Himuro's study: Your music listening habits

[Buff]

lmao@that :*laugh*:

what type of music does orange range play?
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[Yohn]

[Ujitsuna]

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

[Futch]

My position is simple:

When I breath: Metal

Seriously, I enjoy the following bands and I don't listen to them in any particular order, or preference. I just wake up and say "Im in the mood for..."

Megadeth
Depeche Mode
Iron Maiden
The Ramones
Soda Stereo ---> Some dudes from around here. (Rock)
Arcadia---> Some dudes from Honduras who haven't even released their album yet =) (Metal)
Gigatron---> Some dudes from Spain (Metal)
Pantera
Nightwish
Therion
The Beatles

If I had to choose a genre for the rest of my life... I'll go with Thrash Metal, I just want Dave Mustaine to marry me ;_____;
Oh, I also enjoy Electronic music for engaging in women hunting activities. Not any particular band, as long as I can bounce with it ;-)
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[Acheron]

[Ujitsuna]

My musical tastes cover pretty much anything, from Jazz to Heavy Metal.

Theres Jazz from artists such as Django Reinhardt, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Wes Montgomery, Pat Metheny, Joe Pass etc. I really love all the kinds, maybe not so much the vocal Jazz, but there is still some rather good stuff out there I enjoy.

Rock/Hard Rock is a genre I love, anything from Eric Clapton in his days in Cream to Derek & the Dominoes to today is great, Zeppelin, The Allman Brothers Band, The Jimi Hendrix Experience etc. Then newer acts such as Guns N' Roses, The Strokes, Wolfmother, Dream Theater, Eric Johnson, Pearl Jam and the like. It's really about the energy there.

The Blues, this is a genre I'm deeply into as well, all the way from Robert Johnson's complete recordings up to the old Fleetwood Mac.

When it comes to experiences that have "changed my life" (I think thats an overused term that exagerates something completely) there really haven't been any, I just love music, but I don't completely live by a certain artist, I prefer to live by many. :D

I have a last.fm profile to look through if you want:

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

Other artists I love:

The Raconteurs, The Doors, Pink Martini, The Rolling Stones, Santana, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Charles Mingus, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Muddy Waters, Metallica, Pantera, The Flaming Lips, Van Halen, We Are Scientists, Bob Dylan.

So many more, it'd be too much of a task to list even half of them probably.

Listening to Woman - Wolfmother right now, rather good track. :)

[Tendou Souji]

I listen to almost all types of music, except punk rock and emo.

I sometimes go to sleep and wake up to find that I'm still wearing my earphones.

[Krawnik]

While I'm here I may as well mention something that haunts me musically.

... I don't get jazz. Or blues. I can't tell good jazz from crummy jazz, I have no ear for it. It's a shame really, a lot of my friends are really into jazz, and my understanding is that it's one of the most engaging and engrossing genres of music, but I just can't get my mind around it. Maybe it's because I don't play an instrument myself that I have trouble appreciating it? I don't know. A housemate of mine next year is a dedicatd jazz musician, so I may ask him to teach me some jazz appreciation, because come on, I can't be a self-proclaimed music appreciator if I don't understand jazz. Seriously.
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[Ujitsuna]

Try listening to the album Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis, it's the Jazz album to enter through.

[Vince Muerto]

I listen to whatever I find is good. I mostly listen to punk because I think it has the most feeling (passion or whatever, that's the best I know how to describe it). Punk also has the best live shows around. I listen to all types of punk these days ranging from pop-punk to grindcore. Here are the bands I find myself listening to the most:

Pop-punk: A New Found Glory, A Wilhelm Scream, Cartel, Latterman, the Lawrence Arms, Dillenger Four

Emo/Screamo: I Hate Myself, 1000 Travels of Jawaharlal, Angel Hair, Cap'n Jazz, Circle Takes the Square, City of Caterpillar, Kaospilot, Swing Kids, Orchid, Neil Perry

Folk Punk: Against Me!, Ghost Mice, This Bike is a Pipe Bomb

Powerviolence/Grindcore: **** on the Beach, xBrainiax, Pig Destroyer, Nasum, Dropdead, Charles Bronson, Infest, The Number Twelve Looks Like You

Noise/whatever: Lightning Bolt, Melt Banana, An Albatross

I also have been listening to DEVO (Freedom of Choice rules) and the Sound of Animals Fighting a ton these days.
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[Masaya]

Yeah..I'm glad to notice I share alot of the same Music habits. For me some of my habits started to become a problem. I remember I used to wear headphones in school....the small earplug ones were great until they said youc ouldn't wear hoods up in school. I've found myself listening to alot of new indepedent lables out there now. That and ofcoarse alot of Jrock. I listen to everything from The Good Life, Minus the Bear, Teagan and Sara, Get up Kids..all amazing bands. Yeah if anyone wants to listen to something truely amazing. Search for a Band called Cub Country. ooh man.
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[Br4ve]

