What's your favorite music?

[The Grim Reaper's Friend]

What is your favorite genre of music anyway?

[rednax]

I don't have a favorite genre of music. I can like any kind of genre as long as it has some substance to it. I don't like songs that only have two parts in the whole song. I like songs that have a little more complexity to them.

Although if I had to choose, my favorite genres would be Pop, R&B, and Rock.

~Rednax

[Shockma Ranyk]

I'm all over the spectrum. The only type of music I honestly will not listen to is Heavy Metal.

[The Grim Reaper's Friend]

Personally, my favorite is a toss up between classical and New Age. And I don't mean the weird sounding plucking of violin strings and banging of metal pots and pans.
It's weird. I haven't (so far) seen anyone say a thing about Classical music. C'mon people! Where's your sense of... uh... classicalism? :confused:

[ParaGoomba Slayer]

My top 3 favorite bands are Queen, The Beatles, and The Mamas & the Papas.

['Scaper94]

My two favorite genres are heavy metal and classical. Go figure.

[cmgames]

If I had to pick one favorite, I'd have to say Jazz - more specifically Swing.

But my musical tastes are very eclectic: also Rock & Roll, Rock, Punk, New Wave, 'Classical' (actually Early Music, Renaissance, Baroque, Romantic, & Modern, but not Classical), Folk, Rockabilly, Bluegrass, some Country, Reggae, Calypso, alternative and experimental music (like Laurie Anderson, the Residents, Tomita, Varese).

I don't particularly like Techno and Trance music nor most Rap.

~Z

[Lord Pyre]

I haven't (so far) seen anyone say a thing about Classical music. C'mon people! Where's your sense of... uh... classicalism? :confused:

Well, I usually prefer Baroque or romantic music to classical, so...
Baroque send chills up my spine, and romantic lets be be so expressive. Classical just isn't as good to me most of the time. But Mozart's symphonies... Holy crap those are good! I'm working on a Mozart piano sonata now (In between my big Grieg concerto. I'm still liking the Grieg piece more, but the Mozart is fun :p )

[Fen_Hydra]

Metal. 8)

[DrAwsm]

I like classic rock. The Doors, ZZ Top, Aerosmith, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Styx, Guns N' Roses, Boston, just to name a few 8)

[Carnival Man]

Progressive Rock

[VIRTU]

Amon Amarth, Dimmu Borgir Acid Bath, Polkadot Cadaver, We Butter the Bread with Butter, Sphongle, High on Fire, Tool, Sex Pistols, Aphex Twin, The Black Dahlia Murder, Dax Riggs, Frank Sinatra, Dog Fashion Disco, Bach, Opeth, Pusifer, Flogging Molly,Reverend Horton Heat, Rolling Stones, Minor Threat, Beatles, Creedence Clearwater, Deadboy and the Elepahntmen, David Bowie, Goatwh0re, Misfits, Black Keys, Bob Marley.....

[Sherman Davies]

I try to maintain a varied musical diet, but I find that I gravitate towards New Wave and Post-Punk.

[Fedex worker]

Linklin Park and their type of music +rap/pop

[Richard]

METAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Metal.

THE METAL!

"YOU CANNOT KILL THE METAL"

My favorite genre of music is indeed metal.

:headbang::headbang::headbang::headbang::headbang::headbang::headbang: :headbang::headbang::headbang:

[The Grim Reaper's Friend]

Yes! There are people out there that care about classical! :D

[The Grim Reaper's Friend]

I'll probably get a reply to this one. Exactly what is metal?

[The Grim Reaper's Friend]

Hmm. Apparently not. Oh well. Any more answers?

[davidlhsl]

Personally, my favorite is a toss up between classical and New Age. And I don't mean the weird sounding plucking of violin strings and banging of metal pots and pans.
It's weird. I haven't (so far) seen anyone say a thing about Classical music. C'mon people! Where's your sense of... uh... classicalism? :confused:

Which New Age artists are you interested in? My main love is electronic music, which had been filed under the New Age moniker for a long time. My favorite electronic artists are Klaus Schulze, Steve Roach, Tangerine Dream, Robert Scott Thompson, and many others. I used to be very active in the old rec.music.newage newsgroup, and even submitted reviews for the short-lived Wind and Wire magazine.

