What Kind of Music do you guys like?

[MoreForSLG]

What's up everyone. Cheers to DLD and the mods. I was just wondering what kind of music you guys like to listen to. I like mostly extreme metal :rocker: among all other kinds of music. My favs are Opeth, Meshuggah, Soilwork, Emperor, Devin Townsend, Cynic, Death, Carcass, Agalloch, Decapitated, Cryptopsy, etc. Some of my non metal favs are Rush, Bob Marley, Dream Theater, Movie scores, Spastic Ink, Planet X, etc.

I'm also an avid Tolkien fan.

What about you guys?

 

[RazedNegative]

Metal, black metal, lots of forms of metal. I like alot of hip hop, rap too.

Some industrial, gothic, electrical moody shit.

Pretty open to dif stuff. Carcass = the SHIT!

 

[MoreForSLG]

Right on, I wish I could've gotten the chance to see Carcass live; guess it'll never happen. Black metal rulez! Emperor, Immortal, Satyricon, Borknager!!

 

[VladtheImpaler]

Im into everythang....

Classic Rock: Zeppelin, Floyd, CCR, Ozzy, Doors..... anything

Rap: Snoop, Spice1 (best rapper on the planet), Bone Thugs, Too Short, MC Eiht, Eazy, Outkast, DJ Quik, Biggy, UGK....All new rap is commercialized bullshit....

Other: Sublime, GWAR (WORLD TOUR THIS OCTOBER), Tool, Perfect Circle, Metallica, Pantera.....and so much other shit I cant think of....

Radio music is fuckin gross

I want to see this thread grow

 

[p8ntballnut67]

I listen to country...and dont think its the hick music that it used to be, its actually very good, and enjoyable....

 

[VladtheImpaler]

Hey, Roy Orbison is the man

maybe a dash of George Jones.......maybe not rofl

 

[Ulcasterdropout]

Mostly classic rock.
Classical
Some techno
and a smidgen of rap..

 

[MoreForSLG]

Hey Vlad,

Gwar Rulez! I actually play in an technical thrash band in my hometown. We had the privilege of opening for the Dave Brockie Experience three times. I met Dave (Oderus). He's a really cool dude, pretty nutty.

 

[9cyclops9]

I'll be the first nerd to chime in. I listen to lots of 20th century orchestral type stuff. Some recent favorites are Ives, Webern, Gorecki, Varese, Bartok (fellow Hungarian), Stravinsky (of course), Holst, and Veress (also Hungarian).

Some late 19th century stuff that I listen to sometimes include Mahler, RacHydromaxaninov, Dvorak, and Tchaikovsky. But that's too tonal for me to listen to very much.

Some film composers I really like (this is my major, BTW) are Howard Shore (LOTR, Silence of the Lambs, went to my college), Elliot Goldenthal (Batman Forever, Batman and Robin, Final Fantasy, Frida), Danny Elfman (Nightmare Before Christmas, almost all Tim Burton films, Batman 1&2, Spiderman 1&2), Hans Zimmer (Gladiator), James Horner (Mask of Zorro, The Last Samurai), and of course, John Williams (Star Wars, almost every Spielberg film).

I also listen to some rock. Radiohead, Coldplay, twothirtyeight, Death Cab for Cutie, Bright Eyes, Taken From You, and Denison Marrs...yup, that's about all for rock. And I really love Bjork. She has some fantastic stuff.

I used to be a huge jazz fan. It's pretty rare for me to listen to it now, but sometimes. Miles Davis is my favorite. A few others are good but Miles is the best, especially his work with Gil Evans. And his quintet stuff. After Bitches Brew it was all downhill.

I think I've typed enough about music.

 

[Mr.Winkle]

New Age all the way man. It's the shit.

