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hey i just wanna know what type of music u like

Easy! Real Punk Rock (not shit like Blink 182 and Good Charlotte) is my favorite.

Maybe like a mix between Hip Hop/Rap, rock, and instrumental

I'll list the cd's I've been playing today...

Tenacious D, Foo Fighters - One by One, Classic Flicks (Soundtracks to some films), Green Day - American Idiot, and Franz Ferdinand's album.

Yeah! Long Life To The Beatles!!!!

Well, John and George are dead, so long life to Paul and Ringo!!

That poll lacks pop, making it pretty much useless.

I love R.E.M! Brilliant music, lyrics, videos and Micheal Stipe is the best singer in a long time! I also like Franz Ferdinand and Phil Collins.

As a trademark of conservatism, I listen to mostly classical music.

Country all the way. From Mother Maybell (turned folk music into country in the 20's) to Gretchen Wilson, I'm beside it, around it, and all up in it.

That poll lacks pop, making it pretty much useless.

Er...how? Pop music is for kids too young to be playing a political game like NationStates. That said,I do like Kylie, and not for her music! ;)

My favourite is without a doubt the White Stripes, but I also listen to copious amounts of Franz Ferdinand, Phil Collins, Genesis, Carpenters, Jimi Hendrix, Coldplay, and... um... well, all genres of rock are my favourite...

I didnt see Power metal on there, so i choose rock.

Iced Earth is a very good band, and the glorious burden their best Cd, check em out.

Er...how? Pop music is for kids too young to be playing a political game like NationStates. That said,I do like Kylie, and not for her music! ;)

Oh come on, not all Pop is bad. Just listen to the Safety Dance!

Metal or anything associated with Satan, killing children, and gore.

Delta blues, Chicago blues, west coast blues, acoustic blues, electric blues, New Orleans blues, Memphis blues, Piedmont blues....blues, blues, blues. Love the blues.

My second choice is jazz.

Metal or anything associated with Satan, killing children, and gore.

*vomits violently on computer screen*

Phil Collins and Genesis are what I like best. Billy Joel's pretty good to.

Oh come on, not all Pop is bad. Just listen to the Safety Dance!

Yeah, and lets not forget that pop has also spawned such "hits" as the Macarena and The Ketchup Song... and don't forget Achy Breaky Heart...

Oh come on, not all Pop is bad. Just listen to the Safety Dance!

Never heard of it. I can guess what it's about.

Metal or anything associated with Satan, killing children, and gore.

From what I've heard of such acts, they all sound like vomiting giraffes. But in an oddly good sense...

Yeah, and lets not forget that pop has also spawned such "hits" as the Macarena and The Ketchup Song... and don't forget Achy Breaky Heart...

Oh god... Those are...

*chokes*

Yeah, and lets not forget that pop has also spawned such "hits" as the Macarena and The Ketchup Song... and don't forget Achy Breaky Heart...

*More violent vomiting*

I'm the first one to choose oldies. That is despairing.

Er...how? Pop music is for kids too young to be playing a political game like NationStates. That said,I do like Kylie, and not for her music! ;)

Pop is much more than that. It includes bands and musicians like the Beatles, The Kinks, Billy Joel, Blur, The Verve, The Pixies, The Velvet Underground, Ben Folds Five, and shitloads more.

Oldies r okay, it depends who ur listening to and wheater (correct spelling if wrong) or not u can hear the song.

Pop is much more than that. It includes bands and musicians like the Beatles, The Kinks, Billy Joel, Blur, The Verve, The Pixies, The Velvet Underground, Ben Folds Five, and shitloads more.

A good deal of those are actually popular Rock groups. "Pop" and popular Rock are very different monsters.

Iron Maiden is my favorite band in the world. So I put rock.

A good deal of those are actually popular Rock groups. "Pop" and popular Rock are very different monsters.

Not at all, actually.

Allmusic defines "pop" as:

In a broad sense, pop is any music based on memorable melodies, repeated sections (usually, but not always, verses and choruses), and a tight, concise structure that keeps the listener's focus on those elements.

Oh come on, not all Pop is bad. Just listen to the Safety Dance!

Can I dance if I want to?

