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Question: What are your musical tastes?
Option 1: Classical/Opera/Instrumental votes: 3
Option 2: Trance/House/Techno votes: 0
Option 3: Alternative/Rock/Metal votes: 4
Option 4: Rap/HipHop/R & B votes: 2
Option 5: Jazz/Blues/Adult Contemporary votes: 0
Option 6: Oldies/Funk/Old School votes: 0
Option 7: I like a little bit of everything votes: 6
Option 8: Other (Please Specify) ;D votes: 7
Title: What are your musical...
Post by: Yonkey on March 21, 2004, 07:21:18 PM
It's been asked before in the Off-Topic forum, but why not ask officially?  So, what's your flavour? XD
Title: Re:What are your musical...
Post by: racx_00 on March 22, 2004, 01:38:37 AM
All of the flavours for me !!!
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Post by: Cez on March 22, 2004, 05:04:20 AM
Symphinic Rock/ Scores / and then a little bit of everything except for hip-hop, rap, country, and 10.00 more rythms I can think of ;)

Ok, maybe not a little bit of everything ;)
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Post by: koko_99_2001 on March 22, 2004, 06:41:43 AM
When I have time to listen to music, it's usually Contemporary Christian and Musicals!  My friends and I LOVE musicals!  My sister and one of her best friends have "Tom, Dick, and Harry" from "Kiss Me Kate!" down pat, as in they actually do the dance in our living room while we're watching the movie!  And "Chicago", don't even get me started on how into the songs Christine (my sis) and Rachel (our best friend) get...I mean, they do every move of EVERY song!  I just sit there laughing at them!  lol

Cat
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Post by: Jeysie on March 22, 2004, 07:59:46 AM
I'm a little bit of almost anything. :) I don't like most rap, heavy metal, or country, but I'll listen to pretty much anything else. I have a soft spot for 60's, 80's, and barbershop, though.

Peace & Luv, Liz
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Post by: mfortunato on March 22, 2004, 08:58:07 AM
There's very little I won't listen to.  Except for very twangy country, hard core gansta rap, and musak (a.k.a elevator music).
My favorite music is a culmination of instrumental and rock - which is why I like Evanescence and Linkin Park (to name but two).  I mainly listen to movie soundtracks - both the score and soundtrack variety.  I really like the music from Matrix Reloaded - I listen to both of those CDs a lot.

To break it down:

Rap - love Run DMC and Public Enemy (yeah, I'm stuck in the 80's there).  I also think Eminem is excellent.

Country - Reba, Garth Brooks and any of the more "rock 'n roll" country.

Techno/Trance/Ambient - pretty much anything, actually.  I love the beats and bass lines.

Rock 'n roll - most rock I'll listen to.  I enjoy classic rock of the 60's and 70's and the monster ballads of the 80's the best.

Alternative - When bands like Pearl Jam and Red Hot Chili Peppers were considered alternative, that's what I listened to.  Today's alternative all sounds the same - a whiny teenager singing about his first pubic hair or something - I don't dig it.  And all of today's alternative sounds the same - it sucks.  Although I do like Avril Levigne

Classical/Opera - Chopin is probably my favorite.  Amy loves Mozart the best.  But I'll listen to anything.  My favorite opera is probably Carmen by Bizet.  It's got some of the most beautiful music I have ever heard.

R & B - I miss my diva, Whitney.  She was my girl in the 80's.  I still think that if she was still in top form today, she'd blow away all the Christina's and Beyonce's that exist now (don't get me wrong - I really like Beyonce and while I think Christina Aguilera is a bit strange, she has a wonderful voice).

Hip Hop - I don't have a particular artist in this category.  I don't listen to a lot of hip hop.  Mainly the top 40 is what I hear.  I'll listen to them mainly because I get caught up in their beats and often the lyrics can be fun(my milkshake brings all the boyz to the yard and they're like it's better than yours, damn right, it's better than yours....he he he)

Pop - Ah, yes, pop.  The Britney Spears generation.  I admit, the girl can dance, the girl has AMAZING legs - yowza (ok, chill out boy before your wife reads this), but she can't sing a single note.  I guess R&B and Pop kind of go hand in hand now - are they really a separate category for the most part anymore?  I'll listen to most Pop - it's fun and you can dance to it.

