Ok so what is everybody listening too? State your favorite genre, and a few bands you listen too on a continual basis.
Me: I like Rock and Metal
I listen to Pantera, METALLICA!!!!, AC/DC, Korn, Slipknot, Three Doors Down, Red Hot Chili Pepers, and lotz more Posted by erosomniac (Member # 6834) on :
Anything remotely engaging* involving a guitar, a synthesizer or both will typically do it for me. Killer vocalists are also good, but I'm generally ok with just one of the above.
Examples: The Decemberists, The Notwist, DCfC, Queens of the Stone Age, RHCP, Placebo, Massive Attack, Beehive, Slowreader, Desaparecidos, Sigur Ros, The Mars Volta, Head Automatica, and inevitably more that I'm missing since I'm sitting at my work desk dodging boredom.
*Admittedly, my definition of "engaging" is such that most high-sale music doesn't really appeal to me. And by "doesn't really appeal to me," I mean "makes me want to stab someone in the jaw."
Posted by Primal Curve (Member # 3587) on :
KEWL D00DZ METALL 4EVAR!!!!!
Posted by erosomniac (Member # 6834) on :
You're missing some 1s there, PC.
Posted by Luet13 (Member # 9274) on :
erosomniac: I just saw Sigur Rose play at the Civic Opera in Chicago last night. That was quite an awesome show! I wasn't too familiar with them, but a friend had an extra ticket, so I went. Well worth the money.
I can honestly say that the kind of music I like ranges from 2Pac to Beethoven. I love musicals, 'rock and roll', hardcore punk/metal, gangsta rap, hip hop, pop, classical/romantic/modern, folk, and some country (mainly Patsy Cline and Johnny Cash).
Bands that I listen to on a constant basis are: Smashing Pumpkins, Ani Difranco, Simon and Garfunkel, Radiohead, Bjork, Nine Inch Nails, Tori Amos, The Beatles, 2Pac, De La Soul, Beethoven, Gershwin, and Bollywood soundtracks.
Ecclectic enough? Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
I will listen to any and everything.
-pH
Posted by Kristen (Member # 9200) on :
Luet, if you want to expand your genres even more, I can recommend you some AMAZING blues clubs in this windy city of ours.
I love classical music, industrial music, world music, and classic rock. There are obviously other genres, but those are the big 4.
In terms of classical music genres, I love the Romantics, the late romantics, the classicists, some Italian opera, and German opera. I like a few modern composers, but mostly those who drew heavily from past influences.
Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :
I don't like music that came out after I was born.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
I'm a rocker:
Lynyryd Skynyryd The Who Led Zeppelin Queen Godsmack Dropbox Galactic Cactus High Fives for Hot Girls Blame it on Brutus Pink Floyd Smashing Pumpkins The Beatles Rammstein Rage Against the Machine Soundgarden Mudhoney AC/DC Pantera Red Hot Chili Peppers Korn George Thorogood Black Sabbath Nirvana Iron Maiden Sepultura Anthrax Faith No More Pearl Jam Jane's Addiction Alice in Chains System of a Down Project 86 Pillar Rob Zombie Metallica The Offspring ZZ Top BB King Guess Who Grand Funk Railroad
Etc.
[ May 10, 2006, 10:33 PM: Message edited by: SteveRogers ]
Posted by Luet13 (Member # 9274) on :
Kristen, I've been to Kingston Mines before and that was a great experience. I've also gone to Jazz Fest every year for almost 10 years.
BTW, I forgot to mention Jazz and Blues in my list of music. HELLO? Yeah, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, Billie Holiday, Dave Brubeck, where would I be without you?
[ May 10, 2006, 10:12 PM: Message edited by: Luet13 ]
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
rock, metal, jazz, classical, folk, women with guitars, women on pianos, mushy songs, show tunes, opera, be bop, big band, country, floaty british music.
DIR EN GREY!!!! Everyone needs to LISTEN TOT HEM. They ROCK. BEST BAND EVER. Cocteau Twins Tori Amos Zero 7 Sia Carole King Billie Ella Aretha Marvin Gaye Isley Brothers Sade Stevie Wonder Evanescence Anuna Irish Music Enya CLannad.... i could go on.
Posted by Celaeno (Member # 8562) on :
I don't like categorizing music into genres, but these are bands/artists I enjoy: Aimee Mann, The Beatles, Ben Harper, Ben Kweller, Better Than Ezra, Damien Rice, David Gray, Death Cab for Cutie, Elliott Smith, Guster, Head Automatica, James Blunt, Jason Mraz, Jimmy Eat World, John Mayer, Keali'i Reichel, Lamb, Lisa Loeb, Massive Attack, Morcheeba, Norah Jones, Pete Yorn, Placebo, Portishead, The Postal Service, Rilo Kiley, Save Ferris, Snow Patrol, Sol'Jibe, The Streets, The Supremes, The Temptations, Weezer, The Zombies
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
I listen to pressure waves passing through air, and sometimes through water.
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
oooo Aimee Mann. I like her. And the Supremes... And Ani DiFranco and Portishead. Kaoru likes Lamb.... I liked what I heard of them...
Posted by Peter (Member # 4373) on :
The funny thing about me and music is this:
I'll listen to an album for a week, get bored with it, and move on to a different album. They could be as different as The Black Eyed Peas and Pink Floyd
That's just how I work. I'm weird, so what?
Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
I was disappointed by that band Armor for Sleep. And I only bought the CD because it was $8 on the shelf I was standing in front of while waiting in line at Best Buy, so it really wouldn't have taken much NOT to disappoint me.
-pH
Posted by Flaming Toad on a Stick (Member # 9302) on :
My music tastes:
System of a Down The Tragically Hip Tool AC/DC Metallica Slipknot Korn Thornley Disturbed Queen anything and everything musical Dir en Grey Everything else. EVERYTHING.
