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Gamemusic is the best ^^
the music of the most snes rpg's is really great, especially Final Fantasy VI, Tales of Phantasia, Chrono Trigger, Radical Dreamers and Terranigma

I'd have to say classical musicians are the hardest working, followed by jazz. Jazz musicians are impressive, no doubt, but I think underneath the veneer, classical musicians go through hell.

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Little miss Muffet, sat on her tuffet,
Eating her curds and...
WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

I respect the improvisational abilities that jazz musicians possess. I also respect the discipline involved in being a classical musician. This of course is not to say that jazzers don't have discipline or classical people don't improvise, these are just my uninformed layman's impressions.

That said, the kind of music I'm currently most into is collegiate and professional a cappella singing.

PB78

I voted rap, although I feel the word brings a pretty negative connotation nowadays. People think immediately of Nelly or 50 Cent, or the Lil' Jon skit from Dave Chappelle in which he doesn't say anthing but "Yeah," "What," or "Okay." And to be honest that's what a lot of the pop-rap on the radio sounds like to me, too. What I enjoy is typically referred to as "concious" hip-hop, which concentrates much more on lyrics and some sort of message than a catchy hook.

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Hip-Hop QOTW:

"Yeah, where I'ma start it at, look I'ma part of that
Downtown Philly where it's realer than a heart attack
It wasn't really that ill until the start of crack
Now it's a body caught every night on the Almanac"

"Game Theory"
The Roots

I voted for metal, which got a slight nod over classical and game music. Just as a disclaimer, I can't stand nu-metal. One thing that's always bothered me is the stereotype that metal bands just bang on their instruments to produce sounds...while this is occasionally true, listen to Blind Guardian or Nightwish or Dimmu Borgir for a few minutes and it'll become quite apparent that the artists know exactly what they're doing.

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Sabin: ... to Mom... and to Figaro.

"A true classic never goes out of style!"

"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe... attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion.... I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in the rain..."

I chose Other just cause I like alot. I am into rock and metal (pre-1994 thank you), oldies, game music, soundtracks, classical, blues, Irish folk music (especially when I am drinking) and orchestrated. The only thing I hate is rap, techno (if you call that music), and especially manufactured crap pop. I have no respect for anyone who does pop music, except for Michael Jackson (before all the "issues") cause "Thriller" is one of the greatest albums ever.

This post has been edited by BGrugby on 13th April 2004 04:34

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War is for the participants a test of character; it makes bad men worse and good men better. - Joshua Chamberlain

U sir R a n00b >:-( - Cactuar

i also voted "rap" and to give a perspective (i'm not hating on your choice of music, i just want people to know that "conscious" rap is most certainly not the only good rap out there), although i also generally tend to really dislike everything played on the radio, for the most part in my circles "conscious" rap (or hip-hop) is seen in just as much a negative light as radio trash for a few reasons. it's often very pretentious and it is almost always difficult to relate to. also, people who enjoy that kind of music *usually* (not pointing fingers) have this feeling that rap which is based on reality and involves a lot of cursing or description of real but illegal or detrimental activities is somehow much less educated than their preferred musical style -- even when there is just as much (and often more!) feeling and lyrical content put into these songs as there is in this so called "conscious" rap, which, many times, is little more than a bunch of dictionary words strung together to sound educated. examples of excellent, lyrical, and still REAL and RELATABLE rap can be found in the lyrics of z-ro, jay-z, and especially the late 2pac, to name a few.

I null-voted this one. I Have no favorite genre. I listen to everything from Bill Withers to Sublime to Bob Seger to Tool to Outkast. I like any genre, as long as the music is good.

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"My impersonation of an ordinary person was flawless." - Neal

"Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened." - Dr. Seuss

I agree with those of you who say jazz musicians are very valented. I voted for jazz though I'm into smooth and contemporary jazz which is much different from regular jazz. It seems like most people don't even know what smooth jazz is. Lately it's been taking on a pop sound and a new genre has sprung up called "pop instrumental". Whatever you want to call it I've been listening to this music for over 10 years. It has been a great musical journey with some fantastic guitar, piano, horn and vocal progressions. It's a lot of fun.