Apologies to all who vomited after my post... :p

Pop is much more than that. It includes bands and musicians like the Beatles, The Kinks, Billy Joel, Blur, The Verve, The Pixies, The Velvet Underground, Ben Folds Five, and shitloads more.

How dare you call the Verve and Ben Folds Five POP!

They are alternative, not pop. Pop is Spice Girls, Kyle, Justin Timberlake and other such female acts :D

Can I dance if I want to?

Yes, and you can leave your friends behind, 'cause they don't dance. And if they don't dance? Well, they're no friends of yours.

Not at all, actually.

Allmusic defines "pop" as:

Pffft, by their definition of "Pop", a good deal of Punk Rock bands would qualify, as well as some Metal bands. Yeah, Allmusic... Hahaha. The same jerks who said PIL went "Pop", when in fact their sound just matured.

How dare you call the Verve and Ben Folds Five POP!

They are alternative, not pop. Pop is Spice Girls, Kyle, Justin Timberlake and other such female acts :D

Hate to tell you this, but Ben Folds Five is the poppiest band out of the ones I listed.

But seriously, Allmusic is a pretty respected music source, and tell me how the music of the artists I listed do not fit that definition.

Pffft, by their definition of "Pop", a good deal of Punk Rock bands would qualify, as well as some Metal bands. Yeah, Allmusic... Hahaha. The same jerks who said PIL went "Pop", when in fact their sound just matured.

A humongous portion of punk rock applies. Where do you think the phrase "pop punk" comes from.

And who is PIL?

Gah! not enough choices, and i want to vote more than once. I'm an ecclectic music fan/player. Number one choice is punk then ska because its fun and energetic, then various types of rock, i like me some jazz and swing too.

That poll lacks pop, making it pretty much useless.
Please tell me you like good pop. List artists.

Pop is much more than that. It includes bands and musicians like the Beatles, The Kinks, Billy Joel, Blur, The Verve, The Pixies, The Velvet Underground, Ben Folds Five, and shitloads more.
The Kinks, Pixies and VU are not pop, they're rock, or punk rock in some cases.

No one has voted R & B. Doesn't anyone else on here like good music?

As a trademark of conservatism, I listen to mostly classical music.


hey! I like classical music the most, but I'm about as liberal as they come :D

Erm.... I basically like all music in the world except what most people count as pop. That is, mass-produced junk that tends to be wrote by some person in a big corporate office.

1: Classical
2: Rock
3: Oldies (Sinatra and stuff, right?)
4: Jazz
5: Gamelan

That's my top five, anyway.

A humongous portion of punk rock applies. Where do you think the phrase "pop punk" comes from.

And who is PIL?

I know about "Pop Punk" (PROPER Pop Punk), which was started by the Buzzcocks (however, the Buzzcocks aren't "Pop" in the least). However, I'm talking about bands like the Ramones, the Sex Pistols, and The Clash, which all used repeating riffs, driving hooks, and catchy choruses.

PIL is Public Image Limited.

Hate to tell you this, but Ben Folds Five is the poppiest band out of the ones I listed.

BLASPHEMER!!!!

I feel very strongly on this topic

No one has voted R & B. Doesn't anyone else on here like good music?

Depends on what your definition of "good music" is :p.

I'm all about teh rock :cool:

The Kinks, Pixies and VU are not pop, they're rock, or punk rock in some cases.

Ok, VU was stretching it, but every Pixies song revolved around their basic pop structure and pop melodies.

The Kinks were about as Pop as pop gets.

And being rock does not exclude a band from being pop as well.

Jazz. The only good thing out right now...and it always will be good. A good deal of alternative as well.

Please tell me you like good pop. List artists.

oh, oh, I'll name some

Belle and Sebastian
Apples in Stereo
The Shins
Sondre Lerche
Kings of Convenience
The Notwist
Magnetic Fields

My Bloody Valentine qualified before Loveless.

Where is my freaking indie!!! It is the greatest musical genre this side of beefleborf!!! Pixies are most definatly indie for all of you who said differently.

Indie died man, i concure on the pixie statement there, definitive indie but not really any good as with most indie

Depends on what your definition of "good music" is :p.

