What sorta music does everyone listen to?

aRcTuRuS · August 2005

Heya all, just thought id see what sorta music everyone is into, might come in handy later on for swapping presets with others who share similar genres. Im a metalhead myself, thrash, power, doom, death, black, viking... you name it i listen to it, except for nu-metal. Im also into my glam and old skool rock like zeppelin, deep purple, judas priest, sabbath.

So what is it you guys like?

aRcTuRuS · August 2005

Okies people, i know you are viewing this site. Hit that reply button and tell me your music your into.

GNX Jammer · August 2005

I'm a product of the 80's hair metal scene myself, but lately have been appreciating a wider variety of music, mostly nu/goth metal. I really dug Evanescence when they first came on the scene, but mainly cuz I thought Amy Lee was an ubah-hawty! Since Ben Moody left the band, I'm not so sure they'll be able to capture the same magic.

Other than that, the old stand-by's for someone my age...ranging from Queensryche to Megadeth to Aerosmith and Van Halen.

NEXT!

aRcTuRuS · August 2005

Oh yeha not bad indeed, you should check out the singer form Nightwish also if you think Amy Lee is hot.

T L F · August 2005

Nightwish are cool... They have that 80's/early 90's metal thing with the Norwegian/Celtic metal thing. I heard the tune Nemo and had to grab the album. They are a \"guilty pleasure\". I love a lot of the older metal bands and straight-ahead meaty rock bands (AC\\DC, etc) But I also listen to a lot of Surf, Insdustrial, Classical, New Age, etc..... I like everything... Even the sound my boiler makes when it turns on. (\"Veeeeaaarump\")

aRcTuRuS · August 2005

Nemo is a pretty wicekd song, new Nightwish is good, but their old stuff is more folk sounding still good, but not as good as the new stuff. They took a huge change in their sound now, they sound pretty brutal now for a power metal band.

ponq · August 2005

Well, imho the new nightwish is not as good as the old stuff. I'm not a long time nightwish fan, just dug into them for a year orso... but Once (the new album) sounds umh...pretty mainstream to me. Lacks the real tones from Wishmaster Century Child and Oceanborn (try to get hold of the songs \"The End of All hope, Wishmaster, Sacrement of Wilderness etc, those are really good songs....) Once, and especially Nemo is a nice tune...but it's just that....ok ok just my 2 cents.

My musical interest is for a big part Bob Dylan....lol...not the greatest guitar player I know, but I love his magical lyrics. Own ~ 40 cd's of Dylan and never get bored with him.

More guitar related I listen to Smashing Pumpkins / Billy Corgan, Radiohead, Nightwish, Ayreon, Narnia, The Violet Burning, The Rock n Roll Worship Circus, Neil Young, Pink Floyd, CSN&Y.

I play in a band where we cover some Led Zepplin, Hendrix, Radiohead, Morisette, GnR, Rhcp.

Own an Ibanez RG350 and a LP clone (and a western and spanish acoustic), gnx4, Behringer truth b2031a monitors.

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How could I forget to add Dreamtheater to my fav bandlist?
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MikEdge · August 2005

My music tastes vary a lot - the list would be too long, so only the most beloved ones. The first and main one is rather a bit mainstream, but it's my first and thus strongest musical love, thanks to which I started to play the guitar - Irish U2. I'm really a die-hard fan of them. For a very long time, I was into Pink Floyd and David Gilmour remains my favorite lead guitarist of all time. I also like the style of Gary Moore, Santana, Blackmore and The Slowhand. I'm not very much into shredders like Satriani or Vai, but like some of their stuff too. As far as harder stuff goes, I love Judas Priest, often listen to System of a Down and classic hard-rock. But there many others across the spectrum ranging from classical music to punk.
I heard only two Nightwish albums, but they didn't sound bad. I like their version of Phantom of the Opera (although that surely is kitsch).

iced · August 2005

well MOST of all...i just HATE what is called nu-metal, rap-metal, bands like linkin park...it's not musical... it's more a combination of sounds that sounds good 2gether...i mean there's no art in it.. and dat's just my mere opinion(no offence to ne1 who disagrees)