My second favorite genre is dance/techno/trance/house/euro followed by hipHop, rap and alternative rock respectively. It's a shame that dance music doesn't get much attention here in the US like it does in Europe. Chicago had a dance radio station for 2.5 years, one of the only ones in the country. This station was a blast to listen to and I've collected most of the music played during their regular programming. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights they would play music live from the local dance clubs for like 6 hours straight. Man it was so great... I was always tuned in. They also had a top 10 songs of the day program at 10PM. It was fun keeping track of the movement of each song. A year ago the station was bought out and was turned into a Mexican station when we already have at least 4 of those.

This post has been edited by i90east on 14th April 2004 07:04

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FFXI (Siren server)
Tauu the Windurstian Tarutaru!
White Mage & Paladin

some healthy difference in views, here but lets all find some common ground. i think (hope) we can all agree that nobody here likes a flock of seagulls.

there. i said it.

on that token, i think we can all find common ground in that everyone likes the gilligans island theme song. how can you not? its peppy, its upbeat, and it tells a fantastic story about an adventure at sea that went terribly, terribly wrong. songwriting at its best, my friends.

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You watch the world exploding every single night
Dancing in the sun, a newborn in the light
Say goodbye to gravity and say goodbye to death
Hello to eternity and live for every breath

Your time will come...

Definatly ROCK! nothing beats a nice collection of Guitar Riffs!

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Jess.G

According to my Audioscrobbler list, it looks like I skew more toward the generic "rock" genre. But I think genres in and of themselves are utterly stupid. As has been mentioned, there is no real "rock" genre, and for the most part, there really never was. There are hundreds of subgenres out there, mostly because any shmuck can come along and make one up as long as he can get someone else to start using it. "Emo", anyone? Ooh, or let's go into "Screamo", even better!

I like bands that are considered rock, like U2. I like bands that are considered post-rock, like Sigur Ros. I like ska like Save Ferris or Catch-22. There are artists who are considered very pop these days but have a terribly unique sound, such as Dido and Nelly Furtado. They're pop with an ethnic flair, but they're lumped into a generic top 40 category because genres are stupid. I like some sorts of synthrock like Postal Service, or even a band like Blur, who gets more interesting as time goes by. I'm a sucker for good piano work. I'm a sucker for good acoustic guitar, like Tim Reynolds. I'm a sucker for a fiddle or a violin.

And I'll listen to Flock of Seagulls or virtually any kind of New Wave music. I like the Cure. I like Madonna. I pretty much like it if it is from the 80's. I love the 80's (strikes back). OK, I've lost my mind now.

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And on the subject of radio trash rap, I have to say that I find D12's song on the radio right now hilarious.

This post has been edited by Rangers51 on 15th April 2004 14:56

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"To create something great, you need the means to make a lot of really bad crap." - Kevin Kelly

Why aren't you shopping AmaCoN?

I like various bands from The Who and The Kinks to British Sea Power & The Stone Roses -

In Britain at the moment we have a really big indie scene again with new bands springing up all the time - it makes a change to see real bands who write their own music being recognised for a change.

I do try and embrace all types of music, but it tends to be what suits my mood at the time. I think it is important to like what music gives you a good feeling when you listen to it. Never sucumb to peer pressure and pretend to like something just because your mates like it.

I also DJ and used to play in a couple of clubs in Cardiff.
I play Trance and progressive (nothing to cheesy!) and my favourite labels are Bonzai and Black Hole Recordings.

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Chrono Triggers rock super-group:

Ozzie - lead singer from Black Sabbath
Flea - Bassist from Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Slash - Guitarist from Guns 'n' Roses

He drinks and smokes his cares away
His heart is in the lonely way
Living in the ruins
Of a castle built on sand...

Tell The King - The Libertines

Quote (Rangers51 @ 15th April 2004 10:54)

And I'll listen to Flock of Seagulls or virtually any kind of New Wave music.

and i get shut down. damn.

