[Chrysoberyl]

Scandal,by Queen.Until then I listened only to classical stuff...I was watching tv and the video came.I was blown away by the song and the incredible voice of Mercury.
Songs from the wood,by Jethro Tull,opened a second door later on.

 

[jamesb]

'It could have been a brilliant career' the first song on the belle and sebastian album 'the boy with the arab strap'

the first song from the first album i heard by the group that lead to most of the music i listen to today (i still love b&s of course, well their new stuff less so)

for years i had never really enjoyed 'popular' music - when i was at school i didnt listen to much music. when i did it was generaly classical, or stuff from the charts - which i had never really related to much
after hearing this album suddenly there was this whole world of music that made sense to me - music was no longer something for other people. i realised that music outside of classical could be intelligent and interesting.

i doubt i would be on this forum, have most of my collection of cds and LPs or have any of the hifi gear i own if not for this album

 

[redrich2000]

First: When you sleep by My Bloody Valentine and Unfamiliar by Ride

Then: Lift your skinny fists by godspeed you black emperor (but only on about the 15th listen!)

 

[Assorted]

Vivaldi's RV 546, Double Concerto ("All'inglese") for violin, cello, strings, continuo in A.

 

[The_Duke_Of_Eli]

TNT - AC/DC got me into Classic Rock. It was part of the soundtrack to Tony Hawk on the playstation 1.

 

[pinkfloyd4ever]

[size=medium]COMFORTABLY NUMB [/size] not to sound like a dick, but if you need me to tell you who it's by, never talk to me. Roger Waters' solo still blows my f'n mind..and I listen to it about once a day

 

[titaniumx3]

Not sure about exact songs but Portished - Dummy really sucked me into electronica, jazz fusion, experimental, psytrance music.

I've only started listening to metal fairly recently but Dream Theatre - Train Of Thought was probably the first proper metal album I actually enjoyed listening to. Yes, the vocals are still very annoying but this was the album which got me hooked on the metal style of drumming and rhythm structure.

 

[Musehead]

"Gravity Eyelids" Porcupine Tree

Damn'd song reinvented the music that I choose to listen to.