Who is/are your favorite singer/music band?

[tanqttnml]

So tell us about who's music you like!

Personally, I have a lot. But most of the singers/bands I like are Asians, so I don't know if you guys know some of them.

JJ Lin
Jay Chou
Ayumi Hamasaki
Bi Rain
Se7en
Dong Bang Shin Ki
Yiruma (Korean Pianist ---> Check it out if you like instrumental music)
YUI
Mc Mong
Clazziquai
Super Junior
SS501
Big Bang
M-Flo
1TYM
UVERworld
[...]

Secondhand Serenade (I only know 2 of their songs)
BBMak
M2M
Michelle Branch
Modern Talking
[Can't think of more for the moment >.>"]

[Jezebel]

Personally, I have a lot. But most of the singers/bands I like are Asians, so I don't know if you guys know some of them.

What is it about asian music that makes you prefer it over other types of music?

As for the original question, any kind of "what's your favorite..." question is hard for me to answer in anything except generalities. In other words, I can describe my favorite qualities of music, but it's very hard for me to narrow it down to a few band names.

[tanqttnml]

Umm...Good question. Lol. Well, there is one fact that makes me prefer asian music: I'm Asian myself. Next to that, I have to say there are 3 particular categories of music when I mean "Asian music" that I like: Chinese/Korean/Japanese.

The reason why I like Chinese music is the instrumental side. Nowadays, their music combines western and eastern musical instruments (see Jay Chou). To me, it brings music to a different level. It's a combination of classic/traditional music and the new generation(Rock/pop/hip hop/rap/etc.). To me, there's this melody where it's good to hear, and sometimes it makes me reminiscence, while the more western melody (bass, guitar, techno beat) wakes the other half of myself. (I don't really know how to explain this, but it's a nice sensation somewhere inside.)

As for Korean music, I like it because of the vocalization. The Korean language has a soft tonality, and it's nice to hear, really. They do a lot of a cappella as well. Also, they include a lot of entertainment in their shows: dancing, singing, acting. The Korean Entertainment has evolved a lot. Like you can begin to see in America, there are more stars/celebrities that are getting into more than just one side of the industry, i.e. they used to be only actors/actresses, singers or dancers. But now, you can see singers going into acting (e.g. Alicia Keys, Mandy Moore), and actors/actresses getting into singing. But it has been done since a while in Korean (maybe not that long but still). (And as a partly fangirl, I love Korean music for the cute guys XD.)

As for Japanese music, I just adore its language and its culture. I love manga and anime. Technologically, they are really advanced. Also, they have this sub-category in music that is called Visual Kei. It's a kind of music that is totally apart from all the others. But I can't really describe this to you, since I'm not totally into it, it still depends. There are the more "hard" ones, and the more "soft" ones. I'm more of the soft one in Visual Kei music. (e.g. Escapism - Antic Cafe, Gackt, some songs by Miyavi, Psycho le cému, Malice Mizer...)

[tanqttnml]

As for the original question, any kind of "what's your favorite..." question is hard for me to answer in anything except generalities. In other words, I can describe my favorite qualities of music, but it's very hard for me to narrow it down to a few band names.


I see. Well, it's okay, then just describe what are your favorite qualities of music. Why do you like them? Is there any particular reason? As for the bands' names, you could just point out those you listen to as example to the kinds of music you like, maybe, so that if there's anyone interested, they can just check it out...Well, that's how I do things on forums...^^; So sometimes, I enumerate a lot.

[xcrissxcrossx]

The Misfits is my Favorite band, but i like a variety of music. Far too many types to name, I usually like either indie music or someitmes music that is more rhythmic.

[Gerti]

Favorite solo artist is Ben Folds. I love his unique and uncluttered view of the world.

Favorite band is a hard choice. I'd have to go with Weezer or Led Zeppelin. Or Pink Floyd. They're all good, although in very different ways.

However, if I have to listen to one band for the rest of my life, I'd choose Led Zeppelin or Ben Folds (either his solo work or his work with Ben Folds Five).

[Claverhouse]

Elf Power.


Claverhouse :phear:

[Gerti]

Elf Power's good. . . I have a few of their songs. My favorite, though, is "Will My Feet Still Carry Me Home" off of A Dream In Sound. Great song.

And I would like to officially revise my choice of favorite solo artist from Ben Folds to Frank Sinatra. :D Change of heart.