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You watch the world exploding every single night
Dancing in the sun, a newborn in the light
Say goodbye to gravity and say goodbye to death
Hello to eternity and live for every breath

Your time will come...

Quote (gozaru~ @ 13th April 2004 01:54)

REAL and RELATABLE rap can be found in the lyrics of z-ro, jay-z, and especially the late 2pac, to name a few.

Don't get me wrong, I love Tupac, I have every album, and I love Jay-Z's earlier stuff. But my problem is that for every Tupac and Big L, who can rhyme about stuff like that and make you think about it, there's a dozen rappers who think rhyming about guns and violence instantly makes you "real," and you don't need to put any real thought into the lyrics.

This is just my taste, but I sometimes enjoy a bunch of dictionary words strung together, as long as they're used right. Take this example from Jane Doe:
The church of scientology, feminine biology
Manic depressive psychologically, A.D.D. alive and we
Polluted by technology, the fumes and its ecology
While your thought you was out of copy I get nastier than sodomy
Probably an oddesey, started back on robbery
Was the degree of the economy that do the sovereignty
Regarded as a prodigy, leery in sociology
Let the wallabees always conceal my gynecology
Rhymin' pathologically, that's how it gotta be!
Never makin' no apology, worshippin' my anthropology
F*** modesty, studyin' microbiology
Causin' verbal lobotomy, it's in my geneology
Six months of sobriety, movin' very methodically
Like a unicorn, more waves than oceanography
Guard technology, rip shows antibiotically
True thugs bionically, give birth to criminology


And the concious rap I enjoy the most are the songs that make an intelligent point over great music, like J-Live in Satisfied (just a little after 9-11):

Hey yo, the air's still stale
The anthrax got my Ole Earth wearin' a mask and gloves to get a meal
I know a older guy that lost twelve close peeps on 9-1-1
While you kickin' up punchlines and puns
Man f*** that s***, this is serious biz
By the time Bush is done, you won't know what time it is
If it's war time or jail time, time for promises
And time to figure out where the enemy is
The same devils that you used to love to hate
They got you so gassed and shook now, you scared to debate
The same ones that traded books for guns
Smuggled drugs for funds
And had fun lettin' off forty-one*
But now it's all about NYPD caps
And Pentagon bumper stickers
But yo, you still a n****
It ain't right them cops and them firemen died
The s*** is real tragic, but it damn sure ain't magic
It won't make the brutality disappear
It won't pull equality from behind your ear
It won't make a difference in a two-party country
If the president cheats, to win another four years
Now don't get me wrong, there's no place I'd rather be
The grass ain't greener on the other genocide
But tell Huey Freeman don't forget to cut the lawn
And uproot the weeds
Cuz I'm not satisfied

*"had fun letting off 41" is a reference to the Amadou Diallo shooting.

Anyways, I like music that makes me think about things, and while Pac and Biggie do that, more of the people that do that for me tend to fall into the concious rap bracket.


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Hip-Hop QOTW:

"Yeah, where I'ma start it at, look I'ma part of that
Downtown Philly where it's realer than a heart attack
It wasn't really that ill until the start of crack
Now it's a body caught every night on the Almanac"

"Game Theory"
The Roots

i am totally the definition of ecclectic, i listen to absolutely EVERYTHING... there isn't one genre out there that i really hate, there are SOME SONGS out there i don't like to listen to but if i am forced you won't here me complain... therefor i voted other, my favorite genre's include oldies, pop, rock, punk, and video game music (classical)

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~ A Hero Is Someone Who Stands When Their Legs Are Gone~

That was a hard choice. I like techno, game music, various types of metal, jazz, and some oldies. I ended up with techno. But, just for the heck of it, I LOVE NIGHTWISH!!!