I also like some techno, though I've had a hit-and-miss affair with it. Some albums I enjoy and others I don't care for.

I have a really weird relationship with classical. I fell in love with it first through John Williams' score to Star Wars, then bought a 10 LP (giving away my age here... before CDs) collection of Beethoven published by Readers Digest. I'll listen to classical, then stop and not listen for several years. Then I will pick it up for a while, then drop it. Early this year, I had a HUGE craving for it, so I checked into the Nashville Symphony. I have not attended many live concerts in any genre, so this was a treat. I was blown away (it was a performance of Mahler's 5th), attended their summer concerts, and have season's tickets for 2010-2011.

I enjoy the various periods of classical, and even enjoy the more experimental composers such as Penderecki, Glass (most, not all), Steve Reich, etc. So I don't mind the weird sounding plucking of violins or banging of pots and pans. :lol:

I bought and watched a great lecture series published by The Teaching Company called "How to Listen to and Understand Great Music" by Robert Greenberg, along with Greenberg's other lectures. He's a very entertaining and informative lecturer, and it was interesting to learn the history surrounding the composers and their works. However, I consider myself to have a beginner's level background, as I don't always identify various themes or have a critical listening skills that musicians have.

I also enjoy 70s and 80s pop/rock.

[DrAwsm]

I'll probably get a reply to this one. Exactly what is metal?
It's just really intense rock music. Usually it involves screaming at some point in the song, then a short guitar solo is played. This is considered "shredding," though I haven't listened to metal in a while. Unless Metallica or Iron Maiden is considered metal (which I don't think they are), then the last metal song I listened to was 10,000 by Disturbed.

[Fen_Hydra]

I'll probably get a reply to this one. Exactly what is metal?
It's just really intense rock music. Usually it involves screaming at some point in the song, then a short guitar solo is played. This is considered "shredding," though I haven't listened to metal in a while. Unless Metallica or Iron Maiden is considered metal (which I don't think they are), then the last metal song I listened to was 10,000 by Disturbed.
Some metal bands:
Metallica
Slipknot
Chimaira
Five Finger Death Punch
Shinedown
Sevendust
Rob Zombie
Hatebreed
Pantera
Mudvayne (SP?)
Disturbed
Slayer
Iron Maiden
(Kind of):
Judas Priest

There are many more. For examples of them (sound-wise), you could do something like go on amazon.com and go under MP3 downloads, and play 30-second clips of the songs.

Metal generally has low-notes, or bass, guitars, drums, and a singer. I'm not quite sure on how to describe the rhythm.

[The Grim Reaper's Friend]

Yeah, sorry metal-fans, but this does not sound like my kind of music.
To answer davidlhsl's question, I like such New Age artists as David Arkenstone, Andreas Vollenwieder, and Yanni to name a few. If you're interested, some of my favorite albums are Dancing with the Lion, On the Wings of the Butterfly, and White Winds. When I mentuined wierd string plucking, I was referring to some music I heard somewhere which was categorized as 'New Age'.

[The Grim Reaper's Friend]

Oh, and thanks for that reply, DrAwsm.

[davidlhsl]

Yeah, sorry metal-fans, but this does not sound like my kind of music.
To answer davidlhsl's question, I like such New Age artists as David Arkenstone, Andreas Vollenwieder, and Yanni to name a few. If you're interested, some of my favorite albums are Dancing with the Lion, On the Wings of the Butterfly, and White Winds. When I mentuined wierd string plucking, I was referring to some music I heard somewhere which was categorized as 'New Age'.

Andreas Vollenweider's "Down to the Moon" was the first CD I ever purchased after I bought my first CD player! Yes, I like his music, though haven't heard it for a while. I'm familiar with the others and have some of their CDs. Others you might like (you may already know these): Kitaro, Enya, Constance Demby, Raphael.

I have a sense of humor about the more experimental music I listen to. If you really want to see something wild, check out this piece by Ligeti on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCp7bL-AWvw).

