What was your first music cd?

[catabryna]

My answer: My first music cd was ABBA Gold. I received it in 1996 from an old on-line friend who lived in Minnesota. Back in the day, we used IRC. She also sent me a Sony "boombox" which I still have. The boombox still has white speckles on it because she was doing some painting before she sent it to me. I was living in peace and solitude in Whitefish, Montana. I have the boombox here in Oregon, 15 years later. Since I received it in Montana, it has traveled with me to homes in Nevada, Texas and California.

It has traveled with me in my old car (which I no longer own) through the North, South, East and West. It still works!

The ABBA cd, well, it better be in storage! ;-)

[texanwitch]

1. Had to be A NIghtmare Before Christmas, I think.

I liked the movie so bought the soundtrack.

[catabryna]

6. Ahhhh. Tim Burton...

great movie! I enjoy it when I come across it.

:)

[gratuitous]

2. I believe I purchased five at once

If memory serves, one of those was London Calling by The Clash. Another one was ChangesOneBowie, David Bowie's greatest hits album. The rest? No recollection whatsoever, but I still have them, whatever they were.

[gratuitous]

4. Ooh, I remember another one!

A Gershwin's Greatest Hits CD, featuring Rhapsody in Blue and An American in Paris. The memory of the other two may be lost to history.

[catabryna]

7. Oh, Gershwin...

I appreciate classical music so much more than I did when I was watching "Bugs Bunny". I like your other choices, well. :hi:

[amyrose2712]

74. Kiss -Destroyer and a few others I can't recall. nt

[Bladian]

3. I'm too young, I rarely buy CDs.

If I had to guess though, I would probably say Undecieved by Extol or Allegiance by As Blood Runs Black.

[catabryna]

8. You are younger, or I'm out of the loop...

Probably, a bit of both. :)

[Bladian]

10. Do you mean because of the bands?

Hah, I'd be shocked if you DID know them. The first is a...Finnish?...death metal band. And the second is an American deathcore band. Not the two most popular genres. ;)

[catabryna]

12. I hope you don't mind...

if I remain outside that loop...??? :evilgrin:

[erinlough]

45. Don't remember my first, but one I bought as an LP,

Cassette, CD and now is on my itunes account is Tumbleweed Connection, by Elton John.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

73. I don't listen to negative stuff. No heavy metal, no death metal for me.

being around negative people will destroy you and drive you nuts.
gotta guard your head, what goes into it.

But then I grew up on classical and 60s British Invasion rock 'n' roll.

I gave up on pop music when The Police broke up in 1983, just as they were getting really good. :(

[Iggo]

62. .

:headbang:

[applegrove]

5. I think one of the first CDs I bought was Elton John songs as sung

by other artists. My first album was "Rumors" by Fleetwood Mack.

[catabryna]

9. Why in the world would you buy Elton John covers? Yikes!

The original is always better!

Rumors is an awesome album! That's a keeper. B-)

[applegrove]

13. Oh you have no idea how kitchy my taste in music is. I'll play the same song over and over again.

I'm not proud but there it is!!

[catabryna]

15. I used to do that, when I was younger...

now, I prefer a random mix. Please know, I was born in 1965. And, what a good year it was! :)

[applegrove]

18. I was born in 1965 too. What a great year it was!

[catabryna]

20. I want to visit the top of the Colorado Building in Austin, Texas...

(114 W. 7th Street) because, somehow, LBJ managed to carry on the message of JFK. And, then I want to get a wristband for SXSW, and spend the night at the Driskill. I used to look out of the shuttered windows of the Littlefield Bldg. (106 E. 6th Street) at the beautiful lace window coverings of the Driskill. Gargoyles, staring at me.

[OriginalGeek]

29. Pshh Yer still just a kid

1963 here. lol

[catabryna]

32. I felt older, when I was much younger.

I now feel younger, but I am much older.

I like it! :hi:

[OriginalGeek]

34. Ah but I was so much older then

I'm younger than that now...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8XFIXCyB2A

I love this stuff too.

[catabryna]

35. :) nt

[Maccagirl]

82. I was nine years old in 1965

and there were so many classics that year I lost count. I have to laugh at the people who always say "There's great music out there now-you just have to look for it...". My answer to that would be "In the 60's we didn't have to look."

[Shagbark Hickory]

11. I think I got two at the same time, A-ha and Pet Shop Boys

Back when they came in those really long boxes, remember those?

[catabryna]

14. Take on Me...

Nope, the first long box I got was Peter, Paul and Mary on a special 3 cd set. I didn't get that until 2003.

What is this "long box" you refer to?