-i like dream theatre...as the most complete (ideal ) band on the market although they're not my prefered
-inflames rules...their rythms and harmonies r very well applied in their songs
-cemetary-crematory-some of maiden-some of talica's-death -cob(children of bodom)
-anathema-barely nighjtwish-tot(theatre of tragedy)-tiamat- trails of tear... r the most interesting bands in the goth section
-yingwie: very prodigious man, although some pple may say otherwise- michel-angelo.some of vai's (especially for the love of god: pure feelings)- rare satriani(crystal planet is a very good song)
-the best band in my opinion is ICED EARTH, coz they r pure heavy metal, not influenced by ne modern stuff, very VERY creative, and very good triplets insertion in their rythms.... 8)

aRcTuRuS · August 2005

Aren't modern Crematory and In Flames nu-metal?

iced · August 2005

well in my opinion, i think it's wrongfully named nu-metal by some of the pple... either that, or the term nu-metal is very vague and englobe different genres...
coz if u take inflames for ex, it's true that they changed their style, but still the roots where preserved in their newer albums, like the colony album for ex.... in other terms... every band will have to evolve in order to reserve a place for itself in the market...but still, u can't compare inflames, or crematory, even newer ones with bands like korn or limp bizkit or linkin park or i dunno what....

aRcTuRuS · August 2005

In Flames' Pinball Map sounds exactly like Korn though, IF's singer even looks like Jono Davis now with the dreads.

iced · August 2005

well....euuum...
dat's y i never got the pinball map album and probably never will....
u know aRcTuRuS, as i said b-fore a band will have to \"go with the flow\" eventually,still,we, we cannot dislike a band and all it's previous records, if we disliked the genre it turned into....
and there r tons of ex ican post
-the talica's were a very good heaby band with ride the lightning, and justice for all albums etc till they reached their peak in the blabk album, after that they've gone commercial......
-sepultura used to play speedy/brutal death...with the arise, beneath the remains albums, as it that their talent was not attiring much metalheads, they turned into thrash with chaos ad and especially the roots album, witch btw hit the jackpot...
-even my favorite band, iced earth, had been recording some great albums, especially the days of purgatory album, but after the release of the horror show album, the band began to \"go with the flow\", when finally they released the great burden album,,,

-for instance i dt like the new metallica's but i still love the old metallica
-i hate the old sepultura andthe very new sepultura, but i love the \"in-between sep\"
-and i adore the iced earth, although i hate their new album

so, it's not ne- particular bands that i hate, it's the part8icular music genre, it just happenned that the above mentioned bands, i.e korn and linkin park, dt play ne kinda metal except the new ones...
it's sorta aristotle deductive thinkin:
i hate nu- metal
korn doesn't play ne thing but nu-metal
therefore i hate nu metal.....

dam i think i've gone mad! :shock:

iliace · August 2005

Dream Theater, along with many of its offshoots, has been one of my favorites excepting DT's most recent efforts. I listen to a lot of different stuff, ranging from classic rock through early 90s (on the heavier side); structured jazz (i.e., not Mahavishnu), also classical mostly in the Bach->Beethoven period. I like a lot of heavier prog like SyX and virtuoso stuff like Greg Howe and just about anyone on Shrapnel. Can't think of anything else worthy of mention, but overall pretty eclectic, will listen to just about anything.

- Ilia

AlmostFamous · August 2005

What's up. I'm new, but not really...been 'monitoring' the GNX sound community thing for a while.

Anyways, I've got an Epi Les Paul, GNX3, run it through a Peavey Revolution. Fairly pleased, but always looking for \"that sound.\"

Queens of the Stone Age are one of my all-time favs. I love the dirty sound of Josh Hommes overdriven Ampeg. But alas, I can't seem to dial it in. Any suggestions would be helpful.

I'm a child of the \"grunge\" explosion...other than QOTSA, I'm into Radiohead, Tool, deftones, SOAD, melvins, AIC, zeppelin, neil young, sabbath blah blah. A couple of newer bands I really like: 'These Arms are Snakes' and 'Bear vs Shark'

Anywho - any help with the Queens of the Stone Age tone would be great.

DUDERMAN · August 2005

one word.... Metallica. Sure there are a ton of bands i listen to but with my guitar playing... it all starts with metallica, they got me to purchase my first guitar and learn the songs riff by riff until the day I was able to nail most of them.

aRcTuRuS · August 2005

Metallica got me into metal, and believe it or not it was the Unforgiven 2 that started me off, i thought that song was awesome as back in the day ten i went and purchased Kill Em All and though \"wow is this the same band\". I still like Metallica now but they have dropped wa down my favourites list. Im into my death metal atm bands like Testament, Amon Amarth, Death, Cannibal Corpse, Mithotyn \\m/

angryasalways · September 2005

Wow....Let's see.....Stone temple pilots,Black Sabbath,Led Zep,Talk Show,B.B.King,Robert Johnson,and the Stones. Kind of all over the place I guess.....I was INCREDIBLY into the grunge movement also....Alice In Chains,Soundgarden,Pearl Jam,Mother Love Bone,etc.....Fun stuff,fun times and lots of good memories.

jer · September 2005

Since In Flames & Korn both had debut albums in 1994 and they are more than a few thousand miles apart I really doubt that anyone in either band is trying to sound like the other.