[The Grim Reaper's Friend]

Andreas Vollenweider's "Down to the Moon" was the first CD I ever purchased after I bought my first CD player! Yes, I like his music, though haven't heard it for a while. I'm familiar with the others and have some of their CDs. Others you might like (you may already know these): Kitaro, Enya, Constance Demby, Raphael.

I've heard of Enya, but not the others. Is that Raphael a classical composser or is he New Age? I ask because there is a classical Raphael. Tell me, do you have Dancing with the Lion? It is really cool.

[davidlhsl]

Andreas Vollenweider's "Down to the Moon" was the first CD I ever purchased after I bought my first CD player! Yes, I like his music, though haven't heard it for a while. I'm familiar with the others and have some of their CDs. Others you might like (you may already know these): Kitaro, Enya, Constance Demby, Raphael.

I've heard of Enya, but not the others. Is that Raphael a classical composser or is he New Age? I ask because there is a classical Raphael. Tell me, do you have Dancing with the Lion? It is really cool.

Raphael: Music to Disappear in I & II (might be on Amazon), Angels of the Deep (this is wonderful and includes the sounds of whale song in it). Not the classical composer.

Yes, I have Dancing With the Lion. I'll have to listen to that again soon, as it has been a long time since I've listened to his music. His music has a wonderful bounce that always cheers me up.

Kitaro is a Japanese musician. Favorites include Oasis, Ki, and Silver Cloud. I'm mostly fond of these earlier works.

[The Grim Reaper's Friend]

Hmm, thanks for the references, I'll have to check those things out.

[davidlhsl]

If you check out Constance Demby, try "Novus Magnifiicat" first. I think it's her masterpiece. She's sometimes referred to as the Queen of New Age. :)

You should be able to find all the artists mentioned on YouTube. Since New Age is such a diverse genre, YouTube is a great way to try before you buy.

Another group popped into my head last night... Mythos (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmlpOOtbAWU). I'm listening to one of their tracks on YouTube as I'm typing.

I'm also very fond of the Windham Hill label as well.

If you're interested in branching out to the Space Music subgenre, I could make a ton of recommendations. :) I'll lead off with Jonn Serrie (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nwudva0_ULo) and Patrick O'Hearn (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZjAqDlEQ4c).

If you're interested in branching out to the Ambient subgenre (not the Techno Ambient, which I consider Trance), I could post about a gazillion recommendations. :)

[Richard]

I'll probably get a reply to this one. Exactly what is metal?
It's just really intense rock music. Usually it involves screaming at some point in the song, then a short guitar solo is played. This is considered "shredding," though I haven't listened to metal in a while. Unless Metallica or Iron Maiden is considered metal (which I don't think they are), then the last metal song I listened to was 10,000 by Disturbed.
You are saying you don't think Iron Maiden is metal!?

:passout::duh:

Iron Maiden is soooo Metal.:headbang:

I can understand Metallica, at least from the Black Album to Saint Anger, but you have to agree Kill 'em All to Justice is metal.


Some metal bands:
Metallica
Slipknot (Nu: Metal)
Chimaira
Five Finger Death Punch
Shinedown (WHAT!!!!!!)
Sevendust
Rob Zombie
Hatebreed
Pantera
Mudvayne (SP?)
Disturbed
Slayer
Iron Maiden
(Kind of): (WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!)

Judas Priest

Metal generally has low-notes, or bass, guitars, drums, and a singer. I'm not quite sure on how to describe the rhythm.
How could you say Shinedown is metal!? They are hard rock!
"Kind of" for Iron Maiden!?

I reiterate:

Iron Maiden is soooo metal. :headbang:

I would describe elements of the rhythm as changing time signatures, 16th notes, overdriven, palm muting, power chords, and odd beat count.

Palm muting is achieved when one places the hand on the strings just at the bridge to achieve a more percussive sound. Power chords are perfect fifths in two or 3 notes. Overdrive is achieved when the gain of an amplifier and guitar is high enough to clip the signal's resonance peak.

