Music preferences

[Hawks05]

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

[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]

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.

[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.

[nfmisso]

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

[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.

[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!

[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.

[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.

[detting]

Interesting Poll, I typically listen to classic rock when I am building.

Since I am modelling the late 1940s, I will compromise and listen to the Squirrel Nut Zippers when running trains.

Later...

[Hawks05]

good i'm not the only 17 year old who likes the classics. i purchased 2 new CDs today, like i always do when i go shopping. got Tim McGraw and Sevendust. good combo huh?

there is nothing better than listening to some Stones, Allman Brothers, Cream, or even the good ol' Meatloaf.

[Anonymous]

I listen mostly to popular music. Not pop music like Britney etc, but just the stuff thats on the charts ans stuff

[Anonymous]

Alternative to Zydeco for me....

[Anonymous]

I voted 'Other' since I have a very eclectic music collection (LP nut) with a heavy slant on 60's/70's rock, folk rock, progressive rock, some Indie, including

Jethro Tull, Genesis(Pre-collins), Focus, Mountain, Zep, Aerosmith,Who, Horslips, Levellers, Outlaws, Atomic Rooster, Spooky Tooth, Sweet, Fairport Convention, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rutles, Alice Cooper Band (pre-75), Traffic, Kansas, etc, etc, ad nauseum.

I've only mentioned some of the bands where I have 10 or more albums for each artist, otherwise the list would be a lot longer.

I also bang on some classical now and again.

Jon

[Anonymous]

I had to vote 'Other'. I did not see a catagory for Big Band music of the 30's and 40's which is what I perfer.

[BRAKIE]

For me its the oldies but goody rock and roll from the 50-60s as well as CCR.I also like country music from the 30s-70s.

[preceng]

Wow, My bubble just burst. I like the fact you (sask_tinplater) enjoy music from my highschool days (by the way I mean the 70's). So do I. But you called them OLDIES. Oldies are supposed to be Rock Around the Clock and Johnny B. Good, right? Oh well...I guess I am old.

I too love the cranking and highballing. In additioin to a rousing session of Boston, Van Halen, and Ozzie, I also find Pearl Jam, Metallica, and Nickleback fuel the trains equally well.

Thanks to all, wo made what I initially thought might be a dump poll, enjoyable. See that, Model RR's ROCK.

[Anonymous]

Hmmm...one of our local country stations is playing a song called "Long Black Train".

Ed

[krump]

I've Been Workin' On The Railroad...
Last Train to Clarkesville...
Slow Train Coming (Bob Dylan)...

Phil Keaggy, Chris Rice, DeGarmo & Key, Audio Adrenaline, NewsBoys, Geoff Moore, Kenny Marks, Ashley Cleveland, The Lost Dogs, The Kry, The Choir, Brian Doerksen, Hokus Pick, The Suspenders, Collective Soul, Bob Seger, Manheim Steamroller, Rock and Hyde, Keith Urban, Toby Keith, Promise Keepers, Mark Heard, Larry Norman, PRISM, The 77's, The Dustkickers, Steve Taylor, Petra, Margaret Becker, U2, Louis Armstrong,
Tracey Chapman, Gary Chapman ...

[jrbarney]

When I went on the net to find the right citation for a Heitor Villa Lobos piece, I found a great site that lists railroad inspired music from 1828 to the present. No matter what your musical preference you'll find it listed here. It includes all genre from folk music to classical. The URL for this site is:
<http://www.uclan.ac.uk/library/musrail.htm> Love those Brits.
The piece by Brazilian composer Heitor Villa Lobos is "The Little Train of the Caipora," and it is part of his Bachianas Brasileiras No. 2. CDs available include - EMI CDH7 61015-2, EMI CDC5 55224-2 and NAXOS 8 550 838

[Anonymous]

I am 20 and a college student and to the suprise of many I am a big fan of Frank Sinatra and Perry Como.

[jrbarney]

Those who think they don't like classical might want to listen to Arthur Honegger's Pacific 231 (Mouvement Symphonique No. 1). He was both a composer and a steam locomotive buff. The piece is a mono 6 minute 28 second track on Westminister The Legacy CD 289 471 245-2, with Hermann Scherchen conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Bob
P. S. Also available on two other CDs - Decca 448576, and Chandos CHAN 9176.

[Jetrock]

As I occasionally DJ at nightclubs I tend to keep an ear out for interesting dance music with a railroading theme--the only one that comes to mind is Love & Rockets' "Bound for Hell" which is a bouncy one, although I'm sure there are more out there.

Of course, it's easy to see why anyone who spends a lot of time watching and listening to trains would prefer loud music with a steady beat...maybe the occasional steam whistle.

[Anonymous]

Waylon Jennings, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Archangels, The Clash, Five For Fighting, Steely Dan, George Strait and even some Beastie Boys--Rand McNally's worst nightmare--I'm all over the map!

[Anonymous]

My musical preferences have always been "other", although I do appreciate a wide sampling of all the others besides C+W. Of course, the C+W was a wholly-owned subsidiary of the N+W, and I'm a serious N+W fan, so...

I like celtic and scandinavian "myth music", club electronica, been a Moby fan since '93 and an Art of Noise fan since '87, and I often take a chance on music that I have not heard before, just so that I will have heard it.

[Anonymous]

I feel I should clarify my statements some.
I like to listen to alot of stuff.

When I am in the workshop, I prefer to listen to alot of Chicago Blues style music. It has just the right tempo for me to be in sync with the music and the project at the same time.

However, when I am on the computer working on CAD or Discussing trains in my favorite chat room, I usually throw on some classic rock like Elvis or the Beatles.

Yet when I am running trains on the layout, More contempory upbeat musuc like ZZ Top, Aerosmith, Matchbox 20, and Smash Mouth are the norm.

Then when I am out train chasing, Its a varietible mixed bag which I often try to include the Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 in. (Im usually train chasing on weekends) But don't be suprised when Glenn Miller shows right up next to Matalica.

[Anonymous]

METALLICA, need i say anything more.

[preceng]

Wow,

Our tastes seem to vary as much as our train tastes (apologies to Fred - nice songs by the way - although you forgot Crazy Train). Sorry for th C&W. Obviously I've shown my hand as to which tunes I don't listen to.

Thanks for the fun guys.

[Hawks05]

being 17 i have a whole different taste in music i think from a lot of people on here.

i haven't been able to start building a layout so i don't know what i'll listen to when i do that but right now here are some favorites:

Toby Keith, Green Day, Dave Matthews Band, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Thursday, Bruce Springsteen, Alabama, Dierks Bentley, Skywind, and many more

i listen to anything pretty much except jazz, and blues although Stevie Ray Vaughn is good. i'll listen to heavy metal if i'm in a bad mood sometimes. all depends on what i'm doing and what mood i'm in.

[Anonymous]

Dixieland Jazz, that's my music.