Your first album?

[Big_al]

What was your first album and which format did you by it on?

Mine was "The The, Infected" bought on vinyl.

[FATAL]

Keskiviikko from Leevi and the Leavings

And that was on CD. and damn fine it is, although I've lost the cd a long time ago.

By the way, how do you buy illegally from the 'net?

[Nomad]

Easy. You buy it (probably unintentionally) from an illegal source. And although it's not downloading, I've got a couple Russian CD's that I got off of Ebay, that apparantly werent' supposed to be sold outside Russia. Whatever.

Mine was on cassette tape. Was the soundtrack to the first Mortal Kombat movie. ;)

[Doom_Dude]

Vinyl. The first album I bought was Deep Purple's Stormbringer (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:5srz281c051a).

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v75/Doom_Dude/Temp/deep-purple.jpg

By the way I changed Tape in the poll to cassette tape due to thier being other forms of tape like the evil 8 track. :p We don't need any olde people coming in here and getting confused. *haahaa*

[Phoebus]

My very first album ever was Elvis Presley - Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:5h9sa9rgb23u) -- on vinyl, of course!

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drc500/c547/c54791y0918.jpg

[Danimetal]

I remember the "Yes" - Relayer vynil somewhere but also "Europe" - The final countdown on casette.

[rustyslacker]

I feel so young. Rock in Rio, by Iron Maiden, on CD.

[Phoebus]

The Elvis album wasn't new to say the least. But I'm proud, nonetheless. Vinyl (still) rules! :D

[+Acyclitor+]

my first was Bon Jovi - Crush, on CD.

[MR_ROCKET]

I think my first album was either Led Zeppelin or Pink Floyd.
http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/9594/zepplenzb3.png http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/504/floydwa0.png
/scratches head.

But yeah, that doesn't mean I was 3 years old when I bought it either heh.

[jetflock]

The Elvis album wasn't new to say the least. But I'm proud, nonetheless. Vinyl (still) rules! :D
Yes, vinyl will give you the best sound.
First album....I think it was a Queen cassette tape.

[Big_al]

Call me old fashioned but there was something special about unpacking a vinly record for the first time and placing it on the turntable.

[Sigma]

Nine Inch Nails: Further Down the Spiral on cassette tape.

[killuminati96]

2Pac "Greatest Hits" 2CD

[Doom_Dude]

Call me old fashioned but there was something special about unpacking a vinly record for the first time and placing it on the turntable. I dunno. I kinda like opening new CD's. Vinyl came with some cool stuff sometimes tho. I have a Grand Funk Railroad album on vinyl that came with 3d glasses and the cover was all crazy 3d stuff. Plus some vinyl came with nice, big posters.

[Big_al]

They said CD was the death of decent cover art since it was just too small.

[MR_ROCKET]

Album covers are cool. I still have a crate of them, though I can't say I'v replaced the stylus on my turntable much since cd was invented. but yeah the sound range of vinyl is unbeatable. If I recall, nothing else had it's wow and flutter :D
Problem I always ran into was when I'd crank it up, the bass would always make the turntable armature jump around, so I's tape a coin to the top of it so it wouldn't. heh probably the reason why I need to replace my stylus again. :D oh and don't let the cat sleep around it.

Anyways, yeah a big part of vinyl albums are their art aswell as now days, collectivity.
Waht would be cool is if someone came out with a 4 to 8 cd jewel case and actually be the same size as a vinyl album cover, possibly having a sleeve to slide the original album in it. MR_ROCKET patent# 04308930490822

[Big_al]

Do you see that Japanese turntable that used a laser instead of a stylus?
Good idea but it cost around $5000

[Doom_Dude]

One thing I found annoying about Vinyl was the crackling noises when your stuff got dirty. Good sound or not, the sound of dust (or whatever) is something I always hated.

[Danimetal]

Best use I ever gave to Vynil was buying one of these "Disco recopilatory album of the year", turning the cassete recorder on and starting to scratch like crazy!... I don´t think my father liked it though.

[Phoebus]

That little crackling sound from vinyl is actually quite appealing. So much so, that some artists have been known nowadays to put it into their recordings digitally, for effect.
It's actually quite soothing to me now, just thinking about it. I prefer it to the cold, thin sound from CDs.
I believe it gives a warm feeling of tactility, and stems for our love and appreciation of the good things from the past.