It depends on the genre of metal but most features a few beats of palm muted low notes followed by a short ascending or descending power chord riff or a dissonant possibly non chromatic scale pattern in a measure. These measure usually repeat several times while the singer screams an accompaniment and the drummer usually applies fast drumming, such as the double kick, which is 16th note bass drum strikes.
This formula can be applied to the verse, chorus, and bridge, intro, and outro.

Another element of metal comes from hardcore punk. The breakdown. Slow, palm muted, 4/4 half notes with syncopated 8th notes. In other words "1-2-3-4&1-2-3-4&1-2-3-4. It creates a buildup at 4th notes and release at the 8th notes.

[Uprising]

I listen to everything with a few exceptions. Absolutely no country music and no Christian rock/pop/whatever. It's just so bad. Also not a fan of metal for the most part except for old school Sabbath (early 70s) and Metallica's early stuff.

Been on a big 80s kick for the past couple of years. Some good stuff.

[ABOMINATION]

I listen to everything with a few exceptions. Absolutely no country music and no Christian rock/pop/whatever.
Talk about polar opposites. I just got into country, and so far I'm listening to Josh Turner, Rodney Atkins, and Zac Brown Band. Also, Skillet and Pillar (Christian rock) are some of my favorite bands. Other than that, I really like 3 Days Grace and a few songs by Rise Against, with a dash of Nickelback thrown in.

~ABOM, wondering if anyone else likes country, and if they can help him out by referring to some good singers...

[Dad_Scaper]

I like all kinds of stuff, but normally it's jam bands on my mp3 player. Phish, Umphrey's McGee, moe. I've set up Pandora to sprinkle in reggae, when I'm listening to that.

[RabSheila]

~ABOM, wondering if anyone else likes country, and if they can help him out by referring to some good singers...

You can never go wrong with Johnny Cash.

[mac122]

Contemporary Christian and Christian Rock are what I listen to most. I still have some of my old Styx, Rush, Triumph, and Kansas that I'll listen to on occasion. I will listen to just about anything except Opera. Powerful orchestra music - like John Williams created for Star Wars - will always get my attention, too.

[The Grim Reaper's Friend]

Personally, I don't hear that much country music, and am therefore not much into it.

[Dad_Scaper]

~ABOM, wondering if anyone else likes country, and if they can help him out by referring to some good singers...

I'm not a big fan of contemporary country music, but there are related genres I like very much. And by "related genres" I mean bluegrass.

Here's a link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t2dgqyi7AU) to the great Del McCoury Band performing "High on a Mountain."

edit: Can't go wrong with Johnny Cash, either. One of the greats, transcends genre.

[Chardar]

~ABOM, wondering if anyone else likes country, and if they can help him out by referring to some good singers...

You can never go wrong with Johnny Cash.

Johnny Cash, Hank Williams Junior, Alan Jackson, Blake Shelton, Brooks and Dunn, Charlie Daniels Band, Garth Brooks, George Jones, George Strait, Jerry Reed, Joe Diffie, Kenny Chesney, Kenny Rogers, Marty Robbins, Merle Haggard, Montgomery Gentry, Reba McIntire, Sawyer Brown, and Travis Tritt off of the top of my head.

[The Grim Reaper's Friend]

Good Grief! That was quite a list!

[Anonymous]

Christian Contemporary/Rock, Alternative Rock, British Rock (Coldplay, U2, etc.), some trance, folk, celtic/irish, a wide variety.

I don't really like country or rap.

[The Grim Reaper's Friend]

Christian Contemporary/Rock, Alternative Rock, British Rock (Coldplay, U2, etc.), some trance, folk, celtic/irish, a wide variety.
:D Yes! Love it!

[Kaemon Awa 123]

Alternative Rock... Green Day is the best band ever. And...
Kill all the ***s who don't agree*!!!

*Not really.

[Mongofa]

Mostly I like prog rock and other classic rock, but once in a while I listin to classical

[Schulzy]

I guess I can be described as mostly an alt-rock person? I don't know, I'm not that into music.

I enjoy Audioslave.

