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by xink[o]

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Well I decided to find out what types of music you guys n gals like. I, personaly have a intrest in a cross between techno/rave/trance and classical/modern rock.

-Xinko

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by jkaras

I have always been a rocker but lately my tastes have changed. I am tired of the "formula bands" that have taken over the air waves as the new style commercial jingles. I do find it funny that they claim that they are artists or actually gain satisfaction expressing themselves artistically? I have noticed that my tastes are definitely getting more mellow as I get older or I can maybe appreciate music better, that it is more about the music rather than the flash.
current favorites:(no particular oder)
1.Tool
2.Sting
3.Screemin Cheeta'Wheelies
4.Black Crows
5.Radiohead
6.Pearl Jam
7.Elvis
8.Stevie Ray Vaughn
9.Old Metallica only nothing past Reload
10.Soundgarden
11.Staind
12.Alice in Chains
13.Counting Crows
14.I Mother Earth
15.Sunny
17.Mercury Program
18.Morphine
19.Pink Floyd
20.Stone Temple Pilots
21.Old NIN only not the new junk
22.Talking Heads
23.The Doors
24.The Police
25.Tom Petty (just scored tickets w/Black Crows for Tampa!!!)
26.U2 anything POP and before, the new one blows.
There is a ton of other great groups with various hits and what have you. The list would never end, but I am desporate to find anything remarkable whether something old or new that would broaded my horizons. I am just not into country, old country was good like Alabama, Willie Nelson, and some Hank Williams but I am becoming a huge Southern Rock fan?

by jessie

I like both kinds of music... country AND western. :) Actually, I like most any style... with the exception of gangsta-rap. Gospel rap can be good. But truly what I listen to most is Country. I like to sing along, and country goes nicely with my midwestern accent. ;)

by tomsal

I'm the youngest of my parents sons (I have two sisters too), so its only natural that the influence of my older brothers swayed me.

I grew up on...

Led Zeppelin
Black Sabbath
AC/DC
Boston
Chicago
CCR
Eagles
Rush

etc. etc.

never looked back :)

by jck

What I like to listen to:

- James Taylor
- CSN
- Chicago
- Journey
- Kansas
- Heart
- Led Zeppelin
- Eric Clapton
- U2
- The Police/Sting
- The Corrs
- No Doubt
- Stone Temple Pilots
- KISS
- Jimi Hendrix
- Mozart
- J.S. Bach
- Chopin
- Vivaldi
- Hank Williams Jr.
- Metallica
- White Zombie
- The Beatles
- The Eagles

ok...can't think...that's good enough...

by tony hopkinson

In no particular Order
Led Zep
Slayer
Early Metallica
Motorhead
Hawkwind
Rammstein
Sinead O' Connor
Alison Moyet
The Jam
The Clash
Frankie Laine
Clannad
The Strokes
AC-DC
Joe Cocker
Thin Lizzy
Bruce Springsteen
Jet
Talking Heads
Eric Clapton
Peter Gabriel

by oz_media

Classical (married a principal cellist once), musicals (was in Annie, West Side Story,Oklahoma and Oliver), Old pop (Gary Glitter /Alvin Stardust, Neil will appreciate that) now manage/promote many different acts, progressive metal, early metal, NWOBHM etc.
Reggae, and anythoing else where talented musicians actually play music or sing/tour live, thus RAP is completely out of the question (forget your DAT's at the airport and it's all over)!

by jck

memories of Milli Vanilli, eh Oz...

"Girl you know.. girl you know...girl you know its...girl you know..."
-from the concert that broke them as lip syncers....

by oz_media

It was Steven Tyler. He was laughing about new music not having any talent and how one 'artist'/rap star, he'd been on a plane with. When Aerosmith was getting off the plane, the other rapper had to cancel his show (big name but forget who's) as he had left his DAT's in L.A. :D

by smorty71

Right now, I am totally wearing out the new Queens of the Stone Age CD "Lullabies to Paralyze."

Here are some of my other favorites (right now anyway):

Pixies
Urge Overkill
Afghan Whigs
Possum Dixon
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
The Distillers
The Clash
Franz Ferdinand
The Hives
The Roots (rap with live instrumentation, Oz)
Cibo Matto
The Donnas
Prince
Bjork
A Tribe Called Quest

OK, I'd better stop there.

by oz_media

Prince, phenominal guitarist, great performer, good vocals. I don't care what the other guys think. ;)

Clash, the one and only!

but Bjork, well.......to each his own, :)

Oh yeah, THANKS FOR THE TAGS!!!! They rock!

by smorty71

I've been lucky enough to see Prince live 3 times. He always puts on an excellent show. Plus, his band may be the tightest ensemble since James Brown's band.

BTW, did you happen to catch his guitar solo on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" during the all-star jam portion of the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame ceremony last year? Absolutely incredible.

I have a link to the video on my website if you wanna check it out:
http://tinyurl.com/66l6o

sm

by itgirli

I like some old school free form jazz, a lot of old blues, classical, classic rock, 80s, hippie music, irish, world music, BHG... I'm not a fan of rap and country died out in the late 70s.

by oz_media

He's dropped the Artist title since neing released from his label's chains.

His newer stuff seems very similar to his original stuff, heavy funk.

by oz_media

I must say I am not surprised though, he really is a top quality performer.

As you probably know, I've worked with a lot of metal acts, now these guys would be the first you woould say are not into Prince. In reality, nearly every guitarist in ANY band I've worked with practically idolizes him.

It' sso nice to see he got around his label isses, clever man, and now is still pumping out the music as if he never even hiccupped. He's also stopped writing stripper music and gon eback to the FUNK he used to put out.

Thanks again for the link!

EDIT: You might be interested in watchin g a rising star. This kid's my friends son, he has played the Apollo with Les Paul (see his LP signed guitar on his photo pages), has sold out any local show he's played and is on his way to the US again for a show with BBKing, at age 11! This kid can PLAY!

Child prodigy? Superstar to be?

http://www.dannysband.com/

by craig herberg

Another chap of similar vintage, Keith Moon, died two years earlier -- 1978. They don't seem to make wild and crazy rock drummers like they used to. . .

by oz_media

He was definitely the hardest drummer, but best?? Wel perhaps at the time he was.

As for technical ability, syncopated-subdivision beats and changes, Neil Peart takes the cake though, and he's a rock drummer too.

For HARD rock drumming, accuracy and consistency (nearing that of a session drumer) I'd vote Nikko McBrain, but he doesn't strike quite as heavy as Bonham though his style is somewhat similar.

by craig herberg

Since you seem to be our resident drummer expert. . . how would you classify Ginger Baker in his heyday? He was in his prime around the same time as Moon and Bonaham, and several years before Neal Pert began his long and great career.

by jck

Somewhere (I think it was on VH1, or MTV before it became (c)RapTV), I heard someone telling a story about listening to John Bonham playing a drum solo...and him playing these excessive fast syncopations and that someone in the studio said that there was no one who could go that fast and keep the beat. So, one of the engineers slowed the recording down and put a metronome to it...and it kept perfect time.

Neal Pert...hm...heard the name...I think Rush...but, can't remember...guess I need to read more CD/Album covers.

Ginger Baker...yeah...in his prime...he was pretty damn good.

Anyone remember Louis Cardinas? hahaha...what a riot...I think he's the only guy to have a music video on MTV of him playing drums.

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