And I dont recall too many guitar harmonies in Korns music....

But yeah, both singers are sporting dreadlocks. And so is Brian Fair from Shadow's Fall, and so did Bob Marley, and Eddie Grant, and many more I'm sure. I dont know what this has to do with anything.

I've seen both In Flames and Korn live. They are two completely different bands in my opinion. I've seen videos by both. Different. I've heard albums by both. Different.

But hey thats my opinion.

numbersguy44 · September 2005

Pretty much all over the board, although my heart belongs to the hard rock/metal scene of the 80's - loved the players such as Lynch, Vai, and my fav DeMartini.

But then i will go and listen to some great blues by SRV or Clapton, or listen to some classic rock - Hendrix, Stones, Van Halen or Kiss.

Variety is the spice of life.

jer · September 2005

Great sig numbersguy!

iced · September 2005

thnx for backin up....
at least dat's y i think ur doin...right?

jer · September 2005

Yep.

In Flames is a fantastic band in my opinion. With an original sound. Even the vocals stand out in a normally hard to get noticed genre.

Pinball Map is on \"Clayman\". Oneof their best albums in my opinion.

I've seen them 3-4 times now. Cant remember exactly....

iced · September 2005

yep---to me clayman is their best album.....even the song clayman is very good...

talking bout harmonics

Thomas · September 2005

ANYTHING, as long as it sounds good!!!

Examples of what I am listening to for the time being:

Classical:
Bach
Mozart
Edvard Grieg

Electronica/Techno/Ambient/Pop:
Live at Goliath series
In Trance We Trust series
DJ Pure
Vangelis
Enigma
Jean Michelle Jarre
Subgud
A-ha
Savoy
Morten Harket
Bel Canto
Prodigy
Orbital
Era

Rock/Metal/Blues:
Pink Floyd (everything from the 60's to present)
Roger Waters (Amuzed to Death and Radio Chaos)
Extreme
TNT
Tekro and Rypdal
Mads Eriksen
Satriani
Vai
Van Halen
Great White
Tesla
Scorpions
Gary Moore
Whitesnake
GnR (only the Appetite for Destruction album - which is brilliant)

Rap:
Not found anything worthwhile listening to in this category :shock:

Well there is much more. That was just a few. Like I said, I like to have an open mind when it comes to music

Peace,

Thomas

Kenny · September 2005

LOL Thomas! I can't get into rap either and I don't think it's really music in melodic terms.

But to answer the thread question, I listen to just about everything. I have one of those satellite radios. Just yesterday I was listening to some big band swing from the 40's.....Talk about melody!

jer · September 2005

Satellite radio is great for broadening your horizons.

clunky cannuck · September 2005

Ok I'm an old fart so 70's and 80's bands are my thing Maiden,Priest,Halen,Queensryche, and then a bunch of Canadian bands I don't know what you guys get in the U.S. Max Webster, Triumph, Coney Hatch, Killer Dwarfs, Tragically Hip, and so on. I don't care as long as it pounds along I'm into it.

Thomas · September 2005

Oh dang, thanks cc... add Queensryche to my list as well. Got them on my playlist - always... Damn great band!!! Like to think of them as the Pink Floyd of metal - lol... Though it can be debated whether QR is metal or not... :?

smegolas · September 2005

DREAM THEATER and VAI helped me survive the 90s. they are still the best.

lately ive been trying to branch out by getting into SRV, GILBERT, MORSE, TRANS SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, KOTZEN. i still love EXTREME, and think 3 SIDES was one of the best albums ever. QUEEN, VH, etc, are all great.

funnily enough, im also into MOZART and JOHN DENVER.

DUDERMAN · September 2005

ya know I'm not really into the whole \"screaming\" bands but in the past couple months I really got into these 2 bands... children of bodom and shadows fall... the solos they crank out just blow my mind.

What sorta music does everyone listen to?

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