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First song to "Blow You Away"...

What was the first song that hit you between the eyes and took over your mind? Something that really put you into an altered state (without the drugs).

The first time I heard "Whole Lotta Love" in 1969 I couldn't believe what my ears were hearing. Jimmy Page's guitar grabbed me by the head and turned my brain into a Denver omlette.
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tvad
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Genesis' "Squonk". I'd never heard anything like it before. Wish I still had that vinyl. :(
tvad
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11-02-06: Xiekitchen
Hey Tvad,
I was a teenager listening to the radio late at night circa 1976 and was "blown away" by what was announced to me afterward as the new Genesis album, the cut being "Dance on a Volcano".

Xiekitchen, thanks so much for your post and reminding me that "Dance on a Volcano" started the Trick of the Tale LP.

Indeed, it was "Dance on a Volcano", and not "Squonk" that first blew me away! My jaw dropped when I heard that first bar of music. I had never heard an LP sound like that.
tvad
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Abertporter, just another reason why you're one of my heroes. :)
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