What type of Music do you listen to?

[emaidel]

Classical first.

70's and 80's rock

60's jazz

new age (David Arkenstone, John Lang, Liz Story)

NO rap. EVER!

[blackraven]

Feanor, your math doesnt add up, LOL.

[OzzieAudiophile]

Hello and nice thread.

My favourite types :

Ambient
New Age (not EMO lol)
Classical
Blues
Jazz
70's
80's
Chillout
Opera
Crooners (i.e. Rat Pack)

Well, that's most of it from memory lol

[Mr Peabody]

The only thing off the top of my head I rule out is Opera and Candlelight stuff.

My collection has a majority of a wide variety of Rock; Classic, Prog, Metal and some Top 40. My interest in Rock had a resurgence a year or so back when I discovered Prog was still being recorded and found Metal bands like Nightwish and Tristania.

I also have Blues, Jazz, Classical, Soul and even some Country. My Classical leans heavily toward Baroque with Vivaldi being my fav. If it's Country, I'm with Kex, give me the traditional stuff and forget this stuff they are calling Country today. Smooth Jazz isn't Jazz, I lean toward Fusion and traditional acoustic Jazz. I also like and own some Big Band. My Blues favorites lean toward more electric Blues, Johnny Winter, Lonnie Brooks, Joe Bonamassa. I also own some New Age and a little Reggae

I'll listen to most any genre if it's good. I should have stopped at the first sentence with what I wouldn't listen to

[pixelthis]

What do you guys think of the new Robert Plant-Alison Kraus album? I like and actually saw them in concert together on an HDTV station recently. They sang alot of LedZepplin songs that were awesome and are not on that album, I'm guessing for copyright reasons.

I have that on the DVR and was watching it today on MHD (music in high definition)
This is rapidly becoming one of my favorite stations.
Not all country is bad, ALLISON KRAUS and union station is quite good, and theres other things.
But mainly its jazz, r&b, some pop (not much) pretty much anything that sounds good.
I heard a jazz guitatist the other day, am going to order some of her CD'S
Emily rehmer is the name.
I have always loved jazz guitar.

[blackraven]

Pix thats where I saw the concert, on MHD. Its an excellent station for music and concerts, especially in hi def. The concert is better than the album. I wish that they put those Led Zepplin songs they sang together on the CD.

[Feanor]

Feanor, your math doesnt add up, LOL.

Lemme 'splain.

Total = Classical + Jazz + World + odd junk = 85 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 100. So far so good

And I did say the Classical categories overlap, viz. Standard-category Classical = Chamber + Orchestral + Choral/vocal = 40 + 30 + 10 = 80. However, standard categories + difficult-to-classify Contemporary = 80 + 20 = 100

Total Contemporary = 30 = Chamber + Orchestral + Difficult-to-classify = 5 + 5 + 20 = 30.

[Feanor]

The only thing off the top of my head I rule out is Opera and Candlelight stuff.
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I'll listen to most any genre if it's good. I should have stopped at the first sentence with what I wouldn't listen to

I listen to very little opera. However I do watch opera occassionally and own opera DVDs, (no BluRay yet ). To me opera is multi-media, not just music -- and yes, I appreciate subtitles. I know hardcore types who disagree.

[kexodusc]

-- and yes, I appreciate subtitles. I know hardcore types who disagree.

A client of ours took me to the Opera once, all dressed to the nines, high-society and such. He proceded to BS his way through the entire story trying to tell me what I should look for, production tricks, etc.. When my wife asked me how I liked it and tried to BS to her my appreciation by recounting what I had learned. She's a bit of a casual Opera buff and proceeded to expose me for the cultureless sponge I am. I felt like a vicitim - I could just imagine me trying to talk Opera at a dinner-meeting somewhere and looking like an idiot.
We can laugh about it, but every time I have to visit the client I want to punch him in the face.

So yeah, I could see a place for subtitles.

[L.J.]

Rap
R&B
Smooth Jazz
Oldies
Slow Jams
Soft Pop

[blackraven]

Take no offense Feanor, I was just havin' some fun.

[JSE]

"Over and Over" is a great Country/Hip Hop blend by Nelly and Tim McGraw... I think you'd like it....

Please tell me your joking! Nelly and Tim McGraw actually made a song together? If so, the World can now end.

The only thing I like about Tim McGraw is his wife. And I'm not talking about her singing.

