We used to listen to a lot of "safe" music in the house as kids. Parents would moderate heavily to make sure we didn't listen to anything too crazy. Not a lot of rock.

The spiciest rock was The Beatles, to paint you a picture.

The Offspring was the first band I got hooked on in the genre and a major part in adding rock to my musical palate. Went into the 70-80s rock rabbithole, and then of course punk rock, and nu metal (linkin park and company).

The song for me was Staring at the Sun. Encountered because of a Final Fantasy AMV probably downloaded off Kazaa or Morpheus.