first time; I rarely like albums the first time around. I enjoy getting used to music, finding the bits I like, anticipating and re-listening to them.

"Skallvia" · by **Maurepas** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 11:45 pm

Then again, I'm not sure it would even register outside of that specific time in Highschool. I mean, now I prettymuch know my tastes and that $15.00 was all I was going to get that month, and spending it on a CD really meant something.

Even when discovering something new I really like now it barely registers more than a "Meh, I'll rip it off YouTube later if I remember..."

I mean, that collection of Nirvana CDs has value to me, my large collection of Down Songs I ripped off YouTube really doesn't, and I'm a huge Down fan.

by **Meryuma** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 12:41 am

Kid A, because the first time, it skipped on the title track and I didn't know if it was intentional or not.

by **Zirconim** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 12:44 am

Linkin Park-A Thousand Suns
Because I hated it the first time. If I had my current musical perspective, I likely wouldn't have.

by **Der Teutoniker** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 12:46 am

Demon Hunter: ST I think.

Maybe SoD... I didn't appreciate either enough the first time around.

by **The Rich Port** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 12:50 am

Dark Side Of The Moon.

Tripping acid.

Giggity.

by **The Western Reaches** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 12:55 am

Rishloo's Eidolon was awesome the first time.

by **Soviet Haaregrad** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 1:50 am

Filosofem.

by **The Rich Port** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 1:53 am

Soviet Haaregrad wrote:Filosofem.

Gesundheit

by **Vasilyevich** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 2:48 am

Good question. I think the album that had the biggest impact on me the very first time I listened was Morningrise by Opeth, as I'd never heard anything like it before and was totally sucked in and blown away at the same time. I'd love to have a feeling that intense again.

by **Octabrinaland** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 7:49 am

Black Holes and Revelations by Muse.

I first listened to the album and fell in love with it, but I just want to yearn to have the same feeling again when I listened to it the first time.

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