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What do You listen to?

I was just browsing through the forums and ran across the "Most acheingly beautiful music" forum, and looked through all the responses and im somewhat confused.

Risking an all out brutal verbal assault by the 'Gon'ers, its becoming my impression that alot of the people here have a very limited taste in music.

It seems to be isolated around Classical, Contemporary, Soft Rock, and blues/jazz.

I would say Rock, but honestly, when i think of Rock i think of Metallica and GodSmack, not Jethro Tull or Grateful dead.
(i guess thats just an opinion though.

Now, Im hoping that people here have wider taste in music, after all, it comes in so many forms (even ones that older people refuse to recognize)

I mean hey, i gotta be honest, one of the best recordings ive heard was EMINEM's Marshal Mathers. Talk about a hell of a recording (musical content aside), it was crisp, clear, focused, and over all, one of the best recordings ive heard. (once again, im risking a brutal verbal assault.

So, Lets hear it for what types of music people listen to!
Just because i would rather Jam out to Metallica and drink beer instead of listening to Motzart with a fine wine does not mean my passion for music is any less!

LETS LIST OFF SOME OF OUR FAVORITES OF ANY VARIETY

Want a pretty wide variety of music? Here is what i listen to.

ROCK
Godsmack, Limkon Park, Korn, Metallica, Alice in Chains, Mad Season, Rage Against the Machine, Sound Garden, AudioSlave, P.O.D., Union underground, Powerman 5000, Rob Zombie, Pantera,

POP
Britany Spears, Pink, uhh.. well.. not too much there. hehe

R&B
Genuine, Destinys child, Usher, Bell Biv Devoe, SWV, Alisha Keys, TLC,

RAP
Cypress Hill, Akinyele, Ice Cube, Ice T, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Bone, Outkast, Insane Clown Posse(no im not a juggalo),
Nate Dogg, Warren G, DMX, Rehab, Busta Rhymes, Ludacris

HIPHOP
Ja-Rule, MC Hammer, Cisco, Fat Joe, Afroman, uhh... I like rap better than hiphop.

Techno
Prodigy(older stuff), Chemical Brothers(older stuff), LTJ Bukem, MC Conrad and DRS, Underworld, Blame, Daft Punk, Intence

BREAKBEAT
ColdCut, Unkle, DJ Krush, DJ Food.

INDUSTRIAL
Apogyma Bezerk, WumpScut, KMDFM, Die Krupps, Skinny Puppy, Front 242, Frontline Assembly, Project Pitchfork, Nitzer Ebb, Ministry, Nine inch Nails, Marilyn Manson, Leather Strip, Good Courage, Penal Colony, MDFMK, Einsturzende Naubauten, Rammstein, My Life with the Thrill Kill Cult, too many to list!

Alternative
Nirvana, Peral Jam, Foo Fighters, Creed, Oasis, Coldplay, uhh...

Experimental
Aphex Twin, Legendary Pink Dots, Tear Garden, Massive Attack, Locust, Autechre, Crash Worship, Edward Kaspel solo performances, Twilight circus,

Satanic
Chistian Death, Current 93

Blues
Eric Clapton, BB King, John Hooker, Dizzy Gilespi (did i spell that right?) Santana, Whity-Ford, (trying to find more blues bands. i LOVE the blues.

Classical.
What can i say? i dont listen to it. It feels somewhat formless and made up on the spot to me. Maybe i just need to look into it harder.

--Just a disclaimer, yes, i did list a couple satanic bands, however, i have no ties to the devil, The dark lord, the long walker, Cthulhu, Beezlebub, guy in red, the underlord, the silent beast, etc etc.. i do not slaughter goats or cast voodoo spells. I dont agree with the content but listen to it for its musical qualities which are suprisingly good, there is alot of heart and soul put into it, no puns intended.
hehehehehhehe

So who else has such a wide taste in music?
I own CD's of everything listed above!

lets hear it for music that others do not regfard as music!!!!!!!!

bwahahahahahahahaha
audiophanatik
rosstaman
455 posts
 
"If it sounds good, it is good." Duke Ellington

Music is such a personal taste. I like to listen to many genre's of music. Depending on my mood and the time of day. For instance, in the morning I prefer classical, other times of the day it may be jazz, world beat, reggae, rock, or ambient. etc. At work, for the most part I enjoy classical music, but when I'm working on budgets, I always have reggae playing. After work, it depends on the type of day I've had. If it's been a stressed out day, I'll play something relaxing, if it's been an easy day, I come home and rock out.

The bottom line is that "music is in the ears of the beholder." So to criticize someone's taste in music is to criticize their appreciation for types of music that some of us aren't "in-tune" with. It doesn't make them wrong, or us right. It's as diverse as the people who create it. And apparently, there's room for everyone.

"Do not criticize your neighbor until you've walked a mile in their shoes." This way they're a mile away and you've got their shoes! ;-)
consttraveler
250 posts
 
Audiophanatic:

I can't recommend a CD, since I mostly listen to "classical" music on vinyl. Most of the CD's I have are newer music not available in the best format (the best format comment is, of course, IMHO), or music I take with me when traveling. Nothing makes North Dakota go by faster than Led Zep played loud, and coincedentally, nothing stems road rage in L.A. traffic, better than Chopin (again IMHO).

"Liner Notes" is the term used for the writing found on the back of an LP, sometimes on the inner jacket, and sometimes on the inner section of a double LP (folio). Some CD's have them replicated in the small book that slides out of the jewel case cover. I find them most interesting when they are written in a biographical style, explaining the life and times of the composer or performer, their inspiration, who the music was writen for (Mozart was the pop idol of his time and quite a bit of his music was written for a commercial audience, Magic Flute for instance), and the politics of the piece. For instance, Beehtoven wrote one piece for Napoleon, who at the time was popularily seen as the savior of the common man, but changed the title after he got the news that Napoleon had proclaimed himself Emperor. I find information like that gives me a better insight to, and more enjoyment of, the music. By the way, did you know that Ride was a large home for un-wed mothers in England, when the Beattles wrote She's Got A Ticket To Ride"?, puts a whole different spin on "and she don't care".
audiophanatik OP
59 posts
 
Well thats a problem!

I dont have a turntable. Most of what i listen to is on CD.

I WANT to get one, but honestly, if you check my system on the virtual systems, you will probably agree i need to focus money on getting rid of my reciever and going with prepro.

I have never heard a high end system with a real good turntable. I can only imagine the warmth, Working in telecom i understand the principles of sound and analog to digital conversion. ive never understood the huge "DIGITAL" hype. Digital will always be a representation of analog, and there WILL be loss no matter what. I will bet an all analog system sounds incredible.
rzemkoski
87 posts
 
Count me in as a lover of Goth. Hey Richingoth, the more I read your answers, the more I think we're joined at the head(s). Lets see; from N.J., living in South Brevard, 50 yrs. old and enjoy the darker side of music. I'll bet you even frequented "2225" and "the Village" back when WFIT was good. Same first name I'm thinking too. Insane in the membrane!

Ave Santani there, uh Audiophanatic
mezmo
516 posts
 
Man, I can't believe I left out AC/DC, the Cure and the Violent Femmes. Pure high school for me, but I still say You Shook Me All Night Long is one of the top songs, ever. By the by, the Hogwaller Ramblers (a Charlottesville bluegrass fusion band) do a polka cover of You Shook Me All Night Long that's not to be missed....
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