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Cougar, on May 6 2009, 11:01 PM, said:
Listen to the Leviathan Yacht; don't make me come in here.
think of all the sticky mess. No one wants that
Do you have one of the most eclectic tastes in music out of anyone I will ever meet? You think so, but I'm not so sure.
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think of all the sticky mess. No one wants that
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Posted 06 May 2009 - 10:12 PM
All I listen to are gregorian chants, day in day out...
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I kinda love it when D'rek unleashes her nerd wrath, as I knew she would here. Sorry innocent bystanders, but someone's gotta be the kindling.
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Posted 06 May 2009 - 10:25 PM
I like Country AND Western, so I think you'll pretty much agree I have the widest musical taste to be found. Hand me my medal.
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The answer to the question, from me, is: no, I don't. I listen to everything I can make time to hear and like a good portion of it. But musical snobs bore me because they can't help but constrained by those genres they are snobbish about - the same with any kind of taste based snobbery, really. If your major criterion for stuff you like is that it be obscure then sorry, you're quite a dull person imo. And that's not really anything to brag about.
Music, for me, is just a bunch of noises strung together in a sequence that, for whatever reason, appeals to my ear. This can be, and for me often is, random electronic bleeps, or soaring orchestral harmonies, or dirty sounding jazz, or speaker-wrecking dub reggae basslines, or dark drum 'n' bass rhythms or any number of other things...Yes, there are genres that I don't particularly enjoy - metal for one - but that doesn't necessarily mean that there aren't individual tracks that could be considered to be within a particular genre that might appeal to me (one of my favourite songs in the entire world, as I was telling Cougar and anyone else who'd listen at the last Manky Meet, is "Jesus Built My Hotrod" by The Ministry - a band whom I have seen live a number of times. My absolute favouritest song in the entire world is "Groove is in the Heart" by Dee-Lite, but that's another story).
In the end, it's a probability based exercise: if it's music made by long-haired white men with a penchant for wearing black and involves a lot of electric guitars then it's possible I might enjoy hearing it, but quite unlikely... We've only got so much time to discover the music we like to listen to before we're not in a position to enjoy it (or anything else) any more, so it makes sense to narrow our focus to those genres where the previous pickings have been rich. But doing that means that run the risk of missing out on those gems in the genres we overlook.
If I were going to get all philosophical about this I would point out that the world is full of great music you'll never hear, fantastic books you'll never read, amazing films you'll never see, beautiful people (of whichever gender floats your boat) that you'll never kiss and wonderful examples of all the other stuff that makes the human experience so rich that you'll never get around to encountering; we've all only got a limited amount of time, after all. It's a shame to miss out on it by limiting your options but, paradoxically, that selfsame self-imposed limitation means that you're possibly more likely to encounter things you do like. Eclecticism can only take you so far out into the wilds before you find yourself yearning for home.
ps For all you anti-pop snobs out there, popular does not always equal bad; making something good that appeals to a lot of people is almost certainly infinitely more difficult than making something good that only appeals to a few.
Music, for me, is just a bunch of noises strung together in a sequence that, for whatever reason, appeals to my ear. This can be, and for me often is, random electronic bleeps, or soaring orchestral harmonies, or dirty sounding jazz, or speaker-wrecking dub reggae basslines, or dark drum 'n' bass rhythms or any number of other things...Yes, there are genres that I don't particularly enjoy - metal for one - but that doesn't necessarily mean that there aren't individual tracks that could be considered to be within a particular genre that might appeal to me (one of my favourite songs in the entire world, as I was telling Cougar and anyone else who'd listen at the last Manky Meet, is "Jesus Built My Hotrod" by The Ministry - a band whom I have seen live a number of times. My absolute favouritest song in the entire world is "Groove is in the Heart" by Dee-Lite, but that's another story).
In the end, it's a probability based exercise: if it's music made by long-haired white men with a penchant for wearing black and involves a lot of electric guitars then it's possible I might enjoy hearing it, but quite unlikely... We've only got so much time to discover the music we like to listen to before we're not in a position to enjoy it (or anything else) any more, so it makes sense to narrow our focus to those genres where the previous pickings have been rich. But doing that means that run the risk of missing out on those gems in the genres we overlook.
