Fave band/music style/artist

[Kuraku Hideaki]

Post here, so we can get to nkow each other a little more, and to find out how much we all have in common.

I myself like rock, punk, alternate and metal styles of music. My fave bands include but are not limited to: Linkin Park, Green Day, Good Charlotte, My Chemical ROmance, The Used and Grinspoon :)

Hope others post theirs, this will be very interesting :P

[Redb@ck]

Ok well i have a variety of music interest in addition to bands such as Greenday and Linken Park, i also have interest in Red Hot Chillie Peppers, Blink 182, Coldplay, some older singers such as Simon and Gartfunkel. I also like trance and techno music and the CD's produced by ministry of sound. Beebe out.

[Kuraku Hideaki]

Yes, i liek red hot chilli peppers and love a bit of blink every now and then. I dont listen to much techno but i beleive they are starting a very good line of music.

[Redb@ck]

Also in addition to those, when i have heaps of school work on and need to focus, i sometimes listen to some soft Classical Music eg. Blue Danube etc. Beebe out.

[Kuraku Hideaki]

i actully dont mnd a bit of behtoven here and there.

[ToshiMaru]

My interest in music is wide, and varies. I like rock, hiphop, alternative, whatever i see fitting. If i had to choose one though, it would have to ultimately be Trance. I am so crazy about it, the rhythm, the relaxation, the beat, the whole thing about it is great.

My favorite artist would have to be Dj Tiesto - Dutch(i think), number 1 dj running for 3 years in a row, has over 15 albums, including the famous "In Search of Sunrise" series.

But other than that, i am interested in many types of music, alternative, rap, dance, oldies, jazz, classic. But there is one exception, country, i cannot stand country at all, for some reason, it drives me crazy.

[Redb@ck]

Yes you are right he is dutch, and he is number 1 on the DJ list, he is brilliant i would have to say, great DJ. Beebe out.

[ashley]

I unintentionally listen to mostly folk rock. No, I don't stalk about looking for bands classified as folk rock, its just that most of the bands I listen to have been called folk rock at some point and time.

My favourite band remains Moxy Fruvous, although I don't listen to them so much anymore. Its more loyalty than anything else. The Decemberists deserve all of my love, as they seem to be perfect to me (Whores, pirates, cannibals, gypsies, little dead children from the 1800's? Oh, drool! Also; accordion. These guys are perfect). Neutral Milk Hotel, Of Montreal and The Mountain Goats are also held in incredibly high esteem.
I tend to throw in a bit of newfoundland music (Great Big Sea, Ennis Sisters, Irish Descendants) and some other stuff that I'm not really sure what you'd classify it as (Deerhoof, Circulatory System).

I usualy can't stand the radio, but I managed to find an, uh, interesting radio show. Its on from 12am to 4am. I managed to find it by searching for any station, and finding one with completely random crap. Beautiful colours, I left it there. Mind you, I wake up to classical music. And just before Brave New Waves is a jazz show. I have to admit, I love radio two. After a while I got off my ass and found out what the radio show was, and realized it played most of the bands I listen to. So now it essentially owns my soul.

Also; yes, I have a love for jazz and classical as well. I can't stand rap or country. I can give country a chance if I wanted, but rap literally makes me ill.

[Kuraku Hideaki]

Same here... If i hear rap, i cant even tell you how much i dislike it, or country...* hears some in the backgrund* *dies*

[KazeKuroi]

I like rock, and things in its genre.

[Tekashi]

I like heavy metal, Sub dub micromachine, Troproot, Rage against the machine, and all mostly. I like it cuz i can head bang and i like killing things in game with it on its fighting music :p o and marilyn manson 0wns even tho hes wierd.

[Kingsama]

ash i too enjoy the great big sea, Boston and St. Johns is one of my favorite songs.

As for my personal favorite, i couldnt say. I love almost all forms of music loving musicians from all of the following genres Metal, hip hop(not pop hop), R&B, Classical, Jazz, country, rock and its many sub genres, and on and on. It really depends on what mood i am in. Lately i have been in a Dave Brubeck mood...

[icedflames]

I like punk/rock, Green Day, Linkin Park, Maroon 5, Sum 41
I also like other kinds of music as well as listen to soundtracks and classical.
You also have to listen to the roots of rock to understand it today.

