Daniel Amos Message Board » DA Related Discussion » General Discussion » Fess up » Hello Guest [Login|Register] Last Post | First Unread Post Print Page | Add Thread to Favorites Pages (3): [1] 2 3 next » Fess up Author Post « Previous Thread | Next Thread » Shemp unregistered Fess up        Okay, time to tell when it all began... When did you first discover DA, SE, TST, or LD? Include first impressions, which band, live or recorded, etc. Me, 1979, Shotgun Angel - Wow, who are these guys... Kinda Beatlesque, kinda country, kinda can't put em in a box. Committed for life after Alarma 05-02-2002 05:08 John Foxe Woolly Eggwhisk Registration Date: 03-12-2002 Posts: 654 Location: Elkhart, Indiana I told this before, but...        It was that two+ week period when both HD and Alarma were released. (Back in the days of vinyl, 8-track and cassette.) __________________ I'm a middle-aged hitchhiker... LetsSpin@comcast.net 05-02-2002 07:37 Joey T. Tallowy Tamale Registration Date: 03-13-2002 Posts: 7,777 Location: you can't fire me, 'cuz i quit! - Kurt Cobain.... It's the 80's, so.....        OK, I was only 11 yrs old when HD and Alarma came out, but at 15 I happened to stroll into one of them there Christian book stores. I had thought that all Christian music sucked, but I had discovered that summer that only most of it did... At a summer camp, a counselor had played 2 tapes- Undercover- God Rules and Resurrection Band- DMZ. Not bad, but still not as good as their secular counterparts (U/C'S later albums were...) So I stroll into a Christian bookstore looking for these tapes and I notice a poster of these guys that look pretty trippy. I read some of the lyrics "my hair points to the sky, the place I wanna be." Hey that's pretty cool. Then I listen to it, and buy it right then and there. Best 8 bucks I've ever spent! __________________ 05-02-2002 08:43 BigDork Disjasked Lerna Registration Date: 03-12-2002 Posts: 4,340 hey joey tee!        another double L __________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ 05-02-2002 08:46 Gamgee Ceremonial Kernel Registration Date: 03-14-2002 Posts: 1,060 Location: Somewhere out there... I think I've already said this here before, but what the heck: The first time I heard DA was about 3.5 years ago, when I bought a various artists collection that had "Darn Floor" on it. My first impression of that song was that it was great, but when I bought a full DA album (OPFWFH), I didn't like it at first. But it grew on me. And grew, and grew, and grew... 05-02-2002 09:02 carl Platyhelminth Registration Date: 03-15-2002 Posts: 6,960 I've definitely said it before....        ....and in fact, I'm cutting-and-pasting from last time.... I'm a late bloomer. Got Personal World Famous yada yada, Berry Vest & John Wayne simultaneously. PWFyy didn't hit me, at least continuously (the Horrendous Disk did & still does put me to sleep), JW was very good, and Berry Vest.... floored me. Figured it was worth the next step, so got Songs of the Heart. Took awhile to latch onto, but one well-placed cup of coffee & "The Organ Bar" changed all that.... went whole hog & sprung for the Alarma Chronicles & haven't looked back.... so, 3 three years later, all I'm missing from the TST/DA/SE/LD axis is Scenic Routes. Even so, put it out soon, DA Boys.... __________________ 05-02-2002 09:05 Scrimshaw Nick Official Impasto Registration Date: 03-13-2002 Posts: 2,527 Location: "Bad news, Mom. I promised my soul to the devil this afternoon." "Oh? That recently?" ~ Calvin and Hobbes The best thing to happen in a math class        I was 14 or 15 and in tenth grade Algebra 2 when Dan Dacey came into the class with his walkman. "Whatcha listen' to?" Our mutual mentor gave him copies of Vox Humana and Fearful Symmetry. I was hooked from the start. __________________ Somebody cured my political apathy but I'm not allowed to say who it is in a signature on the Message Boards 05-02-2002 11:02 Dr Rich Ubique Epoque Registration Date: 03-15-2002 Posts: 9,986 Location: Hoverkrafti im është plot me ngjala. dfbb was my first. swirling eddies 2nd then FS and later on VH etc... __________________ 05-02-2002 16:25 Andrew Woolly Eggwhisk Registration Date: 03-14-2002 Posts: 651 Location: Bleak human landscape, flat roofed houses, bad breath, vacant lots and murder evidence. God saves and leads a remnant of scraggly, faithless people, in spite of themsleves