when I was 9-10 I had Quiet Riot Metal Health, Motley Crue SHout @ The Devil, Def Leppard's Pyromania, and van halen 1984. Thios were my first favorite records.
I was a hardcore metal head/headbanger through thrash and speed metal. then, oh then
I bought this album
and I saw these guys
and I was like WHO THE FUCK?
and the music sounded so different, heavy, yet beautiful, insane, yet structured, screeching and fast, slow and grooving, all of it.
I listened to it endlessly and because of it I started watching 120 minutes as well as headbanger's ball.
then I bought daydream nation....
it was all gravy after that!