Why I can't I ever write a short post?
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Post by: Yonkey on March 22, 2004, 11:49:19 AM
I'd say most of my musical tastes are around R & B and Hip Hop.  8) But truth is, I'd like any song if I heard it enough times. ;D

Classical/Instrumental is alright for soundtracks, restaurant music and elevators.  What I mean is I prefer this kind of music as ambient background music, since it's relaxing, but I personally prefer music with vocals.

Trance/Techno/etc I was really into this stuff at one stage but I found the repetitiveness a little too annoying, even though there are some really good songs, overall I don't like them.  :P

There are a few Alternative songs that I like, again mostly if it has a good melody and vocals.  Heavier stuff doesn't interest me.

Jazz/Blues/Adult Contemporary isn't really my style. ;D

Oldies/Funk/Old School: hehehehe oh yeah, I love listening to old stuff 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's and even 90's.  When I hear them I can't believe how I used to LOVE a certain song at the time.  The older stuff is usually what you hear at weddings so they're classic.

The only Country I like is Shania Twain.  Pop is too broad of a category, but I'll just say there are some songs I like and some songs I don't.  :P
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Post by: Oldbushie on March 22, 2004, 07:55:12 PM
Mostly old music I like, pretty much classical and some soft rock. And old game music. There's a lot of other favorites I have but those are the main ones.
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Post by: KatieHal on March 24, 2004, 02:06:42 PM
Punk and pop mostly :) And the ever mixable genre of pop-punk. Most of that is due to the influence of my best friend who's a huge punk fan. Sadly it came to my attention that I even like a little bit of ..*shudder* emo!! Gah!! I didn't know I swear!!

Names? Barenaked Ladies, Great Big Sea, Blink 182, Something Corporate (all the most recent bands I've seen live), Jewel (old school Jewel, forget this new image crap of hers), All American Rejects, New Found Glory, enjoying Maroon 5 so far, hmmm..,..

I also like really good musical scores - like LOTR, Pirates of the Caribbean, etc. And soundtracks I enjoy for the mixing of different genres and new names.

HATE twangy country, most rap & the like, not a fan of heavy metal, and I don't like Marvin Gaye or Prince. Never have. Ugh. Too cheesy.

Classic I enjoy - Billy Joel, U2, Jon Bon Jovi (okay, semi-classic!), etc.

I also enjoy how typing R & B came out looking R&B
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Post by: Say on March 24, 2004, 06:49:23 PM
Alternative/Rock/Metal
Title: Re:What are your musical...
Post by: Storm on March 24, 2004, 07:27:43 PM
A bit of everything, I guess... I have hard time differentiating musical genres :-[
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Post by: racx_00 on March 24, 2004, 11:39:13 PM
At different stages of my life i had different ideas of what music i liked ;D, but now i have decided that i like all genres of music ;)
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Post by: Kurdt on March 25, 2004, 12:42:56 AM
I'm an old Seattle grunge fan. Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Nirvana...good stuff. Collective Soul is awesome too as is older Stone Temple Pilots stuff. I'm a 90s Alternative kinda guy. I rediscovered the Gin Blossoms a while ago and was going strong on that for awhile. Social Distortion, older Offspring (Smash was an amazing album), Green Day (probably my most consistently favorite band), Blink182 though not so much now, Weezer, Rage Against the Machine, and lots more. As for the more recent rock bands, I'm really into Audioslave (Chris Cornell is just awesome, what can I say) and some Nickelback. I can't think of any others right now.

As for other genres, I enjoy classical music and really get down to jazz and blues. I'm talkin' about BB King New Orleans blues, though, and not R & B. I like funky bands too like Primus and I actually ended up getting into Texas Country, which is like regular country only with a heavy rock influence. Such examples include Cross Canadian Ragweed, Reckless Kelly, and Cory Morrow. In fact, some guy wants me to drum for his Texas Country band, and I just might.

Hip-hop and Rap I hate with a passion unequaled by most, but every now and then a rapper gets through to me inexplicably. For example, I love OutKast (always have), and the guy that runs with them, Sleepy Brown, is cool as hell.

