Music preferences

[METRO]

Whatever gets me into the mood of what I am working on:
Some old stones or Dylan for detail and track laying
great beat metal and rock for build trains
Sinatra or Louie for building structures
and Techno! for when I run the line.

[AggroJones]

Hey! You didn't include gangsta rap! Personally, I like the heavy metal(Deftones, SOAD, Korn) and gangsta rap (Jay-z, 50 cents, Snoop Dogg, Notorious BIG).

I also enjoy some opera occasionally.

[CBQ_Guy]

I want to know what type of music the BIG NAMES in the hobby listen to while working on *their* layouts. I tried listening to talk radio once while working but trying to follow what they had on their minds, distracted me from various thinkgs *I* was trying to concentrate on.

Another question would be what kind of music (assuming you do) do you listen to while reading and typing replies to all these forums and email lists! Depends on my mood or the time of day for me. During the day usually rock oldies from the 60's/70's, early evening lite jazz, night I prefer classical. NO OPERA which I've heard described in the past as "slow death by singing". As for rap, there are different types but to me it's all one type, C-rap!

Once in awhile I'll listen to bluegrass but I usually get over that quickly and go back to the other stuff.
Toooot!

[preceng]

I don't know about the rest of you, but my award for most diverse tastes goes to AggroJones. Gangsta rap --- to ---- opera. Give 'em heck and enjoy.

[nfmisso]

Bruce Springsteen, Elton John, Billy Joel, Fleetwood Mac, Boston, CCR, Jefferson Aeroplane, Buddy Holly, .......

[Anonymous]

Night Train. Guns and Roses
Crazy Train. Ozzy Osbourne
Rush, Pink Floyd, Led Zepplin, Tragicly Hip, The Who, Beastie Boys, Nirvana, Black Sabbath, Baetles, Alan Parsons, Black Crows, I Mother Earth, The White Stripe, and more.

[Hawks05]

i can't stand to listen to rap much. the only rappers i like are Nelly and DMX. the only people i find that i can understand.

[Martin4]

Why is only one choice possible ? I listen to 5 of the categories on a daily basis and some others on some days.

Martin

[Hawks05]

today i only listened to country. kind of weird for me. usually after school its hard rock but nope country today.

[Bergie]

Since you're all online and we're talking about music...

Have any of you tried the new Napster.com yet? I've never tried it, nor any other online music service. I know I'd much rather buy one song that I know I like as opposed to having to buy the entire CD (and then hating the rest of the CD).

Any users out there?
Erik

[Anonymous]

It's definetly Led Zepplin!!!!!!!!! Rock and Roll rocks! (heh, heh, rock rocks......heh heh)

[bluepuma]

I've always liked the newest releases, New Age, Jazz, Alternative/Modern Rock, some country, but there is old stuff from the WWII era I'd like more than 50's music, today's newest music is tomorrows "Classic Rock" - Chicago, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, Doors, Eagles were new during the Acid Rock era, Classic Blues, not many left other than BB King. Country is nice, but how many times can I go with "I Love This Bar", "No Shirt, No Shoes, No Problems", "This is for the girls..." - wasn't into 50's rock, was still into Little Golden Records and film mice, Rock Around the Clock didn't rock me. I don't know who is cool now, have spent most of my spare money lately on trains, not new release CDs, not Crystal Method, Garbage, Jewel, other new Alternative albums!

