FabSwingers.com forum: What singer or group had you hooked the first time you heard them

By *usman 199 OP Man
over a year ago

Stockport

Happy peaceful Sunday everyone .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Strumbellas..

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By *ate_BMan
over a year ago

London

J Lo

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By *eeliciouschaosWoman
over a year ago

Wherever

Marillion

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By *reyToTheFairiesWoman
over a year ago

Carlisle usually

The Beards.

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By *avexxMan
over a year ago

cheshire

ultravox

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

AC/DC.

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By *eliWoman
over a year ago

Lana Del Rey.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If rappers are included (

) then Nas, Dave and Nines.

Singers I’d probably go with Frank Ocean and The Weeknd.

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By *ou only live onceMan
over a year ago

London

Amy Winehouse

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By *eliWoman
over a year ago

"Amy Winehouse "

Oh yes! Good shout.

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By *estinysswingersCouple
over a year ago

Worsley

Linkin park.

Mrs x

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By *llblueMan
over a year ago

Irvine

Alterbridge.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Beastie boys nwa oasis snoop Dr Dre a guy called Gerald

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By *ecky and justCouple
over a year ago

Godalming

Pink Floyd.

From a very young age.

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By *ixiePoisonWoman
over a year ago

Darlington

My Chemical Romance

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By *ose-tinted GlassesMan
over a year ago

Glasgow / London

All of them. I’m a total slut for music.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Snuts

They were supporting someone I went to see and it was the first time I’d heard of them but they were amazing!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

ABBA

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

To many to name but a few would be

The libertines

Beatles

Dr Hook

Jonathan Coulton

Billy Ocean

2pac

The Kinks

Vampire weekend

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Fleetwood Mac

Stereophonics

Mrs

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By *inger_SnapWoman
over a year ago

Hampshire/Dorset

Dermot Kennedy... No one else does lyrics like him.

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By *heRazorsEdgeMan
over a year ago

Wales/ All over UK

Those Damn Crows

Iron Maiden

Black Stone Cherry

AC/DC

Stone Broken

I’d also add Shinedown, but it wasn’t until I heard them live that I was hooked.

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By *avinaTVTV/TS
over a year ago

Transsexual Transylvania

Dead Can Dance

Rammstein

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By *avinaTVTV/TS
over a year ago

Transsexual Transylvania

Depeche Mode

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By *razzyhorseMan
over a year ago

cambridge

Lanterns on the Lake was the most recent one.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Housemartins

ACDC

Specials

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By *heRazorsEdgeMan
over a year ago

Wales/ All over UK

"Alterbridge."

Actually took me a few listens to really get into them, but definitely a big fan now

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By *KTim61Man
over a year ago

Tipton

Stevie Wonder, Elvis Presley, Elton John, Billy Joel, Michael Jackson, George Michael to name a few . . . . . . . . . . .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Loose Ends.

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By *ustBoWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere in Co. Down

Pearl jam.

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By *estarossa.Woman
over a year ago

Flagrante

So many, its impossible.

There are a few I cant stand, though. Its the tone of voice usually!

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By *enelope2UWoman
over a year ago

Fife

Band.... Skinny Living been to 6 concerts so far and each time they get even better. Plus I enjoy meeting them after every show because I'm generally the only pepper in a sea of salt...

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By *each_PittWoman
over a year ago

Belfast

GnR still got it although Axl has turned into Ma Fratelli

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By *enelope2UWoman
over a year ago

Fife

"If rappers are included (

) then Nas, Dave and Nines.

Singers I’d probably go with Frank Ocean and The Weeknd. "

Your singers list spot on and I'd Add Tank, Dave Hollister

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

LP ( look her up )

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

"LP ( look her up ) "

listen to her cover of 'halo' on you tube. Her own stuff is best but halo gives a good indication of her capabilities because it's something you are familiar with.

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

Plan B

Beth Hart

Gregory Porter

Alison Moyet

Callas

Gigli

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

Oh and Lil Nas

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By *oggoneMan
over a year ago

Derry

Sam Baker

Billy Strings being the most recent one.

But way too many to mention, music is a broad church for me.

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

Just thought if another one Howlin Wolf

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Slipknot - spit it out, been a fan of them ever since.

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By *izzy.Woman
over a year ago

Stoke area

David Bowie.

More recently...

Grace Petrie.

Funky and the two tone baby.

Samantics.

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By *ristinapinkWoman
over a year ago

Staines-upon-Thames

Wham

George Michael

Madonna

Duran Duran

Queen

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Juan Diego Flores.

Just listen to hie Cantiques de Noel ( Oh holy night)

Very tearjerking

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Van Halen.

Gary Moore.

Boston.

Journey.

Mrwho. - that's who's posting, not that I have a great voice, Nell will tell you I sound like a cat being flushed!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nothing More.

I saw them as a support band, and sought them out at the first opportunity afterwards.

I've seen them several times since.