One band that I'm really really into right now is O.A.R. Anybody heard of them? They're amazing. They're kind of a folk-rock kind of band from Maryland and they're just awesome, especially while under the influence of some killer substances.
Title: Re:What are your musical...
Post by: Mary Jane on March 25, 2004, 03:49:28 PM
I can't stand nearly all hip-hop and rap either. I was really surprised when Hey Yeah didn't make me want to immediately beat my head against the closest object.
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Post by: etgadsby on March 25, 2004, 07:36:23 PM
I’d have to say that I like an eclectic mix of stuff. My play list is all over the place.  I can say this much I’m a huge “Beatles” fan!  I know, I’m like two decades too late, but that’ how I am lots of music. I also thing Arlo Guthrie… who else can sing “Alice’s Restaurant” from memory?  
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Post by: uselessidguy331 on March 27, 2004, 07:13:55 PM
Punk, Alternative, Emo, Screamo, Grunge= <3. Great stuff. Bands include: Useless ID, the Alkaline Trio, NIRVANA, Seether, Antifreeze, The Ataris, Finch, Thrice, Matchbook Romance, A Switchblade Affair, HTZ, The Used, AFI, Tantric, 3 Doors Down, Disturbed, Jimmy Eat World, Taking Back Sunday, etc. Great bands.
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Post by: Mary Jane on March 27, 2004, 07:28:24 PM
I like to keep it simple with  Led Zepplin, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, The Rolling Stones, Nirvana, The Beatles, and a little bit of Beethoven.  ;)
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Post by: sivvrianBARRY on March 27, 2004, 07:50:18 PM
I like hip hop (right now, the Roots especially, but I enjoy the beats of a lot of popular hip hop around), classical (especially stuff from the late Classical / Romantic era, Mendolssohn, Beethoven, Schuman), some rock but not much (70's stuff, Hendrix, Zepplin), jazz I'm a big fan of (John Coltrane, Kenny Garrett) I aslo like some pop (in a weird kind of way) as long as the song is catchy.
Title: Re:What are your musical...
Post by: B'rrr on March 28, 2004, 05:46:58 AM
hmmmm..... I like a bit diversity, so I voted 'bit of everything' but I'm not really into hiphop/rap nor house/techno ; / ...still the rest is ok, although i prefer mystic music ; )
Title: Re:What are your musical...
Post by: Say on March 28, 2004, 12:34:40 PM
you all should listen Maroon 5 :P

( I need to contact their manager for all the freaking advertisement I've done lately of them )

you all should isten to Maroon 5, IF its true you like all sort of music :P (to all who voted that option that is)
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Post by: Jeysie on March 28, 2004, 12:42:31 PM
They sang "Harder To Breathe", didn't they? I have a recording of that song on tape, it's pretty cool. I haven't gotten to listen to much else of their music (at least, not that I know of) yet, though. Been kind of rusty on "modern music" lately... I spend most of my time listening to my musical and game soundtracks. They inspire me while working on my projects.

Peace & Luv, Liz
Title: Re:What are your musical...
Post by: B'rrr on March 28, 2004, 03:26:08 PM
Quote from: Say on March 28, 2004, 12:34:40 PM
you all should listen Maroon 5 :P

lol, you are a big fan of it (him ; ), aren't you ; )

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Post by: Say on March 28, 2004, 04:35:14 PM
yeah yeah, get jealous ;P ;-D
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Post by: B'rrr on March 28, 2004, 04:36:29 PM
<sigh> ...don't have to... I'm already jealous  ;] ;] ; )
Title: Re:What are your musical...
Post by: racx_00 on March 28, 2004, 10:30:43 PM
Quote from: Say on March 28, 2004, 12:34:40 PM
you all should listen Maroon 5 :P

( I need to contact their manager for all the freaking advertisement I've done lately of them )

you all should isten to Maroon 5, IF its true you like all sort of music :P (to all who voted that option that is)
Who or what is Maroon 5 ???, never heard of the in my life :S ???
Title: Re:What are your musical...
Post by: B'rrr on March 28, 2004, 11:43:27 PM
Maroon 5  (http://www.maroon5.com) is a band, Say seems to love them lately ; ). hahaha, hope this helps...
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Post by: racx_00 on March 29, 2004, 02:37:36 AM
You're very resourceful B'rrr ;B
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Post by: B'rrr on March 29, 2004, 02:45:07 AM
lol, thnx ; ) .....I got the link from Say a while ago

but at other times I use google, it's like a second home to me... I spend more time there then I do in my own house ; )
Title: Re:What are your musical...
Post by: racx_00 on March 29, 2004, 03:54:45 AM
BTW IMHO Maroon5 arent that good :-\, but hey thats my opinion if anyone else likes them thats their opinion and they are open to that ;D, hope i havent upset anyone :-\
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Post by: Drunken Chinchilla on March 29, 2004, 06:40:26 AM
I still think theyre kind of cheesy from what I've heard. When I saw them live they acted all kinda rock but the lead singer just doesnt fit in with it at all. Still "This Love" is really catchy and I think its growing on me.