Ive got a question, how do you choose your music?
Based on sound, rhythm, or lyrics?

[Arrak]

My musical tastes are so off the wall I really can't say how I choose music. I guess if it sounds good I listen to it.

Kinds:
Alternative (all kinds)
Reggae
Classic Rock
Celtic
Classical
Swing

Groups I like:
Alice in Chains
Bob Marley
led zeppelin
Loreena McKennitt
Baroque period
Big Bad Vodoo Daddy

These are just some of the bands I listen to. I listen to a ton more.

[Kingsama]

Ive got a question, how do you choose your music?
Based on sound, rhythm, or lyrics?


all of the above. I need it to be well rounded in order for me to invest my time and money into something. But i would have to put lyrics at the top of th needs list. If a song has piss poor writing or the lyrics are annoying it doesnt matter how good the song is, i wont listen to it. Where as if a song has great lyrics, but midiocre music i may still tolerate it...

[ShiniGami]

I like emo, a bit of trance/techno, and alternative and j-pop/j-rock, and Alternative
I like the bands: My Chemical Romance, The Used, Taking Back Sunday (my fav), Linkin Park, Underoath, and Sences Fail, and Incubus, and one of my faves System of a down. :headbang:
I like Utada Hikaru, Larcenciel, X-Japan, :headbang:
I like Dj Tiesto but don't know much of him.

[Kuraku Hideaki]

YES MYCHEMICALROMANCE RULES! lol, your into the same music as me! how weird... :P

[ShiniGami]

wow thats awsome :cool: I'm surprised someone actualli listens to them in these forums. way awesome. :firedevil
did you hear the song under pressure with The Used and MCR. Its good
And i also like Helena by MCR

[nobody4422]

What no Cake, They Might be Giants , or Presidents of the United States of America? Those guys are among my favorites.

Favorite styles include alternative things like those, some straight edge punk like Five Iron Frenzy,assorted ska, classic rock, and some classical usually adapeted from video game scores. Techno isnt out, but a little goes a long way. Some softer stuff like Drops of Jupiter by Train. Cant forget the Red HotChili Peppers either.

As for what I look for, usually a good melodic line or anything that sounds kinda different. Not much into the base thumping kinda music.

[ToshiMaru]

Hmmmmm, for some reason, people these days are mostly driven by rock, and alternative, wow, Rock survives all kinds of generations. Even rap and hiphop cant keep up. :wtf1:

[ashley]

What no Cake, They Might be Giants , or Presidents of the United States of America? Those guys are among my favorites.

Favorite styles include alternative things like those, some straight edge punk like Five Iron Frenzy...
I love you.
I mean, uh.

I don't listen to these bands regularly, but I tend to have a fondness towards them.

Now, I will introduce you to RAS, because I think you might enjoy them. It. Whatever.
RAS actually stands for request-a-song (http://www.request-a-song.com/). You send in the title of a non-existing song, and if it inspires them they write and record it.

Violent House Panda (http://www.request-a-song.com/songs/viewsong.php?songid=48) and Butterghost (http://www.request-a-song.com/songs/viewsong.php?songid=25) tend to be favourites. One inspired by me - Underground Trees (http://www.request-a-song.com/songs/viewsong.php?songid=115).


(theirforumsneedyourlovetoo)

[Kuraku Hideaki]

I beleive that Rock is about being free, or hating someone, or wanting to be independant. This is why i like it so much. ;)

something is wrong here, can YOU point it out?

[ToshiMaru]

LOL, dude, music stands for many things, from what i know:

Rap/HipHop - Love, making love(you know what i mean?), and the gangster life, and stuff. This is to represent the lifestyle of modern day person who is related to gangs, and stuff. Dont know how you guys have it at Aussie, but you dont really hear it much from here now(California). Nowadays, its more like the rapper(guy/girl) is talking how they want the lover back, or how they miss each other, or LOL How they are gonna make love to the other. Basically, its a ghetto love song.

Rock/Alternative - Mostly its about the average life of a teenager, or even the different emotions of a person. For example, do you notice that Linkin Park focuses on shouting, and hating a specific person? And how Evanesance is about a lost person, who seeks their lovers to guide them? Basically, Rock is about being free, or hating someone, or wanting to be independant.

