do you like music? - Page 2

smoothmoniker · 10-04-2009, 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dar512

I like most kinds of music other than soprano opera singers - too screechy

May I humbly suggest that you may have been listening to the wrong operatic sopranos? My favorite currently singing is Angela Gheorghiu, and there's nothing screechy about her. The high notes just soar, both her control and her intensity are flawless. Here's one example, there are many others:

elSicomoro · 10-03-2009, 12:19 PM

I find myself just enjoying silence more when I'm driving. When I was driving out to my last job (30 miles away), I would turn off the radio some mornings.

bluecuracao · 10-03-2009, 12:56 PM

These days, the only music I hear comes from bars, restaurants, and other people's cars. I love the music at the bars and restaurants I patronize; the jazz band at dinner last night was fantastic! Most of the other places we go also have jazz, or eclectic DJs.

But I hate pretty much all of the music I hear coming from places I'm not at; probably because most of what I can hear is bass only. While I'm trying to work, sleep, or watch TV. And the meatheads who sometimes sit in the parking lot near my house, blasting their stereos...I superhate them. They could be playing Soundgarden, even, and I would despise them.

Scriveyn · 10-03-2009, 12:58 PM

Good music is the best thing since the Big Bang - and as thin on the ground as the 2.7°K background radiation.

"Random music on the radio--I like about 30%." [Cloud]
That would be about 0.0001% for me, so I stick to special (and sadly rare) programmes or text heavy channels.

I'm on my own, so I listen only to what I like or try somehing new.
I travel throughout Europe to see/hear my favourite band. I'm lucky, as I often get to dine with them afterwards.

monster · 10-03-2009, 04:55 PM

i like "alternative rock" -and stay current, not stuck in the age of my youth- and some other stuff. I detest Jazz and cannot even tolerate it in the background. I dislike country music. I'm not a huge classical music fan either. Beavis and Butthed have more sophisticated musical tastes than me.

I'm getting the Kings of Leon cd for my birthday. well, I'd be getting it if it wasn't my birthday too, but it's a good excuse.

Undertoad · 10-03-2009, 06:20 PM

I like almost everything. This is a change from when I liked almost nothing and was an asshole about it.

I like old country better than new country, though, and new folk better than old folk, and I suppose I don't like techno/house.

My wheelhouses are euro pop, power pop, psychedelic/space rock, post-rock.

smoothmoniker · 10-03-2009, 06:26 PM

I'm taking a seminar course right now in advanced songwriting. It's very cool - the seminar is basically 8 of us who do music for a living, and two guys with a ton of experience writing for artists lead the seminar.

Every week, we are given a prompt and a style, and we have to write at minimum a verse and chorus from that. The reason I bring it up is because the prompt for this week is "political" and the genre is "chill house".

Ugggh.

I think I'll start a thread where I just post the stuff I write for that course.

monster · 10-03-2009, 08:13 PM

i like me a little euro-trance from teh 90s..... yomanda synth and strings is mah fave

lumberjim · 10-03-2009, 09:08 PM

cs lewis jr as in the guy who's dad wrote narnia?

imadiscoduck · 10-03-2009, 10:48 PM

i love music!

lumberjim · 10-03-2009, 11:30 PM

i like music i can feel. If i have to think about liking it....i don't like it.

Griff · 10-04-2009, 07:00 AM

Nice Flint! Willie is probably the grandfather of alt-country music and as such is held in high esteem. Haggard and Cash and that whole crowd tapped into something very authentic. I like a awful lot of music from bluegrass to alt to metal to ska to Jazz but I cannot listen to Shania Twain clones or hat country flavor of the week.

Flint · 10-05-2009, 12:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Griff

...I cannot listen to Shania Twain clones or hat country flavor of the week.

Here's how I translate what they call genres these days to what I know them to be:

"Pop" = R & B
"Rock" = HARD Rock, or Metal
"Country" = Rock, or Pop

elSicomoro · 10-04-2009, 12:37 PM

I had a debate with some friends on Twitter the other day...they were lamenting the fact that ABBA is nominated for the Rock Hall of Fame. They seem to be music snobs, and they narrowly define what rock music is.

I don't know if ABBA should be in the Rock Hall, but I think electronic and dance and hip-hop artists are worthy of entry. To me, the more modern forms of music are still very much connected to rock music. Much more so than rock is connected to jazz and blues. I think the point my friends were really trying to make is that the Rock Hall should not be based on popularity.