 

[BDS]

Too much music to mention.. LOL. I can't live without music. :-O

I listen a lot to classic rock such as Queen, Kiss, Aerosmith and many many more. Sometimes I listen to Black Sabbath, but can't listen to it for a long period of time. I also listen to bluesy stuff, such as Stevie Ray Vaughan, BB King. I listen to many of the guitar greats, including Jimi Hendrix and Joe Satriani.. =) I listen to classical music too, and other instrumental music such as work by Nobuo Uematsu and Yasunori Mitsuda (The guys that make music for video games such as the Final Fantasy and Chrono-series). =) I also seem to have a thing for wrestler themes, particularly Japanese ones. :lol

 

[MoreForSLG]

Hey 9Cyclops,
I love Howard Shore's stuff, esp. what he's accomplished in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Danny Elfman rules too. How bout John Williams though? Like in Jurassic Park. Awesome stuff..........peace

 

[jake12]

What music i listen to and my favourite artists:
Rap: Tupac/Eminem
Rock: ACDC
Country: George Strait

I listen to other kinds of music too if its good, but this are the main 3

 

[crazyed27]

Hip Hop- Royce Da 5'9, Esham (he is the shit he dropped 18 LP's on wax since he was 15) Eminem, Obie Trice, D12, all are from Detroit by the way. Cypress Hill, Dr Dre, Haystack, Bubba Sparks, Rehab, Killer Mike, Outkast, Beatnuts, Talib Kawli (sp?), Skills, The Rawkus mixtapes, Beastie Boys, Natas, and DLD!

Rock- Pantera, Hed Penis Enlargement, Linkin Park, Beat Junkies.

 

[GhosT_DoGG]

I listen to Rap/Hip-Hop and RnB mostly.

The best rapper there have ever been is Tupac Amaru Shakur 1971-1996, R.I.P.

But i like alot of other rap also, Immortal Technique, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Cypres Hill, Wu-Tang(Method Man, Redman, RZA, GZA... i dont like ODB that much doe.) Mobb Deep(Prodigy are ok), Short Khop(he is okey, got some good tracks), Coo Coo Cal, Twista,..

Well there is alot, but i dont like Eminem, 50 Cent and Ja Rule that much. But when D12 are there it usally gets good.

 

[crazyed27]

I listen to Rap/Hip-Hop and RnB mostly.

The best rapper there have ever been is Tupac Amaru Shakur 1971-1996, R.I.P.

But i like alot of other rap also, Immortal Technique, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Cypres Hill, Wu-Tang(Method Man, Redman, RZA, GZA... i dont like ODB that much doe.) Mobb Deep(Prodigy are ok), Short Khop(he is okey, got some good tracks), Coo Coo Cal, Twista,..

Well there is alot, but i dont like Eminem, 50 Cent and Ja Rule that much. But when D12 are there it usally gets good.

I seem to like Eminem's old shit better than his new. D12's new CD to me sounds like they just put it together, I don't really like Bizzare, he cant rap worth a damn. 50 cent is wack and so is Ja!
Ghost check out this site go to audio section and tell me what you think about EshamAcidrap.com

 

[VladtheImpaler]

Hey 9Cyclops9, what about the guy that made the music for Conan The Barbarian, I thought that was pretty much the best classical movie music I ever heard.....Some of the shit in Final Fantasy 7 is pretty good too, the music made that game good....

MoreForSLG.... You opened for DBX, that is fuckin awesome man, that is a dead project now though, They are getting ready to unleash the new Gwar album and then a world tour in the fall, THEY SHALL FINALLY COME BACK TO THE FROZEN NORTHLANDS of Cananada.....Yeah Dave is one crazy bastard....he has a site

Oderus.com

I like some of black/death whatever you wanna call it metal too, I just hate the singers voices in allofem...

 

[RazedNegative]

Esham and Natas!! Dude, you down with Psychopathic records now then? Twiztid, ICP, Anybody Killa, Blaze, they are all cool as fuck.

Type O Negative = still my fav band ever.

