What's your kind of music?

[Hofmannhp]

Hi all,

I want to start a thread with a theme, that's very interesting (I think).

Whats your favorite kind of music, also meant over the years of your music experiancies.
But pay attention........what you write, let's give some reflexions of your psyche

For myself's taste it's very easy:

I began in 1964 with my first (self) bought vinyl from the Rolling Stones. They follow my musical way till today.
Later in the '60s I heard: Beach Boys, Beatles, Who, Cream, Traffic, Led Zeppelin. (no chewing gum music)
The 70s began with Deep Purple, Pink Floyd....mid 70s with the Eagles, JJ Cale, also Soul ...James Brown, Wilson Picket, Otis Reading,
The 80s with Michale Jackson, Disco all kind, etc.
the 90s, my US travelling times: Garth Brooks and a lot of other stuff like this,
2000: also Country Rock like Faith Hill........and more Blues....the real one ......John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Albert King, Steve Ray Vaughn, BB King, Clapton, and a lot more
(Since 1980 on JBLs)

HP

[Alex Lancaster]

HP:

About the same and:

Bob Dylan, Byrds, Animals, Johnny Cash, Joe Cocker, Janis, Melanie, Simon & Garfunkel (none of just Simon, Ugh), and lots others.

Concurrently: Bach, Vivaldi and Händel, mainly but lots others.

Alex.

[boputnam]

Hey, Hanspeter...

I was certain we'd another Thread on this, but I failed to locate it. Matters not. Always an interesting topic.

Widget burned me onto Annie Lennox' "Medusa" - a stunner, even if over produced.

I love anything by Lucy Kaplansky - particularly "Flesh and Bone" and "Ten Year Night", but that's 'cause I tend to wallow in Alt/Country... Her latest "The Red Thread" is outstanding. Check out her work as CryCryCry - we just started covering "Down by the River" to raging fan review at our New Mexico shows last week. Hmm-mm good...

But, one of my favorite sources has become, and remains, "The Loft", XM Radio channel 50. Mike Marrone and company are doing a phenomenal job. Pete Fornatelle - ex of WNEW-FM, NYC - has just joined, and the teams programming is tasty. Best, because you can recline with a glass of fine wine, and just let them roll it for you, commercial free...

A very, very close second, and only second due to brevity of the morning programming slot, is Dallas Dobro's morning show on KPIG in Santa Cruz, at www.kpig.com (need RealOne due to RIAA royalties).

[Robh3606]

I'm kind of a veteran cosmic rocker. But I will listen to almost anything. I started like you HP same groups more into the Moodies, ELP,ELO,YES, King Crimson,PFM, Nektar, Styx, Kansas, UK, Gentile Giant, Genesis, Asia, Alan Parons, Rennasance, Triumvirat, Queen defianately into progressive rock. Black Sabath,Neil Young, New Riders Purple Sage, Pure Prarie League, CSNY, Charlie Daniels, Mashall Tucker, Jethro Tull, Little Feet,Peter Gabriel, Strawbs, Steeley Dan, The Tubes, Billy Joel, Elton John, Chick Corea, Stanley Clark, Framton, Camel, Bella Fleck, Clapton, Joe Jackson, Frank Zappa and others too.

Rob

[scott fitlin]

Ill second Stanley Clark, I love to play his cut Lopsy Lu as a system demo.

Dance music

Pink Floyd

Zeppelin

Some Big band

Louis Armstrong, especially the Louis and Ella duet, Summertime, Summertime!

Some Classical

Most Jazz

salsa, Tito Puente, El Gran Combo

And one of my personal favorites, Yanni. he is an extremely creative, one man electronic orchestra who does very dynamic music!

[Figge]

mostly blues/rock´n roll. but also some 80:s metal iron maiden, old metallica. my personal favourite is roy buchanan. MAN the way he plays the guitar!!! to bad he aint with us anymore

[Hofmannhp]

Originally posted by Robh3606 ( edited by HP)
.....I started like you HP same groups more into the Moodies, ...... Triumvirat, ......Mashall Tucker, Jethro Tull, Little Feet,Peter Gabriel, .....Steeley Dan, ...... and others too.
Rob

Hi Rob,

thanks for completing MY list.....Triumvirat....wonder that you know this german group.....I loved "sweetest sound of liberty" from the album Spartacus and btw. Marshall Tucker's tribute to Steve Ray vaughn.....great.