Posted by Kristen (Member # 9200) on :
Luet: Kingston is great! I love how they have 2 bands at once. Across the street (literally, on Halstead, a block away) is B.L.U.E.S which is smaller and more 'authentic' feeling. Sometimes they have a combined discount for both. I think on Sundays?
I personally like gritty south side blues ala Lee's and Checkerboard. Haven't gotten to the west side blues clubs 'cuz they are in kind of scary areas, but maybe after I get my car.
Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
Toad, did you like Disturbed's new album? I couldn't make myself listen to it. The only song that really caught my attention was the single, "Stricken."
I wasn't even all that big on the second album at first, but I appreciated the effort. Now, I like it. But it's not nearly as striking as "The Sickness."
But David Draiman, he is one charismatic man. It's a spectacular thing to watch.
-pH
Posted by Flaming Toad on a Stick (Member # 9302) on :
I really enjoyed Ten Thousand Fists. I can listen to it over and over and not get bored.
The Sickness was such a memorable album that it's hard to really compare others to it, but I think I like Believe even more than it.
I listen to anything and everything. Give me a random sample of any kind of music, and if the musicians are talented, chances are I'll like it. I see now that that means that I have to change my definition to everything GOOD. That disqualifies most music at once. Posted by vonk (Member # 9027) on :
I really like music I've never heard before.
Hmm, now that I say that, it sounds kind of odd; how would I know I like it if I never heard it? I dunno, but I do.
I love listening to local college stations and public access stations. I'm one of those super cool kids that doesn't like anything commercial. [/being better than thou]
Anywho, I like the jazz, funk and blues that they play, but right now I'm listening to a classical flamenco guitar station... excellent. Also some good metal and screamo.
I have a decent record collection (classic rock mostly) but my needle broke and I can't find a store with a new one.
Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
Toad, I appreciated what they were trying to do in Believe. And I think the underlying message of both the album and the supporting tour were VERY good. It was awesome to see them supporting unity between faiths and peoples. Draiman made it a point at the dates I attended to defend Islam as a religion, which was awesome considering the climate of the time (and even now), and it was cool to see him do that, especially because he's Jewish.
But musically, I didn't find the album as striking as The Sickness. As I said, I really haven't been motivated to check out Ten Thousand Fists. Which are the best tracks? I have a knack for unintentionally sampling the worst songs of an album.
-pH
Posted by Baron Samedi (Member # 9175) on :
I like some of just about every genre except maybe most modern country. On the other hand, I also hate stuff from pretty much every genre, especially modern country. I guess it just depends on the individual work more than the style.
If you don't believe me, here's a list of my CDs (records and tapes I own are not included):
A few of those are my wife's, so I can't vouch for absolutely everything on there. But most of it's solid.
[ May 11, 2006, 04:06 PM: Message edited by: Baron Samedi ]
Posted by twinky (Member # 693) on :
Here are some highlights, grouped loosely by genre:
Chopin Rachmaninov Debussy Beethoven
Thelonius Monk Duke Ellington
B. B. King Wide Mouth Mason Big Sugar Janis Joplin
Jimi Hendrix Led Zeppelin
The Red Hot Chili Peppers The Philosopher Kings
Radiohead Sigur Ros Muse The Smashing Pumpkins Metric The Meligrove Band
Tool Metallica System of a Down
Massive Attack Portishead Zero 7
autechre Aphex Twin Boards of Canada
k-os The Roots
Posted by SC Carver (Member # 8173) on :
I'm a "child of the 90's" I still listen to Pearl Jam (New CD is their best in a few)
Pretty much any rock in it's various formats along with some folk music. I am sucker for a guy with a guitar:
Chili Peppers Big Head Todd & the Monster Toad the wet sprocket Ben Harper U2 REM Counting Crows The Band The Black Crowes Dashboard My Morning Jacket Robert Earl Keen Jr James Talyor Jack Williams Vance Gilbert Ellis Paul Andrew Peterson Derek Webb
Posted by Flaming Toad on a Stick (Member # 9302) on :
pH, the tracks that I listen to on a regular besis are: I'm Alive, Sons of Plunder and Overburdened. Not saying that I don't love the other tracks, but those stand out.
Great Aristocrat of Saturday, I like almost everything on your list.
Twinky, are you Canadian? Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
What's your take on the "feel" of the album as a whole?
I tend to label albums by what I think was going on when the artist was creating them. Take Orgy.
"Candyass" - Sex sex sex sex. I am Jay Gordon, and I like sex. Sometimes, I also like drugs. "Vapor Transmission" - I still like sex, but now I like to RAWK! Oh, and I like to have threesomes with models. "Punk Statik Paranoia" - WOE IS ME! My girlfriend dumped me because I snort too much coke!
-pH
Posted by twinky (Member # 693) on :
I am indeed Canadian. Posted by Flaming Toad on a Stick (Member # 9302) on :
The album is very political. The title track gives the idea of a raging mob. Later songs like Deify and Sons of Plunder reinforce this point.
It's also a lot more musical than their other albums-not as much trudging. It's also more experimental. Dan rips out a few nice guitar solos, and the album is dedicated to the memory of Dimebag Darrell.
Posted by Flaming Toad on a Stick (Member # 9302) on :
Twinky, I like everything on your list.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
There are any number of artists that I'm listening to at any one time, but the groups/individuals whose work I continue to actively listen to year after year is somewhat smaller. I'd count The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, They Might Be Giants, Fiona Apple, Talking Heads, Aimee Mann, and Bela Fleck (with and without the Flecktones) as being among them.
Celaeno, did you ever get those Bela Fleck songs? If so, what did you think?
Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
quote:Originally posted by Flaming Toad on a Stick: The album is very political. The title track gives the idea of a raging mob. Later songs like Deify and Sons of Plunder reinforce this point.
It's also a lot more musical than their other albums-not as much trudging. It's also more experimental. Dan rips out a few nice guitar solos, and the album is dedicated to the memory of Dimebag Darrell.
Yeah, about the solos, the one in Stricken is awesome. But the thing is, one of Disturbed's notable points was that they were a hard band that DIDN'T have guitar solos. And they usually have such good bridges...
