Your what the hell....wait I like this moments

[timmay9]

Talk about those moments where music literally messed with your mind. Like you listen to something, and your first urge was not to like it, and you just get into it.

The first time was listening to "Run Run Run" by the VU. It was the first song I ever listened to by them. Those ear piercing screeches would occasionally come through, but by the third one it seemed like almost bliss. The noise became soothing. I don't know, I was just like what the f*ck!

Please end every story with that line.

[Evilbottom]

'Little Girls' by Oingo Boingo. When the lyrics started I was just like 'what the f*ck?' but it slowly grew on me and I actually quite like it now.

[Gowienczyk]

Talk about those moments where music literally messed with your mind. Like you listen to something, and your first urge was not to like it, and you just get into it.

Hello Sonic Youth! I did not like them at all when I first heard them. Then I really got into Big Black, The Jesus Lizard and other noise rock/punk bands. I think they may of helped that jump subconsciously. Sometime later I gave Sonic Youth a spin again and loved it.

What the f*ck! indeed.

[franticfish]

When I first heard Sunn O))) that was defintly a what the ****! moment.

[JukeBoxHero]

When I heard Freezepop and Made in Mexico songs on Guitar Hero 2 originally, I think my reaction was something like "what to the **** is this?" After a couple months though I started to like the songs. It was a great what the **** moment.

[tridentgum0]

When I first heard Visions, I was like "Are they satanic or something?'' Now I defend that song. What the f*ck.

The annoying noises at the end of alot of At the Gates songs were ear piercing, but I still listen. What the f*ck. (Cold, I'm looking at you.)

[willdabeast21]

Death Metal in general, I really like it now

[Lolicat]

br0kenCYDE i was all lyk 'what tha f*ck, this sh*t be trippin balls'

[afterstasis]

i really love those moments... it's a bummer that since wading the waters of noise, extreme metal, and other "difficult" genres well over 10 years ago i don't run into this much at all anymore.

[Fizzeler]

I love when this happens although since over a year it no longer happens to me

The following enter my mind:
Death Metal
The Flower Kings (I wonder if that has changed :rolleyes:)
Opeth
Dream Theater
Slayer

[Lolicat]

Being serious for a moment, the following bands made me do this;

Emperor
Whitehouse
Moldy Peaches
Alizee

[Mystlyfe77]

Abigail. Those crazy Japanese ****ers make some insane guitar tones that even threw my battle hardened black, death, thrash ears for a loop when I first picked up Forever Street Metal *****. I love their riffs now. And I refuse to end with that line.

[Quinarvy]

When I liked Guns N' Roses and Rush.

Didn't like either at first, now I own both discographies and they're my favorite bands.

[supernova1324]

Moldy Peaches
I could imagine them having that effect.

[Lolicat]

I could imagine them having that effect.

Yea, I decided to post a few things that made me go 'wtf?' that weren't merely because of the intensity or feedback.:)

[afterstasis]

i think i fell in love with the moldy peaches pretty immediately... my "wtf" moment came when i found out kimya was a girl and not a young boy.

[mason95]

Tom Wait's voice when I first heard it.

Autechre's Gantz Graft was the first song I heard from them (I doubt anyone here knows of them (They're IDM)). This song, and the video got me into the band.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfwD05XA2YQ

Radiohead when I first heard of them. The first song I heard from them was Everything In It's Right Place, and my friend said they play generic rock (I think he's only heard creep). I thought "What the hell was he talking about" and now they one of my favourite bands.

[FlyGuyLXI]

The first Animal Collective song I heard was Grass. To me, it was just randomness, but eventually, the neo-psychedelia movement taught me a lot.

[sonicnerd23]

When I first heard that Fear of the Dark was going to be in the Maiden pack, I was like "WTF get another 80's song by them", but I quickly grew to like it, and now I'm listening to more of the Fear of the Dark album.

[afterstasis]

I doubt anyone here knows of them

never do this. :)

autechre are about as huge as it gets in IDM. i've been a bit of a fan since the late 90's.

[instantdeath999]

Metal Machine Music.

/thread.

[afterstasis]

Metal Machine Music.

/thread.

i honestly can't even remember what i thought of the first few noise albums i experienced...

i know what they were, and that i grew to appreciate them fairly quickly, but it's like "pulse demon" just sucked my bleached brain out so i can't remember what it was like to have my cherry popped.

[Gowienczyk]

The first time I heard Merzbow I was entranced, I appreciated it as soon as I turned 'Pulse Demon' on.

[timmay9]

never do this. :)

autechre are about as huge as it gets in IDM. i've been a bit of a fan since the late 90's.

Heh, he obviously doesn't know you.


Metal Machine Music.

/thread.

He intentionally made that to be unlistenable!

[mason95]

never do this. :)

autechre are about as huge as it gets in IDM. i've been a bit of a fan since the late 90's.