[Shagbark Hickory]

63. When CDs first came on the scene they came in a box that was 2-3x the length of a jewel case...

They were called "longboxes"

Wikipedia has more info on it
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longbox

[GreenPartyVoter]

16. Might have been a Howard Jones one? Been so long, I can't remember! LOL

[catabryna]

17. You know what? If you say you don't remember, I believe you...

some people, like you, stand the test of time. :loveya:

[GreenPartyVoter]

24. LOL I don't feel like I am standing the test of time. I feel like I am dropping pieces

by the wayside everywhere I go. zOMG! Does this mean I'm a zombie?! :rofl:

:hug:

[catabryna]

26. Since I'm not a zombie... I doubt you are either.

B-)

[Amerigo Vespucci]

19. John Mellencamp's "Scarecrow."

I had a pretty massive vinyl collection when I bought my first CD player, but the first CD I owned was "Scarecrow."

:toast:

[OriginalGeek]

21. can't remember for sure but

it was probably either:
Carcass - Symphonies of Sickness
or
Pungent Stench - For God Your Soul...For Me Your Flesh.

[catabryna]

22. Can't say as I've ever heard of such a thing.

Enjoy!

[OriginalGeek]

27. lol yeah, they are a little out there

but nowhere near as far out as some others

Carcass: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttk3-sqS5HI&feature=related

Pungent Stench: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nr9Ige_9ATk

Where has Forkboy been? He'd appreciate this stuff.


The louder the better.

[catabryna]

28. Haven't see Forkboy in a while... nt

[OriginalGeek]

30. he seems to have left

right after I got here. Hope he's doing well at wherever he is - we had time to have a couple good music talks.

[catabryna]

31. I'm sure he's fine. He just moved on...

It happens.

[amyrose2712]

76. Aww No more Forkboy! Where else will I get my music suggestion I don't ever like?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=293&topic_id=1491&mesg_id=1687

:-( :-(

[amyrose2712]

77. Aww No more Forkboy! Where else will I get my music suggestion I don't ever like?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=293&topic_id=1491&mesg_id=1687

:-( :-(

[OriginalGeek]

78. lol, I probably know a few of the same ones he does

So I can make terrible suggestions until he returns.

Start with Napalm Death. Scum is their first album but I love everything they've ever done.

I like 'em a lot and only partly because they are lefties like me. lol (Most of their lyrics are political but they do a bit of religion bashing too. But only on them what deserves it.)(and I completely understand that is not everyone's cup of tea so it doesn't hurt my feelings if someone doesn't like what I like)

They do a great cover of the Dead Kennedys' Nazi Punks Fuck Off.

[amyrose2712]

81. Cool . Thanks! I'll try anything. nt

[av8rdave]

23. Talking Heads - True Stories

[catabryna]

25. True stories are only in the eyes of those who believe them. nt

[Odin2005]

33. Hanson (I was only 11, please forgive me, LOL!!!)

[catabryna]

36. Forgiving you would be as easy as forgiving my kid...

He shames me by listening to The Beiber!

[Deep13]

37. CD? It may have been one of those Queen compilations...

...around 1992ish. I never had a CD player before that.

First factory cassette--Magical Mystery Tour around 1984ish.

First record, Alvin and the Chipmunks back in the early 1970s.

First 8-Track--The Beatles 1962-1966.

[catabryna]

38. Dupe. Delete. nt

[catabryna]

39. First cassette? Arithmetic facts...

Dad pirated the originals and sent them back. I learned from the copies. lol!

[fizzgig]

50. i had a few chipmunks records when i was growing up

wonder if they're still in the basement...

[Deep13]

53. I thought there were only two?

The Xmas record that has been around since the stone age and that punk record.

[fizzgig]

54. i had both those and their country record

and turns out they were very prolific recorders

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvin_and_the_Chipmunks_discography

[Initech]

40. First - Green Day - "Dookie", most recent - Jane's Addiction - "The Great Escape Artist"

[OriginalGeek]

41. Dookie was the first CD I bought for my son

well, stepson. I think he may have had others but the was the first one I ever got him.

[catabryna]

44. Greatness from the Emerald Isle...

I don't know that album, however. Learn something new every day.

eta: Jane's Addiction is not my thing.

[BlueJazz]

42. Stan Getz meets Gerry Mulligan

[catabryna]

43. Whoosh! Right over my head...

I think I'll have to Google that! :)

[Sportsguy]

46. Long Hard Look, Lou Graham

I liked two songs from that CD: Just Between You And Me, and True Blue Love

[Doc_Technical]

47. "The best of Little Walter"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GID8SPUMDxQ

[Doc_Technical]

48. dupe

n/t

[Doc_Technical]

49. dupe

n/t

[fizzgig]

51. kris kross, totally crossed out

next one was dookie. a lot changed between those two purchases.

[AllenVanAllen]

52. My first CD was Pink Floyd The Wall

My girlfriend gave it to me as a gift along with a Sony disk player in the late 80's I believe.

[Iggo]

55. Either Alice In Chains Dirt...

...or Guns N' Roses Use Your Illusion.

[BlueIris]

56. "Chant: The Benedictine Monks of Saint Domingo de Silos."

Yes, major dork over here.

[kentauros]

57. The soundtrack to Akira

I didn't even have a player yet, it was that important to get! :D

That reminds me, I need to rip this. The original is still in my collection, and unlike most people, I do still pull them down from their shelves to listen direct, versus FLAC copies on the computer and S9 ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-wv4pFodIQ

[Supply Side Jesus]

58. Red Hot Chili Peppers: Blood Sugar Sex Magic

had that shit memorized!

[Lucian]

59. The Spice Girls

Their first CD.

Yeah, I'm still embarrassed.

[fizzgig]

60. did you see mine?

i'm ashamed to admit to it

[csziggy]

61. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon

Or maybe Tangerine Dream - Encore. I know the Tangerine Dream album was one of the earliest, but I remember carrying around the Pink Floyd CD to test sound systems when we were shopping for a new one.

Edited to add - I bought both those CDs because I had put serious wear on the vinyl versions. When I went in to buy new ones, the store didn't carry vinyl anymore. So I bought the CDs and went out to get my first CD player so I could listen to them again.

[charlie and algernon]

64. Hm, It was either a Monday Night Football CD of rap songs or an MTV Unplugged CD

They were definitely the first two that I got. Don't remember which I actually got first.

[bluedigger]

65. U2 - Boy was one of them.

I bought several when I got my first player, but 1985 was a long time ago, I forget.:shrug:

My personal hard drive has been reformatted a few times since then, I've lost a few files.:rofl:

[tk2kewl]

66. Ummmm.... CD? Some Girls on vinyl

bought at the used record store

[mikeytherat]

67. First CD: Chick Corea Elektric Band "Light Years." First album: Miles' "Bitches Brew"

mikey_the_rat

[ceile]

68. The Grifters "One Sock Missing"

1994 I think...

[progressoid]

69. I remember my first albums but not my first CD

That's weird.

First albums: Doors - 13 & Cat Stevens - Tea for the Tillerman

[guitar man]

70. Led Zeppelin IV

I was underwhelmed, some of the early transfers form the original master tapes to CD format weren't that good :(

[LeftOfSelf-Centered]

71. If I remember correctly...

The First CD I ever bought was called "Super Drumming". At the time (around '86-'87) I was a huge Beatles fan and wanted to be Ringo Starr (I am still a Beatles fan, but for a while, as a kid, they were all I listened to), so anything drum-related had major appeal to me. It was a German production, the music was modern Jazz, with a bunch of famous drummers playing on the various songs (Pete York, Cozy Powell, Louie Bellson, Simon Philips, Ian Paice and a few others). I actually liked it, for it being the impulse buy of a kid, only because it had "drumming" in the title. I never got to be Ringo though, I had to compromise and learn the guitar when my parents said that no way was I going to play the drums in our apartment. :)

The first CD I bought that wasn't a random buy was Iron Maiden's "Seventh Son of A Seventh Son".

[AsahinaKimi]

72. The sound track from the first TOMB RAIDER movie

I thought it was awesome!



wheres your head at?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63glSyVkCsU

[amyrose2712]

75. What is a CD?

:evilgrin:

[LJS669]

79. ABBA Gold

I own that CD as well and I also have around 60 songs they have done. Great group, great music and they still are popular especially in Europe. I'm 60 so I grew up listening to them. I still listen to their music almost everyday since my wife made CD's with their music on it. I'd suggest you find Dana Winner on you-tube. She does a medley of ABBA's songs and she is a very very good singer. Heck everything she sings is great. Helene Fischer from germany is another great singer.

[Rambis]

80. Mars Hotel GD

got the CD and then they brought out the player:party:

[bigwillq]

83. TLC

Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip (1992)


Still have it! Love, love that album. Love TLC.

RIP Left Eye

[Orrex]

84. Hunky Dory back in 1989 on Rykodisc

As it turns out, I've owned that album on vinyl, 8-track, cassette, and CD.

Good stuff!

[whistler162]

85. Red Nichols and Miff Mole.... IIRC

[underpants]

86. Album - crappy Creedence K-Tel product. CD? .... I guess and say Dead, REM or U2