And I agree...though I don't think that's totally the case anyway. And the Rock Hall selection process is very weird and controlled. The Stooges should have been in years ago, and there are plenty of worthy bands that are not in there yet.

smoothmoniker · 10-04-2009, 05:30 PM

OK, one more, but then I promise to restrain myself

View Poll Results: how much do you like music?
Most music is swell	9	40.91%
I like more than I dislike	9	40.91%
I like half of it	2	9.09%
I dislike more than I like	2	9.09%
Most music out there suxors	0	0%
Voters: 22. You may not vote on this poll

10-03-2009, 04:55 PM	#5
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	i like "alternative rock" -and stay current, not stuck in the age of my youth- and some other stuff. I detest Jazz and cannot even tolerate it in the background. I dislike country music. I'm not a huge classical music fan either. Beavis and Butthed have more sophisticated musical tastes than me. I'm getting the Kings of Leon cd for my birthday. well, I'd be getting it if it wasn't my birthday too, but it's a good excuse. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

10-03-2009, 06:26 PM	#7
smoothmoniker to live and die in LA Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,090	I'm taking a seminar course right now in advanced songwriting. It's very cool - the seminar is basically 8 of us who do music for a living, and two guys with a ton of experience writing for artists lead the seminar. Every week, we are given a prompt and a style, and we have to write at minimum a verse and chorus from that. The reason I bring it up is because the prompt for this week is "political" and the genre is "chill house". Ugggh. I think I'll start a thread where I just post the stuff I write for that course. __________________ to live and die in LA

10-03-2009, 08:13 PM	#8
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	i like me a little euro-trance from teh 90s..... yomanda synth and strings is mah fave __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

10-03-2009, 09:08 PM	#9
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	cs lewis jr as in the guy who's dad wrote narnia? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

10-03-2009, 12:19 PM	#2
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	I find myself just enjoying silence more when I'm driving. When I was driving out to my last job (30 miles away), I would turn off the radio some mornings.

10-03-2009, 12:56 PM	#3
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	These days, the only music I hear comes from bars, restaurants, and other people's cars. I love the music at the bars and restaurants I patronize; the jazz band at dinner last night was fantastic! Most of the other places we go also have jazz, or eclectic DJs. But I hate pretty much all of the music I hear coming from places I'm not at; probably because most of what I can hear is bass only. While I'm trying to work, sleep, or watch TV. And the meatheads who sometimes sit in the parking lot near my house, blasting their stereos...I superhate them. They could be playing Soundgarden, even, and I would despise them.

10-03-2009, 12:58 PM	#4
Scriveyn amnesic-confabulatory opsimath Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Between my ears Posts: 739	Good music is the best thing since the Big Bang - and as thin on the ground as the 2.7°K background radiation. "Random music on the radio--I like about 30%." [Cloud] That would be about 0.0001% for me, so I stick to special (and sadly rare) programmes or text heavy channels. I'm on my own, so I listen only to what I like or try somehing new. I travel throughout Europe to see/hear my favourite band. I'm lucky, as I often get to dine with them afterwards.

10-03-2009, 06:20 PM	#6
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	I like almost everything. This is a change from when I liked almost nothing and was an asshole about it. I like old country better than new country, though, and new folk better than old folk, and I suppose I don't like techno/house. My wheelhouses are euro pop, power pop, psychedelic/space rock, post-rock.

10-03-2009, 10:48 PM	#10
imadiscoduck Jessie Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: nowhere Posts: 3	i love music!

10-03-2009, 11:30 PM	#11
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	i like music i can feel. If i have to think about liking it....i don't like it. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

10-04-2009, 07:00 AM	#12
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Nice Flint! Willie is probably the grandfather of alt-country music and as such is held in high esteem. Haggard and Cash and that whole crowd tapped into something very authentic. I like a awful lot of music from bluegrass to alt to metal to ska to Jazz but I cannot listen to Shania Twain clones or hat country flavor of the week. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

10-04-2009, 12:37 PM	#14
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	I had a debate with some friends on Twitter the other day...they were lamenting the fact that ABBA is nominated for the Rock Hall of Fame. They seem to be music snobs, and they narrowly define what rock music is. I don't know if ABBA should be in the Rock Hall, but I think electronic and dance and hip-hop artists are worthy of entry. To me, the more modern forms of music are still very much connected to rock music. Much more so than rock is connected to jazz and blues. I think the point my friends were really trying to make is that the Rock Hall should not be based on popularity. And I agree...though I don't think that's totally the case anyway. And the Rock Hall selection process is very weird and controlled. The Stooges should have been in years ago, and there are plenty of worthy bands that are not in there yet.

10-04-2009, 05:30 PM	#15
smoothmoniker to live and die in LA Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,090	OK, one more, but then I promise to restrain myself __________________ to live and die in LA

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