If I were going to get all philosophical about this I would point out that the world is full of great music you'll never hear, fantastic books you'll never read, amazing films you'll never see, beautiful people (of whichever gender floats your boat) that you'll never kiss and wonderful examples of all the other stuff that makes the human experience so rich that you'll never get around to encountering; we've all only got a limited amount of time, after all. It's a shame to miss out on it by limiting your options but, paradoxically, that selfsame self-imposed limitation means that you're possibly more likely to encounter things you do like. Eclecticism can only take you so far out into the wilds before you find yourself yearning for home.
ps For all you anti-pop snobs out there, popular does not always equal bad; making something good that appeals to a lot of people is almost certainly infinitely more difficult than making something good that only appeals to a few.
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Posted 07 May 2009 - 02:13 AM
Case in point: Girls Aloud are pop and yet they're brilliant.
Well said, S&M.
Well said, S&M.
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Posted 07 May 2009 - 02:16 AM
I love the Beedels. Especially Sergant Pepers Loanly Hart Klub Banned.
I have a varied taste. But, there is some super-weird shit out there that I KNOW I'm not into, so... I guess I like all of the major musical groups. I make sure to get my 4 parts of 60's rock everyday.
I have a varied taste. But, there is some super-weird shit out there that I KNOW I'm not into, so... I guess I like all of the major musical groups. I make sure to get my 4 parts of 60's rock everyday.
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Posted 07 May 2009 - 02:26 AM
SM pretty much sums up my music. If i like it i'll listen too it. And yes RLY, you got me, i have to pick #2.
if its good i'll listen too it. I mostly listen to country made before 1995, but the label "country", imho, doesnt apply to what most people call country nowadays. But i also loved the alt/grunge/rock from the early to late 90's, rap when it was called hiphop, classic rock (nice description of zztop btw sm), metal if its good and not just noise or screaming, bluegrass.
There's very little being put out today i'll buy their music, maybe 10 bands total. Maybe 5 country singers who arent all that popular and a few rock/metal bands.
It might just be me, but i think it may have to do with the type of people on this forum. Of all the people i hang out with i'm pretty eclectic when it comes to music. But against all the other Malazanites i'm just the norm.
if its good i'll listen too it. I mostly listen to country made before 1995, but the label "country", imho, doesnt apply to what most people call country nowadays. But i also loved the alt/grunge/rock from the early to late 90's, rap when it was called hiphop, classic rock (nice description of zztop btw sm), metal if its good and not just noise or screaming, bluegrass.
There's very little being put out today i'll buy their music, maybe 10 bands total. Maybe 5 country singers who arent all that popular and a few rock/metal bands.
It might just be me, but i think it may have to do with the type of people on this forum. Of all the people i hang out with i'm pretty eclectic when it comes to music. But against all the other Malazanites i'm just the norm.
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Posted 07 May 2009 - 03:12 AM
I thought I was eclectic, but I geuss i'm really not. Not because I don't like all these other genres and such, it's just that I
have not listened to enough of these different styles to really say if I really am eclectic or not.
have not listened to enough of these different styles to really say if I really am eclectic or not.
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Posted 07 May 2009 - 03:14 AM
What in the world? Did you just change your name Lokiman?
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Posted 07 May 2009 - 04:26 AM
3 and 5 would both work for me but since i have to choose 5.
Some albums from my youth just keep working for me, but it isnt what i listen to most.
Hates: Techno and Heavy rock. It seems that this shit cant be played at anything under 120db. I wish every mutterfukker who likes this shit would go instantly deaf the first time they play it that loud so the rest of us wouldnt have to ever hear it coming out of their shitty cars or from 2 blocks over.
I can already see the sign language teacher stare at his full class room, that now is filled with long haired apes and waterdrinking ecstasy users.
Some albums from my youth just keep working for me, but it isnt what i listen to most.
Hates: Techno and Heavy rock. It seems that this shit cant be played at anything under 120db. I wish every mutterfukker who likes this shit would go instantly deaf the first time they play it that loud so the rest of us wouldnt have to ever hear it coming out of their shitty cars or from 2 blocks over.
I can already see the sign language teacher stare at his full class room, that now is filled with long haired apes and waterdrinking ecstasy users.
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Cold Iron, on May 6 2009, 09:34 PM, said:
Today in RLY's classroom:
How not to be shit - You're doing it wrong.
How not to be shit - You're doing it wrong.
Ahhhh, my favorite lecture.
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Posted 07 May 2009 - 10:27 AM
amphibian, on May 7 2009, 06:42 AM, said:
That being said, I don't like techno much, as the only exposure I have to it is when it's blasted at too loud volumes in clubs I'm not drunk enough to be in usually. But I'll bop along if a friend puts some on.