 

[GhosT_DoGG]

I seem to like Eminem's old shit better than his new. D12's new CD to me sounds like they just put it together, I don't really like Bizzare, he cant rap worth a damn. 50 cent is wack and so is Ja!
Ghost check out this site go to audio section and tell me what you think about EshamAcidrap.com

..,Damn how slow that page is, takes years to get one single track down!
Let you here what i think tomorrow hope it goes better then,..

..,The..Ghost´s..Are..Out..There,..
..,Don´t..Be..Scarred..We..Don´t..Bite..,..We..KILL,..
..,Muhahahaha,.. ..,The..Laughter..Never..Ends..,..It´s..An..Deseas,..

 

[9cyclops9]

Ah yeah Conan was a good score...don't remember who did it though.

YEAH!! Final Fantasy music is awesome! I love listening to the orchestrated versions of FFVII's soundtrack. Aeris's Death is amazing. I'm actually playing through that game for the fifth time now. Hands down the best game ever made.

 

[BKF]

not really anyone favorite, i like just about anything

 

[crazyed27]

Esham and Natas!! Dude, you down with Psychopathic records now then? Twiztid, ICP, Anybody Killa, Blaze, they are all cool as fuck.

Type O Negative = still my fav band ever.

I'm not too big n ICP, but I think they do good music when they collaberate with Esham. Psychopatic Records are in a class of there own.

 

[crazyed27]

..,Damn how slow that page is, takes years to get one single track down!
Let you here what i think tomorrow hope it goes better then,..

..,The..Ghost´s..Are..Out..There,..
..,Don´t..Be..Scarred..We..Don´t..Bite..,..We..KILL,..
..,Muhahahaha,.. ..,The..Laughter..Never..Ends..,..It´s..An..Deseas,..

It seems to work fast for me. I've never had any download problems, the songs upload in like 15 seconds for me. Guess I'm lucky then.

 

[georginho]

Rock!!!

 

[austin316]

as long as the singings clean and good and the instrumentalists are good i like most forms of rock, not much a fan of hip hop or rap but i like the beastie boys alot. oh and for anyone whose into black industrial thrash claw bleeding metal shit, im going to wacken in 3 weeks time (a huge german metal festival) got loads of people, cannibal corpse, motorhead, anthrax, dio... gonna rule!


Amon Amarth
Anthrax
Arch Enemy
Astral Doors
Bal-Sagoth
Brainstorm
Böhse Onkelz
Cannibal Corpse
Cathedral
Children of Bodom
Death Angel
Deicide
Destruction
Dio
Dionysus
Disbelief
Doro & Warlock
Dr. Rock
Ektomorf
Eläkeläiset
Engine of Pain
Everfest
Feinstein
Grave Digger
Griffin
Gutbucket
Helloween
Hobbs Angel of Death
Hypocrisy
J.B.O.
Knorkator
Kotipelto
Mayhem
Methedras
Misery Index
Mnemic
Motörhead
Mystic Prophecy
Nevermore
Nocturno Culto
Orphanage
Paragon
Quireboys
Raunchy
Reckless Tide
Satan
Satyricon
Saxon
Schandmaul
Supersoma
The Rods
Thora
Thunderstone
Vanguard
Voodoma
Weinhold
Zodiac Mindwarp

 

[JJcali]

I love music and listen to all different stuff but i like realy punk stuff like fallout boy, boys night out, coheed and cambria, brand new, NFG, thursday, taking back sunday, matchbox romance and a ton more.

I'm not big into rap but Tupac and Biggie are by far my favorite, nas and eminem are good too.

 

[MoreForSLG]

Austintatious,

Damn I wish I could attend the Wacken. I've heard all about it. That's like the biggest outdoor metalfest there is. Let me know how it was......Penis EnlargementACE

 

[Thucydides]

Beethoven, more Beethoven, followed by some Beethoven.