And yes, the whole experience or romance of record buying is a thing of the past... album art and lyrics; song, performance, instrument, band credits; personal info; posters and other chatskies; etc., all played so much of a bigger role, it's hard to describe... but it has never been the same since CDs took over -- and of course it became a fait accompli with the advent of mp3s. Just look at album sales now, with the decline in the quality of music in general, that's brought to the legacy of rock and popular music such a sad state of affairs (my opinion, but I think it's certifiably true, whether the latest generation can even realize or appreciate it now - which is another shame altogether), that I fear it's all a completely lost art to the future generation.

[Raptor Jesus]

The black album by Metallica on CD.

[rustyslacker]

Best use I ever gave to Vynil was buying one of these "Disco recopilatory album of the year", turning the cassete recorder on and starting to scratch like crazy!... I don´t think my father liked it though.
Hahaha! *roflmao*

[Doom_Dude]

That little crackling sound from vinyl is actually quite appealing. So much so, that some artists have been known nowadays to put it into their recordings digitally, for effect.
It's actually quite soothing to me now, just thinking about it. I prefer it to the cold, thin sound from CDs.
I believe it gives a warm feeling of tactility, and stems for our love and appreciation of the good things from the past.

And yes, the whole experience or romance of record buying is a thing of the past... album art and lyrics; song, performance, instrument, band credits; personal info; posters and other chatskies; etc., all played so much of a bigger role, it's hard to describe... but it has never been the same since CDs took over -- and of course it became a fait accompli with the advent of mp3s. Just look at album sales now, with the decline in the quality of music in general, that's brought to the legacy of rock and popular music such a sad state of affairs (my opinion, but I think it's certifiably true, whether the latest generation can even realize or appreciate it now - which is another shame altogether), that I fear it's all a completely lost art to the future generation. I agree with everything you said but the crackling. ;)

I certainly think the music industry is over saturated with too many cookie cutter artists that have no individuality. They look, sound and act the same.... it's sad. *annoyed*

I also find it a bit annoying when stores seem to prefer to have in-stock the 'best of' and 'greatest hits' albums. Ummmm no thanks. Where are the studio and live albums? :/ In my collection I may have 2 or 3 'greatest hits' albums and one of those was given to me. heh.

[rustyslacker]

I know. I want to catch up on artists' older work before jumping into the new, but a lot of stuff that I like is hard to find in stores. Almost worse is the re-issues of 10-song albums originally on vinyl...now retailing for $18. The first four Iron Maiden albums are the most obvious examples...when they're available, going right back to the first point.

[Danimetal]

Ahhh... Complicated issue. I´m not sure whether the old stuff is always better than the new (no discussing about "love for the old work", this is something we have inside and it´s a feeling, cannot be discussed or argued about) but there´s always a special halo (related to feelings) regarding the old works of our favourite artists and also there´s something special about vynils, about carefully getting them out of their envelope and how they sounded...

...It was something quite personal so to say. In my case you had to manually put the vynil (nothing special) but also the stylus... You got this "crank" sound as the stylus went down before the actual songs started... You watched the turntable moving, the vynil doing its sensual and smooth movement... I have these warm memories about listening to Tino Casal records with big headphones sat down in the floor by the stereo... I don´t know, it was pretty different from using a cassete or putting a CD into its tray.

But in my opinion, this doesn´t detract anything from the CD wich does a very nice work, maybe less personal (I personally treasure my CD collection) but also more functional... Vynil had (and somewhat has) its time but it has been replaced by the sturdy CD, something you can piss on, vomit on and still works... Maybe in the future CD will be something special as music evolves to something you can download and becomes a completely digital media, without a real and touchable support.

[+Acyclitor+]

Maybe in the future CD will be something special as music evolves to something you can download and becomes a completely digital media, without a real and touchable support.o man they already are. the entire concept of albums has declined now that people can just download a few songs from an artist on itunes or napster or what have you. serously i download lots of music but the albums i have a physical (and retail) copy of in CD are so much more special. my friend for example will not pirate music or have friends burn him CDs, he buys all his music legally and i gotta admit when i look at this 300+ collection my heart bleeds and i wanna look at all the wonderful artwork and booklets.