Over the weekend 9Nov, decided I had to have Toby Keith, with "I Love This Bar" and "Hell Yeah" with Montgomery Gentry to have something to sing and make my wife laugh for when trainwatching and the only clear station is country. -
I love this bar

We got cowboys
we got truckers
broken hearted fools, 'n suckers
'n we got hustlers
we got fighters
early birds... 'n all-nighters
And the veterans talk about their battle scars
hmmmm humm hmmm hummm hummm
I love this bar

I love this bar
It's my kind of pla-a-a-ce
just walk'n through the front door
Puts a big smile on my fa-a-ce
it ain't too far
come as you ar-r-re
hummm hummm hummm hummmm hummmm
I love this bar
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Sorry, no trains mentioned, unlike David Allen Coe, "...Name' but the song DOES put a big smile on my face. - tom

[ddechamp71]

1: Classic rock (Led Zep - The Who - Stones - Jimi Hendrix - Frank Zappa - Aerosmith - ZZ top - Lynyrd Skynyrd - Allman Brothers Band - Yes - Pink Floyd - Popa Chubby - Genesis - Alice in Chains - Pearl Jam - Yardbirds - Stevie Ray Vaughan - Jimmie Vaughan and many many others)
2: Blues (BB, Freddie and Albert King - Albert Collins - John Campbell - Muddy Waters - Magic Slim - T Bone Walker - Clarence Gatemouth Brown - Taj Mahal - Robert Cray - Willie Dixon - Elmore James - John Mayall / Bluesbreakers -Jimmy Reed and many others)
3: Guitar Jazz (Wes Montgomery - Kenny Burrell -Grant Green - John Scofield -Django Reinhardt - Freddy Robinson and many others)
Cheers
Dominique

[Hawks05]

my cousin got that new Toby Keith and said it sucks. i don't know i have the one with Red, White, and Blue or whatever and i love it. one of my fav. country CDs. right behind Tim McGraw. i love that CD. listening to it right now.

[bruce22]

Lawrence Welk! really? no really???????

[Anonymous]

This should be a check box poll, not with radio buttons. I imagine most of us listen to more than one type of music and the favorite type depends on mood.
I also like listening to my own stuff (my other hobby is composing and recording).
[8D]

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[Anonymous]

I had to check "Other" although "all of the above" would have worked. It all depends on my mood and what I'm doing. I enjoy most music from classical to jazz to prog rock. Particular perennial favorites are Yes, Moody Blues, Pat Metheny Group, Aaron Copland, Michael W. Smith and James Taylor. Any solo piano or jazz piano trio is great to detail freight cars with (think Liz Story or Brad Meldau). In addition, I play synthesizers in my church's worship band and my master controller keyboard has a model number that a railfan would love: SD-1!

[AltonFan]

QUOTE: Erik (Bergie) asked:
Have any of you tried the new Napster.com yet? I've never tried it, nor any other online music service. I know I'd much rather buy one song that I know I like as opposed to having to buy the entire CD (and then hating the rest of the CD).

I've got a Napster account, but haven't used it yet. It looks like songs from the new Napster can only be played with Napster software or on a MP3 player using the special formatting Napster uses.

I'll report back when I finally try it out.

The most cost-effective album I ever bought was probably Paul McCartney and Wings Greatest Hits. I like almost every track on the disc. All too often one has to buy an album for one song, and the rest of the album is dross. (Especially if the song didn't make the top twenty, and was never included on a compilation.)

Thank God for the All Music Guide: http://www.allmusic.com/ you can look at track listings and get decent recommendations before going to the record store!

[CBQ_Guy]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Bergie

Since you're all online and we're talking about music...

Have any of you tried the new Napster.com yet? I've never tried it, nor any other online music service. I know I'd much rather buy one song that I know I like as opposed to having to buy the entire CD (and then hating the rest of the CD).

Any users out there?
Erik

Erik,

No. What I am STILL looking for (and maybe it doesn't exist) is a site where you can get a list of the top 5 or 100 songs from each year, and then just pick the ones you want to download. I'm starting to think the probability of this is like being able to pick the INDIVIDUAL cable channels you want!

One thing I have done, and recommend, is to play around with internet radio. Now apparently you need(?) broadband cable internet connection, but I finally bit the bullet and did this a couple months ago. Best thing I've done and hopefully I'll never have to go back.