-pH
Posted by Flaming Toad on a Stick (Member # 9302) on :
You can't really find fault with them for it, though. The solos are not self-indulgent, and they help push the music along. They still have some good, non-soloing bridges on the new album, though. I'll agree with you that the bridges on their other albums were awesome.
" Oh no mommy, don't hurt me please! "
Posted by TrapperKeeper (Member # 7680) on :
Cross Canadian Ragweed Roger Creager Pat Green
Posted by Launchywiggin (Member # 9116) on :
Muse Tool Radiohead Elliot Smith Ben Folds Guster Incubus Weezer
to name a few
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
i like muse Kyo likes them
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
Right now, I'm listening to The Planets composed by Gustav Holst.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Holst totally ripped off John Williams.
Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
And let's not forget what is probably my all-time favorite Disturbed lyric:
Savor the addiction. Savor the affliction. Savor me.
-pH
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
quote:Originally posted by Noemon: Holst totally ripped off John Williams.
I don't think so. According to my sources, Holst died in 1934. Which means he composed the music before then. Probably sometime after 1874, when he was born.
How old is John Williams again?
Posted by solo (Member # 3148) on :
My tastes are similar to twinky's only I would add some to the list as follows:
Jawbreaker The Descendents At The Drive-In Face To Face The Flaming Lips Controller.Controller
Right now I am listening to Zakk Wylde. He is an incredible guitar player and I really enjoy the few solo tracks of his that I have (America The Beautiful, Rust, and Throwin' It All Away).
Posted by Mr.Funny (Member # 4467) on :
I really don't listen to music on a regular basis. My friends think that I'm absolutely nuts.
Posted by Baron Samedi (Member # 9175) on :
quote:Originally posted by Flaming Toad on a Stick: Great Aristocrat of Saturday, I like almost everything on your list.
Is that me? If so, cheers, mate. Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
quote:Originally posted by Mr.Funny: I really don't listen to music on a regular basis. My friends think that I'm absolutely nuts.
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
quote:Originally posted by SteveRogers:
quote:Originally posted by Noemon: Holst totally ripped off John Williams.
I don't think so. According to my sources, Holst died in 1934. Which means he composed the music before then. Probably sometime after 1874, when he was born.
How old is John Williams again?
I can virtually guarantee you Noemon knows that.
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
I like Monteverdi, Bill Monroe, They Might Be Giants, Simon and Garfunkel, Dave Brubeck, J.S. Bach, and Klezmer music.
It is hard to find what I want to listen to on the radio. I wish they had an all-banjo all-the-time station.
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
BTW, Tante -- I got to listen to some of the Klezmer Mountain Boys.
It was weird.
Posted by Celaeno (Member # 8562) on :
quote:Originally posted by Noemon: Celaeno, did you ever get those Bela Fleck songs? If so, what did you think?
I'm so sorry! It completely slipped my mind. But yes, I did listen to them. I need to listen more, but my first impression was positive. It's really nice and complex without being hard to listen to. Does that make sense?
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
quote:Originally posted by mr_porteiro_head: BTW, Tante -- I got to listen to some of the Klezmer Mountain Boys.
It was weird.
Indeed. Weird and wonderful.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
quote:Originally posted by SteveRogers:
quote:Originally posted by Noemon: Holst totally ripped off John Williams.
I don't think so. According to my sources, Holst died in 1934. Which means he composed the music before then. Probably sometime after 1874, when he was born.
How old is John Williams again?
:: peers at the funny ::
:: bangs on the funny with heel of his hand ::
Is this thing working?
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
You might try this thing called "verbal irony," Noemon. That's a type of the funny, too.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
quote:Originally posted by Celaeno:
quote:Originally posted by Noemon: Celaeno, did you ever get those Bela Fleck songs? If so, what did you think?
I'm so sorry! It completely slipped my mind.
No problem; I just wanted to make sure they hadn't gotten caught in a spam filter or something.
quote:But yes, I did listen to them. I need to listen more, but my first impression was positive. It's really nice and complex without being hard to listen to. Does that make sense?
Yeah, I think I know what you mean. Glad that they were on the positive end of things for you.
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
quote:Originally posted by Tante Shvester:
quote:Originally posted by mr_porteiro_head: BTW, Tante -- I got to listen to some of the Klezmer Mountain Boys.
It was weird.
Indeed. Weird and wonderful.
I must admit that I didn't get as much out of it as you did. That is probably because I am almost completely unfamiliar with Klezmer music.
Posted by Deceased House (Member # 9388) on :
Wow pplz have some real taste I must say.
Has anybody heard of a band called Apocalyptica? I think it's soo neat. They steal Metallica songs and redo them without lyrics, but using cellos and violind and such, and they do really well..
if anybody has limewire or a music downloading program, look em up
Posted by twinky (Member # 693) on :
I like Apocalyptica, and string tributes in general. Check out the two Tool string tribute albums, or Strung Out on OK Computer.
Posted by solo (Member # 3148) on :
Apocalyptica does a lot more than "steal" Metallica songs. They have some really great original tunes as well as covers of other bands.
twinky, have you heard the string tribute to AFI? I enjoy it quite a bit. I also enjoy the Tool ones and the Led Zeppelin one that I have. I'll have to check out the Radiohead one.
Posted by vonk (Member # 9027) on :
ooh ooh! Can we turn this into a discussion on the morallity/legallity of downloading copyrighted music?!
Thats always fun...
Posted by Dr. Evil (Member # 8095) on :
Adrian Legg Leo Kottke John Fahey Michael Manring Steve Nystrup David Cullen Billy McLaughlin
Noemon may be the only who knows these guys too.
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
I know who Adrian Legg is.
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
quote:Originally posted by Deceased House: Wow pplz have some real taste I must say.
