musical tastes (off topic)

[Anonymous]

I'm just wondering, what kind of music do you like? and whichs artists?
I like Heavy metal, rock, the blues. Soundgarden, Metallica, SRV, Gun 'n' Roses,Led Zepplin, Janis Joplin, Eric Clapton and too many for me to list at this time.

[james saunders]

i have a pretty broad taste varying from softer rock to heavier rock music, i like system of a down, Guns N Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and a few Australian bands; The Living End (punk rock) Powderfinger (soft rock) Grinspoon and silverchair (rock) also don't mind some older Greenday...

there is a few older bands that i don't mind too...

James.

[conrail92]

rock, soft rock, ill also accept a few other types anything i can handel except country ....

[Bergie]

QUOTE: Originally posted by james saunders

i have a pretty broad taste varying from softer rock to heavier rock music, i like system of a down, Guns N Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and a few Australian bands; The Living End (punk rock) Powderfinger (soft rock) Grinspoon and silverchair (rock) also don't mind some older Greenday...

there is a few older bands that i don't mind too...

James.

How about Wolfmother? They're from Australia aren't they? They're the best new band I've heard this year.

Bergie

[ARTHILL]

Janis Joplin - WOW. She is my favorite. I was in Salinis last year, but I did not let her slip away. I have a disk of train songs. There are some from every style. Everyone likes train songs. The Russian classics are nice for terraforming. I remember Glen Miller, which is also a favorite. The Eagles are cool as well.

If the thread catches on, we will hear from every music style invented.

[Bob grech]

Fleetwood Mac Rules!

[brothaslide]

I wrote a blog on the Locke Saints Marching Band and Drill Team blog about this very subject. . .Enjoy!

http://lockesaints.blogspot.com/2006/05/i-like-all-kinds-of-music-except.html

[james saunders]

oh yeah bergie! i knew there was one i missed, they are good, thanks for reminding me [:)]

james.

[canazar]

Well, at work I listen to high energy dance music type stuff. Just keeps me moveing. While in the garage though, I am hooked on Jazz to mellow out while working on the railroad.

[Morpar]

Oh come on, with a name like JAILBREAKER74 you left out the inventors of the power chord? And no one else listed AC/DC thus far? I'm not only shocked, but dismayed. I will list The Thunder from Down Under as one of my top picks. Gotta toss in Van Halen, Motley Crue, Hayseed Dixie, Metallica, and Alice Cooper too. I guess you could say I'm still a headbanger lost in the 80's musically.

At some times I also throw in some bluegrass or Ray Charles, so I can't be lumped into any one genre.

[MrKLUKE]

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[MisterBeasley]

Summer of Love. Peace, dudes. Jefferson Airplane. Blues Project. Hendrix, and the Beatles and Stones from back then. Grateful Dead forever, too.

Glad I've got a 15-year-old, though. Gives me an excuse to go to Green Day concerts and turn System of a Down up loud in the car.

[DrummingTrainfan]

If I'm playing it...I like it. That means everything from light jazz to the heavyest metal disney songs you can think of! (Yea, my friends and I took "Under the Sea" from "The Little Mermaid" and turned it into a very heavy metal song [}:)]

[modelalaska]

Contemporary Christian praise. Very encouraging. Chris Tomlin, Newsboys, etc.

Peter

[pcarrell]

I like a lot of different types of music, but I'd have to say that Transmatic is probably my favorite. They had a top hit a couple of years ago and were in a lot of movies. I might be partial though,.....my brother writes a lot of their music and plays bass in the band!

[bwftex]

Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, Jeff Beck, Rolling Stones,Stevie Ray Vaughn

[bnnrailroad]

ELO, Kansas, The Eagles, Pink Floyd, Rush, Def Lepard, Styx, Fleetwood Mac, Heart, Genisis, Roger Waters, Journey, Yes, some of todays Country, Green Day, Mettalica, Linkin Park.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Bergie

How about Wolfmother? They're from Australia aren't they? They're the best new band I've heard this year.

Bergie

A fellow fan! I agree completely.

I like rock. Not the mushy, corny, whining stuff. More like alt metal, punk, metal(Metallica), classic rock, 80's rock, southern rock...and definitely the "Grunge" bands.

I guess my all-time favorite newer band is Pearl Jam. Them, or Foo Fighters. Older, The Who.

