Favorite kind of music

[mvd]

Poll question: Favorite kind of music

I'll vote for classic rock. From The Beatles to The Who to The Stones to Simon And Garfunkel to The Monkees, it deserves its splended reputation as a standard.

[SmileyBoy]

1. I like a couple of them...

...but I voted Modern Rock. I love Punk, and also samplings of the Classic Rock and Rap catrgories.

Yopu forgot Reggae. Also one of my favourite genres.

[mvd]

2. Yes, I wish I could have included more

But on the bright side, this poll could get quite a few replies and not just votes.

[shanti]

8. yup, he forgot reggae

his loss!

[mvd]

15. Well, since the number of options is limited..

I wanted to keep it to major genres. I'm not a reggae fan, though.

[Astarho]

3. You forgot Blues

like Charlie Patton, BB King, John Lee Hooker, or RL Burnside.

[bobthedrummer]

18. The blues is the foundation of 90%+ of American popular music

it is America's unique musical gift to the world, so with the exception of classical in the poll blues roots is present in one form or another, this new DU is so cool, I think I'll try a blues poll, if I can figure out a few things.

Muddy Waters Otis Rush Johnnie Shines
Jimmy Reed Paul Butterfield Honeyboy Edwards
Son House Lightnin' Hopkins Tampa Red
Elmore James Big Bill Broonzy Sunnyland Slim
Junior Wells Sonny Boy Williamson2 Magic Sam
Slim Harpo Memphis Minnie Pinetop Perkins
Little Walter Bukka White Otis Spann
Bessie Smith Skip James Johnny Young
Big Mama Thornton Albert King Hound Dog Taylor
Ma Rainey Freddie King A.C. Reed
Victoria Spivey Leadbelly Son Seals
Howlin'Wolf Blind Joe Reynolds T-Bone Walker
Robert Johnson Peetie Wheatstraw Robert Lockwood Jr.
Lowell Fulson Rosetta Tharpe Willie Dixon
Etta James Furry Lewis Jimmy Rogers
Koko Taylor Robert Nighthawk J.B. Lenoir...and thousands
more
on second thought, no blues poll, cuz it's always a botheration

[umcwb]

4. Singer/Songwriter....

Elliot Smith, Josh Rouse, Howie Day, Mayer......

[rbnyc]

5. psychedelic and

true independent, progressive, or alternative rock--not fake alternative that's actually commercial.

[Kat45]

6. Hard Rock

example: Guns'N'Roses, AC/DC

[mkregel]

7. Every Genre and time period has their best

The 60's gave us the Stones, The Beatles, The Grateful Dead
The 70's gave us Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath
The 80's gave us The Police, U2, Talking Heads
The 90's gave us Sonic Youth, The Pixies and Screaming Trees
The 2000's gave us...well nothing much yet. But it will...I swear it will

[Az]

9. Where's the Techno!?

Could spend a night going over all the various types of techno.

[IranianDemocrat]

20. Please educate me!

If you could be so kind.

[leftofthedial]

10. I like most music, but singer/songwriter/americana is the best

!!!

[the_sam]

11. I like everything

I think all genres have good artists and bad.

[welshTerrier2]

12. thanks for nothing !!!

once again, Folk and Folk Rock are relegated to "Other" ...

there is a huge market for folk in the boston area ... too bad it's largely ignored in many other parts of the country ...

[mvd]

14. I'm not the one who made the number of options

n/t

[mac56]

13. Power pop -

jump blues - honky tonk country - Capitol-era Sinatra. In approximately that order.

[Rhiannon12866]

16. I agree with you

Just the other day I was singing along with Simon and Garfunkel while in the car and completely shot past my destination. Oops!:D

[no one in particular]

17. ProgRock

Pre-1980 Genesis, Tull, Yes, King Crimson, etc.

[ibegurpard]

19. Big Band jazz and swing

Listening to Ella Fitzgerald is the equivalent of musical sunshine lighting up a room.

[King_Crimson]

21. Smooth Jazz...

Larry Carlton, Bob James, Grover Washington Jr., Boney James, The Rippingtons,..etc

[PittPoliSci]

22. other: hardcore and swedish Metal

bands like Hatebreed, Strike Anywhere, In Flames, and Opeth.