Has anybody heard of a band called Apocalyptica? I think it's soo neat. They steal Metallica songs and redo them without lyrics, but using cellos and violind and such, and they do really well..
if anybody has limewire or a music downloading program, look em up
They have a nice song called Bittersweet with Ville Valo of HIM (another band i like) and the Rasmus dood whose name i do not know.
Posted by Flaming Toad on a Stick (Member # 9302) on :
Apocalyptica rocks. I love their cover of Domination by Pantera. Their cover of Schism is also very good. I love Dutch cellists!!!!
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
quote:Originally posted by ClaudiaTherese: You might try this thing called "verbal irony," Noemon. That's a type of the funny, too.
::takes notes::
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
quote:Originally posted by Dr. Evil: Adrian Legg Leo Kottke John Fahey Michael Manring Steve Nystrup David Cullen Billy McLaughlin
Noemon may be the only who knows these guys too.
Good stuff. I was just wishing that I had Adrian Legg's Guitar for Mortals album earlier this week.
Posted by solo (Member # 3148) on :
Apocalyptica does Schism? I have to check that out. Do you know what album it appears on?
Posted by kmbboots (Member # 8576) on :
I just bought Pete Seeger, Bruce Springsteen - the Seeger Sessions, and John Hiatt. I am old.
Posted by Baron Samedi (Member # 9175) on :
quote:Originally posted by Dr. Evil: Adrian Legg Leo Kottke John Fahey Michael Manring Steve Nystrup David Cullen Billy McLaughlin
Noemon may be the only who knows these guys too.
I had several Adrian Legg and Michael Manring albums on the list I posted. I've also got some Leo Kottke and John Fahey, but they're on vinyl so they didn't show up on my CD list.
BTW, have you ever heard Thonk? It's the hard rock/ fusion album Michael Manring did with Steve Morse. It's brilliant, in a completely different way than you'd expect from him.
[ May 12, 2006, 09:13 PM: Message edited by: Baron Samedi ]
Posted by foundling (Member # 6348) on :
If you all like Apocalyptica, you'll love Rasputina. There are few things in this world as hot as chicks in period costumes (dont be dirty)whaling away on a cello. Not only are they hot, but thier music doesnt suck! High praise, I know.
I've also recently become obssesed with Corvas Corux. Hot german men playing a hurdy gurdy like their life depends on it. And, they make ALL their own instruments. AND, thier music is really fun to belly dance to.
My music tastes seems so shallow. Hot men, hot ladies.... I swear those are not the only factors to my decisions about music. It just so happens that most of the music I like is created by hot people. Except Tom Waits. I love him, and I do think he is sexy, but holy crap is he a homely man.
Posted by Flaming Toad on a Stick (Member # 9302) on :
A correction: Apocalyptica are Finnish.
I don't think it's on any of their albums, solo.
I just found out that they do some Slayer, too. I love these guys.
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
Yes, Rasputina Rox.
Then Foundling, you ought to Check out Dir en grey!
Posted by Launchywiggin (Member # 9116) on :
Hanson and NSync are probably my favorites.
Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
quote:My music tastes seems so shallow. Hot men, hot ladies.... I swear those are not the only factors to my decisions about music.
Of course, people always seem hotter when they're good musicians. And charismatic. And generally nice people.
...yeah, that's the only reason Pharrell is smokin'. Seriously. *shifty eyes*
-pH
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
"Of course, people always seem hotter when they're good musicians."
So true! There are so many truly homely musicians that women would sell their souls for.
I don;t think that works the same way for men, though, does it? In general, I mean.
My favorite musicians tend to be singer-songwriterish, roots rockish, and intense rather than "rockin."
I thought I liked Southern rock until I went to see Warren Haynes. I was bored. It was the same when I saw the Allmans, though I love their albums. SO, I love Southern rock in small doses.
Posted by SoaPiNuReYe (Member # 9144) on :
Clips N.E.R.D. Pharrell Scarface Rick Ross Jadakiss The list goes on and on...
Posted by Tatiana (Member # 6776) on :
Noemon, I think your funny is in fine shape. I got it.
I like everything good too! That's a great way to sum it up.
twinky, check out Stravinsky's Firebird Suite, Rite of Spring, and Petroushka. I like all the classical you like, so I bet you'll like my man Igor, too. He rocks.
My favorites change through time, of course, but here they are right now. Sort of rougly arranged by time.
Tool Radiohead Carlos Vives Nine Inch Nails Red Hot Chili Peppers A Perfect Circle Nirvana Pearl Jam The Smashing Pumpkins Beck They Might be Giants The Cure Stravinsky Ravel Rachmaninoff Beethoven Bach
Lately I've begun to like System of a Down and Queens of the Stone Age quite a bit. They may move onto the all time favorites list soon. Holst is also great, but he was sort of a one-cd-band. Still, it is a great cd!
As for classic rock, I dug that stuff way back then, and most of it doesn't support any further listening for me now. I can understand why you guys like it, but I've heard it enough, with rare exceptions. Now I run from stores where they play it.
I am amazed at all the people with such great taste here! This is very cool. Posted by Flaming Toad on a Stick (Member # 9302) on :
System of a Down is my favourite band.
Does anyone listen to local music?
Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
There aren't that many local bands around here that really grab me. There used to be one that I REALLY liked called The Last Band on Earth, but they split up after the hurricane.
Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes are AWESOME, though. Listen to them and buy their latest album, "Pain, Pleasure, Fear, & Opera," now available from Noiselab Records.
The punk and ska scene here is abysmal. Most of the metal is subpar.
There are a lot of awesome local bands in Florida, though.
-pH
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
"Does anyone listen to local music?"
My son and I are fans of The Lonesome Brothers, a local duo who is fabulous in a country-folk way. They never made it big and never will, but we are their front-row fans. http://www.lonesomebrothers.com/
We have a pretty strong local music scene here, and on of the up-and-coming musicians is a young woman(17) named Sonya Kitchell. http://www.sonyakitchell.com/ Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
OK, I am going to cheat. I am going to pretend I live in Ithaca, NY. Let's say I have a summer house there. OK, it is a tent.On a fairground. In a town close to Ithaca. And I only live there for five days a summer. But still, I live there.
