What was the first song you heard from your favourite band(s)?

White Room - Cream - You couldn't possibly get any better than this... The bass, the guitar, the percussion, it all combines into a furious musical orgasm. It was from there that I went on to discover the other wonders of their discography.

A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procol Harum - I was never really a fan of organ music before I discovered Procol Harum. It was probably that instrument and Brooker's voice which hooked me.

Epitaph - King Crimson - To be honest, I didn't like KC at all when I first listened to them. I was still too used to the poppy sounds of The Beatles and The Kinks. But the second time around, I came back to this song and was blown away by the Mellotron and Lake's vocals.

I Looked Away - Derek and the Dominos - After announcing to my dad that I adore Cream, he told me they suck and 'Derek and the Dominos are a far superior band'. He gave me their one and only studio album and as 'I Looked Away' is the first track, it was the first song I heard by them.

Roundabout - Yes - (Much thanks to Lord Rahl for introducing me to them). I thought at first that Anderson (the vocalist) was a twelve-year-old who hadn't hit puberty, his voice was so unusually high compared to what I had listened to. I also couldn't understand what he was saying so I resolved to ignore that and instead revel in the wonderous sounds of Squire's bass and Wakeman's organ solos.

Now do tell me all about your memories!

Aqualung - Jethro Tull I don't think that I could've been introduced to Tull in any better way than with this. Fabulous piece of music both vocal and instrumental wise and a great taste of what yet to come.

Know Your Onion - the Shins Fast paced and for me (who at the time were listening to the some heavier vocals) thorougly refreshing with the light vocals of James Russel.

Posetive Tension - Bloc Party I wanted more, more and more!

Far more.. but now I must continue my essay.

My all time favourite band is Husker Du. It's difficult to say exactly what the first song of theirs I heard was - as my brother essentially introduced them to me when I was 9, but it would have been a track off of New Day Rising. Probably 'I Apologise'.

I first heard Monkey!!!Knife!!!Fight!!! by Minus the Bear.
Zombie for The Cranberries
Soco Amaretto Lime for Brand New
and of course Float On for Modest Mouse

Epic - Faith No More I was into Rap music at the time and this song turned me to the Dark Side

Hallowed be thy name - Iron Maiden Heard this song in a record store and feel in love with the fast drums and screaming of Mr Dickinson

Don't Believe the hype - Public Enemy Funky scratches and Flavour Flav

Megablast (Hip Hop on Precinct 13) - Bomb the Bass Heard this song digitised in the game Xenon 2 - Megablast and went straight out and bought the album.

Another Brick in the wall - Pink Floyd My dad bought this single when it was released and played it all the way through my childhood.

Queen- Don't stop me now. I don't really have a particular genre I like above all but if I would have to choose a favorite band it would have to be Queen.

Geek USA - Smashing Pumpkins.

The intense drum intro (and generally insane drumming throughout). The complete fuzzed out guitar. That extended screaming solo. And lo! The Smashing Pumpkins began their march to destroy my 1 dimensional love of Velvet Revolver and Guns 'n Roses.

Muse - Knights of Cydonia
Kasabian - Shoot the Runner

slayer - metalstorrm (face the slayer)
iron maiden - caught somewhere in time
metallica - one
anthrax - among the living
testament - trial by fire
megadeth - angry again
black sabbath - iron man
van halen - running with the devil
ted nugent -cat scratch fever
misfits - lost in space
judas priest - metal gods

I can still remember hearing I want to hold your hand on the radio and me and my best friend making fun of the lyrics. Little did we know.

Wait and Bleed-Slipknot, in my friends house. It blow the socks of us.

Schism-Tool. 3am on Scuzz. I didn't know what I was seeing, but I knew I would be changed when it was over.

Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones: I used to listen Sticky Fingers when I was a kid, and this was the first track on it.

All Right Now - Free: Heard this on the radio. I know its not their best, but this was their first track I heard, although of course I've moved past it now.

Pinball Wizard - The Who: Heard it on the radio, had no idea for years.

Get Down to It - Humble Pie: I'm slightly ashamed of this, as I first heard it playing GTA: San Andreas, and thought it was a good song. So I bought their first two albums and Performance: Rocking the Filmore.

Fortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater Revival: This one is because of Forrest Gump, when he goes to Vietnam. I heard the track, loved it, and looked the band up.

Rory Gallagher - As the Crow Flies: I'd heard good things about some Irish guitarist, so I decided to check him out. Now, my favourite Irish musician. Strangely, I'd been to Rory Gallagher Place in Cork, and had no idea about it. I was even in the shop where he bought his Strat, had no idea I was standing on hallowed ground. I now fully appreciate those places.

Positively 4th Street - Bob Dylan: My dad told me download this, so I did. Didn't think it was that great. A few months later I listened to it again. Havent looked back. This is pretty much the song that changed my music taste. Before I was into Slipknot (First heard Wait and Bleed), and other...crap.

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - the Beatles. My brother had Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and this was the song I heard first. I remember being shocked at the high pitch of John Lennon's voice ... I hadn't heard much singing then, I guess.

D'You Know What I Mean - Oasis. I had just picked up Be Here Now on a whim and this is the first song. Just totally clicked. It was entirely different from anything I've heard before and I loved it. And I still love Oasis.

Vicarious - Tool. I like 10,000 Days, Right in Two, and Lateralus more as songs but this introduced me to Tool. In fact Mimirswell sent this song to me on MSN and I couldn't even understand the words, didn't like it. Revisited it later and fell in love.

Hells Bells - AC/DC. At first I loved the guitar and hated the vocals. Now I love everything.

Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin. Well, of course.

Time - Pink Floyd. One of the best songs ever made. Loved it from the start.

Everlong - Foo Fighters. This song just wtfpwns.

Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana. Mmmm, teen spirit.

2+2=5 (The Lukewarm.) - Radiohead. This is a great song, I dunno. Not their best but it made me like Radiohead.

Muse - Time is running out
Radiohead - Paranoid Android
Placebo - Where is my mind?
Lacuna Coil - Half life
Godsmack - I stand alone
Switchfoot - Meant to live
Beatles - All you need is love
Nine Inch Nails - Just like you imagined
The Dust Brothers - What is Fight Club? (from the movie)

Pink floyd- Another brick on the wall but the first song i truely enjoyed was Comfortbably numb.

Iron maiden- The trooper, love the galloping.

Judas Priest- The ripper, the song owns andRobs vocals are amazing.

Deep Purple- Apart from the obvious Smoke on the water it was child in time, the vocals on that song rule.

Christ. I'll piss into the wind as usual.

What: Sad but True (Orbital) [probably was the EP Sad but New]
Where: The Hub, Bath
When: Don't ask
What were you taking at the time: Ahem. A lady never reveals that.