I'm seeing a general tendancy towards loud and fast. Kind of like a jet. Good music should have depth, subtlety, and engender an emotion. There's no comparison between Freddie Mercury, Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, or Eric Johnson to the people who try to pass themselves off as musicians today.

I'm seeing a general tendancy towards loud and fast. Kind of like a jet. Good music should have depth, subtlety, and engender an emotion. There's no comparison between Freddie Mercury, Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, or Eric Johnson to the people who try to pass themselves off as musicians today.

Like I said, it depends on your definition of "good music".

I'm seeing a general tendancy towards loud and fast. Kind of like a jet. Good music should have depth, subtlety, and engender an emotion. There's no comparison between Freddie Mercury, Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, or Eric Johnson to the people who try to pass themselves off as musicians today.

It really is a shame how little subtlety there is in music today. It is a forgotten art for most bands.

Well, I voted "Jazz", although that would only count if you take the widest definition of Jazz, because most stuff I'm listening to is Acid Jazz (electronic), Dancefloor Jazz (very danceable Jazz, mostly 60ies and 70ies stuff), Funk and such things.

Then some Alternapop / Electropop / French Pop like Chicks on Speed, Hi Ho Silver, Kool Ade Acid Test, Stereo Total and other bands probably nobody here has ever heard of. ;)

Also a little French House, Deep House, 2step, Downtempo, Break Beats, Easy Listening...

I'm so glad that I'm from Europe, where there actually still is some good music to be heard.

It really is a shame how little subtlety there is in music today. It is a forgotten art for most bands.

Sometimes a lack of subtlety is a good thing. it's all about balance. I don't always want to listen to deep, meaningful music. Sometimes I just want to listen to loud, fast, meaningless music.

Sometimes a lack of subtlety is a good thing. it's all about balance. I don't always want to listen to deep, meaningful music. Sometimes I just want to listen to loud, fast, meaningless music.

Subtle doesn't have to mean deep and meaningful. It could mean textured, nuanced, something that affects your mood without beating you over the head. It is hard to find music that doesn't scream angry, sad, or happy.

Sometimes a lack of subtlety is a good thing. it's all about balance. I don't always want to listen to deep, meaningful music. Sometimes I just want to listen to loud, fast, meaningless music.

Same here... Except I'm the other way around. I don't always wanna listen to fast, loud music --- Sometimes, I wanna listen to subtle, more complex music.

Subtle doesn't have to mean deep and meaningful. It could mean textured, nuanced, something that affects your mood without beating you over the head. It is hard to find music that doesn't scream angry, sad, or happy.


True. Even then, sometimes I don't want music that's textured and nuanced. Of course in the majority of situations I do, but music in itself is expression. So all forms of expression are equally valid. I don't like minimalist music, for example... but some people do, so it's equally valid. And I do like discordant music, but a lot of people hate it utterly.

Subtle doesn't have to mean deep and meaningful. It could mean textured, nuanced, something that affects your mood without beating you over the head. It is hard to find music that doesn't scream angry, sad, or happy.

Husker Du's final album, Warehouse: Songs and Stories is very subtle and textured. You have to listen to it to believe it... I'll go so far as to call it one of the best albums ever.

Rap, R&B, cd in my CD player-All eyez on me, Tupac

Husker Du's final album, Warehouse: Songs and Stories is very subtle and textured. You have to listen to it to believe it... I'll go so far as to call it one of the best albums ever.

I went to Amazon and listened to some excerpts from the songs off of that CD. It does sound like a pretty good album.

You won't like me saying this, but it sounds like Power-Pop ala early REM.

I don't understand how it's possible to answer this poll. I enjoy almost all of the types of music listed. In fact, it would probably be easier to list what I disliked than what I liked. That said, I'm leaning heavily toward country or R&B. But then I like rap. And I'm listening to the Who right now. But wait, wait, now its Kenny Rodgers. Oh well.

:headbang: Too much choices! :headbang:

Okay... you put "goth" up there...but completely forget "industrial". :headbang:

I refuse to vote.

Okay... you put "goth" up there...but completely forget "industrial". :headbang:

I refuse to vote.