[Death]

I never have any preferences over music,but I really likes Linkin Park,as they can compose some good sounds and great lyrics.Otherwise,I would just simply listen to almost every song that I think is good..

[lightspeed]

I never have any preferences over music,but I really likes Linkin Park,as they can compose some good sounds and great lyrics.Otherwise,I would just simply listen to almost every song that I think is good..

I agree. Music is good when one can relate to
it.

[Pustulio]

I have to say I really like the 60's music.

My favorite band has to be The Beatles. No, I'm not on drugs, I actually can look deep enough to find a meaning to a song.

[mm1991]

Classical/Opera music (Brahms, Mozart, Haydn, Bach, Kathleen Battle) and
80s metal music (Motley Crue[best band ever], Ratt, Poinson, Def Leppard).

[Vrecknidj]

Dar Williams is currently one of the best lyricists, I think. However, there's nothing quite like Pink Floyd or Led Zepplin to while away the hours.

When I'm feeling pensive, I'll listen to Enya.

Dave

[astrafti]

I usually cant relate to any lyrics, never have managed to do it..
Anything I havent heard before is good.. usually fast paced loud stressful techno, digitally imported has some good internet web radio with unique music all the time.
i like rock too, everything from linkin park, metallica, quiet riot to rhapsody

[Ifflejink]

I'll just give you my top 5 albums: (in no particular order)
The Velvet Underground- The Velvet Underground and Nico
Television- Marquee Moon
My Bloody Valentine- Loveless
Sonic Youth- Daydream Nation
Joy Division- Unknown Pleasures

[Gaupa]

I... like all music, cannot really say that I prefer one or the other.

Mozart, Mike & the Mechanics, folk music (play the fiddle myself) etc etc.

[Wisp]

Barenaked Ladies takes the cake for me. I go with other stuff for a while, but I always return. Not much holds my attention for that long... I also like Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Jonathan Coulton, Kansas, Matchbox 20, and anything else that I like. I think I like BNL for true musicianship and their offbeat humor. And they're Canadian...

[Ermine]

I like so many bands that I'd rather not list them all, but my current favorites are Porcupine Tree, Dream Theater, Opeth, old Metallica, Megadeth (the music transcends their stupid band name), Rush, Pure Reason Revolution, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, and Coheed and Cambria. Oh, and Rush.

[Wisp]

Gotta love the variability that INTP's bring to music, as well as everything else.

[mm1991]

I know I'm probly going to get rotten tomatos thrown at me for this but.....
What's the big deal with the Beatles?
Or Elvis?
I've listened to their songs and it's nothing special for me. Actually, 'The Beatles' song like a bristish, "softer around the edges" version of the beach boys.
And Elvis' voice annoys the heck out of me.

But really, I like all types of music basically. And serisously.....ALL types!

[Ermine]

^ I know what you mean. I never got why the Beatles get so much credit for shaping modern music as we know it. Sure, they're catchy, but they don't have much else. Just another pop band. Jimi Hendrix did more for music in my opinion. Anyway...

And Elvis is just strange.

[neomatrixjc]

i like various different kinds, but they have to have a meaning the sound has to go with the song too, but lately i just got into Nightwish, and so far im liking it, but on the types of music i like are widespread

[Yozuki]

Yozuki is the liking cute the Puffy Ami Yumi, singer the wind chime Enya, rock and roll the Power of Love Hewy Luis and the News. Yay, Yozuki is also the Disco, Techno, house, dance and the club.

[mm1991]

Enya! That's really good relaxing music!

But, Yozuki, I have no clue what you are saying most of the time!

[Cabbo Pearimo]

Plenty. I'm a music lover.

[smallbird]

I love variety. Whatever I'm listening to though has to be in tune with me if I'm not having a neutral day...... I can't get with it otherwise.

Anything that doesn't include senseless screaming of the voice and electric guitar
and
anything that doesn't include a country "twang," I can get with for the most part.

I like to hear creativity in music - a lot of different things going on behind the singer. Especially beat - it must be creative. Sound affects are nice too
(I'm thinking "Apologize" sung by ONE REPUBLIC).

[Cabbo Pearimo]

There's nothing wrong with electric guitar. It's the distortion pedal than messes things up.

[Ermine]

just so long as there's not so much gain that it's fuzzy and you can barely hear what notes you're playing. Even for hard rock, I prefer to have a really strong and intense clean sound instead of an insubstantial gain. Maybe I just need to steal Justin Chancellor's (Tool)bass.

