Favorite type of Music

[Eagle]

So the poll doesn't include either Classical or New Age music.

Not much of a poll. I can think of several other classifications it doesn't include as well.

 

[woody]

Anything but rap/hip-hop or opera (or that Tibetan Monk junk)

If I had to go to a deserted island with a solar-powered discman and take one CD...it'd be a mixup of traditional bluegrass and death-metal.

 

[Kejtar]

oh.... ok... so now that woody opened up that can of worms.. lets see... I will post the oddest list of them all (order has no meaning here)
1. classical (organ music : I head tocatta in couple cathedrals around Europe... the sound and feeling is not to be forgotten!!)
2. ballads (primarily guitar, a lot politically driven, mostly Visotstki, Okudzawa, Sojka and Kaczmarski. SOme of you might have heard of first two, I doubt if you heard of the latter ones.
3. Classic Rock (I will classify into this bands like Led Zep, Pink Floyd, Queen, George THuroughood and the Destroyers, The Doors, JImi Hendrix and such)
4. Hard Rock (music of the ACDC flavour)
5. Metal (metallica, apocalyptica, Megadeath and many others)
6. Punk Rock
7. Scottish Bag pipes (old tunes)
8. Sea Chants (something like the drunke sailor but more rythmical, primarily sung in the olden days on tall ships)
9. Bluegrass
10. rags (Scott Joplin and such)
11. whole sorts of blues, although I Think I'm most partial to Delta Blues
12. Jazz (oh... Louis Armstrong... Ella Fizgerald now that's good stuff... have you heard the one "baby it's called outside" ?)
13. Big band music from the 20's
14. Old Country (have you seen rio bravo? that type of country)
15. Some Folk (have you ever heard "alice's restaurant" ?)

and many many many more as I know that this list seems too short...

I burn audio CD's every so often and when people borrow when them they return them they look at me like I'm nuts due to the wild combinations of stuff that's found there

Kejtar
P.S. I had rap (I actually don't consider it music) and some of the weird stuff from 70's /80's that's called Disco... I think it's called that cause it had to be discontinued to save the humanity from the pain and suffering it caused LOL

 

[Tom R.]

Take ballad out of that group...it doesn't fit. You can have ballads in rock, country, pop, etc.

As for me, it ain't music unless it has cowbell. I gotta have more cowbell. As Christopher Walken said, "Guess what?! I've got a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell."

Tom

 

[Beezil]

I'm with eagle....lame poll, I mean, where the hell is the cartoon soundtrack category?

No Little Mermaid Soundtrack???

Lion King?

common!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[xjblue]

Alternative rock, found popularity beginning in the early 90's with the grunge movement if I am not mistaken, as mentioned it is the main stream general catagory of rock with various sounding bands playing everything from a modern version of an 80's rock sound (remakes are popular right now ie; the Atari's and Alien Ant Farm)to punk, ska and as was mentioned metal, and some hiphop/rap influenced alternative ie. 311, however it is not what would be considered pop aka popular music aka top 40 though many songs from bands in this general catagory are listed on the top 40 because of the popularity. I also tend to lean toward this "alternative" veriety of music as of late.

I do enjoy some rap and R&B. The challenge for me (huge challange) is to find rap that doesn't right out offend me because I don't like to be sworn at every two seconds or hear some of the crude portrayals that most rap contains. This requirement pointed me towards old school rap ie the sugarhill gang, and an occasional decently edited version of an album or collection of rap remixes. There is also an increase of contemporary christian rap I've noticed and they don't tend to be crude either.

To help keep the woofers busy I like a little bit of Techno as long as it has bass, and some contrast to break up the repetition.

I really like some classical music. I was just watching Mostly Mozart on PBS and this 21 year old chinese dude played Mendehlsohns (sp?) piano concierto (sp?) #1 , very impressive.

Last week I heard the Mo Tabs (Mormon Tabernacle Choir) perform an arrangement of the hymn Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing with orchestral accompanyment, that left me stunned it was so good.

I used to love 80's rock such as Journey, Boston, Def Leppard etc, I still like this genre but I finally grew tired of it in the late 90's because it just never went away.

 

[Kejtar]

Take ballad out of that group...it doesn't fit. You can have ballads in rock, country, pop, etc.

As for me, it ain't music unless it has cowbell. I gotta have more cowbell. As Christopher Walken said, "Guess what?! I've got a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell."

Tom

The ballads might be an aquired taste for some.... but quite a few who have never heard it before actually take to it after hearing it for the first time here is some info about him http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/A...9540637/sr=2-2/ref=sr_2_2/102-4907435-8884123 and if anyone wants to give it a shot lemme know and I will shoot an mp3 over to you (it's non us, non copywritten so it's all good LOL)

Kejtar

 

[Eagle]

15. Some Folk (have you ever heard "alice's restaurant" ?)

You mean the original, unexpurgated, 37-minute version?

Yep -- I've heard it, I've seen the movie, I've visited the town, and I've met Arlo Guthrie (many years later).

Bob Dylan was responsible for popularizing that type of "song," but Alice's Restaurant probably holds the world record for length. Great piece.

 

[Bent]

Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf and a long rocky trail.... :greensmok

 

[Kejtar]

yup... since it seemed abotu 10 minutes short of me reaching work (I got a long commute) so I must have heard the loooong version

Kejtar

 

[Kejtar]

Tim.... You gotta get out to the Long Beach Blues festival

 

[Hunter-LynchburgVa]

im a big fan of show tunes, slayer, and apologetix!


Hunter

 

[Tom R.]

You mean the original, unexpurgated, 37-minute version?

Yep -- I've heard it, I've seen the movie, I've visited the town, and I've met Arlo Guthrie (many years later).

Bob Dylan was responsible for popularizing that type of "song," but Alice's Restaurant probably holds the world record for length. Great piece.

Actually, it's 18:20 long. Takes up one side of the (original) album, and is based on his experiences. For those of you who don't know, he's Woody Guthrie's son.

Tom

 

[dan f.]

probably the best song ever is thAT lion king theme that starts out..."MAAAAHHHH SAVENNYAHHH!!!"

 

[Steelerfan]

The wat the poll is set up you canonly vote for one kind of music. I like more than one kind on music.

 

[Bent]

The wat the poll is set up you canonly vote for one kind of music. I like more than one kind on music.

Every Good Boy Deserves Favour,I suppose it's A Question of Balance.This is why that In Days of Future Past, Our Childrens Childrens Children will be In Search of the Lost Chord. :tear:



bait?

 

[CheapXJ]

anything but hippy music

 

[GSequoia]

Hey Tim, I dig the blues and I'm quite moody as well!

 

[Yellow XJNJ]

Heavy Metal (Disturbed, Korn, Trapt, Machine Head, etc...), Punk/Emo aka Pop Punk (Good Charlotte, NFG, MXPX, Mest, etc...), Neil Young and anything acoustic, straight rock (Incubus, Fuel, etc...) Techno/House/Club, Anything really pissed off and angry and loud. My own music (look for my first solo album out by Haloween time) that I write, record, and produce.

RAP SUCKS!

 

[burnsie]

Its gotta have more cow bell :roflmao: