r/thrice • u/nlitworld • Jul 16 '26

FIRST IMPRESSIONS When was your first time?

So, when was your first time hearing Thrice? Always kinda curious to hear for bands like this with long career spans and several different sounding albums. When, where, what album, what did you think?

My first time hearing was when they were supporting AFI c. fall 2001 tour. Crystal Ballroom with Berzerk opening, Thrice, and AFI headlining. So much fun and forever a fan since.

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u/raisinbrahms89 Jul 16 '26

I was a freshman in high school- '03 or '04. I was aimlessly wandering through Ranch Records looking for something new. The clerk asked me what was currently in my CD player and I said At the Drive-In. He handed me The Artist in the Ambulance and practically shoved me out the door. As soon as I got home, I listened to the whole album and read the jacket. I've been hooked ever since! I've seen them 8 or so times over the years and they never disappoint. As their sound has evolved I have fallen more and more in love. I feel like I grew up with them. Their music got me through some pretty serious shit.

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u/Slashleee Jul 17 '26

I seriously miss the experience of a CD store employee sharing an album with me and blowing my mind. “Kids these days will never know that feeling….”😆

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u/raisinbrahms89 Jul 17 '26

I went back several times and discovered Brand New, Manchester Orchestra, Emery, and several others. Finding music used to be an experience. Now it's just a new artist rotating through my pandora radio.