and just because he feels like it. Daja View - I've seen this thread before        For me it was 1990 and I got FS on cassette the tape cover caught my eye and I listened in. Hooked ever since. DFBB the next week VH three months later OE a year later and then the ballreally started rolling when Motorcycle came out and I also got a mail order music catalogue from the US. 05-02-2002 17:58 Dr Rich Ubique Epoque Registration Date: 03-15-2002 Posts: 9,986 Location: Hoverkrafti im është plot me ngjala. quote: Originally posted by Andrew For me it was 1990 and I got FS on cassette the tape cover caught my eye and I listened in. Hooked ever since. DFBB the next week VH three months later OE a year later and then the ballreally started rolling when Motorcycle came out and I also got a mail order music catalogue from the US. funny how this comes up so often? __________________ 05-02-2002 18:10 Uncle Ralph Luteous Llama Registration Date: 04-15-2002 Posts: 306 Location: "I intend to live forever - so far, so good." Steven Wright I heard DA before TST did! That's how cool I am... okay... I lie __________________ 05-02-2002 18:24 Jim Muglia unregistered intro to Taylor        Greetings, One day for me, I was so bored, I decided that anybody who would put the Akendorfs on their album cover (Songs of the Heart) must be a pretty intesting band. Plus, love songs were so few from christians, i was thingking maybe I could actually find acouple good ones on an album with a title like that. At first I thought the album was awful; it seemed so grungy and Taylor's vocals were so strange to me. Then I lent it to a buddy who said he was a fan of DA way way back in the early 80s, and he was totally blown away by the songs "When Everyone Wore Hats". I said "huh" and then listened to the songas again, and said "good golly, he's right; this is a great song, and a great band as well." To paraphrase Mac Davis: And I been hooked on DA, hooked on DA from that moment on, hey hey hey. Take care, Jim 05-02-2002 18:28 Uncle Ralph Luteous Llama Registration Date: 04-15-2002 Posts: 306 Location: "I intend to live forever - so far, so good." Steven Wright quote: Originally posted by Jim Muglia Greetings, One day for me, I was so bored, I decided that anybody who would put the Akendorfs on their album cover (Songs of the Heart) must be a pretty intesting band. Plus, love songs were so few from christians, i was thingking maybe I could actually find acouple good ones on an album with a title like that. At first I thought the album was awful; it seemed so grungy and Taylor's vocals were so strange to me. Then I lent it to a buddy who said he was a fan of DA way way back in the early 80s, and he was totally blown away by the songs "When Everyone Wore Hats". I said "huh" and then listened to the songas again, and said "good golly, he's right; this is a great song, and a great band as well." To paraphrase Mac Davis: And I been hooked on DA, hooked on DA from that moment on, hey hey hey. Take care, Jim good golly I love Mac Davis! __________________ 05-02-2002 18:30 BigDork Disjasked Lerna Registration Date: 03-12-2002 Posts: 4,340 I've been a DA fan forever, I actually helped Terry write his first song. Yeah, those were the days..... I wasn't able to help much on the first Album, but I did throw in some suggestions during SA. I made the crunching noises in the song Meal. We parted ways after that, I wanted to get away from the Country sound...little did I know that Terry was going in the same direction. When HD and Alarma came out I knew I had to hook up with the guys again. We made several demos, but never got them on a record. I hung around during the Doppelganger recording sessions. Terry once said that Autographs For the Sick was about me. He's such a kidder. I was the model for the Maniquin on the cover. Again it was my idea to use the light shining through the blinds. I had a little run in with Ed, so for the next several years I stayed away from the guys. I don't want to talk about it. I'd see them from time to time one the street and say hi. But it wasn't like the old days. And then last year, out of the blue, Ed called me. He said that Terry was worried about the upcoming album. He was really scared. I told him I would drop what I was doing (if only I'd stayed a little while longer with Steve and Derri, I know Flap Your Wings would have won the Grammy!) and get over to