Well this is a forum based off of a game about rock music.

[Gowienczyk]

Well this is a forum based off of a game about rock music.

Irrelevant.

[afterstasis]

Well this is a forum based off of a game about rock music.

if you were in any other subforum you'd be in the clear, but we have quite a few fans of non-rock music here in the HoR.

what's your favorite autechre release? i'm still pretty partial to tri repetae, though i haven't given them much listening time in years.

[Quinarvy]

if you were in any other subforum you'd be in the clear, but we have quite a few fans of non-rock music here in the HoR.

what's your favorite autechre release? i'm still pretty partial to tri repetae, though i haven't given them much listening time in years.
Slightly ironic, isn't it (to people who haven't strayed in here before)?

[Kenny-Band]

When I liked Guns N' Roses and Rush.

Didn't like either at first, now I own both discographies and they're my favorite bands.

What was wrong with you back then?

Personally, I didn't like Grunge and most Modern Metal. Now I genuinely love Grunge and I can now at least tolerate Modern Metal to the point where I won't change the station if it comes on.

[mason95]

if you were in any other subforum you'd be in the clear, but we have quite a few fans of non-rock music here in the HoR.

what's your favorite autechre release? i'm still pretty partial to tri repetae, though i haven't given them much listening time in years.

Tri Repetae and Confield. Chiastic Side deserves an honorable mention too. Also Amber.


It's hard picking a favourite album from a band you like so much.

[afterstasis]

Slightly ironic, isn't it (to people who haven't strayed in here before)?

i do recall the not too distant past and a poster or two griping when threads were started about non-rock music.

[mason95]

I also have to mention Slint. Damn Spiderland is a weird album.

[afterstasis]

I also have to mention Slint. Damn Spiderland is a weird album.

this is one of the best albums i've ever completely burned myself out on.

between autechre and slint i get the feeling you and i would have been best buds in '98 or '99. :)

[Gowienczyk]

I think Mason will fit in very well here.

[mason95]

Well, like they say, "great minds think alike"

[Quinarvy]

What was wrong with you back then?

Personally, I didn't like Grunge and most Modern Metal. Now I genuinely love Grunge and I can now at least tolerate Modern Metal to the point where I won't change the station if it comes on.

Geddy had to nasaly a voice and I disliked lyrics on AfD

[Cpt. Overkill]

Sonic Youth comes to mind.

Also, Incubus. **** you, Zeleii.

[supernova1324]

Sonic Youth comes to mind.

Also, Incubus. **** you, Zeleii.

I cannot imagine Incubus having that effect.

[Cpt. Overkill]

I cannot imagine Incubus having that effect.

I didn't like them at all whenever my friends Abs (Inside joke.) wouldn't shut up about them.

I didn't like a lot of bands that are my favorites at all at first. I couldn't stand Silversun Pickups, I hated Mastodon, and I was mildly annoyed by NIN.

[Runesmith]

They Might Be Giants (specifically, "Fingertips") and Suicide.

[afterstasis]

They Might Be Giants (specifically, "Fingertips") and Suicide.

it took me a few years to fully grasp suicide.

[timmay9]

It's still taking me a little while to grasp Suicide. It's definitely different, I'll tell you that. :)

[Ryuzaki]

I'm definitely going to have to go with The Clash.
The Cranberries, too. Listened to Zombie back when I was a little kid, and absolutely hated it. Then I listened to it again a couple years ago, and now I love the band.
Asian Kung-Fu Generation is a third choice. When I first heard Haruka Kanata, I was like, "Wtf?" But after listening to it a few more times, I slowly began to absolutely love the song-- and later, the band.

[JukeBoxHero]

I had one of those about an hour ago. :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G8Vh8SJqu4&feature=related

Decent cover of Alec Eiffel instrumentally but kinda weal vocals.

Then I clicked on this and my first reaction after a few seconds as WTF this sucks!? Then a few moments after getting over that I realized I liked it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NDsbEiCxXw

[XacharyCross]

Hmm, Blackmore's Night took a few spins by before actually ending up liking it (and having it cycling in the teens of my favorite bands)

For all time WTFery though, the Sleepytime Gorilla Museum is probably teh oddest thing I've ended up liking.

Bio sample page on Prog Archives (http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=1521)

[defenestrater]

They Might Be Giants (specifically, "Fingertips") and Suicide.

Fingertips was a big one for me.

The first time I heard a song by Devo besides Whip It.

[instantdeath999]

Heh, he obviously doesn't know you.



He intentionally made that to be unlistenable!

"I was serious about it. I was also really, really stoned."

Of course, he also said...

"Anyone who makes it to side 4 is as dumb as me"

:)

[harveyglobetrot]

The first ever Velvet Underground song I heard was The Murder Mystery. Nearly 9 minutes of vocals overlapping, tempo shifts and extended organ pieces. That was definitely a WTF? moment.

