Which of these music styles do you like the most?

[mvd]

Poll question: Which of these music styles do you like the most?

I didn't put "favorite style," since there are never enough options. I'm voting for "classic rock/guitar pop/singer songwriter." Anything from The Beatles to Simon And Garfunkel to The Corrs to A Fine Frenzy to Cheap Trick to The Cars to Bruce Springsteen to U2 to R.E.M. to Metric's outstanding new CD.

[dana_b]

1. That wasn't fair

I love Classic Rock as much as 90s rock but I voted for rock 80s to now because of the "grunge" era.

[mvd]

2. I would probably make the same decision

I love Pearl Jam and STP, but they lean towards the poppier side of grunge.

I love folk, but that could be included in singer/songwriter.

[mvd]

3. BTW, combined the dance genres and added country..

music to the poll.

[Roon]

4. I like American music...

we like all kinds of music
I like American music best....baby.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bc0Vv3cNsFA&feature=related

[Tikki]

7. ....and another....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEeQpiryZ1c
The Blasters


Tikki

[abq e streeter]

12. YEAH! saw the Blasters several times ( Dave Alvin &the All-Nighters too)

...and a great moment of seeing John Doe sing Your Cheatin Heart backed up by Dave Alvin and Los Lobos....... "a howl from the desert, a scream from the slums, the Mississippi rollin to the beat of the drums..

[Tikki]

13. Los Lobos is perfection....

and anytime they play and sing with John and Dave and Phil...it's an event.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmgfLI1NBe8
Los Lobos


Tikki

[abq e streeter]

14. You bet; seen them a few times too, including a New Years Eve show

at the beautiful Pantages theater on Hollywood Blvd with The Blasters ( about '91) . The full contingent for the Blasters too, Gene Taylor on piano, and both the late great Lee Allen as well as Steve Berlin( played with both bands that night) on sax.

[ghostsofgiants]

5. Punk. Definitely punk.

And post-punk. And then hip-hop.

[bif]

6. Singer/songwriter & electronica

And jazz & world * indie rock...etc.etc.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

8. What about Classical?

Bach. Mozart. Beethoven. Rachmaninoff. Brahms.

[mvd]

11. Major genre - that's why I didn't make it a best-of

With a "which of these do you like the most," I don't have to include everything.

[Iggo]

9. Metal 'til I die.

:headbang:

[abq e streeter]

10. Rockabilly, surf, cumbia,ska/reggae, blues, soul...

[hippywife]

15. I voted for the first one but

I really only like the third option under that choice. :hi:

[mvd]

16. The reason I created that one is because the three..

together really describe my favorite style well. But because of space constraints, if you like only one, that still counts. :hi:

[Forkboy]

17. My choice is pretty clear, but I could find good examples in all of those.

And actually, as much as I love punk, since the late 80's it really only accounts for about 10% of what I listen to, if that, though lately I've stumbled upon a few bands that I hadn't heard before.

Over the last two years it's Black Metal that accounts for the biggest chunk of what I listen to, but even that doesn't add up to much. I'm all over the map from day to day. I even left an opera on tv the other night. :)

:hi:

[mvd]

18. Hi, Forkboy

Do you like Mastodon? Or do you like darker metal than that?

You helped me to nail my music taste: I enjoy lots of styles but like non-generic pop, classic rock, singer/songwriter including folk the most. :hi:

[Forkboy]

19. I'm grappling with the new Mastodon CD.

Not sure what to make of it yet. I really loved their first one, kind of liked the 2nd one, loved the 3rd one, and have no idea what to think on this new one yet.

Black Metal is much darker and usually rather abrasive, (though there are a ton of ambient black metal bands out there that are actually fairly mellow, though not neccesarily pleasant), almost a sort of proto-thrash with a real lo-fi production and harsh vocals . To give you an idea of the darkness of some BM, there's actually a sub-genre of it that's been coined "depressive/suicidal" BM.

Here's a few examples. You don't have to listen to the whole songs. Just giving you taste of the some of the variations within the genre.

