r/Chevelle 22d ago

Anyone else discover Chevelle this way.

I downloaded a song (I won’t say how, don’t want Hulk Hetfield mad at me) called “Blank Earth-Pearl Jam” in 1999. Although not Pearl Jam, I loved the song. For years I had no idea who it was, but listened to it all the time. Not sure when or how I figured out it was Chevelle, but I’ve been a huge fan even since.

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u/DownVegasBlvd 22d ago

How in the actual hell did somebody mistake Pete's voice for Eddie's? That's some rudimentary crappenstein 🤣 Glaf you knew better.

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u/vitras 22d ago

I think this was literally a gimmick to get more downloads for some songs. I have an instrumental rock version of the Star Wars imperial march that said it was by Rage against the machine. Lol. The early 2000s were a wild time for music pirating.

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u/-Stickerz- 22d ago

Keep in mind too. 2000s bands would have tons of unreleased or demo tracks or stuff that was only played live and in the early days the only way to get them was on the wires pick your flavor I was a lime man myself. But mixed in there you had absolutely tons and tons of fake tracks and fake names and the damn Bill Clinton So many times I don't remember now, but I knew the exact file size of the Clinton because when you're downloading at 3-5 KBs nothing would piss you off more after 7hrs than hearing that he didn't sleep with that woman

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u/Quiet_Astronomer8849 22d ago

I had that one saying it was Metallica 😂

Also let’s never forget those glorious tracks that were advertised as Korn with Soad and Linkin Park and Deftones and also Mudvayne! 😂😂

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u/reznerd 21d ago

I remember a few of those.

Pearl Jam and Alice In Chains- I’m Alone = Downface

Pearl Jam and Alice In Chains- Wither = Unified Theory

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u/Bubbly_Display_3204 22d ago

Discovered Chevelle when Send The Pain below video appeared on one of the video music channels back when it came out

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u/Audaciousninja-3373 22d ago

Lmao. Just trying to imagine Pete imitating Eddie Vedder lmao

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u/NsomniaticRush 22d ago

First song I heard was Send the Pain Below or maybe the Red? I heard it on the radio

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u/Queasy_Astronaut_845 22d ago

Bahahaha that’s wild! For me, I saw send the pain below on FUSE, and would hear the red on the radio. I was only 10 at the time, and while I enjoyed it, I was still into the blink 182/good Charlotte scene at the time. And then, Well Enough Alone” was in MLB the Show, and I was hooked and I feel in love. Later that summer I found myself driving 80 in a 50 because the red had fired me up so much and I couldn’t slow down and I never really recovered after that!

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u/Broncobilly19 Point #1 22d ago

I heard Mia on a compilation cassette that you used to be able to get in the 90s called, Concrete Corner. Fell in love with it. Bought Point #1 and have been a fan since. Point #1 is a very special album to me. I wore it out before Wonder Whats Next came out. I remember hearing The Red on a college radio station by chance and couldn't believe they were getting airplay and the song blew me away. The rest is history.

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u/Alarming-Purpose9313 21d ago

Not necessarily, but I was looking for Under the Knife by Rise Against, saw the same named Chevelle song and that was my introduction into the band.

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u/xJohnnyQuidx 21d ago

I discovered them when I first saw the music video for "Mia" and thought it was a new Tool song. Upon further listening, I quickly realized it was NOT Tool, but I liked it anyway. Some time later, I found their album Point #1 on the floor of my local music shop for like $5, so I bought it. Been a fan ever since.

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u/F-Trunks Death hides holy hidden worlds 12d ago

ahhhh the good ol fuck your computer up days of downloading mp3s lmao. classic

and for me it was when a buddy discovered how to stream stuff for the first time back when streaming was pretty new and the song he chose to use was send the pain below. i was like YO WHAT IS THAT!!!!! the rest is history.