I can understand people being annoyed at the absence of a "pop" option, but IMO "industrial" is just one of those hundreds of sub-genres not really important enough to put up in a poll like this.

hey i just wanna know what type of music u like
Not fair. I want it to be a multiple choice quiz! :(

Techno. I prefer to just call it Electronic Music and use genres within it as a way of giving some idea what flavours I prefer and the flavours I abhor.

Proper Detroit Techno (the kind thats been around since Eminem was in kindergarten) Blake Baxter, anything by Underground Resistance. Electro, in nice dark and freaky flavours like Anthony Rother or Mr. Velcro Fastener.

INDUSTRIAL is not an unimportant sub-genre. Anyone who thinks so is lacking in brain cells. Umm, NINE INCH NAILS? Is that a familiar name pehaps? NIN sucks ass, but they are definately Industrial. Goth is a fashion statement and obsession with blood, mascarra and being miserable, not a musical style. Its a pretty neat sub-culture, but the music most "Goths" listen to is from all over the map, not just one style. But I'm just a Jaded Old Raver who makes a living making music and helping bands get the sounds they want, so what the hell do I know?

None of the above

Industral

NIN, KMFDM, Snog, VNV nation, Skinny Puppy, Pig, Stabbing Westward,

Except for NIN and Stabbing its the only form of music that hasn't sold out completely to what MTV labels cool. Because the old men at MTV defy what is cool

As KMFDM once put it in World War 3
"War on ambassadors of pretense
War on MTV and CNN
Macdonald's walt disney and bethlehem
On christina britney and eminem!!!"

and where is bluegrass???

[snip]
and where is bluegrass???
*Snorts.*

See the problem with this type of question is that it like most things oversimplifies and seeks to categorize.

(I'm not meaning to pick on the thread poster. I'm just tired of this tendency. It is fairly harmless re music. It is nasty re school cliques and modern politics.)

A handful of my favorite bands/artists:
Nirvana
Beausoliel
Aimee Mann
Grateful Dead
Liz Phair
The Pogues
Social Distortion
Lyle Lovett
George Gershwin
Led Zeppelin
Rage Against the Machine
Jesus and Mary Chain
Miles Davis
Robert Johnson
Prodigy

You tell me .... what kind of music do I like?

I'd say good music. Not that crap some of you listen to. :D

I went to Amazon and listened to some excerpts from the songs off of that CD. It does sound like a pretty good album.

You won't like me saying this, but it sounds like Power-Pop ala early REM.

Heh, that's where you're wrong --- I actually hoped you'd notice the similarities. Husker Du was probably the biggest influence on REM, and this final album shows just how much.

Heh, that's where you're wrong --- I actually hoped you'd notice the similarities. Husker Du was probably the biggest influence on REM, and this final album shows just how much.

:D While not a HUGE fan of either band, I always thought there was a connection and similarity to Husker Du running pretty deep in REMs music. I'm pretty sure I can remember Michael Stipe openely admitting it. Its certainly nothing for REM to be ashamed of.

I like Rock, but there are many forms of Rock. I like more the 60's, 70's Rock to be honest, but some of the newer stuff is okay too.

:D While not a HUGE fan of either band, I always thought there was a connection and similarity to Husker Du running pretty deep in REMs music. I'm pretty sure I can remember Michael Stipe openely admitting it. Its certainly nothing for REM to be ashamed of.

You can really see the similarities between the two bands in Husker Du's Could You Be The One and Friend, You've Got To Fall.

What, there's no metal on that poll? Blashphemy! I suppose you could lump some of the stuff I listen to into "goth", but there's gothic metal (often like black/death/doom metal but more melodic and with lots of classical instruments and operatic/female vocals), of which I don't listen to, and 99% of all "goth" music is total crap (KoRn and shit). I guess rock is the closest of all of those. Pink Floyd are absolute artists, and Led Zeppelin are always fun. But, I do listen to metal the most (primarily black, death, and folk, though traditional/heavy is still awesome), so it's a shame there's no such option available.

Oh, there's some industrial I listen to on occasion - Ministry, Skinny Puppy, KMFDM, etc.. It's all great, but I just can't listen to a lot of it at once.