I understand that most people refuse to listen to other types of music because they dont understand it, and judge it before they get a chance to. But still, i stick with what i say about Country - DOWN WITH COUNTRY!!! :chairshot

[ashley]

Rap - I can't help but think Fresh Prince of Bel Aire.
Country - I'm middle aged and my wife left me and took my truck. And my dog. Also; I have a very sweet little girl.

I hate genres.

[Kingsama]

LOL, dude, music stands for many things, from what i know:

Rap/HipHop - Love, making love(you know what i mean?), and the gangster life, and stuff. This is to represent the lifestyle of modern day person who is related to gangs, and stuff. Dont know how you guys have it at Aussie, but you dont really hear it much from here now(California). Nowadays, its more like the rapper(guy/girl) is talking how they want the lover back, or how they miss each other, or LOL How they are gonna make love to the other. Basically, its a ghetto love song.

Rock/Alternative - Mostly its about the average life of a teenager, or even the different emotions of a person. For example, do you notice that Linkin Park focuses on shouting, and hating a specific person? And how Evanesance is about a lost person, who seeks their lovers to guide them? Basically, Rock is about being free, or hating someone, or wanting to be independant.

I understand that most people refuse to listen to other types of music because they dont understand it, and judge it before they get a chance to. But still, i stick with what i say about Country - DOWN WITH COUNTRY!!! :chairshot


i think you have captured the average MTV band from those genres, but i think that you are understating both of them by leaps and bounds. Especially hip hop...

[Toyotomi]

i don't have a fave band, i like the traditional japanese music like Koto, Shamisen and the music used in the Kabuki, i'm student of the japanese culture and lenguage, if anyone wants to know anything of the japanese lenguage, just send me a PM or contact me in the MSN.

Moto Aimashô.

[Isuiln Fellblade]

I'm a big fan of rock... Green Day, Nirvana, 3 Days Grace, all that good stuff. Love the Goo Goo Dolls too. And there will always be a special place in my heart for the Beastie Boys, which is pretty much the only rap I enjoy to listen to.

[KazeKuroi]

I beleive that Rock is about being free, or hating someone, or wanting to be independant. This is why i like it so much. ;)

something is wrong here, can YOU point it out?

In your Sentance Structure?
Yup you used 'or' twice... Believe was misspelled, and you pointed out three reasons so you would use are instead of 'is'.

Correction: I believe that Rock is about being free, independence, and having a choice to hate. These are the reasons I like rock so much.

I was bored... Dun hate me! =(

[Yoshimitsu]

somebody once tried to mix country and rap
called it....crap

[SunWuKong]

The Clash
Rush
The Pretenders
New Order
Pet Shop Boys
Sonic Youth
The Ramones
Rancid
K.D. Lang
Kate Bush
A lot of good 'Classical' stuff out there. (I prefer Baroque)


Keep me away from: Country/Western, Rap, Chinese Opera

[Tekashi]

I have came in love with J-pop. :p

[ShiniGami]

hahha lol the beastie boys , i remember them they were funny but they preety cool, I also like nirvana, and googoo dolls too they kool

ahha and the joke rap and country mixed makes crap hahah rofl. :D

[Tekashi]

LOL i love the beastie boy song Girls ill drive around with it blaired and my friends in the car windows down....Does that make me a nerd?

[Isuiln Fellblade]

:D LOL i love the beastie boy song Girls ill drive around with it blaired and my friends in the car windows down....Does that make me a nerd?

Yes, yes it does :D

And I love the Beastie Boys because they're hilarious, and they make their own brand of rap. A lot of rap is the same thing over and over and over... drugs, sex, pimp, hoes, money... wow, that hasn't been covered a billion times. But somehow it's still the recipe for success.

One of the few other rap song's I like is called Fett's Vette... yes, it's about Boba Fett, and it has classical music in the background :D

[Kuraku Hideaki]

I just recently got into some slipknot... scary, almost gothis-like, but i absolutely love th beat - its exactly what an adolescent teen like me needs every now and then. but i still mainly listen to rock, punk and emo... just got some songs from taking back sunday, there pretty good.

[ShiniGami]

i don't like punk much but TAKING BACK SUNDAY RULES!!

Wait and Bleed is a good song from slipknot.