[Xn F M]

In The Beginning There Was Silence And Darkness
All Across The Earth
Then Came The Wind And A Hole In The Sky
Thunder And Lightning Came Crashing Down
Hit The Earth And Split The Ground
Fire Burned High In The Sky

From Down Below Fire Melted The Stone
The Ground Shook And Started To Pound

The Gods Made Heavy Metal And They Saw That It Was Good
They Said To Play It Louder Than Hell
We Promised That We Would
When Losers Say It's Over With You Know That It's A Lie
The Gods Made Heavy Metal And It's Never Gonna Die

:rock:

[ParaGoomba Slayer]

Psychedelic pop, various types of rock, and in general anything with great vocals. Classical is good too.

[habs1009]

Ever since the dawn of time one genre of music has dominated and ruled with an iron fist...
I speak of course of heavy metal!
HEAVY METAL!
You can't kill the metal, no the metal will live on!
Punk rock tried to kill them metal...THEY FAILED! AS THEY WERE SMACKED TO THE GROUND!
New wave tried to kill the metal...THEY FAILED! AS THEY WERE STRICKEN DOWN TO THE GROUND!
Grunge tried to kill the metal...HAHAHAHA, THEY FAILED! AS THEY WERE THROWN TO THE GROUND!

[Taeblewalker]

Let's all join forces, rule with an iron hand
And prove to all the world, Metal rules the land!

[Xn F M]

:rock:

Metal 'till I'm 60; because after that you're just too old for metal. -Brian Posehn

[Jandarforever]

Metal has become an obsession of mine.
The sound, the variety, the image, the history, the culture....everything about metal is just incredible. Favorite types of metal:
Metalcore
Industrial
Thrash
Melodic Death
Deathcore
Nu
Power
:headbang:

[Billtrumpet25]

For me, it's classical all the way, but I like jazz a lot, too.

Classical music is for those who have patience (i.e. to sit through a 20 min concerto). In the end, it's all worth it. All music (and I mean all) is based off of classical components. Without classical, there would be no no modern music...

Jandarforever-I love the Hogan's Heroes reference in your sig.

[Gatehop-Quickfingers]

Well, I listen to a lot of metal, but there are a lot of different opinions on what is considered to be metal.

You have the Iron Maiden and Metallica metal, the stuff that started it all out. I love this stuff, but it is no longer what most people consider metal, it's more like hard rock.

Then you have your Five Finger Death Punch, RED, and Avenged Sevenfold type of metal. This is probably my favorite type of metal. Less screaming, more catchy guitar riffs.

And of course, there's the incredibly hardcore, screaming...well, metal metal! I generally do not like this kind of music, with two exceptions. I love Slipknot. A lot. James Root is one of my favorite guitarists ever, and his playing style sounds amazing when matched up with the sheer vocal powers of Corey Taylor. The second exception is with Children of Bodom. You can hardly understand a word between the Finnish accent and brutal screaming, but when you take into effect that Alexi Laiho sings that type of thing as he plays the amazing guitar the band is famous for, you realize how much talent metal actually takes to play.

Besides metal, I listen to a lot of alternative music and classic rock, along with some progressive rock. The Myriad is probably my favorite band overall, they just sound so eerie and strange and beautiful, and Avenged Sevenfold is a close second. Rush is another favorite, and you can't go wrong with Muse.

[BassistofDoom]

A lot of modern rock:
Rise Against
The Offspring
Sum 41
Blink-182
Foo Fighters
Cage the Elephant
Red Hot Chili Peppers
MGMT
Chevelle
Three Days Grace
System of a Down
Weezer

With some classics:
AC/DC
The Ramones
The Clash
Slade
Horslips

Some metal:
Iron Maiden
Megadeth
Anthrax
Slipknot
Black Sabbath/Heaven and Hell

And some rap:
Lupe Fiasco
Eminem
Tupac
B.o.B.

[Killometer]

Your sig makes me think that you're nothing more than a particularly clever bot, BJewel. :-?

[Son of Arathorn]

Personally I love Rock music and I use listening to soft rock songs on my iPod daily while I’m travelling to office.

Again, the sig... could be a clever bot...


Anyway, I forget whether or not I replied here already, but I go for artists like: Nirvana, Simon & Garfunkel (the former independently also), White Stripes, some Radiohead, AC/DC, Three Days Grace on and off, the occasional bout of psychedelic rock, Wilco, Beethoven, Mozart, Howard Shore, etc., etc.