[Cabbo Pearimo]

Mmmmmmmmmnnnnn, that bass.

Tool in general. I think I've said this before, but the reason I love tool is becasue I've got these massive sound files of intense quality. Eargasm.

[Ermine]

Beautiful stuff. Justin Chancellor is the biggest reason I want to pick up bass, with Flea as a distant second.

[Cabbo Pearimo]

NO! I hate flea!


Les Claypool!
Marcus Miller!
Victor Wooten!
JACO PASTORIOUS!!!



WHY FLEA!? WHY!!!!!!?

[Ermine]

Just because I like the band and I like the crazy slapping and popping and what not. I never said he was a virtuoso if that's what's bugging you.

[Radioactive_Springtime]

since there was no cliff burton i take it you aren't a metal head

[CowSavior]

Iiii liiiike....

-CLAY AYKIN!!!! (joke)
-My chemical romance
-Cannibal Ox
-Outkast
-Jay-Z
-Kanye west
-Green Day
-Jimi Hendrix
-Elton John
-Daft Punk
-Etc (this list goes on forever and ever... not literally)

[Ermine]

since there was no cliff burton i take it you aren't a metal head

yay cliff burton! RIP.

[Dissident]

I listen to a lot of different genres, some of the bands (in no particular order) are:

Nightwish
Apocalyptica
Joe Satriani
Lacuna Coil
Pearl Jam
Radiohead
Tool
Yoko Kanno (OSTs)
Dream Theater
Juno Reactor
Lumsk
Rage Against the Machine
Stratovarius
System of a Down
Therion

[Aphasia]

Some groups/ people that I like:


Utada Hikaru
Fish Leung (fish is a nickname: check google)
Yuki Kajiura
Yoko Kanno (Coincidence that 2 composers that I like share the same initials)
Enya (Just found out one of my favorite songs was made by her)
Tchaikovsky (I'm involved with a kind of cold war with my cousin about him)
Chopin (The other half of the musical war)
Frank Zappa (20th century music idol :) )
The Sundays (Strangely unknown band)
Rock which doesn't overdo angsty/ angry/ vulgar themes (This covers lots)
Lots of others whose names I can't remember

Yes, slightly divergent tastes. Still, that's me.

[moonpie]

Nine inch nails has been out of control recently. He just keeps getting better. I think it helped that he got of smack and realized there really is a world out there. And, boy, is he pissed.

[murkrow]

John Frusciante
The Sword (I don't know if they're a favorite but I've been listening to them A LOT)
Black Sabbath (sometimes. the 1970 war pigs live performance is my favorite song ever though, youtube it.)
Planes Mistaken For Stars
Indian Summer (they are my actual favorite)

Other crap...

[Radioactive_Springtime]

based on what ive listened to mostly in the last month

Death
The Sword
Overkill
the Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Sonic Youth
Dinosaur Jr.
Edgar Winter
Celtic Frost
Switchblade Symphony
David Bowie

if you really wanted to see all i listen to as of 6 months ago pm me for my myspace url

[Jordan~]

Joanna Newsom, based on everything I've ever heard. There is no sound I prefer.

[Kuu]

Uhmm so much to choose from. Aside from the classics (Pink Floyd, Hendrix, The Beatles, The Cure, etc...) I'd like to focus more on things starting late 90s and forward. My current favorites are mainly indie/rock or that trend on mixing rock and electronic (dance rock, indie dance, dance punk, electroclash or whatever they are calling it now) and anything taking influence from the "french touch" masters of house.

This first group are bands that have been in my top five for a while:

Interpol
Ladytron (very distinct sound. moody)
Muse
Rinôçérôse (great instrumentals)
Daft Punk

Other bands I currently enjoy:

Death Cab for Cutie
Death From Above 1979
IAMX
The Notwist
Plastilina Mosh (they're so... funky. And the only good band to ever have come out from my city)
Soulwax
Cut Copy
Digitalism
LCD Soundsystem
Simian Mobile Disco
MSTRKRFT (their remixes are genius)

[Gigazz]

Bright Eyes. I love that guys lyrics. He's got this one, "There is no right way or wrong way, you just have to live - So I do what I do, and at least I exist. What could mean more than this?" And it just makes me smile every time.

