Time for the Genre question again.....

[Edge]

1. Pop/pop-RnB/pop-rock    (Examples; Girls Aloud/Destinys Child/Busted.)


2. Dance/Trance/Techno     (Examples; Ministry of Sound.)


3. Country/Western     (Examples; Johnny Cash/Willie Nelson.)

4. Nu-Rock (Examples; Linkin Park, Papa Roach, Evanescance.)

[NB: I will NEVER refer to it as 'Nu-Metal' as the term is inaccurate.....]


5. PROPER Rock (Examples; AC DC, Guns and Roses, Queen.)


6.  Studenty Alternative (The Killers, Franz Ferdinand, Kaiser Chiefs, Lily Allen, all that kind of thing.....)


7. Classical (Mozart, Film Scores, that sort of thing.....)


8. Heavy Metal (or sub-genres)   (Examples; Iron Maiden, Motorhead, Emporer, Morbid Angel, Amon Amarth, Iced Earth, Napalm Death, Bloodbath and any other genre I've missed.....)


9. Blues (Hendrix, Clapton, BB King, T-Bone Walker.)


10. Jazz (Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, that sort of thing)




Mine is Heavy Metal, reasons are obviously because of the way the music I listen to takes a great amount of skill to play, a good amount of technical ability and innovation as well.....it makes me happy, it makes me feel good, I love it when people tell a co-herent story through song- metal tends to have that in abundance it tends to have a lot more epic feel to it than a lot of music just short of Classical, Blues and Jazz.....

In short, I think it's the greatest form of entertainment in music today, and that'll never change.



Your turn ladies and germs.....

What's your favourite music style, and why? 

[Kamui]

None of the above

My favourite genre is Ska in its many forms

Trad Ska like Toots and the Maytals, Prince Buster
2-Tone ska like The specials, Madness, The Selecter
3rd Wave like The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Reel Big Fish, Suburban Legends

The reason I like ska is just because of its upbeat nature, they can sing about the most depressing things on the planet but because of the upstrokes + Horns its still quite a upbeat song
Stuff like metal i can listen to in small quantities before I get bored (its all too samey for my liking) Ska however has such a large range of sounds etc that I never get bored of it

People always say how technically proficient metal players are but tbh I cant see it anyone can learn to play an instrument fast, I could get upto the speed of Dragonforce if I spent long enough practicing however music like Ska actually needs really good timing and great technique (Ska horn players are among the best in the world)
This is the reason that I have said I will never play in a metal band as its just so unfulfilling as a bass player

I could go on forever but I wont as people will get bored

[In AmericEar]

I don't really have a favourite, though it would probably be 'Nu-rock'... or 'Heavy Metal'

Mainly because I grew up with my brothers sitting me on their lap at the age of four with them going 'Listen to this! Listen to this!' and playing Metallica and stuff like that I grew up listening to stuff nobody in my class had heard of

It's become the only type of music that I like, so if my friends try and play me something like Girls Aloud, I have to wonder how they can stand to listen to that crap

One strange thing, is because of the sitting me on the knee and playing me music which is now considered 'Oh, this is a classic!' I'm embarrassed to be able to sing a long to them all, know all the words, and know who sang it... my friends look at me as if I'm a freak

My families quite musical so I find totally random songs on my ipod every so often. Last week I found a reeeeeally sad song by Bernard Fanning... which I have successfully forgotten the name to.

Hehe I was never allowed to listen to pop!

OMG! We're doing Reggae and ska and mento and rock steady and R&B in Music at the moment and it is our teachers favourite type of music so he SINGS to it and it's so annoying 'cos he goes on and on and onn... We're planning to switch one of his CDs with Slipknot or something

[Kamui]

We're planning to switch one of his CDs with Slipknot or something

Blasphemy!

[Angelus]

Stuff like metal i can listen to in small quantities before I get bored (its all too samey for my liking) Ska however has such a large range of sounds etc that I never get bored of it

WHATWHATWHATWHATWHATWHATWHAT how can you call heavy metal boring,

it is the most ultimate of all the genre's!!!!

[Kamui]

Stuff like metal i can listen to in small quantities before I get bored (its all too samey for my liking) Ska however has such a large range of sounds etc that I never get bored of it

WHATWHATWHATWHATWHATWHATWHAT how can you call heavy metal boring,

it is the most ultimate of all the genre's!!!!