I think theres alot to be gained from listening to music. People draw differant things from it depending on how they were brought up, their view on life, friends, experiences etc.
Really its one of the(if not the most) expressive art forms of human emotion. What I listen to is predominantly heavy at the moment but its not like I draw anger or frustration from the music but I appreciate the passion and energy that comes out of screaming vocals mixed with double-kick, insane rifts and who could forget the breakdowns.
Sometimes i'll listen to music to reflect my mood, and it can help me relaxe or think things through. Other times its purely for fun. Sometimes its to get pumped up.
Music has the ability to get through to us on another level I think because when we are listening to it its an active process were part of the song and can either understand its meaning from the writers perspective or more likely draw our own meaning from it.
Theres no best way to listen to music I don't think - I can't imagine forcing myself to like something. But sometimes you'll find that certain bands, songs or styles grow on you and you begin to see "beauty" in them whether it be classical music or grindcore.
I dont know where the hell im going with this lol but ill just say at the end of the day who is anyone to ridicule someones musical taste differant people enjoy differant styles of music for a variety of reasons and at the end of the day who cares if you think something is shit aslong as its making someone somewhere happy its getting the job done. :?
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[EggMan]

I love all music, sometimes though i gotta not pay attention to the lyrics because they're just so terrible. But as Br4ve pointed out music is an art form for human emotion so not everyone is going to enjoy the screaming about a break-up with a girl or the suicidal thoughts. I drown out the lyrics like that and just listen to the music.
Theres a lot of jazz appreciators I see but no one named John Coltane. He is an amazing player and knows what he's doing when it comes to jazz. Him, Miles Davis, and Thelonious Monk are the best people to start with when your getting into jazz.
Never over look 70's rock either, there are some amazing groups there - Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Electric Light Orchestra, Steely Dan, Jethro Tull, The Doors, Pink Floyd, The Who, Led Zep, and so many others. They have some really good music plus some good lyrics to go with it.
For the music that I listen to that came out more recently its usually rap, rock, techno, or world music. Gotta love Soulive, The SLip, and many other new bands that no one knows :x .

[Tony Stark]

I like to think my musical taste is diverse, but who is to judge how similar one music is to another? In my musical taste, I try to avoid a classic "genre" and only classify things into good or bad, and somtimes comically bad, as is the case with a song like Leann Rimes' "Can't Fight the Moonlight".

This is not to say I think I know what good music is, or that anyone can really tell you. I hate saying that I have good taste in music, but obviously I think I do, because it is the music I chose to listen to.

A lot of my friends are really into "Indie" rock. I put "Indie" in quotation marks because several "Indie" artists, are not, by definition, indie anymore. Snow Patrol and Modest Mouse are not independant; they are signed by Universal and Epic respectively. I do not care really when bands "sell-out", but it bothers me how they are currently mis-labeled. I also do not like the term "Indie".

My favorite "genre" (as I already explained, I have a great deal of trouble with that word as well), is easily rap and hip-hop. I try to not listen to the mainstream stuff, because it tends to get old and philisophically, I hate the kind of consumerism that most rappers promote. Regardless, I find myself listening to Jay-Z and Busta Rhymes on occasion. I actually like DMX and Kanye West (although I cannot stand his attitude). Most of the rap and hip-hop I really like is sometimes considered "Underground", which is another label I don't like because it is often misused and somewhat nebulous.

While I respect music in all its forms and genres, I do not find myself liking Metal or Country really. Just not my cup of tea, as I imagine Rap and Hip-Hop is with several of the members of this board.

Anyway, after I've rambled this much, I will post something like a list of some of my favorite artists.

Saul Williams - Easily my favorite recording artist and poet. Listening to his work makes me want to write and rhyme, even though my complexion and voice are not fond of that. I know several of his poems and have recited one or two at school events.

The Shins - Something about the Shins keeps me at ease. I like how they sing, their diversity of songs, everything. I can listen to them for hours when doing homework or something and not even noticed time has passed.

Atmosphere/Slug - Formerly my favorite group/rapper, Slug has this sort of intellectual way he goes about rhyming, and he doesn't usually talk about a big house and typically talks about his difficulties with women (although he has no difficulties getting them).

Pigeon John - Another rapper I like. My brother saw him live with Gift of Gab (Blackalicious), and said he was sub par. Still, I really like his relaxing approach at rap.

Sufjan Stevens - He only has one album out, but I love it. His voice and song composition are amazing. Sometimes his lyrics blow me away too, because I will listen to a song and think the lyrics are entirely unrelated and not see the tie until several listens later.

Sly and the Family Stone - Classic.

Johnny Cash - The exception to me not liking country.

Miles Davis and John Coltrane - Their stuff together was straight incredible. And their indidivual stuff was similarly brilliant. Of course, they are two of the most famous jazz musicans, but lord are they good.

The Velvet Underground - I love Lou Reed. And his band.

Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Can be one of the most relaxing and fun artists in history. His voice is incredible and can always put me at ease no matter the level of my frustration.

And lately, I have really enjoyed Gnarls Barkley, Cee-Lo and DJ Dangermouse. One of the only music videos I have liked in many years is to "Crazy", which you should check out. The album, St. Elsewhere, might make my top 10 favorite albums at some point, after future listening.
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[Tullaryx]

My music listening habits is pretty straightforward. I listen primarily to classical music and the blues and the many other types of music derived from it.

Classical: Frederic Chopin, Ernest Chausson, Gustav Mahler, Rachmaninoff, John Fields are some of my favorite classical composers.

Blues: Robert Johnson, Elmore James, Albert Collins, Taj Mahal, W.C. Clark, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, The Allman Brothers band are just some of my favorite blues and blues-rock bands and artists.
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