I have a MS system and ASSuming you do, too, you open up Media Player and click on "Radio Tuner". You can check out all of the stations by genre, give ones you think may be of interest a listen, and then pick the ones you want. In the future, you go back in, pick My Stations, and click on the type of music you're in the mood to listen to. With the cable modem you're always connected so it's kind of like having your own Musac(sp ?) station playing what YOU want to listen to in the background all the time, whether you're using the computer or not. Kinda neat.

Give it a try!

[Anonymous]

I do a lot of DJ work so I know a lot of types but prefer (hate to admit it old disco) Some of the house and techno is fun too. I didnt see any one mention come on ride the train by quad city DJs. And don't forget Box Car Willie??

[Anonymous]

COUNTRY COUNTRY COUNTRY COUNTRY...with a little bit of Eminem on the side

[Bergie]

QUOTE: Originally posted by 4884bigboy

It's definetly Led Zepplin!!!!!!!!! Rock and Roll rocks! (heh, heh, rock rocks......heh heh)

Hey bigboy, did you get Zepplin's two DVD set that they released a couple of months back? The first track on the first disc, "We're gonna groove," is awesome. I had never seen nor heard that song before and I can't stop watching it. I've probably watched that song 20 times, yet I haven't watched the entire two DVDs all the way through.

Erik

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Bergie
[ I've probably watched that song 20 times, yet I haven't watched the entire two DVDs all the way through.

Erik

Don't forget to watch the tracks on the 'menu' screens. If I remember rightly, you get 3 extra tracks.

Jon in the UK

[Anonymous]

I'm 12 but I like Elvis, the Beatles , the Monkees, Chuck Berry, the Beach Boys, and all those others !

[bluepuma]

Surprises me how many people like more than one type of music, depending on mood or what tunes of a particular type grab a person's Hot Button at the time.

Some of us feel that "Mouldy Oldies" are any tune that was hot a few months ago, by the time much of the mainstream has cought up, we're on to other new music. That is partially because we've memorized the tunes, don't need to hear them any more for a while. Remembering the No Doubt album of Dec95, and the Tune "I'm Just A Girl" was cool in LA, but took nearly a year or more to become hot in Brooklyn, NY. It's great to have lots of old music, but often I don't want to listen to it until memory has faded, unless I'm in the mood. Memories of another time, place, people. Not good for concentration or relaxing at times. I'm not hot on 50's Rock and Roll, it was the prior generations music, ie: the people 10 years older than me, but there are many WWII era tunes, early 50's tunes that are good.

It doesn't seem right to run trains and listen to music at the same time. Running Trains is like a Zen experience, while they run and don't derail, it's a mental ooohmmmmm - like a chant that relieves stress. That is what painting a building, glueing windows in, etc. - concentration blocking all else. - Tom

[cp1057]

One of the things that competes for time with my trains is my guitar. I get together about once a week with a neighbour to jam. We play rock, country, bluegrass, folk, blues ,gospel. It all sounds good to us! Anything that we can put our guitar and banjo to is fair game.

My dream is to have a basement or spare room that would house my ultimate model railroad and have room under the benchwork for my guitars and amplifier and other gear.

[Anonymous]

Tough choise - enjoy most all. had to choose 'other', traditional Celtic jigs and reels are my favorites.

[Anonymous]

NO COUNTRY NO RAP CRAP!!
MeTTalicA, Ozzy, Zepplin ,Iron Maiden Black sabbath Doors
also like classic rock and oldies as well depends on time of day and mood

[EL PARRo]

Read my sig to find out what kind of music is my favorite.

[preceng]

QUOTE: Originally posted by cp1057

One of the things that competes for time with my trains is my guitar. I get together about once a week with a neighbour to jam. We play rock, country, bluegrass, folk, blues ,gospel. It all sounds good to us! Anything that we can put our guitar and banjo to is fair game.

My dream is to have a basement or spare room that would house my ultimate model railroad and have room under the benchwork for my guitars and amplifier and other gear.

Would love to visit this layout. Trains with live jamming...probably would not get better than this . Hope you dream is realized![8D]