So in what year (Gregorian Calendar) did you start listening to solo Devin Townsend (including Punky Bruster and the DTB)? Who are the veterans and who are the newbies? Could be interesting to see any correlation between people discovering Devin and events like SYL-breakup or the DTP, maybe.



For me it's 2007 (October 1st!). Can't believe it's already over four years ago!

[swervedriver]

Strapping Young Lad since 24 July 2005. Started with Love?.

Solo since 6 March 2006. Started with Random Analysis. Before that I was hugely captivated Ayreon's "The Human Equation" which eventually led me to his solo career.

Got the exact dates from my last.fm library.

Only since 2009. It was when my mother was away for a few days and my father put on Ziltoid during dinner. I loved it. (and I still do)

Love? was the first one, so 2005. Missed seeing SYL with Arch Enemy though, but caught them at Download! You can see me as a fuzzy sun-burnt purple blob on the DVD at the front

[Octillus]

10 years.

Fuck, I'm old.

[JuZ]

12 years for the solo stuff. First encounter was Sex & Religion's release.

Would have been around Sept/Oct. 1995.
My mate was a huge Vai fan, and played S&R for me and asked me what I thought of the guy singin'.

Then he put on HAARHT...a kid's voice started yabberin', I thought: "WTF?"...then the hammerblows commenced.

And the World was remade before me.

2001...just a few months after I met my bf - I always tell him there are 2 men who've made every crappy day of the last decade of my life better!

It was Terria - it blew my mind and I've never looked back

Stumbled upon Dev's music in august 2007, through last.fm. Got into it instantly. 4.5 years... not baaad.

Been into The Human Equation by Ayreon since 2004-2005 though, where all of my favourite parts were sang by Dev. Never bothered to check out his music though. Now that's just silly.

Only since mid-2010. Usually finding out about an artist this far into their career would worry me, but Dev doesn't show any sign of letting up.

Summer of '05 for me... Mah poor 15 year old brain had never experienced such delights. Seems like sooooo long ago. Thank christ I'm not as old as Dave and Justin, at least.

Heard Strapping early 2002 (or rather, saw their S.Y.L. video on TV), heard Ocean Machine on the radio the following year, though Terria was my first proper album experience.

[djskrimp]

1993. Vai's "Sex and Religion". That, along with King's X "Dogman", began a new phase in my life pertaining to music, and it's been gravy ever since.

Heard Physicist in the summer of 2001 at a friend's house. Blew me away and bought Terria when it came out not long after. Been a fan ever since!

Thank christ I'm not as old as Dave and Justin, at least.

Y'see this? See wot I gotta put up with? These furshlugginer kids and their smart mouths? Why I oughtta... Get offa my lawn or I'll give you such a zetz!!


Bloody Jesus (or, Juzus in this case)...lumping poor Juz in there is a bit harsh. He's eleven years younger than this creaky old bastid.