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"It is a part of human nature to be evil, and it is a part of human nature to destroy evil, therefore, when evil is destroyed, so will be the human race..."
- Atma

i said other cause i like like super uber heavy stuff that gives me a headache. its sort of metal/hardcore/rock.

stuff like slipknot where you cant understand what they are understanding and lots of drumms. i also like Korn, Disturbd, Tool, Staind, Whtie Zombie over Rob Zombie, Slipknot, Rage Against the Machines, Rammstein, System of A Down, and Godsmack...

but i also love the lyrics to rap. why? they crack me up!!!

i love stuff by lil john (duh) cause he says three words in all his songs. Yeah, Okay, What... Luda is tight, and ofcoure Jay-Z and Youngbloodz. And ooh yeah 50 cent!!!!!!

but heavy stuff is the biggest part of my life!!!

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"Isn't ramza a girls name?" -me

i havent changed my avatar or anything in a long time! time for a change yall!

I like a bit of rock and some game music, like from Final Fantasy, a rock band that I do like is Linkin Park, and no it is NOT Rap, a few people say that it is rap, but it is really alternative rock, and my do listen to some of my friend's Christian Rock whenever I am at his house, which is usually about twice or three times a week, but mostly when it comes to music, I like game music, and NO Offense anyone, I do not like Rap and Country, again no offense.

i picked other, because i viewed it as an all of the above. i have mountains upon mountains of CDs and mp3s. i am not one for country, nor rap (although Run DMC is kickass), but i love many bands. in fact, my top ten include:

10. The Darkness
9. Rolling Stones
8. Type O Negative
7. Ween
6. The Beatles (w/ Lennon)
5. Radiohead
4. Switchblade Symphony
3. Nine Inch Nails
2. Led Zeppelin
1. Smashing Pumpkins

yyup. all of those bands are pretty rockin!

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once you can accept yourself, you will never be alone

i honestly listen to a little bit of everything from country to rap, but theres a lot of both that i could stand to erase from history

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Disasterchild8 brought me to this site! Rock On Sean!

Ashes To Ashes, Gascans And Matches.
Mushroomhead

I'd have to go with industrial rock, although this is the type of music I love the most:

Tool, A Perfect Circle, Nine Inch Nails, System of a Down, Oleander, Godhead, KMDFM (sp?), Rob Zombie, Led Zeppelin, Disturbed, etc.

I end up to a lot of... well... J-Pop, though Game Music follows up right behind it. Kinda' goes hand in hand with me.

Me don't want to get flamed down, please.

classic rock is my favorite i also love metal, guns 'N' roses, pink floyd, led zeppelin, black sabbath, iron maiden, iron butterfly, the greatful dead (im going to their concert on june 24th! so excited!), the eagles, elton john, but the greatest song ever was done by joe walsh

life's been good to me

I have a mansion forget the price
Ain't never been there they tell me it's nice
I live in hotels tear out the walls
I have accountants pay for it all

They say I'm crazy but I have a good time
I'm just looking for clues at the scene of the crime
Life's been good to me so far

My Maserati does 185
I lost my license now I don't drive
I have a limo ride in the back
I lock the doors in case I'm attacked

I'm making records my fans they can't wait
They write me letters tell me I'm great
So I got me an office gold records on the wall
Just leave a message maybe I'll call

Lucky I'm sane after all I've been through
Everybody says I'm cool (He's cool)
I can't complain but sometimes I still do
Life's been good to me so far

I go to parties sometimes until four
It's hard to leave when you can't find the door
It's tough to handle this fortune and fame
Everybody's so different I haven't changed

They say I'm lazy but it takes all my time
Everybody says Oh yeah (Oh yeah)
I keep on going guess I'll never know why
Life's been good to me so far


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And when the band you're in starts playing different tunes,
i'll see you on the dark side of the moon.... - Pink Floyd

Eagle may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines

My tastes are fairly eclectic, although I'm not a big fan of most rap or country. Right now in my playlist I've got...

Tool, Dave Matthews Band, 311, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Radiohead, Audioslave, Better than Ezra, Coldplay, Evanescence, Flaming Lips, Foo Fighters, Incubus, Nirvana, Ours, Queens of the Stone Age, Smashing Pumpkins, and more that I'm too lazy to list.

Then when I go to bed I usually put on something a bit more soothing, usually Loreena McKennitt, classical, Celtic-type music, etc.

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~Justin
Murphy was an optimist.