 

[twins172_up]

i guess my taste is all over the place...i came up listening to hip hop...public enemy, eric b. & rakim, epmd, big daddy kane, the biz...& the rest...i got into nas, black moon, wu-tang, smif-n-wesson, mobb deep, biggie, pac, jay-z in the 90's...nowadays...nobody is talking about shit...i can't even listen to the radio...it's the same radio friendly...everybody trying to put out a hit type shit...nobody is really original or creative anymore....but i am into [words=http://www.mattersofsize.com/join-now.html]mos[/words] def..& talib kweli...i feel hip hop need to gain back its substance...we have all the kids coming up emulating and idolizing this bullshit....
now i stick to old school r&b & "neo soul"...anita baker, patti labelle, aretha franklin, teddy p, the isleys, goapele, jill scott, eraykah badu, kem ...mostly get in the mood music ....also like coldplay, u2, shania twain, & goo goo dolls

 

[Bigd5903]

80's WOOT!

 

[koooky]

Wow. All these artist and all these diffrent taste and no one has ever heard of a guy
named John Lennon. See, the story is this Lennon fellow and a couple of his buddies from somewhere called Liverpool put together a nice little 4 piece band and sold a couple of records along the way. The sad part is, they never got to much radio play so very few of their songs were ever heard. Anyway, if some of you guys ever get a chance, you should listen to some of the songs by the Beatles( I think thats what they're called) They are a pretty good band but good luck trying to find any of their music out there.

koooky

 

[BDS]

Koooky, you kiddin' us? Beatles music is easy to find.. I just don't like them too much. ^_^

 

[VladtheImpaler]

The real Beatles experience is making up a good brew of mushroom tea(not into the chemicals) and watching "The Yellow SuBathmatearine"..... Thats an experience....

 

[koooky]

Yellow SuBathmatearine. What a classic. My daughter LOVES that cartoon and even named our dog "Ringo" because she thinks he is so funny in it.

C'mon guys, the Beatles RULE/ROCK
When one of those other bands sell over a BILLION units of music world-wide, then you can talk to me

koooky

 

[9cyclops9]

Oh man. Boy bands. Give me a break.

Yeah the Beatles were and are still popular, but that doesn't make them all that great. I could write that crap. They weren't good musicians, they just had the charisma to be popular and sell music.

"To smart to be a pop star, not smart enough not to be."

 

[VladtheImpaler]

When one of those other bands sell over a BILLION units of music world-wide, then you can talk to me

koooky

Just because a group sells a load of albums sure as hell doesnt mean they are good.....Radio music sells the most, AND IT IS ALL FUCKING GARBAGE. Look at what Rap has deteriorated into, the most popular shit is 50cent, he has sold a massive amount of albums, Puffy is even worse, he cant even rap, I know hes a producer.....Look at the money that guy has made...Rap is shitty now because it is made for a dominantly white fanbase, and most people are fuckin braindead when it comes to music, im white but I think I know my shit

Thanks to Twins172_up for jogging my memory about smiff-n-wesson and black moon, That is good rap, They have probably not sold over 50 000 units...

I go into a blind rage when I hear a person yell G G G G-unit....

 

[VladtheImpaler]

two days ago my buddy(who really does know his rap) and I were walking to my other freinds house. He says to me "You know, I only really like shit that has blown up and gone commercial"......I recoiled in horror...."That is the worst possible thing a person could say about any kind of music..... So I pushed him, and he fell.....

 

[koooky]

Geez Cyclops, you make it sound SO easy. Go ahead. Write one, THAT'S ONE song that will be a hit and will live on for 30-40 years and tell me how easy it is. You said it yourself, the Beatles were AND ARE STILL popular. Their work has survived the test of decades and that does indeed make them great. Let's see if the Back Street Boys are still selling records after 30-40 years. You tell me how a band that broke up in 1970 Sells
6 platinum LP's 30 years later. How many other bands have had number one songs with full orchastras and a sitar? Listen to each of their albums from say 65 on and each sounds diffrent. How many artist today are really putting out music that will stand the test of decades? The numbers more than speak for themselves. If it wasn't THAT good, would it still be around?

koooky

 

[9cyclops9]

Big sales does not equal good music. Their music has no substance. All very predictable, all very "the same" sounding. Yes, as far as pop music goes, they are icons. The lyrics are good. The music sells like crazy. They had charisma. They had stage presence. They had looks (which, sadly, is almost all that pop music is based on now). But as far as the MUSIC being good, I don't think so. The music is very bland, and it is very difficult for me to listen to because it isn't interesting.

