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79. My CD/MP3 collection runs the gamut from Cannibal Corpse to Morrissey to John Coltrane.

Sat Jun 22, 2013, 10:58 AM

Jun 2013

I'm equally at home listening to The Smiths as Slayer, Prokofiev as Portishead, Depeche Mode as Ornette Coleman, and Subhumans as Peter Gabriel-era Genesis. Good music with challenging ideas and an eye toward creativity works for me in nearly any genre.

But goddamn do I hate country. There are obvious exceptions everyone makes (Patsy Cline and Johnny Cash come to mind) but in the main I just find it to be a vast, unbelievably over-polished wasteland, more studiously bland, focus-group-tested and corporate than even current Top 40 stuff.

Blech.

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Do liberals and progressives like rock, country or rap music? [View all] Unknown Beatle Jun 2013 OP

Yes. roody Jun 2013 #1

Of course. The classic Yes was best. Wakeman, Howe and those guys. That period where Anderson brewens Jun 2013 #35

Yes may be progressive, but Rick Wakeman is an arch-conservative... sweetloukillbot Jun 2013 #53

Yes purists turn their nose up at Drama - but that's a great album too sweetloukillbot Jun 2013 #59

+1. The only right answer. nt bemildred Jun 2013 #93

You could post a poll. bluedigger Jun 2013 #2

That wouldn't accurately answer the question, LWolf Jun 2013 #78

Well, I can't argue with that. bluedigger Jun 2013 #80

So... LWolf Jun 2013 #81

I guess I should weigh in, too. bluedigger Jun 2013 #84

Disco Uncle Joe Jun 2013 #3

The Real Thing! Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2013 #11

Here's a little more of the real thing. Uncle Joe Jun 2013 #22

This Socialist Liberal likes: Taverner Jun 2013 #4

Liberal doses of progressive rock, of course Electric Monk Jun 2013 #5

I love lots of music, from alternative rock through jazz to ambient and classical... NRaleighLiberal Jun 2013 #6

I love rock and country rock, premium Jun 2013 #7

Conservatives I know like Bruce Springstein and U2 Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2013 #8

Ted Nugent rightsideout Jun 2013 #9

I enjoy a large variety of music... cynatnite Jun 2013 #10

I love rock, I hate country, and I like some rap. eom tarheelsunc Jun 2013 #12

I like all of it Marrah_G Jun 2013 #13

I like that too Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2013 #14

I like all different kinds of music. I can go from B.B. King to Westside Connection to the Stones,.. Ghost in the Machine Jun 2013 #15

Rock, yes, and most other genres of music. PADemD Jun 2013 #16

Blues, rock, punk, classical, just about everything JI7 Jun 2013 #17

Metal 'til I die. Iggo Jun 2013 #18

Metal, premium Jun 2013 #39

The metal will never die!!! Initech Jun 2013 #86

Lemme check the Liberal Manual for a sec... jberryhill Jun 2013 #19

+1 geckosfeet Jun 2013 #64

If I can hear it I like it. CokeMachine Jun 2013 #20

Depending on my mood and setting, I like all music with the exception of opera (which I guess really Purveyor Jun 2013 #21

Never was big into opera until I met my wife sweetloukillbot Jun 2013 #61

I'm big into Polka Ron Obvious Jun 2013 #23

Can you do a Ziggy socky? Initech Jun 2013 #37

Of course! Ron Obvious Jun 2013 #75

Almost totally eclectic Scootaloo Jun 2013 #24

Yes. TransitJohn Jun 2013 #25

I'll listen to anything except Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift Initech Jun 2013 #26

Bieber's actually pretty good Scootaloo Jun 2013 #27

He's such a douchebag though. Initech Jun 2013 #32

Erm...does 16th/17th C lute music count? dorkzilla Jun 2013 #28

Okay then RESIST THIS!!!! dorkzilla Jun 2013 #36

I like both kinds of music. Rock and Roll! n/t brewens Jun 2013 #29

I like alternative and regular rock. HATE country and rap music. forestpath Jun 2013 #30

I don't think there is any exclusivity burnodo Jun 2013 #31

It depends on the individual liberal. Jamastiene Jun 2013 #33

Yes, i like them all.... Deuce Jun 2013 #34

I mowed the lawn yesterday with the ipod playing Houses of the Holy. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2013 #38

Led Zeppelin. premium Jun 2013 #40

I love all kinds of music.. chillfactor Jun 2013 #41

My favorite genre is death metal OriginalGeek Jun 2013 #42

I love the metal, but I'm more of a prog metal fan. Initech Jun 2013 #58

If it weren't for Sabbath, Maiden, Priest etc.. OriginalGeek Jun 2013 #83

I like Italian food . olddots Jun 2013 #43

We're not a monolith blogslut Jun 2013 #44

One thing I've learned in the years I've been on DU...All music is represented here... Tikki Jun 2013 #45

Nice post :) Electric Monk Jun 2013 #48

This one does, love rap, always did, and Country. All kinds of music, Classical, Rock, Jazz. sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #46

Sorry, it's opera for me. longship Jun 2013 #47

Props for your taste and acumen! Ron Green Jun 2013 #82

Catnip! TexasTowelie Jun 2013 #49

I subscribe to Sturgeon's Law. politicat Jun 2013 #50

Not a big fan of polka or mariachi Half-Century Man Jun 2013 #51

the genre doesn't matter to me sigmasix Jun 2013 #52

Professional music critic here so I do come close to listening to damn near everything sweetloukillbot Jun 2013 #56

Celtic/Techno-trance/Afro-Juju/Gypsy/Experimental/Fusion ~nt 99th_Monkey Jun 2013 #54

Edith Piaf,Aretha Franklin, Lana Del Rey,Louis,Duke,Bing,Frank,Elvis & Elton,Pet Clark,S&G,Marvin graham4anything Jun 2013 #55

Depends on the rock music (and the country for that matter) sweetloukillbot Jun 2013 #57

what a wierd question backwoodsbob Jun 2013 #60

I enjoy all three Lilyeye Jun 2013 #62

Another effort to stereotype liberals? geckosfeet Jun 2013 #63

I'm going to guess that liberals tend toward rock, folk and jazz - but there Douglas Carpenter Jun 2013 #65

Blues and rock. hobbit709 Jun 2013 #66

Oasis rucky Jun 2013 #67

I hate rap! Love rock, blues B Calm Jun 2013 #68

I like just about any kind of music. HappyMe Jun 2013 #69

Classic rock mostly Freddie Jun 2013 #70

Classic rock also. RebelOne Jun 2013 #89

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Jun 2013 #71

Can't stand country music YeahSureRight Jun 2013 #72

I love country music JustAnotherGen Jun 2013 #73

CCR IDemo Jun 2013 #74

I can like all of those treestar Jun 2013 #76

Yes (nt) bigwillq Jun 2013 #77

My CD/MP3 collection runs the gamut from Cannibal Corpse to Morrissey to John Coltrane. Codeine Jun 2013 #79

It seems that rock and country come from two different musical traditions rrneck Jun 2013 #85

Just finished listening to "Tosca" mitchtv Jun 2013 #88

Led Zeppelin, Sly & TFStone. Government Mule. DevonRex Jun 2013 #87

I like rock, old country, reggae, jazz, blues, classical, some bluegrass, some folk, some trance, Zorra Jun 2013 #90

My music tastes are eclectic kentauros Jun 2013 #91

No rap or pop, and only "good" country or country-influenced, WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2013 #92

I think that is a bit too much of a generalization. I am a liberal and I love blue grass country liberal_at_heart Jun 2013 #94