The ambient kind

The Axis Of Perdition - The Elevator Beneath The Valve
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pee-_YB-f_s

The suicidal variety

Xasthur (pronounced Za-Sir) - Screaming At Forgotten Fears
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YedXRq3Pbo&feature=related

Here's the Up With People type lyrics..
A sinister telepathy is screaming at forgotten fears
An exit made of your self-destruction, may your reflection guide the blade.
In your lost code of self knowledge, a mere entrance for evil to enter
The venom is hidden and the venom wears a mask (I serve myself upon the wings
of pains affliction, unto thee). Disconnect from my state of being (and
without a trace) it was my soul that murdered yours.

the blistering kind

Craft - Fuck The Universe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_p1WBk9y6c

And lastly, the "all over the place" variety

Deathspell Omega - A Chore For The Lost (it took me forever to get into these guys. It's seems like pure chaos at times, but repeated listens reveals something new each time. Now I think they're best example of the genre. They pack so many things into each song, and I love how the various instruments almost seem to weave in and out at times. An incredibly hard listen at first, but very rewarding, at least to crazies like me)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAGGFaogNVs


Like I say, don't bother listening to the whole songs (unless you somehow end up liking it, of course. Good luck on that. ;) ).

[mvd]

23. Thank you for compiling that

I'll take a listen - even if I don't like, it's good to be more musically knowledgable since music is one of my big interests. It also helps if I want to be a critic. I don't mind Mastodon if I'm in a certain mood. :hi:

But maybe I'll pass on the new Mastodon since I'm not a fan and you are torn on it.

[Forkboy]

25. Actually, I'm torn on it because it's a little more radio friendly.

Not to make it sound like it's mainstream or anything, but the vocals are far more melodic overall than ever before, and it has a grunge tinge throughout (it was produced by Brenden O'Brien who did Pearl Jam and Bruce Springsteen). It's not as aggressive as the last one at all, though it still has it's moments for sure.

All the reviews that I've seen so far for it have been totally positive. I don't dislike it, and it's definitely not a bad CD at all, I'm just still coming to terms with it.

Here's a review that sums it up pretty well.
http://heavymetal.about.com/od/cdreviews/fr/mastodoncrack.htm

[mvd]

28. LOL - perhaps Mastodon's Crack The Skye should have been the one I got

I don't keep many metal CDs around, after all. Thanks for the analysis. Always enjoy talking music with you.

[Jamastiene]

20. Punk punk punk

Punk all the way for me.

Thanks for including it. :thumbsup:

[bigwillq]

21. Rap/hip-hop or dance/pop/tecno

Anything that makes me move or gets me in a good mood! :)
Everyone says my taste in music sucks, but I like what I like and I don't care what anyone thinks!! :) ;) :P

[mvd]

22. Same here about liking what I like

I don't care whether others like my pop music or not. :-)

[dysfunctional press]

24. what is "rock 80's-now" suppose to cover...?

if-
""classic rock/guitar pop/singer songwriter." Anything from The Beatles to Simon And Garfunkel to The Corrs to A Fine Frenzy to Cheap Trick to The Cars to Bruce Springsteen to U2 to R.E.M. to Metric's outstanding new CD."

:shrug:

why wouldn't u2/rem be rock 80's-now?

[mvd]

26. R.E.M, Bruce, and U2 are rock 80s-now

But they also are guitar pop in a way. I was just saying what each in the classic rock/guitar pop/singer songwriter could include. But if you like just that style, rock 80s-now would be a better pick. Personally, I ruled the rock 80s-now option out due to a lot of new rock.

[Midlodemocrat]

27. Classic Rock. Without question.

[Kali]

29. all and more

can't pick favorites anymore, the one thing I HATE is too much repetition of anything. I would strongly add different world music to the list, as well. I have an affinity for Nortena y old ranchera type Mexican music and just about anything with strings from the m\Middle East.

[BlueJazz]

30. Jazz

[grasswire]

31. why do you put "standards" and "jazz" together?

The best jazz is anything but standard.

[Lionel Mandrake]

34. I was about to ask the same thing.

Also, what does "Standards/Jazz" mean????

Does it mean Standards and Jazz? Standards played by jazz musicians? Jazz standards?

[mvd]

36. I was thinking big band and jazz

Again, the point of the poll isn't to have all genres in the same choice the same. I put standards/big band anb jazz together because they've been around so long and have some similar roots.

[Oldtimeralso]

32. I Like Two Kinds Of Music, Country And....

Western!

[enigmatic]

33. It depends on the band/artist, not the genre

I play everything (and I mean everything) on my show and when I'm relaxing; genre has little to do w/ whether a band/artist is interesting to me, and whether the musicgives me an emotional connection.

[MrSlayer]

35. Heavy Metal

[Iggo]

37. I knew I could count on you.

:headbang: