Dir en Grey was the biggest musical influence on my life. Before I started listening to them, I was one of those people who just flowed with the crowd on a whim, trying to fit in and make everyone happy. I can't understand the lyrics to their music, but its the music itself and the tone of the singer's voice that get me every time. It changed me for the better.
I may be speaking too soon here, but I feel I should mention George Kollias. For some weird reason it wasn't until I saw him in clinic in June that I really tuned into what an amazing musician he really is. He was really good at explaining stuff, but not once suggested that he woke up amazing. In fact he disregarded any "talent" theory and said talent means you worked hard at something. I think that alone made me want to play drums as soon as I got home.
Soon after I joined his forum and the members on there are really helpful, plus George contributes to the forum and happily answers questions and so on. The spark has come back to me and has been there since that night. I even went to the trouble of joining a gym to fast-track my endurance again.
These albums have an undeniable sound to them,
which create their own unique sound.. unmistakable.
They've managed to capture the feeling of that time
and the tension yet still sound fresh to this very day.
These albums are references to which I will forever
match any other release to. It's like that perfect
girlfriend you compare all other potential partners against.
Avenged Sevenfold- They inspired me to experiment with different kinds of music genres.
Sonata Arctica- They inspired me to be more serious in writing poetry and music...
Metallica- They saved my life, when i was very depressed when my dad passed away, i wondered what was i without him? and then later a friend introduced me to Metallica, then i heard the song "Fade to Black" and that helped me become who i am today :3 a musician
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Oh man. First off, I must say, the party monster soundtrack, in it's entirety changed my life. I got it when I was 17 and it opened my mind to electronic music. That album then got me listening to my KMFDM and Skinny puppy albums I had when I was a kid and took off from there.
That being said, there were many bands to change my outlook on music since then.
Boards of Canada- Less is more. Create an atmosphere you are happy with and immerse yourself in the mood and feel of your music. Write something that can heal you when you are at your weakest points in life.
King Crimson- This band is bursting at the seams with influence. The time signatures and guitar tones really make you think of music in a different light that most artists can't recreate. Their lyrics are elegant and thought provoking and at the same time have a dark, raw soul that many artists don't. Very original, very refreshing
Skinny Puppy- Skinny Puppy is above and beyond the traditional writing system. No rules, no guide line, no bullshit. This band is hard hitting, gritty and grotesque in the best possible way. If I have learned anything from skinny puppy, it's fuck what other people think of what you play and do what ever the fuck makes you feel real.
My personal opinion.
Sabaton - Helped me understand WWII a lot more better and it helped me understand what went on during WWII.
3 Inches of Blood - Taught me how to properly mosh, and how to kick ass at everything.
Manowar - got me thinking about my heritage a lot more and as well taught me to never give up and not care what anyone else thinks, and not to care if people judge me because I'm different.
I was born with Bathory and Celtic Frost ... and then they have increased my knowledge. When I was little I listened to Metallica and Black Sabbath .....
Nightwish changed my life. They've been my favourite band all my life, and it was Tuomas who inspired me to learn to play keyboards and to write songs myself.
when you are very young groups can influence you ... but when you get older .. you see if your early influences were heard ... or only personality changes. I saw people who went from dark to rap ... and people who went from house to death metal haha
So, when I was 8 I heard my first English song!It was from the band called HIM!!After all those years, I really feel blessed that I have heard that Awesome band back there!It changed my life!And when I had a problem I would listen to them and just I will find the solution!HIM is number 1 for me and I think you know why!) <3
Hearing The Beatles for the first time was like my first orgasm... They were so good, had great lyrics, and you can see the timeline from pop heros to hippie leaders.
Nirvana. Id ofcourse heard Smells Like Teen Spirit, but when i first actually LISTENED to Nirvana, I sure as fuck listened good. They paved the way for grunge, halping me discover Silverchair, Pearl Jam, and eventually, Foo Fighters.
Smashing Pumpkins, definitly them. Theyre so good its hard not to like atleast one song by them, whether its a heavy song, acoustic song, pop song, a psychedelic song, doesnt matter. all their songs i love atleast just a bit.
