The Song That Made You Wanna Play Guitar

[Eyes of the Night]

6th grade ... Yankee Rose ... wasn't ti'll 3 later I found out that there was this band called Van Halen ... lmfao

[alexpgrimes]

runnin with the devil or highway to hell..

[bueno bob]

Tony Iommi...anything he ever wrote, period...name a song...

Of course, by the time I knew everything about guitar I was ever going to learn I made Johnny Ramone look like Joe Satriani by comparison, but still...

[Terry]

Originally posted by bueno bob
Tony Iommi...anything he ever wrote, period...name a song...

Of course, by the time I knew everything about guitar I was ever going to learn I made Johnny Ramone look like Joe Satriani by comparison, but still...

Iron Man was the first song I ever learned, followed by Paranoid.

Iommi was the fucking bomb. Doesn't even matter how easy that Sabbath stuff was to play. That dude IS fucking gee-tar metal!

He was still kicking ass when I saw 'em last year.

[Mr. Vengeance]

Rock Bottom. And I still can barely play, but I'm working on it. Got a late start in life, but from the time I heard Rock Bottom, I wanted to play like Ace. Only been 30 + years. I still have time.

[Coyote]

Originally posted by Mr. Vengeance
Rock Bottom. And I still can barely play, but I'm working on it. Got a late start in life, but from the time I heard Rock Bottom, I wanted to play like Ace. Only been 30 + years. I still have time.

And here I thought you were talkin' 'bout Schenker-era UFO...

[indeedido]

Foreigner Juke Box Hero. No doubt. I was like 10

[Mr. Vengeance]

Originally posted by bueno bob
Tony Iommi...anything he ever wrote, period...name a song...

Of course, by the time I knew everything about guitar I was ever going to learn I made Johnny Ramone look like Joe Satriani by comparison, but still...

I'm just learning, and as a huge Ramones fan, I figured I'd learn some songs...

Try playing those songs as fast as Johnny for an hour....Not easy.

You don't have to be a virtuoso to be good.

[Vanessa]

Van Halen- Hear About It Later
Guns N' Roses- Estranged

[Diamondjimi]

I was floored by Van Halen 1. At the time I had my mind set on playing drums. One problem was the old man .."Drums are too goddamn loud and expensive...How about the guitar?" Fuck yeah!
At the time VH II was melting my brain and I opted for guitar.
I'd have to say VH II convinced me to learn guitar.

"Light up the Sky" is what triggered it for me!

[hideyoursheep]

Originally posted by Nickdfresh
Chuck Berry's, "Johnny B'Good." Old school, yo.

Fuckin' A!

My mom's old 45 of "Maybelline" got some abuse.
That opening riff.....


I'd get my ass beat when I got caught with those old
ORIGINAL Buddy Holly and Chuck 45's out of their sleeves.




She still has that shit.

[hideyoursheep]

Originally posted by Coyote
And here I thought you were talkin' 'bout Schenker-era UFO...

Used to be on the song list....

right after "Wasted".

[hideyoursheep]

Originally posted by indeedido
Foreigner Juke Box Hero. No doubt. I was like 10

You dirty white boy!

[PHOENIX]

I remember buying Ozzy's Tribute to Randy Rhoads on the day it came out. After listening to that album i knew there and then that my next purchase was a guitar.

[Loons The Great]

"Baby What You Want Me To Do"
--Elvis '68 Comeback Special version