[rustyslacker]

I love CD artwork and photos and lyrics. Those little booklets will never die. I download a bit of music, but only a couple tracks from any album to see if I like the work, then I buy it legally. So then I get those tracks, plus the little booklets. :)

I don't have to worry about a hard-drive failure corrupting my entire music collection, and that's good too. Not like my friend (exactly opposite of Acyclitor's friend) who only pirates music. He'll say something like, "I've just downloaded everything Judas Priest ever recorded, performed, thought about recording or performing, or vomited. Want it?"

I weep for my own generation.

[Nomad]

I only download music if the artist makes it available for download. I realize sometimes it's not quite their choice, due to the record companies, but that's just how things are. It's ALWAYS been like that.

I am much the same way, in that I prefer to buy CD's. I like having the booklets and the actual physical disk and everything. Even if it is all a little overpriced.

[+Acyclitor+]

nomad, you should google Nattsmyg, they are a great folk metal band. they have all their demo albums available for download.

[Looney]

Deep Purple "Burn"
http://eil.com/newgallery/Deep-Purple-Burn---AUTOGRAPHE-319148.jpg

ELP (Emerson Lake and Palmer) "Tarkus"
http://tralfaz-archives.com/coverart/E/elp_tarkusf.jpg
http://tralfaz-archives.com/coverart/E/elp_tarkus_inner.jpg

[NME]

CD. "6teen Stone" by Bush. I've never bought cassettes. I used to have several vinyls, but they were for collecting, not listening to.

[jetflock]

a little late, but i adore the crackle/pop/hiss/scratch of vinyl. its like another person is in the room with you or something.

[jetflock]

Album covers are cool. I still have a crate of them, though I can't say I'v replaced the stylus on my turntable much since cd was invented. but yeah the sound range of vinyl is unbeatable. If I recall, nothing else had it's wow and flutter :D
Problem I always ran into was when I'd crank it up, the bass would always make the turntable armature jump around, so I's tape a coin to the top of it so it wouldn't. heh probably the reason why I need to replace my stylus again. :D oh and don't let the cat sleep around it.

Anyways, yeah a big part of vinyl albums are their art aswell as now days, collectivity.
Waht would be cool is if someone came out with a 4 to 8 cd jewel case and actually be the same size as a vinyl album cover, possibly having a sleeve to slide the original album in it. MR_ROCKET patent# 04308930490822
yeah, my cat likes to knock it to the floor all the time.

[God-l-Send-l-Death]

The first time I ever heard anything in Vinyl was Black Sabbath's first album. Granted, it wasn't in the 70's. Dad was barely 5 at the time, lol. =P Mom bought it from a guy who was selling lots of Vinyl disc, and that was one of them. To this day I think it's the best song I've heard. Though, the first album I ever bought myself was Ozzy Osbourne's No More Tears. After a couple of years you can tell it was used, for the sound was kinda 'muffled', but somehow made the music heavier. =)

Bah, forgive the nostalgia. I'm just sad music can't be like that anymore. =(

[owna]

My first Album was Metallica- Kill 'em All


I am much the same way, in that I prefer to buy CD's. I like having the booklets and the actual physical disk and everything.

Me too. I'm actully thinking of buying a real copy of Pink Floyd- Dark Side Of The Moon even though i've already got the mp3's.

[Danimetal]

Looney: Great choices.

[Doom-Dork]

Queen by Queen and Queen II by Queen on vinyl

http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/37/queenyd4.th.jpg (http://img172.imageshack.us/my.php?image=queenyd4.jpg) http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/5759/queeniiux0.th.jpg (http://img175.imageshack.us/my.php?image=queeniiux0.jpg)

[rustyslacker]

I forgot. My first album was 2112 by RUSH:

http://www.ssmt-reviews.com/images/rush/2112.jpg

[Zrecher]

Black Mages 2 Legal Download.

[FATAL]

Juice Leskinen - Mitä Minä Egyptissä Teen?

[General Greivous]

I think mine was the soundtrack to the first Mortal Kombat movie :P

I agree with the previous discussion about cookie-cutter bands, and the lack of artwork and such with albums. Some bands out there still take pride in this, though, and I'm glad. Tool's last album, "10,000 Days" had quite a bit of artwork with it and was pretty cool. Recently, Nine Inch Nails began an ARG (Alternate Reality Game) based around their new album "Year Zero" ( http://www.echoingthesound.org/phpbbx/viewtopic.php?t=20265 ). Heck, Tool and NIN still release Vinyls of their singles for collectors.