Meh I just dont find it interesting I cant listen to more than 2/3 Metallica/ Dragonforce/ Maiden songs at a time
However I could happily listen to a whole album or two in a row from a band like the Suburban Legends etc

[Edge]

I disagree with the whole 'anyone can play an instrument fast' idea, because much of what speed metal bands like Dragonforce do is sharp, articulate and accurate to the letter pickwork, surgical tapping and a number of different techniques that are performed to a degree of accuracy I've rarely seen in any musical form.

I personally think unless you've an infinite amount of time on your hands, no life, or else are at school and have x amount of free time; then finding the time and tutilage to get up to that kind of accuracy, let alone speed which is less important would be very hard indeed. Speed is not the important factor in guitar by a long shot- if you haven't got the picking frequency and accuracy to be able to play your music in time, you've got nothing.

Really honestly speaking, examples of huge picking accuracy would have to be Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Randy Rhodes, Eddie Van Halen, Alexi Laiho, BB King (Slow at times, but very accurate) John Petrucci, and maybe let's say the likes of even Malmsteen and Michael Angelo Batio.....the former two playing at lightning speed while being as accurate as Legolas at an Orc shooting contest!  (Dispite their lack of songwriting ability.)


People take the p-i-s-s out of DF for playing fast- I'd ask those people to look at how accurate, how in-time and how well articulated that playing is, rather than picking up on the speed issue.

I will never be that speed, and I'm pretty sure my accuracy will never be as clinical, and I've been practising guitar for well over a year and a half.....it'll take me a long time to be even at a slow but accurate Iron Maiden standard.


Angelus, cool down man, it's not everything to everyone. 



By the way, I apologise that Ska and Punk isn't up there everyone- please feel free to put it down if necessary.....I knew something was missing. 

[Icy]

Heavy 'kin Metal baby!

Maiden, Iced Earth, all that kinda thing.  That's my favourite Genre, although it's nothe only Genre I love.  I also love Wiccan music, Celtic, Symphonic Metal....etc! 

But aye, Metal rocks

[Theo]

  I wanna change my vote.. 

[xthepoison__]

Man this is a hard one as I love many different genres of music.
And also I kinda get pyschological as well when it comes to this kind of
topic so bare with me lol.

I love Heavy Metal music very much. I love bands like Dragonforce, Slayer, Iron Maiden,
Metallica, Motorhead etc as their music is so interesting and how technical they sound and
how well they play the guitars and drums etc. Listening to metal music I feel helps me release
all the anger and frustrations that I have or ever had.

I also love Punk music too. I love bands such as Sex Pistols, Anti Flag, Agnostic Front etc.
I like Punk music because of the music but I think it's mostly because of the whole attitude
and their views on the world and life in general and I share the same views as some punk bands.

I also like Hardcore/Screamo music as well. Yes some of you may think that it's like emo music
but it is very different to emo music and the emo lifestyle in my opinion. I'm still learning a great
deal about this particular genre of music so do bare with me lol. Hardcore/Screamo bands like
As I Lay Dying, From First to Last, Underoath, Norma Jean etc are truly amazing bands.
I love Hardcore/Screamo music because of the vocals (they scream lol) and listening to this kind
of music helps me get rid of all the anger, frustration and pain that I have. The music and how
technical it is is another thing that makes me interested in this genre. I'd say Hardcore bands
have a rather "punk" attitude too and I can relate to Hardcore/Screamo music very much.

Nu-Rock and Emo music is a huge guilty pleasure of mine. I will admit it.
Country and Western music is another guilty pleasure and so is Studenty Alternative too.

I cannot stand Pop/Rap/RnB/Dance/Happy Hardcore/Drum and Bass music.
It doesn't appeal to me whatsoever. Happy Hardcore as well as Drum and Bass music
should not be considered music in my opinion. It's just noise and it gives me severe migraines.
Happy Hardcore is just disgusting, the vocals are awful, I'm still to this day guessing whether
they've got a hamster high on helium singing the vocals or something else.
Rap is another horrible genre, talking about how cars are cool as well as shooting people
and calling us females "hos"..that is not cool. And Pop, well that's just cheesy.

Ok, enough from me now lol.