Bullet For My Valentine was my first taste of a band that openly called themselves metal- and i loved it. BFMV opened up screamo and death metal to my young mind. Killswitch Engage, Limp Bizkit, Deftones, even older metal like Metallica and Black Sabbath all came from BFMV.
Foo Fighters was the first rock band i ever heard besides the Beatles. The song was Everlong, it was their Storytellers episode, and i was at my dads house. i immediatly asked who it was, to which he replied, "The Foo Fighters," the name alone gave me goosebumps. "the singer is the drummer from Nirvana," ... Really?
...
Well fuck, now i have to listen to them.
Black Veil Brides. They made me realize I don't have to listen to songs about sex or be "normal". They showed me I couldn't be like everyone else. And they my school better. Some now like them, including the teachers.
i think my biggest ifuences would have to be tool there as meaningfull as thay are inspireing and maynards lirical pylosofy has had a big impact on my mind. minestry cos thay got me into heviy music and forever corrupted my soul lol or set it free from religuse constrants i cant diside. gojira cos thay dont gust do there hevey thing and sing about triveal shit there actualy heavy and meaningfull. but i have to say all the music i lissen to has got me though tuff times in my life so it all means somthing to me
I believe my first real influence in music and inspired me greatly into becoming a bassist,was Chris Squire/Yes, and old Motown stuff.
But so,so many have influenced me since.Many of which,are listed above.
I think it was a friend of mine who introduced me to Iron Maiden's album Powerslave when I was 10. It was a kind of illuminating moment in my life, to find out how deep an impact music can have. My parents didn't give so much shit about music, so we didn't even have stereos back then in our house, so I had to go the public libary to listen to music. And this was in the early 80's and Finland was just about to get back on its' knees after a devastating period of recession; I remember that my family wasn't that well off until the late 80's. So, I visited the library quite frequently, checking out all the bands of that era, mostly heavy metal: Van Halen (1984), Kiss (Animalize), Hanoi Rocks (Oriental Beat and Two Steps From The Move)...those I can remember...but it was that Iron Maiden album that really kicked ass.
I remember going to one of those after-school interest groups, to play the drums, a couple of times, but I soon got bored because the teachers only wanted us to play some stupid children's music. My mom woulda paid guitar lessons for me, but I was stupid and wanted just to play the drums. Which of course, was out of the question, as we lived in a flat.
I think it was later in the 80's, maybe '87 or '88, when I saw a documentary about Jimi Hendrix in TV. His music was something completely unheard of for me, so I got this urge to start playing guitar. I didn't take any lessons, though. I learned the hard way: playing by ear, and checking out theory on my own. Maybe that's why I never got the skills to become a pro at guitar and 6 years later I quit and started to play the keyboards. But I did develop my own style of playing, which has helped me a lot with songwriting later on.
I think it was the prog-bands from the 70's that made me want to try keyboards: Yes, Wigwam (Finnish progband), Pink Floyd, Genesis, Camel
- and in the early 90's came the onslaught of acidjazz, and other types of electronica, which of course I found very appealing. And I have to mention one jazz-album which opened my ears to jazz:
Miles Davis: Kind of Blue
And of course, being a keyboardist, I had my phase of trance, goatrance and drum & bass, too, in the late 90's. I've tried to keep my ears open for all kinds of music, from classical to metal, from techno to hippiefolk...you name it. I've been thinking of starting a music diary, in which I'd make entries of the albums I listen to each day...
yesterday at work, I listened to:
Dj Shadow: The Private Press
Sneaker Pimps: Becoming X
Swallow The Sun: Emerald Forest And The Black Bird
Soulsavers: Broken
Sasha: Airdrawndagger
Trentemoller: The Last Resort
hmm...pretty heavy on the electronic stuff... Maybe today I'll hafta listen to some atmospheric sludge metal or djent to keep things at balance...
"The first kiss cuts the deepest, and the bleeding never stops..."
As a kid the Who got me interested in playing music! Seeinh Pete and Keith destroy instruments and play with an attitude and volume that was years beyond anybody else got me started! But now i am into Electronic music and those idols are Kraftwerk, Ultravox, Gary Numan, John Foxx & Cabaret Voltaire, so those pioneering bands got me into Drum Machines, and Synths, Samplers etc...
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Maybe today I'll hafta listen to some atmospheric sludge metal or djent to keep things at balance...