So, yes, I love my local music. In fact, all my favorite bands are from Ithaca, and are mostly located on this site:
quote:Originally posted by Flaming Toad on a Stick: System of a Down is my favourite band.
Does anyone listen to local music?
The Clips, Pharrell, and the Neptunes are all close by.
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
The local rock band Blame it on Brutus is really good.
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
quote:Originally posted by Launchywiggin: Hanson and NSync are probably my favorites.
Really?
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
When I was five, I listened to the Multiplication Rap a lot.
Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
quote:Originally posted by pH:
quote:My music tastes seems so shallow. Hot men, hot ladies.... I swear those are not the only factors to my decisions about music.
...yeah, that's the only reason Pharrell is smokin'. Seriously. *shifty eyes*
-pH
You know being a musician has NEVER helped my love life? Probably because I don't rock-out. I wonder how Glenn Gould did with the ladies.
Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
Yeah, but you're a musician like, "Ooooh, listen to this flute here." Not, "Hey, baby...I wrote a song for you on my acoustic guitar. I'm so sensitive and deep. I like to play at the coffee shop sometimes."
-pH
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
quote:Originally posted by pH: Yeah, but you're a musician like, "Ooooh, listen to this flute here." Not, "Hey, baby...I wrote a song for you on my acoustic guitar. I'm so sensitive and deep. I like to play at the coffee shop sometimes."
-pH
::snicker::
I have a very wide range of likes.
Wednesday I saw Gomez and David Ford in concert. It was amazing. My best friend had an extra ticket and asked me along, and only knowing one Gomez song, but liking it never the less, I went along. They didn't play the one song, but man did they ever blow me away with the other great stuff they played. I was made into an instant fan. Edit to add: I seriously can't recommend them enough. They aren't massively popular in America, which boggles my mind. Their mix of folksy blues and hard rock, combined with three incredibly different vocals from the main singers has smooth rhythms, growling rock, and almost drugged out calmness to it. It's like having three bands in one, but the mix is just fantastic. Everyone quick, go check them out! (It's a British band).
Other than that, I'm a HUGE Dave Matthews Band fan. I just bought my June concert tickets for Dave earlier this night.
I get hooked on classical every now and then, I love all the stuff from the Fantasias, plus a smattering here and there of Mozart and Mahler, love their Requiem and Resurrection symphonies. I'm stuck on Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf." I like a little bit of Edvard Grieg, though honestly I haven't heard much more than "In the Hall of the Mountain King." I love The Planets by Holst, especially "Mars" and "Jupiter" the usual favorites, but also "Uranus." The first classical cd I ever bought was Handel's "Water Music Symphony" and I also like the "Messiah." There's a lot of fantastic OST music out there that I like, Hans Zimmer, John Williams and Howard Shore probably top my list. James Horner has some nice stuff too, but like Williams tends to recycle a bit much for my tastes. I like what Williams recycles however, which is why he's in my top three. There's a lot more classical out there I love, but I simply can't name it all right now. Except to toss Antonin Dvorak on the end. "Songs my mother taught me" and "New World Symphony" especially the fourth movement, which is probably everyone's favorite, are simple stunning pieces.
In the same vein of symphonic/choral music, I love all the stuff that was on the other thread recently on Hatrack with the Russian music, mostly sung by the Red Army Choir. The link in that thread has a lot of good music from other nations as well, I particularly like the Finnish music. I've also recently gotten into Gilbert and Sullivan. "Pinnafore" and "Pirates of Penzance" are two I want to add to my collection soon.
Musicals are something I really go for too. "1776” by Sherman Edwards is by far my favorite, but it's almost tied with "Les Miserables" and closely thirded by "Evita." “Les Mis” is Schonberg and Boubli while “Evita” is Andrew Lloyd Webber I believe. I also like "Phantom of the Opera" by Webber as well, and while I like some of the music from "Cats," it's never really struck my fancy enough to actually go see it.
I like some of the older country. I think almost all country made after 2000, or at least the majority of the new artists to come out after 2000 is all just horrible. Garth Brooks is just plain awesome. I saw him in concert once, it was an amazing performance. I’ve never seen anyone who had as much energy as he did. Thing about country music is, most of it is just plain FUN. Other than your stereotypical got dumped/dog just died sad song ballads, the fast jaunty ones are a blast.
George Straight Clint Black* Trisha Yearwood* Toby Keith* (Before he started shoving patriotism down our throats) Reba Mcintyre*** Pam Tillis Lori Morgan Vince Gill** Alabama**** (amazing band, especially live, I highly recommend them) John Michael Montgomery* Alan Jackson** Randy Travis* Faith Hill* Tim McGraw* Brooks & Dunn* Martina McBride Shania Twain (before she went excessively pop) Mark Chestnut Sammy Kershaw* Oak Ridge Boys* Tanya Tucker Travis Tritt*
There are a ton more, but those are just the ones I could think of off the top of my head. The ones with asterisks next to them are people I have seen in concert personally, and the number of asterisks denotes how many times I’ve seen them. There IS some good stuff from the more recent acts, but not much of it jumps to mind as being as good as my favorites from the 90’s.
I love a lot of the R&B stuff from the 90’s too.
All 4 One Boyz II Men Shai Az Yet and though he’s not from the 90’s really: Barry White
I really like the old rat pack stuff too. Benny Goodman, Louis Armstrong and Bobby Darin are favorites, as well as Ella Fitzgerald, Nancy Sinatra, & Frank Sinatra but James Darren is the best of them all in my opinion. He oozes rat pack style, and croons better than them all. Big Band and Swing music from the same era is pretty sweet too. Take a look at “Swing Kids” or “The Glenn Miller Story” movies for a nice intro into the world of those two genres. It’s the tip of the iceberg, but both are great movies, and the music is top notch.