Terry's place. When the door opened, Terry couldn't believe I was there. He said he was all washed up as a writer, and began to cry. I held for a moment, and then told him.........well it was a very personal moment, I don't think I should share it. Terry may write about it some day. I'm sure he will, in a song or something. Anyway, what I said must of really gotten to him. He sat right down and started writing. That man just couldn't stop (kind of like me right now). He was a writing machine! As a result, 30+ songs for the new DA album. I can't wait to see what we come up with next! BD ok, so I made some of this up................ok, all of it..........but it's way more interesting than the truth. ''The fist DA I heard was my sister's copy of Daniel Amos. I've been a fan ever since and I have all her DA albums now!'' boring __________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ 05-02-2002 19:06 Shemp unregistered Kool stuff ya'll... man do I feel old. Is there anyone out there that knew of the band(s) way back when? 05-02-2002 20:25 carl Platyhelminth Registration Date: 03-15-2002 Posts: 6,960 Pleased to meet you....        ....hope you guessed my name.... and when're you coming to Dallas? "I actually helped Terry write his first song. Yeah, those were the days..... I made the crunching noises in the song Meal....Terry once said that Autographs For the Sick was about me. He's such a kidder. I was the model for the Maniquin on the cover.....I held for a moment, and then told him.........well it was a very personal moment, I don't think I should share it. Terry may write about it some day. I'm sure he will, in a song or something. Anyway, what I said must of really gotten to him. He sat right down and started writing. That man just couldn't stop (kind of like me right now). He was a writing machine! As a result, 30+ songs for the new DA album. "I can't wait to see what we come up with next! " __________________ 05-03-2002 08:53 Matt K Sublime Brain Puppet Registration Date: 05-03-2002 Posts: 98 Location: Traverse City, Michigan how it started        Hello, this is my first post here, and I decided I would start out by telling everyone how I discovered Terry's stuff.. it's a long story, so hang on everyone!! About 4 years ago I was given a 7-ball CD sampler that had the song Mr Flutter. I thought it was a pretty good song. Shortly after I bought Surfonic Water Revival. I had no idea this Terry Taylor guy produced and wrote the album, I just enjoyed surf music and thought it would be a cool addition to my CD collection. I thought it was a pretty cool album. Jump ahead to last summer where my guitar teacher let me borrow an old Maranatha compilation CD of his called God Loves Country Music. On this disc were the songs Shotgun Angel and Happily Married Man. He then let me borrow his best of the lost dogs CD. Shortly after I bought MBD, followed by the lost dog's Real Men Cry, then I got HD followed by Personal favorite worldwide hits.... and basicly i've been hooked since! 05-03-2002 21:37 BigDork Disjasked Lerna Registration Date: 03-12-2002 Posts: 4,340 quote: Originally posted by Matt K Hello, this is my first post here, WELCOME MATT We'll save you a PLACE MATT, so you can join in on the fun. BD __________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ 05-04-2002 12:24 Lost Canine Disjasked Lerna Registration Date: 03-13-2002 Posts: 4,011 Location: On a rock in the ocean...literally Welcome Matt! This is a safe, but insane, place. Come and visit us again. LK-9 __________________ 05-04-2002 12:47 Dr Rich Ubique Epoque Registration Date: 03-15-2002 Posts: 9,986 Location: Hoverkrafti im është plot me ngjala. quote: Originally posted by BigDork quote: Originally posted by Matt K Hello, this is my first post here, WELCOME MATT We'll save you a PLACE MATT, so you can join in on the fun. BD don't scare away the new guy! as if Ralph & Betty were not enough to do that! (nevermind Guido or Tucker ) ) anyways. welcome aboard Matt! __________________ 05-04-2002 14:39 Pages (3): [1] 2 3 next » Tree Structure | Board Structure Jump to: Please select: -------------------- DA Related Discussion-- General Discussion-- Upcoming Releases-- CD & DVD Reviews-- Larry - Lucy I'm In LoveFAQs and Notices Daniel Amos Message Board » DA Related Discussion » General Discussion » Fess up Forum Software: Burning Board 2.3.6, Developed by WoltLab GmbH