I'm sure I could think of others like Rob Zombie and Radiohead are still creative on a smaller scale in terms of album artwork, but it's funny that these bands are never the ones you see on television or the radio and thus never get the publicity they deserve. Then again maybe that's not such a bad thing, that means less brainless morons at the live shows... (which is another area the four bands I've mentioned excel in, artistically speaking)

[Pieter Enis]

I'd have to concur with what the General says about good bands not getting any decent kind of attention.
We have dEUS over here too, pretty damn good band, but I don't hear them on the radio or anything.
Which reminds me of the Scissor Sisters, never knew they had a song called "No tits on the radio" or something like that :p

The first CD I ever bought?
Hmmm
The first one I listened thoroughly to was Mutter - Rammstein.
And the first one ever I bought was "Samson & Gert", childs songs :p
The first one I bought with what I'd call a decent sense of taste for music, apart from Rammstein since I bought those together with my mate because we were curious as to how their lesser known songs would sound (we do that, check lesser known songs of bands in search of true diamonds -.-), would have been ...
"Lacrimosa - Lichtgestalt" on CD
My other friend (yes, rusty, more than two friends up to now, I feel special) was, however, collecting old LP's (vynil records) from Nirvana. I think he has them all now.

If I ever get the chance to bring out songs, I'll make it so that the cases are sold with lots of extras and such and in a big vinyl-like case :p

[hawkwind2]

Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon, original SQ version, on Vinyl, 1974 ( album released 1973 ) I still have it, minus the 2 posters that it came with.

[stphrz]

First album I bought was Rush - Moving Pictures on lp in 1982 ish. I think I was 10 or something.

[Ffabbia]

http://www.cvibes.com/images/SLADE_slayed400.jpg

Showing my age here, but it was 'Slayed?' by Slade, my dad bought it for me...there was none of this new-fangled CD stuff back then, twas vinyl, or casette tape or nowt! (and the place where you live was all fields).

Could have been worse I guess, and I was only a wee kid at the time *rolleyes* 'Never Mind The Bollocks... ' was one of the first albums I physically went into a shop and bought with my own money, along with 'The Scream' by Siouxsie And The Banshees.

I agree that current music scene is very much of the 'cookie cutter' variety....To be honest I'd personally describe 98% of all mainstream music released commercially after 1997as total and absolute mindless crap; bland, insipid and banal supermarket muzac, sterile soulless cover versions and empty 'compose by numbers' corporate pulp hashed out by manufactured pop-idol wannabee wankers without even the semblance of musical or compositional talent.

The real exciting stuff exists away from the 'big 4' record labels, and is mostly unsigned, DIY material obtainable websites like Soundclick and MP3Unsigned.

I expect that many people will quite strongly disagree with me on this.

[Kelthan]

I support this necromantic orgy, because I never got a chance to post here!

Mine was Retrospectives 1 and 2, by RUSH, on CD.


By the way... that guy on the far right looks like he's pointing to his nipple. How fun?

[jetflock]

ffabia, i totally agree with you.
if i listen to "current" music (and I use that term loosely), it has to be by some sort of outsider artist....of sorts....

[Nomad]

I doubt many here will disagree with you, Ffabia. Although, the big companies do have a few gems here and there. Most of the stuff I listen to is signed with Century Media or Nuclear Blast, or is independent.

[Major Hans Von Butt]

I remember back in 96' (I was in Middle school) I was over at a friends house and he just got a new CD. It turned out to be Korn's 2nd album Life is Peachy and he played Twist for the first time. I was like WOW this is friggin bad ass. I asked for it for my birthday, so that was my first CD. The first CD I ever bought was actually Nine Inch Nails The Fragile in 99'. To this day I still think thats the most epic album ever!

[Harry]

My first proper album bought in a shop(not off a friend) was Slipknot when I was 11. lol

[ultimatesaiyan605]

I feel so young. Rock in Rio, by Iron Maiden, on CD.

Lol, AC/DC LIVE (CD) when it first came out (Although I received it as birthday gift)

[Grazza]

No Remorse (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Remorse) by Motörhead, on cassette tape.

I subsequently bought quite a number of vinyl records though.

[BeTaNoL]

Californication from Red Hot Chilli Peppers...

Their last great CD. Then it all got gay and soft...