I love a ton of rock, of all different sorts too, but it’s just too much to name (especially after everything I’ve already named on this gigantic post). Most of what has been mentioned in the rock categories is stuff I listen to. I listen to some overseas stuff in E Nomine, Rammstein & Nightwish too. Linkin Park stands out as a particular rock favorite. And I didn’t see anyone mention Bad Religion but their music is fantastic.
The only thing I don’t go for is rap and hip/hop. To me, it borders on not even being music at all. But I suppose I relent on that topic, but if it is music, I think much of it is very, very bad music. I make an exception in rap for Will Smith. Most of it is fun music, none of it is laden with swear words and obscenities, and I’m pretty sure none of it deals with slappin’ down hoes, life in the hood, or treating women like worthless objects.
Just my 2 cents.
[ May 14, 2006, 06:06 AM: Message edited by: Lyrhawn ]
Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
But Lyrhawn, it's hard out here for a pimp. Jus' cause we stack paper an' we ball outrageous, dem alphabet boys got us unda surveillence.
-pH
Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
quote:Originally posted by pH: Yeah, but you're a musician like, "Ooooh, listen to this flute here." Not, "Hey, baby...I wrote a song for you on my acoustic guitar. I'm so sensitive and deep. I like to play at the coffee shop sometimes."
-pH
I do play at the coffee shop sometimes... I DOOO!!!!
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
Oh, on the subject of local bands, the only person that comes to mind is: Jeremy Facknitz
He was in a band called The Ottomans (which beat out The White Stripes for best new band at an awards show in Detroit) who opened for the Verve Pipe, Blessed Union of Souls and others. But they parted ways and he joined his brother to crank out some really great music.
In the link above, you can listen to a few MP3s of his songs. I personally recommend "Songwriter Strikes Back" which I think is fun to listen to, and pretty funny. "Sweet Wedding Bells" is a nice ballady song too.
"Overnight Concierge" is a cool song too, it's about a guy stuck as an concierge overnight at a hotel, but what it's REALLY about is him being a DJ at Champps, the restaurant where I work. He's actually a good friend of my brother's, they used to work there together before he started in on the music scene.
I have a ton of his stuff on my computer, and a lot of his brother's music too, Jarod Facknitz. They're both great individually, and even better when they sing together. Check out their concert dates, they're all free concerts in coffee houses basically, but it's great music, and they're traveling quite a bit this summer, so try and catch them if you're nearby.
Posted by Juxtapose (Member # 8837) on :
In no particular order:
Outkast Peter Moon Band Red Hot Chili Peppers Sublime Jurassic 5 Pepper Kalapana Greenday UB40 Mos Def & Telib Kweli Bob Marley Nas Tupac Foo Fighters Gorillaz Kanye West Big Mountain Cecilio & Kapono Dispatch Flogging Molly
My list is humbled by the quantity of indie music on this thread. I'm such a corporate whore. Posted by Earendil18 (Member # 3180) on :
My latest infatuations are the works of:
Eric Whitacre Yoko Kanno Joe Hisaishi Whoever did the music for The Constant Gardner Harry Gregson-Williams Holst's "The Planets" Imogen Heap Junkie XL Paul Oakenfold Royksopp (very intersting) ISHQ John Rutter
All in all, it's easier for me to say that I like all music except: Rap Hiphop (some) Country (most) Rock (some)
Yeah, same here Juxtapose. I think the only "indie" artist I have is Imogen Heap, and I'm not even sure if she's indie.
Posted by SoaPiNuReYe (Member # 9144) on :
Rock and Country are really the only types of music I can't bear to listen to. A lot of rock music sounds like the same thing just set to a different song, and country is just too slow for me. I like a lot of rap but I'm more hooked on the older stuff like Illmatic and Familiar Faces.
Posted by Tatiana (Member # 6776) on :
"A lot of rock music sounds like the same thing"
Listen, this is always what people say about music they don't get. That and "it's just a bunch of bangs and crashes", though you can substitute other nonsense-sound words like "monkeys hooting" for "bangs and crashes". Those are two universal statements. Listen for them and you will hear them said over and over by diverse people talking about wildly different genres and groups. It's sort of cool that way. Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
Most hardcore does sound the same...because nowadays, bands have to follow a very specific formula to be considered "hardcore."
RAH RAH RAHHHHH RAHHHHHH RAH RAH RAH RAHHHHHHH LOVE WILL KILL ALL!!!!!!!!
-pH
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
Country music is too SLOW?
Must not listen to a lot of country. Any genre has its slow music and its fast music. You just weren't listening to the right songs/artists.
Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
quote:Originally posted by Lyrhawn: Must not listen to a lot of country. Any genre has its slow music and its fast music. You just weren't listening to the right songs/artists.
I think alot of country simply feels slow because the orchestration and forms are tiresome and repetitive. Not always, but this is what makes me really sick of country music, I just don't appreciate the ubiquitous lap-slide and the repetitive recycled harmonies. Of course you're going to name the exceptions to that generalization, but the genre is tainted for me.
Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
Toad and anyone else to whom this may apply:
If you like David Draiman's rawring, you might want to check out "Songs for the Restless" by Endo. It's more melodic, and Gil does a lot of the sexeh growls, grunts, and breathing that I love so much.
-pH
Posted by Earendil18 (Member # 3180) on :
quote:Originally posted by Orincoro: [QUOTE]Originally posted by Lyrhawn: [qb] ... and the repetitive recycled harmonies.
Beach Boys anyone?
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
I don't think I buy that Orin. Some of the best music from the Beatles era is the same few chords over and over and over again, and people latched onto that like it was god himself shaking people's hands.
I won't bother to name anyone at all. You're entitled to your opinion, I just don't happen to agree. I listened to a LOT of country when I was younger, and I never once thought "Hm, this genre is way too slow." Maybe I'm just not enough musically couth for your satisfaction, but there are way too many groups, and genres out there that do the same thing you accuse country music of, that people fawn over, for me to believe that it's the reason why country is viewed as too slow.