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By *imon_hydeMan
over a year ago

Stockport

The first I can remember doing that were Adam and the Ants. It's happened many times since x

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By *lueFireCouple
over a year ago

just somewhere around here

Greg Graffin

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By *e renard de la campagneMan
over a year ago

Surrey mostly when over

Blood, Sweat, & Tears - David Clayton Thomas

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By *tephTV67TV/TS
over a year ago

Cheshire

Propaganda

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rag and bone man

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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago

Dubai & Nottingham

It only normally happens when I see them live - at summertime ball 2013 saw Taylor swift, Sigma & Rudimental & hooked on all since.

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By *ade crossTV/TS
over a year ago

chiselhurst

Bon Jovi

Linkin Park

Black Sabbath

Pink Floyd

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By *KTim61Man
over a year ago

Tipton

The Beatles, Simply Red,

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rymdreglage and Heilung

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By *ustamanMan
over a year ago

weymouth

"Happy peaceful Sunday everyone .

Tends not to be singer or group more a certain something in a song that's different, butterfly by crazy town is one of highlight - can't stand the rest of their stuff but that track - sublime

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By *MT123Man
over a year ago

Cardiff

For me it was 'King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard'. 'The Dripping Tap' is a long song but as soon as I heard it I was hooked to the band.

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

The Roches

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Erykah Badu.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

For me it wasn’t a singer or band, but opera.

The first I saw was Rossini’s Barber of Seville. I’ve loved it ever since.

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By *orksRockerMan
over a year ago

Bradford

Nine Inch Nails

Pearl Jam

Rush

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By *oco_marsWoman
over a year ago

Stockport

Robert Cray. More recently it's Kali Uchis

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By *r_WeimaranerMan
over a year ago

Swaythling, Southampton

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Most recently, Michael Kiwanuka

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Dolly Parton, Tom Grennan, Shania Twain

Mrs

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By *el65Man
over a year ago

paisley

Otis redding

Loved all kids of music but the man is different class

Loved Etta jame Nat king Cole a lot of older stuff but Otis was different

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Oh so many but the one that instantly comes to mind are The Hu, I heard Yuve Yuve Yu and then went and found the full album, soon as I heard they were playing Manchester last year I was hunting down tickets

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By *ulieAndBeefCouple
over a year ago

Manchester-ish

Belle and Sebastian

Pulp

First Aid Kit

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By *implynaughty1Couple
over a year ago

stockport

Wham

Madonna

Culture club

Bob Marley

UB40

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By *higgicaMan
over a year ago

London

Macarena - Los del Rio

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rush

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By *ittlemissFlirtyCouple
over a year ago

Southampton

Stone Sour, Halestorm , Shinedown, far too many to mention lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Def Leppard - Hysteria Album

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Stone Sour, Halestorm , Shinedown, far too many to mention lol"

Shinedown are also amazing. Love their accoustic cover of simple man.

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By *eneralKenobiMan
over a year ago

North Angus

Clutch, wandering aimlessly around download festival 2006 and I walk into a tent, hearing them I went straight to the front row and danced my ass off

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Clutch, wandering aimlessly around download festival 2006 and I walk into a tent, hearing them I went straight to the front row and danced my ass off "

A few have caught my eye that way.

Amen, King Adora, The Bronx, Backyard Babies, as some examples.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Robert Cray. More recently it's Kali Uchis"

Kali Uchis

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By *hogun300Man
over a year ago

Dundee

Guns n Roses. Primary 5. Instantly loved it. Still my favourite band and going to see them for a 4th time tomorrow night

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By *hogun300Man
over a year ago

Dundee

"Guns n Roses. Primary 5. Instantly loved it. Still my favourite band and going to see them for a 4th time tomorrow night"

Also Jake Bugg who was supporting the stone roses at a gig I was at when he was 16. Seeing him for a 5th time in Aug.

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By *inkedKuntsCouple
over a year ago

Sheffield

Oasis, Pulp, Ocean Colour Scene, Linkin Park, Frank Turner, GnR, AC/DC, list could go on and on and on

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Volbeat

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By *ittlemissFlirtyCouple
over a year ago

Southampton

"Stone Sour, Halestorm , Shinedown, far too many to mention lol

Shinedown are also amazing. Love their accoustic cover of simple man."

They did that at Cardiff last year... just wow!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Janelle Monae.

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By *coobyBoobyDooWoman
over a year ago

Markfield

"Rag and bone man "

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By *luebell888Woman
over a year ago

Glasgowish

Prefab Sprout

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By *coobyBoobyDooWoman
over a year ago

Markfield

Kill switch engage

City and colour

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By *hePerkyPumpkinTV/TS
over a year ago

Bristol

Iron Maiden

Nujabes

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By *eneralKenobiMan
over a year ago

North Angus

"Kill switch engage

City and colour "

I’d city and colours back catalog on this morning, I came across him through his other band Alexisonfire

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By *uckmonkeyMan
over a year ago

devon

Inxs

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By *altenkommandoMan
over a year ago

milton keynes

Dave Matthews Band, I even remember the track, Dancing Nancies liver version from the Recently EP

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