I thought you were deaf? Or do I have you confused with someone else? Obviously I do ...
stone monkey, on May 7 2009, 11:09 AM, said:
The answer to the question, from me, is: no, I don't. I listen to everything I can make time to hear and like a good portion of it. But musical snobs bore me because they can't help but constrained by those genres they are snobbish about - the same with any kind of taste based snobbery, really. If your major criterion for stuff you like is that it be obscure then sorry, you're quite a dull person imo. And that's not really anything to brag about.
Music, for me, is just a bunch of noises strung together in a sequence that, for whatever reason, appeals to my ear. This can be, and for me often is, random electronic bleeps, or soaring orchestral harmonies, or dirty sounding jazz, or speaker-wrecking dub reggae basslines, or dark drum 'n' bass rhythms or any number of other things...Yes, there are genres that I don't particularly enjoy - metal for one - but that doesn't necessarily mean that there aren't individual tracks that could be considered to be within a particular genre that might appeal to me (one of my favourite songs in the entire world, as I was telling Cougar and anyone else who'd listen at the last Manky Meet, is "Jesus Built My Hotrod" by The Ministry - a band whom I have seen live a number of times. My absolute favouritest song in the entire world is "Groove is in the Heart" by Dee-Lite, but that's another story).
In the end, it's a probability based exercise: if it's music made by long-haired white men with a penchant for wearing black and involves a lot of electric guitars then it's possible I might enjoy hearing it, but quite unlikely... We've only got so much time to discover the music we like to listen to before we're not in a position to enjoy it (or anything else) any more, so it makes sense to narrow our focus to those genres where the previous pickings have been rich. But doing that means that run the risk of missing out on those gems in the genres we overlook.
If I were going to get all philosophical about this I would point out that the world is full of great music you'll never hear, fantastic books you'll never read, amazing films you'll never see, beautiful people (of whichever gender floats your boat) that you'll never kiss and wonderful examples of all the other stuff that makes the human experience so rich that you'll never get around to encountering; we've all only got a limited amount of time, after all. It's a shame to miss out on it by limiting your options but, paradoxically, that selfsame self-imposed limitation means that you're possibly more likely to encounter things you do like. Eclecticism can only take you so far out into the wilds before you find yourself yearning for home.
ps For all you anti-pop snobs out there, popular does not always equal bad; making something good that appeals to a lot of people is almost certainly infinitely more difficult than making something good that only appeals to a few.
Music, for me, is just a bunch of noises strung together in a sequence that, for whatever reason, appeals to my ear. This can be, and for me often is, random electronic bleeps, or soaring orchestral harmonies, or dirty sounding jazz, or speaker-wrecking dub reggae basslines, or dark drum 'n' bass rhythms or any number of other things...Yes, there are genres that I don't particularly enjoy - metal for one - but that doesn't necessarily mean that there aren't individual tracks that could be considered to be within a particular genre that might appeal to me (one of my favourite songs in the entire world, as I was telling Cougar and anyone else who'd listen at the last Manky Meet, is "Jesus Built My Hotrod" by The Ministry - a band whom I have seen live a number of times. My absolute favouritest song in the entire world is "Groove is in the Heart" by Dee-Lite, but that's another story).
In the end, it's a probability based exercise: if it's music made by long-haired white men with a penchant for wearing black and involves a lot of electric guitars then it's possible I might enjoy hearing it, but quite unlikely... We've only got so much time to discover the music we like to listen to before we're not in a position to enjoy it (or anything else) any more, so it makes sense to narrow our focus to those genres where the previous pickings have been rich. But doing that means that run the risk of missing out on those gems in the genres we overlook.
If I were going to get all philosophical about this I would point out that the world is full of great music you'll never hear, fantastic books you'll never read, amazing films you'll never see, beautiful people (of whichever gender floats your boat) that you'll never kiss and wonderful examples of all the other stuff that makes the human experience so rich that you'll never get around to encountering; we've all only got a limited amount of time, after all. It's a shame to miss out on it by limiting your options but, paradoxically, that selfsame self-imposed limitation means that you're possibly more likely to encounter things you do like. Eclecticism can only take you so far out into the wilds before you find yourself yearning for home.
ps For all you anti-pop snobs out there, popular does not always equal bad; making something good that appeals to a lot of people is almost certainly infinitely more difficult than making something good that only appeals to a few.
Agreed. So very very agreed. Someone should put this post in the Hall of Fame. On the other hand, I doubt we'll be attending the same concerts anytime soon ...