Posted by Luet13 (Member # 9274) on :
Re local bands:
My absolute favorite local Chicago band is Ferdinand Fox. They just won a competition Saturday and they get to play at the Metro! I am so excited for them. (I helped them out by sewing patches onto t-shirts and getting creative with fabric.) If they win the Metro, they get to tour Europe! Fox rox ass!
There's also a really good D.I.Y. punk/hardcore scene here. My favorite hardcore/thrash band is Disrobe. Loud, screaming, unintelligible, punch people kind of music. SHUT UP AND PLAY!!!
[ May 15, 2006, 02:16 PM: Message edited by: Luet13 ]
Posted by Flaming Toad on a Stick (Member # 9302) on :
I just listened to a few Endo tracks, and I gotta say, I like it.
On the subject of country, there's something to suit everyone's taste. An indie band from Toronto, Eliott Brood, is playing something called "death country" it's not really heavy, but it's cool. The drummer uses an old suitcase instead of a bass drum. It's not to everyone's taste, but I know that some Hatrackers like varied music. Linky-tinky.
I definitely wish there was more variety in new hardcore music, but I can live with what I have. Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
quote:Originally posted by Earendil18:
quote:Originally posted by Orincoro: [QUOTE]Originally posted by Lyrhawn: [qb] ... and the repetitive recycled harmonies.
Beach Boys anyone?
Now, you just wait a second. The Beach Boys were cool. And their music is still awesome.
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
Beach Boys?They just sing about girls and cars and California all the time. And surfing with girls who drive T birds in California and wear bikinis.
Posted by MrSquicky (Member # 1802) on :
You say that like it's a bad thing.
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
They have a sweet Christmas album.
Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
quote:Originally posted by Lyrhawn: I don't think I buy that Orin. Some of the best music from the Beatles era is the same few chords over and over and over again, and people latched onto that like it was god himself shaking people's hands.
The Beatles themselves employed some of the most advanced harmonic and formal techniques ever seen in folk-type music, and their understanding of the music was very deep (although they were supposedly musically "illiterate," since they didn't read sheet music at all).
Other artists were not as adventurous, or else they relied on other parts of their music to be distinctive. Its true that some groups in virtually every genre will be repetitive and derivative, and country is no exception.
In fact I think what I dislike about country is the social aspect, which accompanies the music. It is IN the music too, the odd mix of conservatism and rebellion spirit which I find not to my own liking. I think all the country I ever listened to has failed to convince me either of the values it extols, or the sincerity of the songwriters. So with country I feel bored, unconvinced, and manipulated most of the time.
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
You're no fun at all.
Posted by GaalDornick (Member # 8880) on :
I like anything good (by my standards, obviously) regardless of what genre it's in. Some of my favorite genres are classic rock (Kansas, Rush, The Shadows, Eagles, Led Zeppelin, Queen, etc.), indie rock (American Analog Set, The Arcade Fire, Modest Mouse, The Flaming Lips...) some metal (mostly Iron Maiden and Megadeth) and reggae (mostly Bob Marley). And if I'm in the mood, the jam rock, ska, garage kind of stuff (Dispatch, Sublime, OAR...stuff like that).
Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
Toad, which'ns did you listen to? My personal favorites off that particular CD are "Simple Lies," "Clean Sheets (and a dirty mind)," and "Shame."
-pH
Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
quote:Originally posted by Lyrhawn: You're no fun at all.
I do rock the Bach, if that makes you feel better.
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
Modest Mouse is indie rock? What does that make Franz Ferdinand?
Orincoro -
We'll call it even Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
I don't like Modest Mouse. Franz Ferdinand is hit-or-miss. I like Hot Hot Heat...
And Fingertight!
-pH
Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
By the way, Toad, I'm really liking "Deify" off the new Disturbed CD.
Bush-bashing that's more thoughtful than "BYOB," but that I can still dance to!
-pH
Posted by Flaming Toad on a Stick (Member # 9302) on :
I listened to Shame and Clean Sheets. Both sounded pretty good to me. Have you read the lyrics to B.Y.O.B.? They're pretty intricate, like any other System song.
For Jam rock, there's nothing like the Grateful Dead.
Iron Maiden Rocks.
Posted by Kristen (Member # 9200) on :
Orincoro: That's kind of funny you think country is repetitive, because I was listening to Bach the other day (the Brandenbergs 1&5) and thinking how generally repetive they were: essentially verse chorus verse chorus bridge chorus. The only thing that redeems the 5th is that rockin' harp cadenza. I'm not really disagreeing with you, but amused at the coincidence because I seriously thought that yesterday. On the other hand, I really do hate country too. I just hear it and the hairs on my arms stand up. Something about the lack of musicality in the singing? No idea. Yeesh.
Flaming Toad: Re: jam rock, you should listen to Widespread Panic if you haven't already! They are great and still performing.
Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
I generally think that the criticism in BYOB has fewer legs to stand on than Deify.
Check out Endo's "Simple Lies." It had something to do with that Daredevil movie or something, I don't remember.
-pH
Posted by Flaming Toad on a Stick (Member # 9302) on :
It was on the OST. Good song.
Posted by human_2.0 (Member # 6006) on :
I went to her concert a few weeks ago and I'm so pumped!
Lyrhawn, you should check out Ralph (pronounced Rafe) Vaughan Williams' Symphonies 4, 5, 6, and 9. 4 was right before WWII so it is very... like Holst's Mars (Holst and Vaughan Williams were friends). 5 was hopeful, 6 and 9 were... cold war.
The other amazing singer I've recently found is Hayley Westenra. Very pure voice (it isn't ironic one of her albums is named Pure).
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
quote:Originally posted by Orincoro: The Beatles themselves employed some of the most advanced harmonic and formal techniques ever seen in folk-type music, and their understanding of the music was very deep.
yeah, yeah, yeah
Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
quote:Originally posted by Kristen: Orincoro: That's kind of funny you think country is repetitive, because I was listening to Bach the other day (the Brandenbergs 1&5) and thinking how generally repetive they were: essentially verse chorus verse chorus bridge chorus. The only thing that redeems the 5th is that rockin' harp cadenza. I'm not really disagreeing with you, but amused at the coincidence because I seriously thought that yesterday.