[ant423]

"My Name is Mud" by Primus.

I once thought this was the absolute worst song in the history of music. Ever since I found out it was a Primus song, I began listening to it more often, and now I kinda like it (Still not their best song, though).

[Bub]

I have to say Silversun Pickups. I was like "why the hell is this guy's voice so high... oh well I like this".

[JukeBoxHero]

Heh I forgot to link the second song in my post, it's in there now.

[chumsicles]

Mr. Bungle
The Residents
Devo
Joy Division

[Gowienczyk]

Mr. Bungle
The Residents
Devo
Joy Division

Wat.

[chumsicles]

Wat.

They're a great band, but their cold, unnatural sound and Ian Curtis's vocals certainly takes some getting used to and can inspire a "what the hell...wait I like this" moment

[Gowienczyk]

But I never had a "what the hell this is good" for Joy Division!

[afterstasis]

you guys know how much i love joy division now, but i could only get into a few of their tunes back in high school.

i blame it on how hyper i was at the time... joy division is definitely "sit still" music. :)

[Gowienczyk]

The first time I heard Disorder, I simply just fell in love!

[afterstasis]

The first time I heard Disorder, I simply just fell in love!

i think "disorder", "she's lost control", "love will tear us apart", and a few others got me the first time, but the rest took a while to grab me.

then again, when i first heard joy division i was just getting into hardcore punk and black metal, so any subtlety in music was probably a bit lost on me.

[MrFruitLord]

A couple years back, I was a big Metallica fanboy. I knew of their feud with Megadeth. I decided to check out Megadeth, to see how awful it was. I ended up liking it more than any Metallica.

[Bulldogsaysgrr]

I'll admit that these bands had to grow on me.

Shinedown
Chevelle
Green Day

[MronoC]

I remember the first time I heard drone metal, it was the track "Phase 3: Agni Detonating Over Thar Dessert..." by Earth, which popped up on a metal channel on Rhapsody, I just sat there listening for the whole 12 minutes, waiting for something to happen, feeling incredibly tense and anxious, after it was over I was just "woah".

edit: Also, I guess when I first got in to Primus and the Melvins was kind of like that, it took a while for those bands to sink in, but eventually tracks popped up again a while after initially listening to the bands, specifically "My Name is Mud" on the radio, and "Influence of Atmosphere" on shuffle, and I suddenly realized how brilliant the bands were.



Alizee
damn... now I've got "Moi... Lolita" stuck in my head.

[Lolicat]

I remember the first time I heard drone metal, it was the track "Phase 3: Agni Detonating Over Thar Dessert..." by Earth, which popped up on a metal channel on Rhapsody, I just sat there listening for the whole 12 minutes, waiting for something to happen, feeling incredibly tense and anxious, after it was over I was just "woah".

damn... now I've got "Moi... Lolita" stuck in my head.

First time I played Drone was awesome. I just had a new stereo, cranked up the bass and lay back. It was an aural massage.

Moi... Lolita is how manufactureed pop should be done.

[afterstasis]

my first real drone album was andrew chalk's "east of the sun".
i was definitely perplexed, but i was already into some dark ambient stuff so i kept listening and grew to love it.

[Lolicat]

I think my first drone was Sunn0)))'s white series.

[timmay9]

you guys know how much i love joy division now, but i could only get into a few of their tunes back in high school.

i blame it on how hyper i was at the time... joy division is definitely "sit still" music. :)

It's definitely not rocking out music. I do play air bass to it from time to time though. I never had a what the hell moment for them, though.

[MronoC]

Another moment like that for me was the flash game Zombie Grinder (http://www.fingermonkey.net/189-Zombie-Grinder.html) (which I spent a lot of time playing in Computer Science in 11th grade), in which you basically kill zombies while listening to extreme metal (grindcore mostly, I think), and each level is essentially based around the song, and it was over the course of playing the game that I started to realize that there was more to extreme metal than noise.

[ArmsAreLoud]

BYOB by System of a Down. When I first heard it I was all like "what the crap is this crap" but now I'm like "holy crap this crap is awesome".

[Alright_Computer]

Most free jazz applies here. The first time I heard it, it was a big "what the hell is this?" moment, but eventually I grew to like and appreciate it.

[afterstasis]

i think free jazz was the first style of jazz that immediately appealed to me.
i've grown to appreciate more styles, but when i heard ayler's "spiritual unity" for the first time in 11th grade i was floored.

[Onslaught_fei]

i think free jazz was the first style of jazz that immediately appealed to me.
i've grown to appreciate more styles, but when i heard ayler's "spiritual unity" for the first time in 11th grade i was floored.

Log in to Rockband 2 and look at the message of the day.

[AKALink]

Most of the Grateful Dead stuff. Now I'm scarily close to being an Dead Head. Wilco too.