[Tekashi]

Lol by the way i love ICP (insane clown posse) i know im unique :)

[fo2weny]

Band
ICP, Twiztid, Dark Lotus, G-unit, Slipknot, Manson, Linkin park.. its just gotta flow


h8 country. /backstabage

fav artisit
Violent J, cause he's the big red mutha ***** train that couldn't

[Tyrant]

I think im too selfish to concider myself(ooo it just started raining) a fan of anybody. Ill give any type of music a chance...either i like it or i hate it. vague? yes.


I think 40%ish of what i listen to is jazz from the 40s 50s and 60s or old school rap, the other 60% is basicaly everything but country...BTW all the people here that say rap sucks, thats because what your listening to isnt rap, its pop music with a synthetic rap coating.

[Isuiln Fellblade]

What I seriously dislike is today's mainstream "gangsta" rap. It's all basically the same, and it's not very creative or good. An extremely simple beat combined with cussing does not equal music in my mind.

[ToshiMaru]

Every one likes their own music, and every music has its alt. catagory to it. For example, a rock group(linkin park) can incorporate rapping with Rock.

BTW, anyone noticed that Modanna tried to rap once in one of her songs? i dont remember which, my sis just told me. :eek:

[Talos]

Music genre: classical, rap, r&b, alittle rock.
Bands/artists/groups: I like alot there is no real preference in any of my groups. But real favorites Bach(classical) Nas(rap) Alicia Keys (r&b) Linkin Park (rock).

There is plenty different kinds of rap. Its not all the same just the type of artist you listen to.

[Tekashi]

Did you guys know Linkin Park was acttually supposed to be techno but taken the wrong way :p

[Mukashi]

I do not have a favorite badn, music genre, or anything of that sorts. I like music in all its forms. I cannot pick a favorite because they all do something different to my head. Techno makes me whana dance, rock makes me whana kick some behind, classical(yes classical) makes me whana relax.

[Skurai]

hahaha...k. I like Hard Techno, Trance, HappyHarcore, Chillout, Drum and Bass, Heavy Metal, New age rock, Trip hop, Dark core and Jazz. :headbang:
www.di.fm <----check it. :)

[Sanctus]

Favorite music eh? Reggae! ALL OF IT! Bob Marley and Ziggy be my favorite singers mane.

[EliteSamurai]

Rock here favorite bands: Greenday, Blink 182, AC DC, Led Zepplin, Guns N' Roses, and a lot of others.

[ShininShado]

Hello,

My favorite type of music used to be rap/hip hop, but I grew out of that. What I listen to mostly now is rock/rock alternative. Favorites are Sound Garden, Audio Slave, Stone Temple Pilots, System of a Down, Alice in Chains, Jain's Addiction, Korn, anything that sounds good isn't too rough. I like funk and R&B from the 60-70's too. Really almost any genre is ok, just nothing too dark or obscure. I think for this game I'll try to find some oriental based fantasy music to play in the background.



Shin

[Xokken]

70's-80's rock, progressive metal, reggae, instrumental guitar..

Michael Angelo Batio, Bob Marley, Yngwie Malmsteen, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Peter Tosh, Skindred, Alien Ant Farm, Old Judas Priest, Symphony X, Pantera, Alice in Chains, Mr. Bungle, Faith No More..

[hideyoshi]

i like instrumentals, like kitaro or kenny g

also some metals/slow rock,

and i like ULTRA :D

Ryoko Hirosue too

[MitsueNeko]

I love so many types of music that I'm not sure where to start. I like everything. Opera, Irish, Trance, Italian, Tatu, Celtic, etc....

I love all kinds except for the country music you hear nowadays. I love fiddle music because I love to get out my violin and start fiddling. I hated it at first, but I soon grew to love it because it's so difficult to play. I really hate country, there are some exceptions though. My first period teacher loves country music and she tortures the class by putting it on every single school day.

I love the gypsy type of music that was from the Transylvania area. Their music is so expressive, considering I'm a folk dancer, I totally love it.

I like classical, but I only love the dude who wrote the 'Nutcracker,' Wolfgang Mozart, Bethoveen, and Bach. I like Barouqe music also.

I listen to rock and metal from time to time. It's okay. My favorites are Linkin Park, 3 Days Grace, Breaking Benjamin, Korn, Limp Bizkit, and others.

