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The music thread; Recommendations, nerdy discussions about b-sides, hate-venting... all welcome
Topic Started: Sep 20 2011, 07:07 PM (1,003 Views)
Scruff 815
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Given that we have a few musically minded people here, I figured it might be nice to do some music discussion. The list of artists I like is offensively long so to kick things off I am posting links to the two that represent each end of my musical taste, from the angry & heavy (Dillinger Escape Plan - Farewell Mona Lisa) to the sad & mellow (Birdy - Skinny Love). These do not reflect all the artists in-between, but it's a good place to start.

Et tu, internets?
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currently playing:

Twenty Three, Yellowcard
Rollin' in the Deep, Adele
Don't Stop Believing, Journey
Lonely Night in Georgia, Marc Broussard

....just the last few songs. random.
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I like epic instrumental music: classic music and movie music mostly. Besides that, I like Wolfmother.

I also play piano myself.
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2 very nice examples, I haven't heard of either song but they were very good. :D I have a wide range of music I listen to as well, and if I tried to list them all, I bet a bunch of artists would be left from the list because I would just simply forget about a few of them here and there. Basically, if a song catches my ear and I like it, that could be all it takes. It is hard for me to put it into words, exactly. :S Some music I LOVE <3 , and on the flip side, there is some I just don't get. Currently I'm listening to Daft Punk, Metallica, Linkin Park, anime soundtracks: (Yoko Kanno IS a musical Genius!) Game soundtracks: (Halo's and Mass Effect's, and Soul Calibur's), Rob Zombie's older stuff, Prodigy, NIN, Stevie Ray Vaughn, but those are just a few names right in front of me on my shelf. ^_^
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porottaja
Sep 20 2011, 07:33 PM
I like epic instrumental music
Try this. My favourite instrumental (and piano-heavy) band, and they're from England as well :)

65daysofstatic - Radio Protector
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It started out that I only like country because that was all my mom listened to, but now I like other things, especially Linkin Park! :rockon: I also really like Breaking Benjamin. I still like most country, and I have never understood why so many people hate it.
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I listen to pretty much anything, from Celtic to Classical. I'm not a fan of MOST rap (I love the '90's old-school stuff though!) and I'm not a big country fan (sorry Sensory! ;) )

I'm mainly a rock/punk/metal fan though! I'd say it makes up a good 75% of my music. Sensory: I'm a Breaking Benjamin fan too! ^_^

Currently playing: A New Momentum by Chevelle

I'm also a fan of good 60's-80's music too!
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Im a die-hard rocker, and this list is gonna be sizable (in no particular preferential order...im also bound to omit 75% of what i listen to lol)
-Beatles
-Rolling Stones
-Led Zeppelin
-ACDC
-Boston
-Chicago
-Rise Against
-Linkin Park
-Green Day
-Red Hot Chili Peppers
-Blink-182
-Styx
-The Zombies
-ZZ Top
-Billy Joel
-LostProphets
-Sublime
-Less Than Jake
-Streetlight Manifesto (well no song I 100% like...they always have 1 weird part)
-Allman Brothers Band
-Steve Miller Band
-Ozzy Osbourne
-Bob Seger
-The Clash
-Creedence Clearwater Revival
-Reel Big Fish
-Cream
-Eric Clapton
-Don Mclean
-The Eagles
-Elton John
-David Bowie
-Foo Fighters
-The Doors
-Fleetwood Mac
-Goldfinger

I can go on if you guys want, but I think that's enough for now. Oh and scruff, now hopefully you'll have a better understanding of my tastes in rock lol.

P.S. Bonus points for those that can tell me the genre of Goldfinger, Less Than Jake, Sublime, Reel Big Fish, and Streetlight Manifesto (without cheating and looking it up)!
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I like all sorts of genres, depends on the mood. Here's a list from my facebook, I like to keep it there in case I forget my favorites.. strange, I know. You'd be surprised at how many genres are covered.

Tinie Tempah, Drake, Andre Nickatina, Chris Brown, Jedi Mind Tricks, Lupe Fiasco, Common, Sol, Jay Sean, The Roots, Mos Def, Blue Scholars, Lil Wayne, Wyclef Jean, Bruno Mars, Kid Cudi, T.I., Kanye West, Immortal Technique, A Tribe Called Quest, Eminem, Wu-Tang Clan
Nine Inch Nails, A Perfect Circle, Slipknot, All That Remains, System of a Down
Amon Tobin, DJ Krush, Paul Oakenfold, DJ Tiesto, RJD2, DJ Shadow, Ultrabeat, Cut Chemist
Blink-182, Cage the Elephant, Maroon 5, Coldplay, Linkin Park, Sublime, The Outline, P.O.D., Radiohead, The Killers, Muse, Blur, Red Hot Chili Peppers
Trace Bundy, John Mayer, Jason Mraz, The Fray, Justin TImberlake, Kenna
deadmau5, Thievery Corporation, Quantic, Felix Laband, Mogwai, AIR, Death in Vegas
Ryuichi Sakamoto, Hans Zimmer, Ludovico Einaudi, Mondo Grosso, Paul Leonard-Morgan, Craig Armstrong
Queen, Grateful Dead, Credence Clearwater Revival, The Beatles, Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart, Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Chris Botti

I have 300GB of music on my iTunes. Please don't arrest me, RIAA.