Actually, I wonder who is playing while I am over there in July?
Daser, on May 7 2009, 01:26 PM, said:
It seems that this shit cant be played at anything under 120db. I wish every mutterfukker who likes this shit would go instantly deaf the first time they play it that loud so the rest of us wouldnt have to ever hear it coming out of their shitty cars or from 2 blocks over.
I can already see the sign language teacher stare at his full class room, that now is filled with long haired apes and waterdrinking ecstasy users.
I can already see the sign language teacher stare at his full class room, that now is filled with long haired apes and waterdrinking ecstasy users.
Dunno about the heavy metal (I like a fair bit), but so very agreed on the doof-doof shit. I think it is everyones' right to enjoy their music, but not to make me ENDURE it. Subwoofers are a blight on society, especially when combined with tiny cars and almost anyone under the age of 25 ...
Anything that sounds like a truck reversing or a machinegun being fired into a room full of cymbals isn't music. Also, droning monotonous shit like most Daft Punk - I've been subjected to a couple of their albums numerous times here at work, and I can safely say if I never hear it again, it will be far too soon.
If you need drugs to enjoy it - it ain't music.
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Posted 07 May 2009 - 10:38 AM
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Grief, FFS will you do something with your sig, it's bloody awful
worry said:
Grief is right (until we abolish capitalism).
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Posted 07 May 2009 - 10:42 AM
not in the slightest, i jsut listen to what i enjoy, and what i enjoy is what i am listening to.
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Posted 07 May 2009 - 12:33 PM
Raymond Luxury Yacht, on May 6 2009, 10:47 PM, said:
You do realize that by rejecting everything "popular" you are allowing mainstream opinion to shape what you listen to just as much as someone who listens to only "popular" music? Completely accepting or completely rejecting all popular music are just opposite manifestations of allowing the masses to decide what you do and don't like.
Actually I have nothing against something being popular at all. If a band makes it big, go for it. Nor do I have any problems with someone being signed to a big record label. I was merely pointing out that people think I am narrow minded because my taste in music doesn't coincide with the majority.
Stone Monkey said:
ps For all you anti-pop snobs out there, popular does not always equal bad; making something good that appeals to a lot of people is almost certainly infinitely more difficult than making something good that only appeals to a few.
Ahh, and therein lies the problem most of it isn't actually any good. Repetitve beats with someone moaning or talking over it is not what I would call good. A majority of them can't play instruments and their voices are enhanced digitally to make them sound better. I like a fair amount of stuff that is more popular, I just don't like being told that because it is in the charts it is good music.
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Daser, on May 6 2009, 11:26 PM, said:
3 and 5 would both work for me but since i have to choose 5.
Some albums from my youth just keep working for me, but it isnt what i listen to most.
Hates: Techno and Heavy rock. It seems that this shit cant be played at anything under 120db. I wish every mutterfukker who likes this shit would go instantly deaf the first time they play it that loud so the rest of us wouldnt have to ever hear it coming out of their shitty cars or from 2 blocks over.
I can already see the sign language teacher stare at his full class room, that now is filled with long haired apes and waterdrinking ecstasy users.
Some albums from my youth just keep working for me, but it isnt what i listen to most.
Hates: Techno and Heavy rock. It seems that this shit cant be played at anything under 120db. I wish every mutterfukker who likes this shit would go instantly deaf the first time they play it that loud so the rest of us wouldnt have to ever hear it coming out of their shitty cars or from 2 blocks over.
I can already see the sign language teacher stare at his full class room, that now is filled with long haired apes and waterdrinking ecstasy users.
Have you ever heard the Phantom of the Opera soundtrack being blasted at 130db?
Less angry 'better than thou' posting, more talking about music you like.
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Posted 07 May 2009 - 02:25 PM
Apologies, lord Obdi.
OK, so does anyone have any albums with a full eclectic mix on the one album??
"Be" by Pain of Salvation is the best example of this - metal, gospel, chill out, classical, jazzy, smooth rock and blues... Plus other stuff as well!! Also, it has a fantastic concept, and is very intelligently crafted (they brought in a 9 piece orchestra for it)
Definitely worth a checking out.
OK, so does anyone have any albums with a full eclectic mix on the one album??
"Be" by Pain of Salvation is the best example of this - metal, gospel, chill out, classical, jazzy, smooth rock and blues... Plus other stuff as well!! Also, it has a fantastic concept, and is very intelligently crafted (they brought in a 9 piece orchestra for it)
Definitely worth a checking out.
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