What is your favorite music and why?

[silverbear]

Pretty much anything except for Country, modern rap and the teeny bopper bubble gum pre packaged music they put out like most of American Idol type stuff.

So, you're a big polka fan??

 

[5Stars]

My favorite music is mine.

When I play, people tell me that I should be on the radio. I say thank you.
They said that way we could turn it off...

 

[TheCowboy]

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[Yeagermeister]

Classic Rock and some metal

Why? Because I do so :tongue:

 

[StarMan2112]

My favorite music is prog rock/metal because it's what moves me and I love the odd time signatures and musicianship. Most mainstream music bores me. I like Dream Theater, Rush (going to see them in April), Fates Warning, Opeth, Pink Floyd, Porcupine Tree... stuff like that. I'm also a fan of guitar virtuosos like Steve Vai, Paul Gilbert, Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson and Joe Bonamassa.

 

[Chief]

My favorite music is mainly instrumentals ... especially movie scores and soundtracks.

I read lyrics of some of these songs and wonder what they were thinking ... or what they were on. Occasionally, there is a writer/poet who can put together some good lyrics, but most of the stuff out there is garbage.

 

[YosemiteSam]

My favorite music is mainly instrumentals ... especially movie scores and soundtracks.

I read lyrics of some of these songs and wonder what they were thinking ... or what they were on. Occasionally, there is a writer/poet who can put together some good lyrics, but most of the stuff out there is garbage.

To me, sung lyrics are just another instrument blended in to the music. Their meaning has never really had much meaning to me. Now, rap / hip-hop they are for the most part the primary focus and why I hate todays piss poor rap and hip-hop so much.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

So, you're a big polka fan??

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[YosemiteSam]

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Obvious overdub, but still funny. :laugh2:

 

[Shady12]

Rock and blues rock. Love guitar solos and nothing speaks to the soul like a blues solo.

 

[Cowboyslife]

Sounds of the Sea.

 

[Teren_Kanan]

Country.. uck

I can't relate to any country song. I just have no connection with it, and I'm not a fan of that twangy sound. Or what the male singers do with their voice..

There are a few Country songs I like (mostly Female vocals). Must most of them cross over into the pop genre.

Best I Ever Had (Gary Allen) is one of the few Male Vocal country songs that I like. It is even chuck full of that twang sound. Vertical Horizon has a version of the song called Grey Sky Morning and it's better, then again it's their song. Allen's is a cover.

Rap is another one of those Genre's I cannot relate to at all. I'd definitely say I like more country songs than anything hip/hop/rap/R&B.

I don't know that I would say I have a "favorite" Music. The majority of what I listen to is a mix of Alt/Rock. But honestly if I like a song, I like it.

There are country/rap songs that I like. There are songs by bands that I absolutely detest (whether it be their general sound, or what they stand for) that I really enjoy. Creed comes to mind. Hate them, but they have like 4 songs I really like.

Sometimes there are songs I can't even relate to at all, and I think the lyrics make them idiotic, that I like (Average Girl by Barlow Girl comes to mind).

There are a lot of foreign songs that I like, and I don't even know what they are saying (a lot of Japanese, Russian, and German).

I've been getting into a lot of Goth Metal sort of stuff. Nightwish (Tarja era), Power Symphony, etc.

One fairly consistent theme I find about songs I like though is they generally have strong vocals. It's why I like Acoustic versions of songs so much. I like a lot of highs and lows and changing/elevating in the vocals. I want the vocals to dominate the instruments, not the other way around.

It's one reason why Maynard James Keenan (Tool, A Perfect Circle) has some of my favorite songs, but I don't like the majority of his bands' music. The songs in which his vocals really dominate the music are simply amazing, but the majority of his music is dominated by the instruments and I simply don't like them very much.

There are several orchestra/instrumental songs that I like though. I like a lot of Movie Themes (Gladiator and The Rock themes come to mind). I like a fair amount of classical orchestra music, but only if they are sad sounding. I hate happy sounding classical music.

But yeah.. If I like it I like it.. I don't really like songs based on genre or who sings them.

Linkin Park (Whom I'm not a huge fan of especially lately) and Disturbed are the only 2 bands to ever produce an album in which I enjoyed every single song.

 

[Christiann]

Hip Hop is probably my favorite music, but I like everything, besides country.
Also the people talking about Tribe, they were amazing live when I saw them over summer!
Probably one of my favorites right now, might recognize them from Jimmy Fallon Show if you watch it, they've been good since the 90's. [youtube]32Qr5oKKP-M&ob=av2el[/youtube]

 

[heavyg]

Here's a couple of my favorites

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I don't listen to anything but Christian music. And most of the time it is the unsigned bands I find most enjoyable. And have found that they are the ones who are REAL. Once they get signed the get "Nashville". Their lyrics and message get watered down

 

[CanadianCowboysFan]

My MP3 player has all kinds from Lady Antebellum to Ted Nugent.