QuoteWoah, woah woah woah, woah woah woahhhhhh
Title: Re:What are your musical...
Post by: J-ROC on March 29, 2004, 09:44:33 AM
I think I'm too bitter and crusty for this Maroon 5 biznez. >:(

And I've got the song " Primitive" by Soulfly in my head.

" BACK TO THE PRIMITIVE!
**** ALL YOUR POLITICS!"

*rocks out*   XD
Title: Re:What are your musical...
Post by: Say on March 29, 2004, 11:09:47 AM
OMG U ALL SUCKZ :P

maroon 5 -> <3 ;-D
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Post by: J-ROC on March 29, 2004, 11:13:55 AM
Yes, but only if you ask nicely... ;-D
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Post by: Say on March 30, 2004, 07:56:53 AM
HAHAHAHAH, stfu james :P <3
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Post by: Kurdt on April 02, 2004, 12:18:51 AM
Yeah, put me into the "Maroon 5 sucks" group too. I am definitely not a fan of the new pop-punk revolution. I liked some pop-punk in the early days, like Blink182, Midtown, The Ataris, and Newfound Glory, but the rest of the crap that's been spawned from their example (The Starting Line, Taking Back Sun-GAY, etc.) is just not good music at all.
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Post by: Drunken Chinchilla on April 02, 2004, 05:36:42 AM
Heh just wait till Busted come over to the USA. THEN you'll know that the genre formally called punk has been killed by a bunch of wannabe boyband rejects.
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Post by: J-ROC on April 02, 2004, 10:22:52 AM
Punk is still very alive and kicking.

We just don't hear about punk, because it's NOT mainstream and in the media.

It might just be a little harder to find these days, as this pop-punk stuff comes out.
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Post by: Mary Jane on April 02, 2004, 06:27:02 PM
IMHO, punk is only slightly above rap, which is not very high at all.
Title: Re:What are your musical...
Post by: Louisiana Night on August 11, 2004, 02:13:10 AM
Classical, Jazz, and a little bit of everything.
Title: Re:What are your musical...
Post by: cRay on August 17, 2004, 12:43:41 AM
     Musical tastes... hmmm... not really into music all that much... ;)

    All music has it's good points... especially when you get to MAKE it.  It's like sports. What you might not enjoy WATCHING, it's a helluva lotta fun PLAYING.  Like Rap and Hip-Hop.  They don't have many rules to follow, so you can go pretty crazy.

     As for listening to... R&B, Rock, Soul are great in the FREEDOM they have... Classical is beautiful in it's POWER and PRECISION... but for my money, close the TV, shut the Computer, put away the Books, turn down the lights and put on some JAZZ.  Listen to Harry Connick, Jr. play the piano or Miles Davis blow the horn while that someone special (still looking) rests her head on your shoulder... Ummm... That's what music is ALL about.
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Post by: Jeysie on August 17, 2004, 12:46:36 AM
Quote from: Chris (formerly cRay) on August 17, 2004, 12:43:41 AMAll music has it's good points... especially when you get to MAKE it.

You sound like my roomie... except he's into barbershop. ;) He always criticizes me for the fact that I like listening to barbershop, but not singing it. (Never mind that even back when I could sing without sounding horrible I never had the ear for acapella. (shrug))

Peace & Luv, Liz
Title: Re:What are your musical...
Post by: cRay on August 17, 2004, 02:32:57 PM
     Going with my sports comparison, Acapella would have to be the "golf" of music world.  It's not much fun unless your pretty good at it.

    Living in Philly, I've sung in lots of harmony groups over the years, when Boys II Men were big.  In fact we shared many of the same teachers and instructors.  Unfortunately, I REALLY suck at Golf! :(
Title: Re:What are your musical...
Post by: Sir Prize on August 17, 2004, 07:35:38 PM
I am definitely an opera fan.
Title: Re:What are your musical...
Post by: Vipt on November 17, 2004, 12:43:51 PM
Well I guess this poll is closed, but if were still open I'd have voted "Alternative/Rock/Metal". I'm not much into any of the new stuff in the Rock genre at all though. Of course there are a few good contemporary rock songs every once in a while, but as far as music goes, I wish I lived back sometimes between the mid-sixties and mid-eighties. Most of the rock I like is dated in there somewhere. Pretty much the only radio stations I listen to are Classic Rock.