Give me Raiohead any day. Their music keeps my interest no matter how many times I listen to it, because they try to push the limits of what they can do. I look at music as art, and not entertainment. Yeah, it can be entertaining, but it can also go much deeper than that. And the Beatles just don't do it for me.

Better yet, give me Charles Ives. His music has stood the test of decades. I believe he died in 1925. His music still sells well. Maybe not billions but he is still thought of as a genius, and WAY ahead of his time. But as H.L. Mencken said:

"Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public"

It's very true. Look at all the multimillionaire pop artists that have written crap music in the last several decades. You'll see what he means.

 

[koooky]

I agree. Music is art. It is an expression of creativiity. When you say their music is uninteresting are you speaking pre 64 or 65 on up? I would assume you are speaking pre 64 and I would agree with much of what you said. The 65 and on work is the most interesting in pop/rock history. From that time frame on, you see how a band evolves. They were always looking for new sounds to add to the LP and not use the same formula of what worked earlier. I asked once and shall ask again, what other pop/rock artist(s) achieved number 1 hit status while using a full ochastra and also a number one while featuring a sitar as the main muisc? The first "concept" LP is and has always been recognized as Sgt. Peppers. When the Beatles stopped touring, that is when they started to turn out the most interesting and creative music of the day. You said above that their music was all very predictable and very "same" sounding. I ask you exactly what in their music predicted hit songs with a sitar and an orchastra? What was it that clued you in that they would be the first to use feedback as part of the recording? How about be fair and compare it to other music of its time? No band then or now spent as much time in producing the best music they could because they had quit touring. The LP would be the tour. Also, I disagree with your very first and second statements. If the music wasn't good and lacked substance, how then would it have survived this long? Have you even heard their song Elanor Rigby? How can you say that that song has no substance or isn't deep? To say you don't like it and that it doesn't suit your taste is one thing, but to lump their entire work as "crap" makes it sound as if anyone could do what they were able to achieve, yet no one has. How strange.

koooky

 

[BDS]

Work by Bach and Beethoven are still attracting large numbers in concert halls... ^_^

 

[koooky]

I agree. I am not disputing their greatness. In the same line of thought, why are the
Beatles the most covered band of all time?

koooky

 

[BDS]

Well, as you said, they were and still are very popular. They have catchy tunes, and the songs are relatively easy to play. I'm in no way denying the Beatles greatness, I just like to listen to other music. There is other music that feels immortal, such as Queen, 70s Kiss, AC/DC and many many more. I do listen to Beatles every now and then, but it's mainly their hits.. John Lennon's 'Imagine' is a masterpiece, and I love McCartney's "Live and Let Die". =)

I saw the most amusing thing on the web about the Beatles, and that was a conspiracy theory that McCartney was replaced with a lookalike early on.. Don't remember if it was the 60s or the 70s.

 

[koooky]

I'm with you man. I listen to some of the same guys you mentioned above. I also like Zep, Floyd, and Heart. But, if I were stranded on an island and could only listen to one band's music, it would be the Beatles.

The conspiracy in which you speak is all over their music and LP covers from 65 on up.
There are tons of "clues" in the lyrics and the LP cover art and I even own a book dedicated to that very thing. Very interesting for a group to add more and more clues to the mystery with each LP.

koooky

 

[austin316]

the thing with the beatles becoming so popular is because they came around with the right music at the right time. They came in and started playing this rock and roll music when the majority of music consisted of ballad singers (stuff like frank sinatra), suddenly here was this fresh new band, with catchy songs, instruments and "good" looks.