I like the Bag pipes. My school is McLane and we're the Highlanders. During our rallys, the scottish dancers would dance and the pipers would play. My favorites are The Ribbon Dance, Rakes of Mallow, Dance of Broadswords and Scotland the brave. I'm thinking of joining the Highlanders this year and probably joining the Cheer.

I have a love for Cantopop too. My favorite personally is the Twins. I love their first song of their album Twins Magic. It's funny and about fighting.

I love these chinese band of twelve girls. I think they're called the Twelve Girls Band. I like their music because it combines ancient chinese instruments with modern day music. It's great. My favorite are Shangri La and Reel Round the Sun.

Traditional japanese tunes are really good with me because my favorite style of dancing are ancient tradional dances of Japan. I really like the Kagura. It tells a story about a Japanese diety. Chinese traditional music is good too because I dance Chinese also. I love to dance with fans, umbrellas, bells, and cloth.

Last but not least, I love J-pop and listening to soundtracks from games and anime. My favorite artists are Hikaru Utada, Ayumi Hamasaki, Yuki Kajiura, and lots more. I love listening to the .hack//SIGN OST, Fruits Basket: Memories for You, Nadesico, Lost Universe, Slayer Try Vox, Xenosaga II, Growlancer, Final Fantasy VII, X, and X-2 OST, and a whole bunch more.

[Valkron108]

I love music! i listen to just about everything besides country and rap....which i don't consider music :-p i tend to lean twards more punk and metal. Not too much of the screamo type but one of my favorite bands is System of a Down. Ill listen to anything that doesnt annoy the **** out of me.

[sukiyakihotsake]

I like all music, except for modern rap and country. I like old skool rap and old country though.
Fav bands/group/performers....Sublime, James Brown, Led Zepplin, Rage Against the Machine, Bone Thugs N Harmony, Chemical Brothers and Pink Floyd...anything 80's and Raggae

[Trin]

For the most part I listen to progressive punk and some emo, but I tend to dip into my geeky side a lot, listening to a lot of movie and game music.

My favorite bands/musicians are:
- The Mars Volta
- Coheed and Cambria
- Thursday
- Immediate Music
- Yuki Kajiura
- Craig Armstrong
- Harry Gregson-Williams (not only a movie composer that works with Hans Zimmer, but also the composer of the last two Metal Gear Solid games)

[Kuzukago]

My tastes are a little eccentric.

Power Metal
- Rhapsody
- Dragonforce
- Hammerfall
- Blind Guardian
Progressive Rock/Metal
- Jethro Tull (really, just Thick as a Brick)
- King Crimson
- The Flower Kings
- Queensryche
Miscellaneous
- Blue Sky Theory (post-apocalyptic rock)
- godspeed you! black emperor (defy genre description, as far as i'm concerned)
- some J-Rock (very loose term) along the lines of X-Japan, hide, fra-foa, Malice Mizer, Thee Michelle Gun Elephant

The bands listed are basically my favorites in their respective genres.

[Trin]

- godspeed you! black emperor (defy genre description, as far as i'm concerned)


Oh man, I love Godspeed. I recently picked up "lift your skinny fists like antennas to heaven" and was blown away. I've always loved their stuff, and despite the common trend among most bands, they just keep getting better and better.

[Kuzukago]

gy!be is wonderful, and i'm glad someone else here enjoys them! "antennas to heaven" is incredible.

Also, and i'm almost distraught that i neglected to mention it, but i left out my absolute favorite band, Ayreon. They too somewhat defy genre definition, but the best thing i can describe them as would be progressive metal-ish. Tend to do very epic and intense concept albums. Excellent stuff.

[Sicarius]

I like mostly Symphonic death and black metal, I also enjoy listening to horrorcore, and japanese traditional instrumentals. heh, i also listen to some rap (like eminem, thats all lol) yeap, thats about it. My favorite band is System of a Down, radiohead and korn are good too.

[ShininShado]

Crossfade excellent band, like Creed mixed with Pearl Jam.

[masterofwind]

I like everything other then rap and country. I would say pop but I love jpop and gpop and everything I cant understand.

[Lothius]

i love almost every music style exept screaming things like slipknot and dimmu borgir :>