What album got you hooked?

[t3031999]

What is the recording that got you forever hooked in the world of audio?

For me it was Maurice Ravel's orchestration of Modest Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition" performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Fritz Reiner in 1957.

Not even that clean of a recording, but ever since I first heard it, I have been on a mission to reproduce it in the most perfect way possible. (along with other music of course)

 

[Shadow_Ferret]

Not quite sure I understand the question. I have always been into music, from my early grade school days on the playground with a transistor radio listening to Top 40.

 

[Hanse18]

Probably not the genre you were expecting, but lynyrd skynyrd really got me into dissecting music and evaluating it instrument by instrument. It makes me respect their 3 guitar attack even more. Since then I always try to pick apart songs into the various instruments, and helps with evaluating speakers too. It's great to focus on neal peart from rush. I swear some of their songs don't even have real time signatures. Wow.

 

[outsider]

Lost Highway soundtrack.
been a NIN and Smashing Pumpkins fan ever since.

 

[Pyrrho]

What is the recording that got you forever hooked in the world of audio?

For me it was Maurice Ravel's orchestration of Modest Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition" performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Fritz Reiner in 1957.

Not even that clean of a recording, but ever since I first heard it, I have been on a mission to reproduce it in the most perfect way possible. (along with other music of course)

For me it wasn't a specific album. However, what has gotten me to be very interested in high quality equipment is classical music, as music that is acoustic is something that has a "right" way for it to sound. Unfortunately, some of the greatest recorded performances are poorly recorded, and there is not much to be done about that (e.g., Caruso, etc.).

 

[Rock&Roll Ninja]

The soundtrack to Conan The Barbarian. Sadly the recording doesn't come close to the material. I hope that someday someone rerecords the material to higher standards... maybe when Poledouris dies and they have tribute work........

 

[Duffinator]

In-A-Godda-Da-Vida baby....

It was the first album I ever purchased.

 

[MDS]

In-A-Godda-Da-Vida baby....

It was the first album I ever purchased.

That brings back a strange memory. When I was in middle school we rode our bikes to and from school and there was a red Camaro in front of one of the houses that had a license plate that said Iron Butterfly. I had no idea what that meant. It wasn't until I was a bit older that I learned it was a band.

The first album I ever had was Kansas - Leftoverture and we played that to death. It is still one of my favorites and I like every single song on it. So I would have to say that album got me hooked.

 

[majorloser]

Pink Floyd-The Wall

Though, I was always partial to any double album back then

 

[STRONGBADF1]

What is the recording that got you forever hooked in the world of audio?

For me it was Maurice Ravel's orchestration of Modest Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition" performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Fritz Reiner in 1957.

Not even that clean of a recording, but ever since I first heard it, I have been on a mission to reproduce it in the most perfect way possible. (along with other music of course)

I've always liked ELP's "Pictures at an Exhibition" and wondered which classical version I should pick up. Any suggestions for me of a "clean recording"?

but to answer the question...The Cars first album, I was about 8 years old and "Moving in Stereo" really opened my ears. Shortly thereafter Hendrix, Floyd and then Rush warped me forever and the list keeps growing and reaffirming.

 

[j_garcia]

Too many to list

Elvis
Beatles Sgt Pepper...ala Yellow Submarine.
Santana - Abraxxas
Bob Marley, Eagles, Hendrix...

 

[maximoiglesias]

Got me hooked on audio a demo Stereo Test LP my dad used to/for listening to different speakers and trying new audio equipment. It had a part with 21 trombones (or something like that) and the pure sound coming out of my dad's Altecs Voice of the Theater with a Yamaha 40 w/ch integrated amp really got me.
After that, Dark Side of the Moon for its excelent recording.

 

[Snarl]

Alice Cooper - Love It to Death

 

[t3031999]

I've always liked ELP's "Pictures at an Exhibition" and wondered which classical version I should pick up. Any suggestions for me of a "clean recording"?

but to answer the question...The Cars first album, I was about 8 years old and "Moving in Stereo" really opened my ears. Shortly thereafter Hendrix, Floyd and then Rush warped me forever and the list keeps growing and reaffirming.

There are newer recordings of "Pictures at an Exhibition" by the Chicago Symphony as well as New York Philharmonic and London Symphony. But as far as stylistic interpretation goes this one is by far the best (IMO). The recording is very good for 1957, but on it does sound "bright" and slightly fuzzy at times.

 

[aspaceintime]

Mothers of Invention

When I was in 5th grade a class mate brought Frank Zappa & the Mothers in for music appreciation day. NOTE: I was in fifth grade in 1967 and we had an OLD teacher. My friend had an older brother that influenced him...She freaked out!!

 

[mnnc]

What is the recording that got you forever hooked in the world of audio?

For me it was Maurice Ravel's orchestration of Modest Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition" performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Fritz Reiner in 1957.

Not even that clean of a recording, but ever since I first heard it, I have been on a mission to reproduce it in the most perfect way possible. (along with other music of course)

Listening to my dad's stereo when he would play Booker T's instrumental Green Onions! That got me hooked. Santana and the Doors were also very high on the list as they still are today. That was 30+ years ago. All the 45's that my parents would play and hours of music on the reel to reel. Hooked ever since! The only things I give my father credit for is turning me on to music and motocross/dirt bike riding!

 

[brian32672]

Alice Cooper - Welcome to My Nightmare is one I recall
But really there are to many to list. Going to concerts got me more hooked..

 

[Sheep]

a friend

My friend was into the underground rock scene. This is the stuff thats not on the radio or muchmusic, but its also not one guy screaming one note into a mic followed by double kick drums. This is Melodic, beautiful rock, making all other forms of music, unsatisfying and embarassiing(typo?)


The Sheep

 

[rschleicher]

I always wanted good sound, but couldn't afford it until I graduated from college in 1977 and found a decent job. Just about my first purchase was my first "decent" stereo - a 60 Wpc Kenwood integrated amp, a pair of the New Large Advents, and a Dual turntable with Shure V15 cartridge.

When I got it home I hooked it up, and the first album I put on was Let It Bleed by the Stones. Gimme Shelter starts in very softly, with a nice clean guitar part - as the intro ends, there is a little guitar fill that swells to a feedback-drenched drone. That did it for me!

The other memory I have of the first couple of days with that new system was listening very late at night to Rod Stewart's Gasoline Alley. I had the volume down low, but it was very quiet, so I could hear all sorts of detail. During the soft ballad "Lady Day" (or something like that), there a couple of acoustic guitars playing, plus a very high and sweet slide guitar part. It was just like Rod, Ron Wood, and Martin Quittenden (spelling???) were there in the room.

 

[20to20K]

What is the recording that got you forever hooked in the world of audio?

For me it was Maurice Ravel's orchestration of Modest Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition" performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Fritz Reiner in 1957.

Not even that clean of a recording, but ever since I first heard it, I have been on a mission to reproduce it in the most perfect way possible. (along with other music of course)

First time I heard my dad listening to Santana's Abraxous LP through his
JBL L-100's powered by a Marantz 2270 my jaw dropped. Up until then it was transister radios and that was about it (this was mid 70's). When I heard that opening track and discovered what the word "stereo" meant and the perscussion break on Oye Coma Va I knew I was discovering something special. I was about 10 years old.