The first album that you ever bought with your own money

[warthogdb]

Someone recently asked me what was the first album that I ever had. I think that it would be interesting to see where everyone kind of got started with this whole music thing. Please share what the first album that you ever purchased for yourself with your own money.

Sometime in 1980 around my 11th birthday (yes, I'm older than some of you snide little whipper snapper's parents) I used some of that birthday money that my aunts gave me to buy Dream Police by Cheap Trick on vinyl at the mall record store call the Record Bar. I cost me $5.98 as I recall. I literally wore that record out. It's now framed and hanging on the wall.

Anyone else care to share?

[supernova1324]

My mom used to have the same music taste as me so whatever she got I listened to. The first one I bought with my own money was Foo Fighter's The Colour and the Shape.

[Onslaught_fei]

Manowar: Into Glory Ride
Metallica: Ride the Lightning
Iron Maiden: Powerslave

All at same time.

[neckermanncj]

the entire Police discography at the same time

[JukeBoxHero]

Kansas's Leftoverture and Deep Purple's When We Rock, We'll Rock, and When We Roll, We'll Roll.(Not exactly sure of the title, but it's a greatest hits).

[exittoanywhere]

ummm probably a nirvana album. i think it was nevermind.

[gusano311]

good dlc week 4 me. my first was journeys escape. also bought men with out hats lol. what you want i was 8 lol.

[Runesmith]

Alien Ant Farm's ANThology. I still love it to this very day.

[Gryphon6]

Def Leppard's Rock of Ages

[kwami42]

alien ant farm's anthology. I still love it to this very day.

OMG ME TOO.

I don't listen to it anymore though, except for Smooth Criminal.

[Gowienczyk]

I don't even remember.

[Stuppletrax]

I believe it was Killswitch engage's albulm "As daylight dies".

[berkthgar]

My first album was "Start Something" by Lostprophets. I walked into an HMV and it happened to be the release day for that album, and I bought it without a second thought.

[WhiffleBallTony]

The Sword's Age of Winters. I don't regret it at all.

[classicrockdude]

My first album was back in 1973 i bought the Doors debut. my allowence was just enough.

[franticfish]

Come My Fanatics... by Electric Wizard back in 1997.

[SOLandJWF]

Human Clay by Creed. Go ahead laugh, I was like 6 or 7.

[CheezerRox]

The first I bought with my own money were two at the same time. The Doors' self-titled and Led Zeppelin's untitled fourth record.

First I ever owned was Nevermind by NIRVANA, courtesy of my then-and-still best friend.

[Lolicat]

I think I bought something like Bleach, Antichrist Superstar and In Utero. (It was a 3 for 2 deal)

[seinman]

The Ghostbusters soundtrack.

For the most part, I listened to what my dad listened to: classic rock and hair metal. I didn't really start listening to the stuff I found on my own until around fifth grade (1995), which is when I bought Grave Dancers Union by Soul Asylum. I consider that the first REAL album I bought.

[Atarpenia]

The first album I ever bought with my own money was Meteora by Linkin Park unfortunately.

[Bub]

Probably some crappy Fall Out Boy or it might've Lostprophet's Start Something.

[zeldazeppelin]

shockingly it was John Mayer- Room for Squares

[Alright_Computer]

Pearl Jam's Ten.

[HyeJinx1984]

Sadly, I think it was Big Willie Style and Spice :( how my tastes have changed...

[MronoC]

Queen's "A Night at the Opera". After listening to it all the way through, I came to the conclusion full albums are the definitive way to listen to music, and wondered why so many people just listened to singles. I had also realized from listening to the album that singles weren't singles because they were better, having loved "Death on Two Legs" and "Prophet's Song", which were really my first exposure to anything resembling heavy metal.

[willdabeast21]

Sum 41's Chuck

[Mega-Tallica]

The first CD I ever bought with my money was Linkin Park's Meteora back in 2003. The first album I owned was Papa Roach's Infest that I stole from my aunt.

[WhiffleBallTony]

Come My Fanatics... by Electric Wizard back in 1997.

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck. Was that on vinyl or CD?

[franticfish]

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck. Was that on vinyl or CD?CD unfortunately. If I had it on vinyl I wouldn't be posting right now I'd would just be sitting on my floor staring at it in awe.

[KenneyvTX]

Seven and the Ragged Tiger by Duran Duran
I still love new wave/new romanticisim, of course my children think I'm wierd.

[SuperRocker47]

the first one i bought was Manowar's Triumph of Steel. i had heard Hail and kill so i read about them and i found out they did a 28 minute version of the illiad so i really wanted the song. i bought that a while back and the rest is history. i now own all the manowar cds

[TheHumanTheory]

Dirt- Alice in Chains

[jimmyphue]

I hate to admit this, but it was "Pac Man fever" in 1980. By who, I cannot remember. But my second was Foreigner 4 "Juke Box Hero".

[tbb007]

Meet The Beatles.

[Kasil]

I believe it was either Bowling For Soup's "Drunk Enough to Dance" or Linkin Park's "Hybrid Theory". Either way, my taste in music has evolved a LOT since then.

[Parodygm]

With my own earned money, I think the first album I bought was Killers by Iron Maiden. I was probably 13 and it was probably 1985.

The first album I ever owned was Business as Usual by Men at Work and I would have got that in 1982.

[back_blows]

I think my first album was either Eaten Back to Life or Butchered at Birth. I honestly can't remember.

[Sonic_Snowman]

I hate to admit this, but it was "Pac Man fever" in 1980. By who, I cannot remember.

(Jerry) Buckner and (Gary) Garcia.

I've got that one too. That album is always good for a quick laugh, especially the song about Frogger.

Anyway, the first album that I ever bought was Bad Hare Day by Weird Al Yankovic. It was on cassette and I remember reading all of the lyrics on the inside of the sleeve as I was listening to it in the car on the way home.

[Acastil82]

Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power

[Sir_Phobos]

Green Day - Dookie

I think.

[KISSfan84]

Rock and Roll Over--KISS
Bought it in 1977 at K-Mart, lol.
Wore that vinyl OUT!
:cool:

[SCOTCHNBEER]

Guns N Roses Appetite for Destruction and ZZ TOP Eliminator. Mowed four lawns and bought them both same day!

[Lolicat]

Guns N Roses Appetite for Destruction and ZZ TOP Eliminator. Mowed four lawns and bought them both same day!

You overcharge!

[lawrence1103]

Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon

[DVVAVE]

Deep Purple's Machine Head back in about '74? after seeing them in concert on TV along with Black Sabbath and Rare Earth. And I still have that vinyl! (but lost the handwritten lyrics sheet that came with it :( )

Last album? American Idiot - Green Day

[ROCKBANDFANATIC7526]

Motley Crue - Shout At The Devil

[Indy44]

Songs for the Deaf by Queens of the Stone Age, still in love with the album but realised they have better albums. First album I actually owned but didn't pay for (present, I don't steal!) was Californication.

[FreakyLuu]

December of 1987, 8 years old bought Def Leppard's Hysteria with Christmas money from my grandparents.