Varied, to say the least. :p

[ZAKOVANI]

I like deathmetal and Taylor Swift. There is no in between.

[Son of Arathorn]

I like deathmetal and Taylor Swift. There is no in between.

:blowup:

To each his own. Anybody have a personal favorite album? Or even a top 3? Might as well list mine-
1) Graceland, Paul Simon and other artists
2) The White Album, The Beatles
3) Nevermind, Nirvana

[ZAKOVANI]

Haha, I guess I like your two least favorites?

[ParaGoomba Slayer]

Tu Es Partout by Edith Piaf is my favorite song ever.

[GTigers55]

Jeez does nobody listen to weezy, drizzy, twizzy and company? For those of you that don't know the nicknames thats Lil wayne, Drake, and lil twist. I pretty much like anyone YMCMB and other varied rappers. Wiz Khalifa would be up toward the top too.

[Carnival Man]

We went to see Marillion at The Fillmore in SF last night:

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh251/CarnivalMan_bucket/100_23711.jpg

[ZAKOVANI]

Jeez does nobody listen to weezy, drizzy, twizzy and company? For those of you that don't know the nicknames thats Lil wayne, Drake, and lil twist. I pretty much like anyone YMCMB and other varied rappers. Wiz Khalifa would be up toward the top too.

Actually, I'd prefer suicide.

Just kidding, they're not that bad.

Just all kinds of other bad.

[TheExplodingCheez]

I like punk like blink-182 and Green Day. Anyone else?

[DrummerScaper97]

Jeez does nobody listen to weezy, drizzy, twizzy and company? For those of you that don't know the nicknames thats Lil wayne, Drake, and lil twist. I pretty much like anyone YMCMB and other varied rappers. Wiz Khalifa would be up toward the top too.

I dislike all of them, the only rappers I like/tolerate are Eminem and Snoop Dogg.

I really like Radiohead, Queen, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Modest Mouse, Muse, The Gorillaz, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foster The People, Smash Mouth, The Police, The Who, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, FM Static and Charles Mingus. (Wow, that was more than I originally intended to put. :lol:)


I like punk like blink-182 and Green Day. Anyone else?
I'm like Blink-182, but I'm just okay with Green Day.

[ParaGoomba Slayer]

I like deathmetal and Taylor Swift. There is no in between.

:blowup:

To each his own. Anybody have a personal favorite album? Or even a top 3? Might as well list mine-
1) Graceland, Paul Simon and other artists
2) The White Album, The Beatles
3) Nevermind, Nirvana

Odessey and Oracle by The Zombies is my favorite album. The artist that did the album cover misspelled, "Odyssey" so they just went with it, lol.

http://www.musthear.com/music/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/odessey_and_oracle.jpg

Abbey Road by The Beatles. Very clearly the best Beatles album. My father has their entire discography on vinyl, yet all he plays is their annoying early stuff. >_>

Hmmmmmmm, what could be my third. A Day At The Races, or A Night At The Opera? So hard to choose for a Queen fan. Races. But the song 39 is the breasts. Queen II is so great too! :frustrated:

No wait! I have my third favorite album. Whales and Nightingales by Judy Collins.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1HQdjt85wU

This song is ****ing beast.

[puzzlemonkey]

Wow, ParaGoomba! Odessey and Oracle! Perhaps the greatest unknown classic there is. I could listen to "This Will Be Our Year" on repeat for a week and never tire of it. You have inspired me to play it now.

It's on Spotify, everybody. Listen to it!

[DrummerScaper97]

Wow, ParaGoomba! Odessey and Oracle! Perhaps the greatest unknown classic there is. I could listen to "This Will Be Our Year" on repeat for a week and never tire of it. You have inspired me to play it now.

It's on Spotify, everybody. Listen to it!

I did listen to it, it's pretty good.
My top 3 albums are probably -
1. Kid A, Radiohead
2. What Are You Waiting For?, FM Static
3. I'm With You or Stadium Arcadium, Red Hot Chili Peppers