What was the first music album you bought?

[Retreater]

No regret to be had.

My first 4-track tape was April Wine (The Nature for the Beast). I listened to Sign of the Gypsy Queen over and over until the tape got caught in the wheels during a rewind !

That is one of my "D&D" albums. My group would play listening to that album (as well as Jethro Tull, Moody Blues, and the Cult). Just listening to it makes me want to roll a d20.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

Unless their something Im missing, some hidden meaning please enlighten me.

It has long been considered the go-to music in certain establishments.

 

[Marc_C]

SO I forever associate the year 1983, and first playing all those "golden age" modules, with Photograph and New Moon on Monday.

1983 was the year we discovered Kate Bush, The Dreaming. An excellent and self produced album.

 

[R_J_K75]

It has long been considered the go-to music in certain establishments.

Oh yes Im well aware, I get the meaning of the song and have even been subjected to it in said establishments on occasion, but that one lyric is just hilarious.

 

[Marc_C]

That is one of my "D&D" albums. My group would play listening to that album (as well as Jethro Tull, Moody Blues, and the Cult). Just listening to it makes me want to roll a d20.

LOL!

My D&D theme is 'Mortal Combat'. I have it on cue on iPhone. Whenever the players roll really bad I start it. I swear to you they start rolling great! Works every time. :-D

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

1983 was the year we discovered Kate Bush, The Dreaming. An excellent and self produced album.

I love everything Kate.

...that said, the Washing Machine song (on Aerial) is both so soothing and also so ... deeply weird.

 

[R_J_K75]

My group would play listening to that album

Its pretty sad how streaming, youtube and the ability to download any song on an album singly has basically destroyed the concept of listening to a record start to finish. I dont listen to music much anymore unless Im hanging out with people drinking but when we do everyone wants to cherry pick this song or that and heaven forbid you try to play a full album.

 

[Marc_C]

Its pretty sad how streaming, youtube and the ability to download any song on an album singly has basically destroyed the concept of listening to a record start to finish. I dont listen to music much anymore unless Im hanging out with people drinking but when we do everyone wants to cherry pick this song or that and heaven forbid you try to play a full album.

That is why I have Chill Lounge albums. They listen to them from beginning to end without ever noticing. But when the album end some one says "who stopped the music?"

 

[Dioltach]

Pretty sure my first was Darknes on the Edge of Town, by Springsteen. Or maybe Best of Blondie.

 

[Rob Kuntz]

Though this has nothing to do with albums, but on the topic of D&D background music. I had several players who'd signed to play in my Lost City of the Elders ask me what it was like. I responded at my blog with "listen to this". Matt Ulemen rules!