Its the same with alot of these people, im not an amazing fan of the beatles, the rolling stones, jimi hendrix, queen or bands like that, but theyre all the same, the came around at the right time and captured a hungry audience. I may not think theyre good but i cant deny that all these bands revolutionised
1. the way music is looked at
and
2. inspired countless of other bands

the beatles are hailed as the biggest band ever, much in the same way as how elvis is seen as the greatest musician who ever lived, theres no singular reason why the got so big, all that needs to be known is that they did.

 

[RazedNegative]

Quick update, noticed a few of you guys really dig metal, GO BUY THE NEW IN FLAMES!! Highly recommended by this here metal head!

 

[MoreForSLG]

If you want some amazing creativity, check out Devin Townsend at www.hevydevy.com. He has done the metal band Strapping Young Lad but also does solo music which is some of the most heartfelt shit you could ever hear.

 

[ladylove]

Everything except extreme rock/metal, and alt metal. *looks around nervously*

I also hate techno but I LOVE house music. *jack my body* *can you feel it* *you aint really down, playing the games you do*

I love old school r&b and soul music. *girl you know IIIIIII love you no matter what you do... cuz I loooove you... CUZ I love you... LOOOOOOVEEEE YOOOOUUUU.... Oh oh oh oh oh ooooooooooooh* that is what I am listening to right now as I type this.

I love 70's music.

 

[ladylove]

i guess my taste is all over the place...i came up listening to hip hop...public enemy, eric b. & rakim, epmd, big daddy kane, the biz...& the rest...i got into nas, black moon, wu-tang, smif-n-wesson, mobb deep, biggie, pac, jay-z in the 90's...nowadays...nobody is talking about shit...i can't even listen to the radio...it's the same radio friendly...everybody trying to put out a hit type shit...nobody is really original or creative anymore....but i am into [words=http://www.mattersofsize.com/join-now.html]mos[/words] def..& talib kweli...i feel hip hop need to gain back its substance...we have all the kids coming up emulating and idolizing this bullshit....
now i stick to old school r&b & "neo soul"...anita baker, patti labelle, aretha franklin, teddy p, the isleys, goapele, jill scott, eraykah badu, kem ...mostly get in the mood music ....also like coldplay, u2, shania twain, & goo goo dolls

My kind of guy!!! Not to many people know about Goapele. Do you like Selena Johnson or Rhiann Benson? I love her voice.

My favorite R&B ladies are Patti, Aretha, and Gladys. Glady's voice is so soulful,and full of emotion.

Like most you of I LOVE MUSIC. I stay up nites listening to it. My playlist will have everything from rap, beethoven, Miles, R&B, House, Disco, Old Blue Eyes, Nina Simone and etc...

Sam Cooke, and Donny Hathaway are some more of my favorites.

I'm going to check out some of the names you all have mentioned in the thread. Thanks.

Ok That is enough. I am rambling.

 

[twins172_up]

My kind of guy!!! Not to many people know about Goapele. Do you like Selena Johnson or Rhiann Benson? I love her voice.

My favorite R&B ladies are Patti, Aretha, and Gladys. Glady's voice is so soulful,and full of emotion.

Like most you of I LOVE MUSIC. I stay up nites listening to it. My playlist will have everything from rap, beethoven, Miles, R&B, House, Disco, Old Blue Eyes, Nina Simone and etc...

Sam Cooke, and Donny Hathaway are some more of my favorites.

I'm going to check out some of the names you all have mentioned in the thread. Thanks.

Ok That is enough. I am rambling.

I like both of them Selena and Rhiann...have you ever heard of Jazzyfatnastees...it's a two women group...they have two albums out...one of them is named the tortoise and the hare...i really like them....i got into miles, duke, louis armstrong, billie holliday and a few others a few years ago...i mostly listen to mellow stuff now...but everyonce in a while i throw on some country shit and get rowdy rofl