Best Ever Albums

Re: First Album you Owned

drakonium — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:43:57 GMT

Author: drakonium

Posted: 03/18/2013 22:43

Shakira's Laundry Service... I was six, and when I first heard Objection (Tango) on TV (it was on Cartoon Network, haha), I was crazy : I needed that song. I still don't know how (the name of the son wasn't written anywhere), but my parents once came back with the album, and it was great. Actually, I only remember the first three songs : the one I was in love with, Underneath Your Clothes and Whenever, Wherever. I've not listened to the album since that time.

When I grew older, I became less interested in music. I only listened occasionally to some stupid children songs, and loved my video games' music, but it was not much more than that. Then four and a half year ago, a friend made me listen to the ape song from Disney's Jungle Book, and it was awesome. I soon got my first iPod and downloaded loads of Disney songs, along with some tunes I had sang in music class at school when I was younger (U2's Sunday Bloody Sunday and The Turtles' Happy Together, in particular). With time I began to stop listening to Disney to move towards mainstream artists like Green Day (which became my first "favorite" band), The All-American Rejects, Linkin Park or James Blunt... But no albums : I only downloaded some of their songs (on iTunes or less legally), it was unthinkable for me to listen to an entire album. Then, three years ago, my father made me listen to the last Muse album, and even if it didn't strike me at first listen, I finished to love it and downloaded of my iTunes (but not in its entirety, only the tracks I liked). I loved it so much that I decided to buy another album if theirs : Black Holes & Revelations. And here I am. I don't like Muse as much as before, now, but still, I find them very entertaining, and I still love Origin Of Symmetry.

So technically, I only bought my first album less than three years ago... Today I'm really sad I didn't got into music earlier. When I see some of you listened to Dylan when they were ten, I'm like "How the fuck is it possible?". I have to fill my dramatic cultural holes now 🤡

Re: First Album you Owned

Anonymous — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:15:58 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/18/2013 22:15

Cymro2011 wrote:

seeing as it's you, yes.

I didn't even buy it. Nor did I ask for it.

Re: First Album you Owned

Cymro2011 — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:15:12 GMT

Author: Cymro2011

Posted: 03/18/2013 22:15

JMan wrote:

Coiuld you believe one of the first vinyl albums I've ever seen was The Best of Kansas?

seeing as it's you, yes.

Re: First Album you Owned

Anonymous — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:12:17 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/18/2013 22:12

Coiuld you believe one of the first vinyl albums I've ever seen was The Best of Kansas?

Re: First Album you Owned

Anonymous — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:07:27 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/18/2013 22:07

The first album I owned - 'Arrival' - Abba.
I am not ashamed to say that this is still one of my favourite albums. I got it from Santa for Christmas and have been a 'Dancing Queen' pretty much ever since...

The first album I bought with my own money - 'Assemblage' - Japan
I saw Japan performing 'Ghosts' on Top of The Pops in 1981 and instantly fell in love with both David Sylvian and the sound. Invested my pocket money in 'Assemblage' because it had my (even then) favourite Japan song on it ('European Son' if you are interested - and no it isn't a cover of the VU song)

The first CD album - 'Mellon Collie..' - Smashing Pumpkins
I was an incredibly delayed adopter of the Compact Disc and this was a new release (1995) when I bought my first CD player. Liked the Smashing Pumpkins and so this became my first CD album.

The first single I owned - 'Rock with You' - Michael Jackson
This was a gift from my mum's boss (Ken) who ran the local youth club. I think he wanted to get me dancing disco in my own home rather than at the club. I must have been so good that I was embarassing the older kids!

The first single I bought with my own money - 'The Tide is High' - Blondie
Bought at 'Spin Inn' in Eccles. I had always liked Blondie - she was cool (or so my 9/10 year old self thought). I like this because it sounded like summer.

The first CD single - 'Missing' - Everything but the girl
I bought this about 2 weeks before I made my final decision on which cd player I was going to buy. It was the first CD I ever played my own sweet self.

Re: First Album you Owned

Evandar — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:57:28 GMT

Author: Evandar

Posted: 03/18/2013 21:57

Michael Jackson seems to be a common first artist, I've noticed. 😁

Re: First Album you Owned

junodog4 — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:49:24 GMT

Author: junodog4

Posted: 03/18/2013 21:49

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Got it at a grade 3 birthday party. On cassette.

Re: First Album you Owned

Charicature — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:37:19 GMT

Author: Charicature

Posted: 03/18/2013 19:37

revolver94 wrote:

First vinyl purchase:

Yesterday and Today by The Beatles

My first vinyl purchase (both albums at the same time):

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Re: First Album you Owned

Charicature — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:26:42 GMT

Author: Charicature

Posted: 03/18/2013 19:26

First I ever owned: Either Michael Jackson's Thriller or The Jackson 5 Greatest Hits. Don't recall which I got first, but probably Thriller.

First I ever bought myself? One of the Beatles' albums, but I don't recall which.

First CD I bought? Two at the same time, as when I switched to CDs I wanted to get the same 2 albums that were the first I bought on casette when my tastes started settling into what they are today: Jesus Jones' Doubt and R.E.M.'s Out of Time.

Re: First Album you Owned

paladisiac — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:11:06 GMT

Author: paladisiac

Posted: 03/18/2013 19:11

paladisiac wrote:

the first i bought for myself was Purple Rain by Prince & The Revolution.

purple rain was also the first album i rebought on CD and first album i ripped into mp3...

Re: First Album you Owned

revolver94 — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:00:58 GMT

Author: revolver94

Posted: 03/18/2013 19:00

First gift:

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The Very Best Of Deep Purple by Deep Purple

First CD purchase:

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Move Along by The All American Rejects

First digital purchase:

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Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith by John Williams

First vinyl purchase:

Yesterday and Today by The Beatles

Re: First Album you Owned

Anonymous — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:44:56 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/18/2013 18:44

The first album I remember owning was Born In The USA by Bruce Springsteen.

The second album I owned was Slide It In by Whitesnake. I distinctly remember Christmas of 1987 asking for a copy of Whitesnake's self titled album. My little brother went out and didn't know the difference so he bought Slide It In instead because it was half the price. It still amazes me that my parents would take him to the store and buy an album called Slide It In with the picture it has on the cover. I was 10 years old.

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Re: First Album you Owned

Anonymous — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:00:36 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/18/2013 17:00

I was given a copy of Prince's Batman soundtrack on vinyl as a very small child apparently, though what use it would've been to me then I don't know. The first album I remember owning was the aforementioned Space Jam soundtrack. The first albums I bought with my own (pocket) money were Jay-Z's The Blueprint, Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory and Shaggy's Hot Shot. Other early purchases include U2's All That You Can't Leave Behind, the first Gorillaz album, Prince's The Gold Experience, The Flaming Lips' Yoshimi, Slipknot's Iowa, a Staind album, some Nirvana, Californication, Green Day's International Superhits, The Eminem Show. I was also given a bunch of albums as presents around that time, including Is This It?, Up The Bracket, the first Coral album, a Desmond Dekker best-of. Some of these may have been later than others, but they were all roughly in the same 18 month period I think. I was pretty young. I'd been listening to whatever my dad listened to prior to this, mainly Dylan, The Clash, The Gratfeul Dead, Costello, The Beatles, The Who, the Pistols, The Stones, Richard Thompson, a lot of reggae and soul and a bit of jazz, some post-punk. It's hard to remember where one thing ended and another began. I was also taken to gigs from a pretty young age; I went to see Bob Dylan on my tenth birthday. My parents always encouraged listening to music. But yeah, the Space Jam soundtrack was definitely the first CD I owned, whilst The Blueprint and Hybrid Theory and Hot Shot stick out as albums I was excited to go and buy with my pocket money.

Re: First Album you Owned

Evandar — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 12:44:13 GMT

Author: Evandar

Posted: 03/18/2013 16:44

paladisiac wrote:

the first album i owned was a gift from my mom. it was steppenwolf's greatest hits on cassette. (what's a cassette?) i soon scotch-taped over the "recording tab". (what's scotch tape? what's a recording tab?)

the first i bought for myself was Purple Rain by Prince & The Revolution.

Hahahaha. At least I know what you're on about, if not everyone does. 😁

Re: First Album you Owned

Anonymous — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:04:12 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/18/2013 15:04

Was the question the first album you bought or the first album you bought which has some credibility. Some of the albums listed here seem to me to be unbelievable.

Re: First Album you Owned

Anonymous — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:58:58 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/18/2013 14:58

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1975 40 Greatest Hits Elvis Presley

Re: First Album you Owned

paladisiac — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:53:59 GMT

Author: paladisiac

Posted: 03/18/2013 14:53

the first album i owned was a gift from my mom. it was steppenwolf's greatest hits on cassette. (what's a cassette?) i soon scotch-taped over the "recording tab". (what's scotch tape? what's a recording tab?)

the first i bought for myself was Purple Rain by Prince & The Revolution.

Re: First Album you Owned

Anonymous — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:28:19 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/18/2013 14:28

The Wall, gift from relatives.

Re: First Album you Owned

~SMiLE~ — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:22:21 GMT

Author: ~SMiLE~

Posted: 03/18/2013 14:22

ABBEY ROAD - THE BEATLES (1969)

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A few after it's release I purchased this LP for the song "Here Comes The Sun".
I've been a Beatles fan ever since.

Re: First Album you Owned

Anonymous — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:57:12 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/18/2013 13:57

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