[Pippy]

Well...Well I like Oasis...and I like Take that's new song (SHUT UP!!!!) and the Hoff obviously LOL ahh JUMP INTO MY CAAAAR Think the Hoff has a category of his own it is...the so cheesy it shouldn't be a singer category

I love country and western..Love ma Tim Mcgraw and my John Williamson...TRUE BLUEEEEEEE 
Love a bit of my Westlife...
hate a bit of Evenescence and My chemical romance..what a load of bollocks..
I like my Lordy
erm who else do I hate let me think yes Fall out boy...bollocks!!!!!
Like a bit of robbie Williams...bit of the sugababes...
a teeny bit of the daniel bedingfield...
Love a bit of Bon Jovi and Bryan Adams...
Like a bit of Meatloaf and Queen

[Mortange.]

Oh dear...genres...*gets scared*

Im never quite sure what to choose. If anyone asks me, I always say 'alternative'. (yes...I know..quite a vague answer...)

I really dont believe that I do actually listen to one genre of music. I listen to older stuff like The Beatles, America, The Beach Boys, David Bowie, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison and The Doors. I also love classical music  - Beethoven and Yann Tiersen being my favourites.

But im quite happy to listen to odd 90's type stuff, the wierd electronic-ish pop (I guess you could call it that...) like Ladytron and Daft Punk and a more modern band in that kind of style called Metric. And still with the 90's thing I love Radiohead, Hole, The Smashing Pumpkins and The Pixies. (and im a slight obsessive when it comes to Thom Yorke and Frank Black's solo stuff.)

Gah. And now and then I listen to punk-ish music, well I wouldn't call it all punk (some of it is this new thing they call 'screamo'.) But just to try and keep things simpler i'll stick it all in here - The Distillers, Billy Talent, The Blood Brothers, Death From Above 1979, Amen, Alkaline Trio, Biffy Clyro, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs and The Long Blondes.

And bands which are perhaps not part of any genre! - like The Arcade Fire, Sigur Ros, The Mars Volta, The Dresden Dolls, Aqualung, A Perfect Circle and Bright Eyes. Oh, and occasionally I just turn into a freak sit in a darkened room listening to Nine Inch Nails, Tool and Aphex Twin on repeat. But the less said about that the better...

So...that was probably a waste of time writing all that, as I still dont have a bloody clue what genre of music I listen to...

[Beleriel]

Hmmm this is hard to answer because personally I like a mix.  I love the old rock bands like Black Sabbath and Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin.... after all they are just CLASS! 

But there again I also like Linkin Park, System of a Down, Rammstein and NIN!  so...... like I said, I consider them all just heavy rock.... as in old and new if you see what I mean? 

[Ħoney In The Sunshine]

Well I don't know that I can just stick with one genre either...I like a lot of different music. I'll list a few if thats ok:

Placebo
Jack Off Jill
Scarling
Foo Fighters
Darling Violetta
A Perfect Circle
Tool
Queens of the Stone Age
Portishead
Magic Dirt

The list could go on forever and ever. In the poll I voted alternative, it's probably the closest to any of the genres...

[Kamui]

The thing that makes me laugh with genres is that there is such variation with what genre people put bands in,
One of my friends posted one of these myspace bulletins where you put a cross next to the bands you like and that makes you a certain 'genre' She said that none of the bands in the emo category were emo but IMO almost all of them were
[ ] Alkaline Trio
[ ] At the Drive In
[ ] Dashboard Confessional
[ ] From first to last
[ ] Further seems forever
[ ] The get up Kids
[ ] Jawbreaker
[ ] Jimmy eat world
[ ] The Juliana Theory
[ ] The Promise Ring
[ ] Saves the day
[ ] Something Corporate
[ ] The Starting line
[ ] Sunny Day Real Estate
[ ] Hidden in Plain View
[ ] Thursday

Thats the list of bands and in my opinion the only band in there that isnt is Thursday as I see them more as a progressive band like Coheed and Cambria, Dredg, The Mars volta

I have noticed this more in Emo and Metal music than anything else, I regularly see arguments of whether Bullet For My Valentine are Emo or Metal and the same with Trivium, Metal fans seem to be the most judgemental as if a band shows slight emo tendecies or influences then they instantly dismissed from the genre

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