I'm surprised you didn't add Punk, in there..so i chose Other, I mostly like Punk Rock...Hardcore, Oi and some Emo...I'm not a big fan of Emo, but Coheed and Cambria is cool. My Favorite bands are Bad Religion, Pennywise and The Vandals...I also like X and MC5, The Ramones, Fugazi, Dropkick Murphys, And stuff like that...I'm also a big fan of Video Game Music, and I plan to make some MIDI file remixes of diffrent VG songs...if I can ever get around to buying the MIDI software... But...I mostly like all kinds of music...so...Leave it at Other.

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"Life... dreams... hope... Where'd they come from? And where are they headed? These things... I am going to destroy!"

~Kefka~



--Ub3r 0wn493.---

what's your favorite type of music. mine is definately rap/hip-hop. i love the beats, the smooth lyrics, and i love laughin at some of the posers that get let in. my favorite rapper has got to be DMX, especially his songs Ayo Kato, get It On The Floor, and The Ruff Ryders Anthem. of course, gotta give some love to my boy YML. you've probably never herad of him. he's a rapper from Statesboro and HE IS GOOD! so waht's your favorite type of music and who's your favorite artist.

Moderator Edit

I merged this topic with one just like it that was only two weeks old. -R51

sorry bout that R51, didn't see the topic.

This post has been edited by Malevolence on 26th May 2004 23:33

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moé in the streets, senpai in the sheets

I love Metal. A loud, fast, and seemingly aggressive beat always gets me going. Mainly Metallica, Sabbath, Alice, Megadeth and hevy stuff like that. I love druming along and bang my head.

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I fear my heart and fear my soul
Life goes on, it surely will,
Without me and I wonder:
Will I ever see light again?

Life goes on...

I used to be the largest metal head amongst the people I know. I still am, by most standards. I like bands like Children Of Bodom, Dying Fetus, Nightwish, Metallica, Malevolent Creation, Katatonia and so on. They have talent, and they know how to show it off.

I love old school rock n roll, Rolling Stones,The Who, Ac/Dc, Pink Fylod, The Beatles, Led Zeppellin
and so on.

I'm big on a lot of bands, Radiohead, Bjork, The Cure, Goo Goo Dolls, The Counting Crows, Tears For Fears, Coheed And Cambria, Rush, a whole lot of bands.

I recently got into the whole hardcore music thing, it's not that bad at all. Bands like It Dies Today, As I Lay Dying, Funeral For A Friend, AlexisOnFire, Atreyu,
Underoath and Norma Jean especially. They're really gifted groups, but they take some getting used to.

I agree on the blues/jazz thing, most music came evolved from that, which evolved from classical, which evolved from cave men bashing stones.

I don't really like Rap much, but I have some respect for those rap artists who display SOME level of originality and skill.

I dislike "Emo" music with a passion. Dashboard Confessionals and such...whiney boys complaining about girlfriends they never had, to people equally depressed and care even less. It's just bitching, not music.

That about sums me up, so yay!

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Okay, but there was a goat!

I voted for Rock because Rush is my favourite band and I'm listening to them right now. I'll listen to just about anything, though.

My taste has been growing more broad in recent months. Last year, I was purely a classic rock, Celtic-folk, and 'classical' (using the word as a big umbrella term for all orchestral music) listener. Today, my playlists are filled with music I wouldn't even have considered before.

Favourites include:

Rush!
Dead Kennedys
Queen
Descendants
Stan Rogers
Bach, Beethoven, Bizet, et al.
Orbital
Pink Floyd
Boards of Canada
Bob Dylan
Dream Theater
Faith No More
Mr. Bungle
Soundgarden
Bad Brains
Loreena McKennitt
The Rankins
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
INTRO5PECT
Various showtunes/Broadway stuff
Big band music (Buddy Rich was God!)

And of course, the greatest musical genius of our time . . . "Weird Al" Yankovic.

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I deserve to die for leaving out Zeppelin.

This post has been edited by Alexandr on 26th May 2004 23:57

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Always hopeful, yet discontent; he knows changes aren't permanent --
But change is!