And hope he remembers to answer! Because why not. ( I reserve the right to stutter awkwardly in response to questions I can't / won't answer. =x )
I don't really consider myself a brony, but all the same - I began watching the show because a very macho friend of mine told me to, after I spent about half an hour testing to see if he was trolling me. He had begun watching it because he was already watching other Hub shows and figured why not give it a shot. We can estimate when this was, because I watched every single episode that was out in a marathon. The last episode at that time was Sonic Rainboom.
Although I love music, I'm not very well-versed in bands. Bands are usually recommended to me by friends. I'm willing to listen to any genre, but my favorites statistically are game music and orchestral rock. I prefer more "epic" music, whether it's action-orientated or a ballad. Here's a really good one I can't seem to embed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjjK38jfD1w