EDIT: When in doubt, Audioscrobbler reigns supreme:

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None of the above

Industral

NIN, KMFDM, Snog, VNV nation, Skinny Puppy, Pig, Stabbing Westward,

Except for NIN and Stabbing its the only form of music that hasn't sold out completely to what MTV labels cool. Because the old men at MTV defy what is cool

As KMFDM once put it in World War 3
"War on ambassadors of pretense
War on MTV and CNN
Macdonald's walt disney and bethlehem
On christina britney and eminem!!!"

and where is bluegrass???

"PIG" and "KMFDM" are pretty good, but you need more thrash metal in there. Try Arch Enemy, Children of Bodom and Hanzel Und Gretyl. Some more good industrial:
The Kovenant
My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult
OhGr

Also, no musical interest is complete without funk and disco. Let's get funkay!:
The Beegees
Average White Band
Jamiroquai
The Trammps
Barry White
Hot Chocolate
Curtis Mayfield
Tower of Power

Ridiculously heavy metal is pretty cool, too:
Septic Flesh
Machine Head
Megadeth
Anthrax

Yeah, then there's the other stuff that shifts category too much or is just easily put into a void of category:
Megaherz
JBO
Laibach (Only some of their songs)
Full Devil Jacket
Metal Church


Yes, and in response to the KMFDM quote:
"A wolf in sheep's clothing
The ultimate disgrace
Wrapped up as a gift from God
Exploding in your face"

"Metal" must be on the poll. No question about it. And goth music sucks. They make us true metalheads look bad. -plays high note on flying V and sings like I just got kicked in the balls by a horse-

"Metal" must be on the poll. No question about it. And goth music sucks. They make us true metalheads look bad. -plays high note on flying V and sings like I just got kicked in the balls by a horse-Truth. The problem, too, is that a lot of the time, people classify anything at all depressing as "goth" music, so that means that the entire black metal genre gets thrown into that heap (a horrible thing to do), as well as a good portion of other stuff.

Delta blues, Chicago blues, west coast blues, acoustic blues, electric blues, New Orleans blues, Memphis blues, Piedmont blues....blues, blues, blues. Love the blues.

You sir, are my new best friend. :cool:

Now one thing I need to mention, if you really look back on musical history (at least in the U.S.) you can find that the true roots of almost every single generation and genre of music from the 1950's on, and even earlier than that, have origins in The Blues. The music of the soul definately deserves some more recognition as the basis of modern musical culture.

Without The Blues, you destroy the revolution that is Rock and Roll with classic bands like Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, The Greatful Dead, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Allman Brothers, The Who, The Beatles, and countless other amazing groups that shaped the way we appreciated music from the early 1960's and on.

Moving on, look at how every other genre after the origins of rock have played off this basis. Bands like AC/DC, Jethro Tull, and The Ramones have started countless revolutions in punk, metal, and everything headbanging.

For the pop rock crowd, take a look at Blink 182, and Fountains of Wayne. I can easily compare Blink as having many tunes with a signature Doors feel of interesting chords and a spaced out nature. And to be frank, Fountains of Wayne takes influences from all over the spectrum, from Hendrix, to The Doors, to Zeppelin, and beyond.

Next, look at the accoustic rock section of Dave Mathews Band, Tenacious D, and many other bands with the accoustic feel. I start by thinking of Bob Dylan, one of the world's greatest lyricists, The Beatles for their simplicity and subtleness, and Neil Young for his interesting songs (for lack of a better description).

I could go on to countless other music types and genres (even hip hop, R&B, and rap: have you heard Puff Daddy's take on Zepp's Kashmir?), but I don't want to drone on longer than necissary or wanted. Still, to go back to the beginning, more respect should be given that way-- to the beginning, the origin, the spark that started it all. Go pick up a blues album and FEEL the music, and I think most people will find it very very enjoyable.

Goodnight :cool:

"Goth" should be removed from that list. It does not deserve to exist. And yeah, blues is pretty much the root of all twentieth century music, I'll give you that. However, given the current situation, I still enjoy thrashing my brains out and playing the air guitar more than anything.

Easy! Real Punk Rock (not shit like Blink 182 and Good Charlotte) is my favorite.

Hell yeah! :D