Fav song atm: Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5

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Sep 21 2011, 02:00 AM
P.S. Bonus points for those that can tell me the genre of Goldfinger, Less Than Jake, Sublime, Reel Big Fish, and Streetlight Manifesto (without cheating and looking it up)!
Puh-lease. Ska-punk. Try and ask me something more challenging next time ;)
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Chuck - although I'm not a Maroon 5 fan and I'd rather punch myself in the face than listen to Linkin Park, you have some excellent, excellent taste right there. It's a very, very nice mix of genres, and it's always good to see The Fray in a list like that. Such an underrated band :)
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For those who like rap... Actually, also for those who DON'T like rap... Listen to this 2 minute and 22 second track at once and for the love of all that is holy, listen to the lyrics. Just a reminder that rap isn't all bitches & guns.

Sage Francis - Crack Pipes
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Sep 21 2011, 07:34 AM
gans42
Sep 21 2011, 02:00 AM
P.S. Bonus points for those that can tell me the genre of Goldfinger, Less Than Jake, Sublime, Reel Big Fish, and Streetlight Manifesto (without cheating and looking it up)!
Puh-lease. Ska-punk. Try and ask me something more challenging next time ;)
Just wanna make sure this under appreciated genre gets more appreciation. Go you scruff for knowing!
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Sep 21 2011, 07:37 AM
Chuck - although I'm not a Maroon 5 fan and I'd rather punch myself in the face than listen to Linkin Park, you have some excellent, excellent taste right there. It's a very, very nice mix of genres, and it's always good to see The Fray in a list like that. Such an underrated band :)
Thanks, Scruff! I only really like Moves Like Jagger and a couple of their older songs, but it doesn't compare to the other artists - so the Jagger song really adds a temporary boost. I half agree with your Linkin Park opinion. Hybrid Theory and Meteora and everything in between were good. Then Mr. Hahn stopped DJ'ing and Minutes to Midnight and whatever-the-newer-album-is, really sucked. :puke:

Not my favorites, but I've recently been listening to random mostly European bands. Burial (not the dubstep), Frightened Rabbit, Gotan Project, The Accidental, Blitzen Trapper, The Datsuns, Glasvegas, The Thermals, Miike Snow

btw, dubstep is for noobz
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I've had a major problem with Linkin Park ever since they spawned themselves onto the planet. But as most people here appear to be fans of them, I shall keep my opinions to myself ;) As for Moves Like Jagger, I am very much a fan of Christina Aguilera so hey ;)

Congrats, you just listed a bunch of bands I've never heard of! Well I know Glasvegas; unfortunately I can't get past the singer's voice, but there you go.

Also I've managed to go my whole life without knowing what dubstep is. As far as I can tell it's some kind of sub-genre of dance music, but there comes a point where you have to draw a line in the sand with genre names. I was recently investigating a band on Youtube to see if they're worth watching (they're playing down the road from me in a couple of months; and no, they're not worth going to see) and there was a full-on raging argument between two guys about whether said band were 'deathcore' or 'melodic death metal'. Jesus. I hate Youtube comments so very, very much ;)
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so far, Chuck wins for most eclectic, i think.

Moves Like Jagger is catchy!

i guess i'll cop to being the mostly mainstream girl with some random crap thrown in. but i'm okay with that. i don't listen to music as much as i used to since over here, 90% of what's on the radio is the stupid Barbara Streisand song or techno. :fu:

let me run through my iTunes of stuff i've got on there and list things since people are making lists!

-Adele (21 is fantastic)
-Aerosmith
-Alanis Moirsette
-Fleetwood Mac
-Hall and Oates
-Jimmy Buffet
-John Cougar Mellencamp
-Queen
-The Steve Miller Band
-Van Halen
-A New Found Glory
-Nickelback :bag:
-Green Day
-Counting Crows <3
-3 Doors Down
-Barenaked Ladies (easily my current favorite. they have so many fun songs!)
-Meatloaf
-Switchfoot
-Pat Benatar
-Bon Jovi
-The Fray
-My Chemical Romance
-Fall Out Boy
-Marc Broussard (i think he's incredibly underrated)
-Foo Fighters
-Goo Goo Dolls :blush: (i love them)
-Matchbox 20
-Blink 182
-Rihanna
-Usher
-Journey
-Eve 6
-Michael Buble
-U2
-INXS
-All American Rejects
-Less Than Jake
-Yellowcard

don't crucify me too much. :nervous:
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Oooo lists, I like lists. I'm gonna do one! One artist for each letter in the alphabet (except I, Q, X, and Z cos there's nothing on my computer starting with them, maybe because I know of none, more likely because my HDD crashed 2 months ago and I lost half my music).

Alabama 3
Bedouin Soundclash (and an honourable mention to Bomb the Bass for the oldies amongst us who remember Xenon 2: Megablast)
Chemical Brothers
David Rodigan
Enigma
Fleetwood Mac
Guns n Roses
Hybrid
Jimi Hendrix
The Kinks
Lemon Jelly
Massive Attack
Nightmares on Wax
Orbital
Prodigy
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Stanton Warriors
Tchaikovsky
Underworld
The Velvet Underground
Woodkid (yes, cos of the AC:Revelations trailer, but it's a good song!)

That took longer than expected...
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Sep 21 2011, 04:17 PM
Woodkid (yes, cos of the AC:Revelations trailer, but it's a good song!)
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Obscure bands? Yeah I never thought I would be listening to them either. It's all because of the T.V. show Chuck, the documentary of course. They pick some nice indie bands for background music.
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Snick, I absolutely love Barenaked Ladies! (That sounds dirty, but it's not.) My dad used to listen to them all the time, but now he's remarried and his wife got him into Dave Matthews, and he says they're really similar. They're not even close! "If I Had $1,000,000" is one of the best songs ever!
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i like DMB too but uh, no. not similar at ALL. i think "Some Fantastic" is probably my current favorite.
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