I was thinking about this very topic today during my jog.
This is a function of the role of Bach's music in the lives of his audience. There was no recorded music, so he could "get away" with doing quite a bit more of the same music over and over again. In fact he was not padding the peices at all, but instead filling a demand and responding to a fashion which predates him. For Bach peices it's important to remember that his audiences were not often familiar with his body of work and style, nor with the peices themselves. A peice was heard once, and that was that, so repetition ensured memorability. If you were listening to a Bach concerto for the first time, and it was your first such peice of music (the most well crafted concerto ever written, or that you had ever heard, essentially), you would want to hear the same elements several times over because they are so beatiful. Additionally, performers could learn more music faster if it was the same music, but slightly transformed over time.
There is a very good reason why Bach begins to sound repetitive over 3 hours of music, and country begins to sound repetitive in 30 minutes. There is just more depth in Bach, and the repetitions wear well on his music, even in the current listening climate of ipods and earbuds.
[ May 17, 2006, 01:52 AM: Message edited by: Orincoro ]
Posted by human_2.0 (Member # 6006) on :
Ok, now I'm on my classic recommendation mode. Someone please distract me before I spend all night on this...
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition Erik Satie: Sports et divertissements, Gnossienne, Nocturnes Debussy: La Mer, Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun) Holst, Hammersmith Copland, Symphony 3
Well, I'll have to put the rest on hold because I got sidetracked:
She is on tour, east coast and Canada, so you might check her myspace website and go hear her! (the live shots above are from her current tour)
A thing about Imogen. She made her own record label, so if you haven't heard about her it is because she is her own distributor, vs having the big "evil" companies promote her (guess they do have a purpose...). In case you haven't watched any of the vids yet, she is her own band too (except for when she was in Frou Frou and a few songs with Zoe Keating).
[ May 17, 2006, 02:05 AM: Message edited by: human_2.0 ]
Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
Human, I am more a fan of "Nocturnes" by Debussy, instead of "lapres midi d'un faune." Especially "Nuage" is such a sexy peice of music, it's really got everything you could want- except for the oboe solo. of course, no reason you can't like both!
If your list is purely 20th century, then what would be your selections from Rachmoninoff, Bartok or Shosokovich? And what about Berg or Messian, or even Shoenberg (not for me though, bleh).
Posted by human_2.0 (Member # 6006) on :
Rachmoninoff - I never really learned anything of his. Didn't he have that death march? Shosokovich - ditto Bartok - Anything and everything by him. I actually never heard any one piece of his as sticking out.
If you want "20th century" then I'd say: Messiaen's canyons Ive's unanswered question Steve Reich John Adams
I'd have to investigate them more to pick individual pieces. I never really did pick favorites from them. Considering I can't get enough of Imogen, I kinda doubt I'll look into it soon.
I don't really like Berg too much, at least not what I studied. And Schoenberg? Pft... Even current "20th century" composers agree a lot of his ideas are not the greatest. Purely random music? I prefer my cat walking on a piano.
Another comment about Imogen. About everything she does in her music is something I've wanted to do. So listening to her is like listening to the music I've always wanted to compose.
Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
I agree about Shoenberg, and yes, his compositions haven't stood up well to time.
Shostokovich is amazing, you should jump on that bandwagon. He wrote a number of really devine string quartets and some orchestral music which is just heavenly. He was a very consonant composer.
Reich- I'm playing in "electric counterpoint" at the end of the month. CRAZZY! Awesome. Pat Methaney might come- he's in the area. (He will never come but I have convinced myself he might show.)
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
I also like Powerman 5000.
Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
Action Action. Specifically, the song "Drug-Like."
-pH
Posted by human_2.0 (Member # 6006) on :
Orinoco, I work in a media library and we have recordings of nearly everything. You give me a listening list, anything, Schoenberg even, and I'll listen to it all (or what I have) if you watch all of the Imogen Heap links I posted (including the interviews).
Posted by human_2.0 (Member # 6006) on :
And you have to watch this one too:
Come Here Boy - she did this one when she was 19 years old.
Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
you burned me with the war of the worlds music... but alright I'll check out your imogen stuff. I'll give you a short list of my picks of the 20th century soon- although it won't be comprehensive since I only really got into 20th century music about 8 months ago!
Posted by human_2.0 (Member # 6006) on :
Hehehe! Well, this stuff is a bit... newer and current. My new catch phrase is "relevant".
And think about it, at least you get to torture me a bit if you want! "Oh PLEASE don't make me listen to..." hehehe
Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
Toad, have you ever heard that Disturbed song "God of the Mind?" I can't figure out where to get my hands on it. I think it was on a soundtrack, but I don't remember which one.
It was that song that went: "You want a god, but you're never gonna give in to me. You wanna deity like me..."
-pH
Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
*Rubbing hands together* muahahaha
Let's see, I'll post my list thursday
Posted by human_2.0 (Member # 6006) on :
pH, this one? (iTunes required)
Posted by Ozymandias (Member # 9424) on :
Pantera, Metallica, Disturbed, Nitro, Dream Theater, AC/DC, Van Halen, The Doors(my lulluby was Touch Me), Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Neil Young, Billy Joel, Joni Mitchell, Fleetwood Mac, Lynard Skynard, and the Practical Magic soundtrack
Posted by erosomniac (Member # 6834) on :
quote:Modest Mouse is indie rock? What does that make Franz Ferdinand?
Given that the one and only qualification for the Indie Rock genre is an independent record label...neither is indie rock.
Posted by Ozymandias (Member # 9424) on :
quote:Originally posted by erosomniac:
quote:Modest Mouse is indie rock? What does that make Franz Ferdinand?
Given that the one and only qualification for the Indie Rock genre is an independent record label...neither is indie rock.
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