I saw live :
King Crimson in a small club
3 x Jethro Tull
2 x Genesis
3 x ELP
and some more

HP

[Ken Pachkowsky]

I enjoy many of the artists listed above plus:

Diana Krall (Live In Paris) simply stunning dynamics on my Westlakes

Tom Waits
Robert Cray
Bobby Blue Band
Natilie Merchant
Tracy Chapman
Carlos Santana
SRV
Mark Knopfler
Larry Carlton
Lee Ritenour
Brian Ferry

Just to name a few.

Ken

[morbo!]

wow
what a list
but i didnt see the blues traveller in the list
i especially like the album 4 if im not in a good mood
it takes u through a whole range of emotion and by the end of it leaves you ready to face the day and not giving a crap about what was worring you
cool sound but i suppose its not for everybody

morbo!
thats the recipe

[rockin'rushmore]

Lots'o good tunes rolling around in here.Can't belive nobody's brought up The Allman Brothers Band good stuff!Live At Filmore is incredible,IMO.Just sounds right cranked on the JBL's.Some newer stuff is pretty good, BigHead Todd and The Monsters and John Mayer are two off the top of my head.But what about the older stuff?Head East(first concert )Flat AS A Pancake album, love the bottom end on that one big and meaty!Tom Petty,ACDC,REO,Santana, the list is endless!Rock on!

[morbo!]

we should start a new rockerz thread

[Hamilton]

Anything except rap or hip-hop.

[morbo!]

some classic oz rock that no1 has mentioned
splitenz (technically newzealanders)(cant find a sheep emoticon)
men at work
and the hoodoo guroo`s + many more i cant think of atm
all had a distinctly aus sound
but was pretty good
p.s the band down the road is having a party tonight was out in my back yard listening to them they do rock and also a irish pub rock thing when his wife gets on the violin and fiddles the hell outta it, they all work and only do it for fun but should be getting paid big $$$$$$$$$$
chilli peppers blood sugar sex magic(this and blues traveller are the only full cd`s i listen to at the moment)plus war of the worlds cd


morbo!
got to post an mp3 of these guys if they let me. its all there own original music

[Rusnzha]

Oblivion Express
Santana
Weather Report
Return to Forever
Brand X
Passport
Pink Floyd
Genesis
Albert King
Jean Luc Ponty
Crusaders
Steely Dan
Flora Purim
Gabor Szabo
Hiroshima
Martina McBride
Wayne Shorter
Faith Hill
Phyllis Hyman
Respighi
Styx
Beethoven
Seawind
etc.

Got my first JBLs in 73 -- 88Ps -- Everything sounded better!

[Jakeisuseless]

Remember, I'm young.

The Arcade Fire (Alt rock.)
The Beatles (The most important band in history.)
The Blood Brothers (Experimental Rock)
Chris Cornell (Alt rock)
Cream
Coldplay (Alt Rock)
Dave Matthews Band (Jam/pop)
The Decemberists (Indie)
The Doors (Classic Rock)
Elvis Costello (Pop)
Godspeed You Black Emperor (Experimental)
The Gorillaz (Brit pop/experimental/hip-hop/alt rock)
The Hives (Alt Rock)
Janis Joplin (Rock/blues)
Jimi Hendrix (Jimi Hendrix)
Joan Of Arc (Emo/alt rock)
Junior Brown (Alternitive Country)
Jurrasic 5 (Hip-hop)
The Kinks (Alternitive classic rock)
Meat Puppets (Alternitive rock/country/punk)
Modest Mouse (Alt rock)
Morcheeba (Trip-hop)
Mudhoney (Alt rock)
[The] Pink Floyd (Experimental Classic Rock)
The Prodigy (Electronica)
Radiohead (Experimental alt rock)
The Rolling Stones (Classic Rock)
The Red Hot Chili Peppers (Funk Rock)
The Sea And Cake (Alt rock)
Shpongle (Experimental Electronic)
Stereolab (Something.)
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble (Rock/Blues)
Stone Temple Pilots (Alt Rcck)
Sublime (Alt Rock/Ska/Reggee/punk/pop)
Ugly Casanova (Alt rock/indie rock)
The Vines (Post Grunge/Alt rock)
The Violent Femmes (Alt Rock)
Weezer (Geek Rock/alt rock)
The White Stripes (Rock)
Wings (Classic Rock)

But there really is so much more.... Really what is the point of rediulously expensive vintage speakers, turntables, cd players, receivers, amps, and for me, my computer without listening to good music?