Matt

[Darth Santa Fe]

I mostly like 70s rock groups, like Chicago, The Eagles, Doobie Bros., and some others. I also like some softer groups like the Carpenters and Spyro Gyra, and some classical from Bach, Mozart and Beethoven. But I mostly like Chicago (all of their eras, from 1967-2006).[:D]

To make this slightly on-topic, "Midnight Flyer" by The Eagles is a pretty fun song.[:D]

[tomikawaTT]

I see it's time for me to be a contrarian again.

I'm partial to several Russians you may have heard of - Tchiakowski, Rachmanianoff, Borodin... And of course, the B's and M - Bach, Beethoven, Brahms and Mozart.

Actually, I like almost anything (rap excepted,) but if I'm picking the tracks, they will be classical.

Chuck

[Mikeygaw]

metal, metal, and more metal.... Sabbath, Ozzy on his own, Megadeth, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, especially METALLICA!!!

http://www.last.fm/user/Mikeygaw/

for a decent listing of what i like

btw how many of you have been attached to VH1 this month?

[pcarrell]

QUOTE: Originally posted by DrummingTrainfan

If I'm playing it...I like it. That means everything from light jazz to the heavyest metal disney songs you can think of! (Yea, my friends and I took "Under the Sea" from "The Little Mermaid" and turned it into a very heavy metal song [}:)]

Hey, that's cool.

A couple of friends and I redid Cheap Sunglasses by ZZ Top and turned it into a country western ho-down song. It was hystarical. (BTW, I'm not big on country,....at all.)

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by DrummingTrainfan

If I'm playing it...I like it. That means everything from light jazz to the heavyest metal disney songs you can think of!

Ditto. As a musician, I think all music as something to like even if it is not your primary style.

I started as a punk rocker - Ramones, Clash, etc. But as time went on I have explored just about every musical style. Each one has certain elements that bring a joy and a challenge in playing. Therefore if I take the time to learn it, I love it.

Saying all of that, I love Rush. Just something about their compositions, individual skill and the ability to blend it together.

Recently, I have been reviewing and studying early Led Zepellin. Trying to see how they combined blues and early rock to create their sound.

Although, I still have a soft spot for punk rock. Just something about the raw emotion and simplicity also it reminds me that I was young once.

[wctransfer]

Well, i guess i'll break the mold here.

I like tons of different stuff.

Rap is my primary likeing, but dont be fooled.

I listen to classic rock, 70's 80's, and the 60's.
I also like 50's rock & roll, and 40s and 30's big band.

Alec

[Anonymous]

everything rap and metal.
Disturbed, Evansblue, Killswitch Engage, SOAD, Korn, Godsmack, RAGE, Bullet For My Valentine, Audioslave, Trapt, thats basically all my favorites for metal.
Rap- Gunit, Bubba Sparxxx, Daddy Yankee, Gunot, Lloyd Banks, Tupac, Notorious, 3-6 Mafia, Eminem, Easy E, BTS, Akon, Yound Jeezy, Fat Joe, Don Omar and thats about it

I HATE ICP!!!!

[BMRR]

Classic Rock and Country.

Stan.

[Anonymous]

Ohh where does one start??
Old stuff from Glenn Miller to Louie Jordon (choo choo ch'boogie), Some country (Randy Travis,Clint Black, Toby Keith) 70's & 80' rock (AC/DC to ZZ Top)
Gotta love Grand Funks "Locomotion", GnR's "Nightrain", or Blackfoots "train, train", plus soooooooo many other train related songs!
Pretty much everything except classical [zzz] and Rap [censored]

[twhite]

I'm a classical musician by profession, so my answer's pretty clear on this one. I may be the only person in the world who runs my freights to the Second Movement of Copland's Third Symphony (listen to it, it sounds just like a trio of Rio Grande articulateds hefting a freight over Tennessee Pass). Good stuff and not nearly as off-putting as you might think. Next time you're running your premier passenger train at full whallop, put on Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries"--it'll blow your mind!
Tom [:P][:P]

[Anonymous]

I like a large variety of music, but I definitely prefer heavy metal. I am the drummer for my metal band(we can't decide on a name for it and we're looking for someone who can sing,because God knows none of us can.....LOL), and we play a lot of old Metallica, a lot of old and new Megadeth, some Iron Maiden, some Testament, and a couple of Anthrax tunes. It's more fun than I've had in years AND it is a GREAT workout.

[Anonymous]

I enjoy too many performers and musicians to list here, but some favorites are Moody Blues, Yes, ELP, Genesis, Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays, Michael W. Smith & Aaron Copeland. I play keyboards in a worship band at church, and among the pile of synthesizers in my keyboard rig is the synthesizer for railfans....the Ensoniq SD-1!