[Rich-n-Texas]

...LOUD

[Feanor]

Take no offense Feanor, I was just havin' some fun.

None take, bro

[ldgibson76]

I tend to gravitate towards artists and not styles. Looking at my ever-expanding collection I find that almost all genres are represented but by a few artists representing some deep catalogues.

While my musical education was never at Berkeley standards I know enough to appreciate talent and also to pick out characteristics of music toward which my ears gravitate.

Hello "bobsticks"!

I couldn't have said it better. I find that critcizing various genres isn't prudent at all. They are all artforms in one way or another. I know that my appreciation for music has evolved over the years. My listening enjoyment ranges from Art of Noise to U2 and pretty much everything in between!
Do I have a favorite genre? It changes constantly! Why? Because I'm learning to appreciate all forms of music. What's funny is the more I learn, the more I recognize that the creative aspect is starting to diminish, especially in the pop and r&b and even the "rock" segments. Not true for all, because you can find examples of great creativity across all genres, but for the most part, it's becoming a rarity or an exception. Ask yourself this.....How often do you come across a song today that you think will become timeless?!!!! I bet not as often as you used to! And contrary to popular believe, not all Hip Hop or Rap is bad!

Regards!

[ldgibson76]

That's Martika bro, and she wasn't bubblegum pop...she was real, dawg, real...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpJy46o_7b0

I concur......"Martika's Kitchen!" Not to mention, she's Fine!

[Monkey Mouse]

I'm really into "chill" and Brazilian Jazz these days....

But as a former DJ with well over 4,000 12" singles, dance and electronica have my heart.

[aevans]

Electronica, not DJ stuff, original source material.
late 80's/early 90's metal (mostly bad recording quality)
stuff I get from my dad, kraftwerk, the who, zeplin, enya, moody blues, etc.

I've got one recording of classical that I really like.. Beetoven's 7th Allegretto, really a kick ass tune.

[Mr Peabody]

So, Rich, you play that George Strait pretty loud do ya?

[audio amateur]

I'm really into "chill" and Brazilian Jazz these days....

But as a former DJ with well over 4,000 12" singles, dance and electronica have my heart.

I'm well witcha

[Les Adams]

What do you guys think of the new Robert Plant-Alison Kraus album? I like and actually saw them in concert together on an HDTV station recently. They sang alot of LedZepplin songs that were awesome and are not on that album, I'm guessing for copyright reasons.

I am glad you asked this question because I have been dying to say what I think to somebody who cares!

I HATE IT! There, I said it! I found it dreary, dull, depressing and on top of that, the viny pressing is very bass heavy and muddy! The honest truth? My copy is now used as a dust protector for my Ringmat... no I am NOT joking! Seriously, I wanted something that kept the mat in good clean condition without having to take it off the deck when I'm not using it, so that album sits there gathering the dust .. it was perfect for the job!

Phew! I feel better now...

[Ajani]

Please tell me your joking! Nelly and Tim McGraw actually made a song together? If so, the World can now end.

The only thing I like about Tim McGraw is his wife. And I'm not talking about her singing.

Sorry, but I'm not kidding... they actually made a song together and it was a hit (I think it made the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100). It's one of those songs you just have to 'experience' for yourself... lol

[flippo]

I Listen to almost everything except rap and hip hop. I really like Jazz - tradional and fusion (no Kenny G!). I also like Prog a lot also, Kansas, Spock's Beard, Neal Morse I really like.

For tradional Jazz, my favorite is Charlie Haden Quartet West and for Fusion it is a tie between Pat Metheny Group and Flim and the BB's.

[blackraven]

Les, I agree with you on the Plant-Kraus album although I like some of the songs on it. The concert was 1000 times better than the album.

[Rush2112]

I have both kinds of music in my collection... country, and western ..... not
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Mostly classic rock

Rush, Pink Floyd, Frank Zappa, Led Zeppelin, Queen, Black Sabbath, Dio, Rainbow, The Who, Nuggent, The Rolling Stones.

Also.... Radiohead, The Tragically Hip, ELO, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Audioslave, The Eagles, Lynard Skynard

Kiss "Destroyer" was the first LP I bought (3rd or 4th grade I think) two weeks later I bought a Lloyds turntable/receiver which cost me everything I had saved up. That and an AM radio strapped to the handlebars of my '68 Schwinn Stingray 5-speed cruising around bloomington MN looking for beer cans in apartment dumpsters.... lol, sorry for the time warp.