I liked a bit of the alternative rock movement of the early 90's too, especially Nirvana and Soundgarden, and Alice in chains, etc. I never liked punk that much, but the Sex Pistols were cool and I like most of their music, and I love the Ramones! Don't like any of the new Pop-punk (an oxymoron) stuff though.

Errr... what else. I really don't like rap or care for Hip-hop in general, though I can understand how some people like it. It's just not my style. And I don't especially care for Country either, but I do think some people are a little too adamant in their express dislike of it. I do like the earlier southern Country-Rock stuff though, which kind of fits under Classic rock, but it's different enough to mention. Lynyrd Skynyrd is awesome!

Okay, I guess I'll try to list some of my favorite bands and artists here now, but it's impossible to list them all and I don't really have a constant favorite. Well, here goes (in no particular order): Led Zeppelin (of course), Sabbath, most of Ozzy's solo stuff, Hendrix, Blue Öyster Cult, Deep Purple, Cream, Metallica, Nirvana, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Mötorhead, Iron Maiden, AC/DC, Sex Pistols, the Ramones, the Eagles, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Steve Miller Band, Van Halen, Mötley Crüe (though hate Tommy Lee), Pink Floyd (can't believe I almost forgot), Guns 'n' Roses, Jefferson Airplane, Heart (the only chick-band I ever liked), Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.........and many, many of others I'm sure I've forgotten to mention. Damn, it's hard to come up with them all on the spot!  :-\

If anyone thinks they know a band/artist who might fit into my favorites category there, I'd appreciate the help. I'm sure I missed a ton! So basically most of the Rock I like is pretty heavy, but certainly not all of it.

That's all.
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Post by: Storm on November 17, 2004, 03:16:34 PM
Welcome to the forum, Vipt!! ;D

Quote from: Vipt on November 17, 2004, 12:43:51 PMIf anyone thinks they know a band/artist who might fit into my favorites category there, I'd appreciate the help. I'm sure I missed a ton! So basically most of the Rock I like is pretty heavy, but certainly not all of it.

Stone temple pilots? Scorpions? The Pixies?
(I'm just naming some of the artists all the "hip kids" used to listen to back when I was in elementary school... most of your list belongs in that category ;))
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Post by: Vipt on November 17, 2004, 09:26:30 PM
Quote from: Storm on November 17, 2004, 03:16:34 PM
Stone temple pilots? Scorpions? The Pixies?
(I'm just naming some of the artists all the "hip kids" used to listen to back when I was in elementary school... most of your list belongs in that category ;))

Hey, thanks for the welcome Storm!
Anyway, I was thinking of some more while I was driving to and fro between work/school/home, and I came up with quite a few. Unfortunately, my memory absolutely sucks...
All I can remember now is Alice Cooper, Judas Priest, and *applaus for Storm* the Scorpions. As for STP, though they've got a few good songs, I wouldn't list them as favorite. And Pixie? herm.... no.

And also, though I'm sure a lot of the "in" crowd when you were in high school liked these kind of bands, not so when I was there. I was never a "cool kid" or anything like that, though I wasn't reviled as an outcast either. I had a number of friends who you might classify as being in this group, and for the most part I was respected by them in my later years at H.S., though that certainly wasn't always the case throughout my public education schooling. But back to my point: I mean to say that my taste in music was never explicitly influenced by friends or the like. I started to get drawn towards earlier (or what many call "classic") Rock just listening to some of my dad's old vinyl records. I remember he had some Eagles, Hendrix, and Skynyrd albums (and a lot of crappier stuff besides), and from there I started to tune into classic rock stations on the radio. Been hooked ever since. And BTW, of my two closest friends the one listens to oldies, R&B, and light "rock" stuff, and the other pretty much just contemporary rock. So they really haven't influenced my tastes, as you can see.
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Post by: Say on November 17, 2004, 09:38:31 PM
Quote from: cRay on August 17, 2004, 12:43:41 AM
Listen to Harry Connick, Jr. play the piano or Miles Davis blow the horn while that someone special (still looking) rests her head on your shoulder... Ummm... That's what music is ALL about.

I absolutly love Harry Connick Jr <3

I used to play the piano as well, that's one of the most beautiful things I ever did I guess... I stopped so long ago though :(
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Post by: Oldbushie on December 05, 2004, 11:36:27 PM
So far I can play piano, clarinet, hammer dulcimer, and theremin. I don't think I'll be adding in any new instruments yet though. ;) Unless you count the computer. ;)