The Beatles are my top favorite of all time. Songs like "Two Of Us" make me feel all warm inside, while songs like "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" always make me laugh. Paul McCartney's solo stuff is wicked too, it always gives me that feeling like I'm in love - John Lennon on his own was wicked too, golly, who doesn't love "Imagine"? Great songs to sing in the car. I really like oldies.

Sublime is one of my favorite bands now, only recently discovered them. I'm not sure
why exactly I like them... I just think they're The Shit. It's the cool mix of like, reggae and rock, I guess, lyrics aren't bad either(well, excluding Caress Me Down, which is just lame).

I'm huge on Heavy Metal. Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Slayer, Metallica, AC/DC, The Misfits - Bands that rip. Whenever I feel angry, I listen to Slipknot or something and I'm like, "Holy shit. I could never be as angry as these guys, thank God!"

Elliot Smith is also a favorite, especially when I'm sad. He has such beautiful songs, but they're all so depressing, I have to be in the right mood to enjoy them.

That's something my dad doesn't get - I have to be in the right mood to listen to different artists. It irritates him I can't just stick to 'shuffle', heh.

Also, of course, Van Halen.

[kribrg]

Joseph Arthur

Anythiing from the album "come to where I'm from". and then check out "redemptions son" and "our shadows will remain".

Some may have heard these songs.

In the sun

Invisible Hands

History

[nooli4]

In reference to more modern music, my three favourite bands are (in order):

Say Anything- I love practically every song by them. Anyone else know them?
Dashboard Confessional
Relient K

I also like other music, some classical, some older music and also music from film soundtracks (particularly Lord Of The Rings.) I do like The Beatles as well. Can't think of any other specifics right now, maybe I'll come up with some later. I also have to be in a particular mood to listen to certain songs and that's part of the reason I like the three bands above, they have such a wide variety of styles in their songs and all have amazing lyrics. I love lyrics in songs, they contribute a lot to how much I like a song.

[apple-pastry]

(Hi! First post!)

I love how varied everyone's tastes are. I'll be checking some of these names out later, seeing as I trust your judgements for the sole reason that we are all of the same type! :)

My music taste: constant favourites are Bright Eyes and Brand New, because I'm a sucker for lyrics too. Recently really got into Bob Dylan because I watched I'm Not There and thought he was so cool. Old music is great. Any classic rock, I love. Movie soundtracks are the best.

I love complex songs that change a lot, so I forced my whole art class to listen to classical music during our art exam. I'm always on the look out for more music, across genres. I just sort of want to hear as much of it as I can.

I didn't want to answer vaguely, but, simply put, I can enjoy any music, or at least try to.

[nooli4]

Hello! Congratulations on your first post! (not that I've done many more):)

I also like Brand New (I should have listed them in my earlier post). My favourite Brand New songs are Jude Law And A Semester Abroad and I Will Play My Game Beneath The Spinlight. I haven't listened to Bright Eyes, but I think I'll download some of their songs. Any suggestions?

[ThreeMostAlways]

independent artist: Chad Sugg
band: Mercy Mercedes

beyond that I'm an independent music junkie

and a bit of a music snob.

[acidhax]

Tool...tool....tool...
Did i mention tool?

[IfloatTHRUlife]

i enjoy listening to just about any kind of music but i prefer something that is heavier and will give me an energized feeling such as rap or rock. i do like listening to "deep" or beautiful music late at night or when i smoke or have a subject i can sit back and contemplate.
If i had to say a favorite band the only way i could classify it between all the music i like would be to mention the band i listen to the most at this time which would be A Perfect Circle, they have deep laid back songs that still get heavy enough for me to get me jammin.

[fullerene]

Iron & Wine (I love sam beam sooo much)
Vienna Teng
Radiohead
Andrew Bird
Death Cab for Cutie
The King's Singers (A cappella group, pretty solid)
Maroon 5 (Songs about Jane only... the other cd rather sucked)
I went through my phases of Tool, Dream Theater, and a slew of "great" really technical guitar players. I kinda grew out of them, though, because really technical music started to sound very similar after a little while. Of those Tool is definitely my favorite still.

Every once in a while I get in the mood for the Gregorians (who do monk chants of famous songs) and Psalms sung in 4 parts a cappella, which some unknown Reformed Presbyterian group puts out.

[Jordan~]

I know I've already posted it here and elsewhere like a hundred times, but Joanna Newsom. I can kind of understand how the religious feel about Jesus in the way I feel about her.

[PreAlgebra]

Tekton, I am glad to see you listen to bands like Digitalism, Simian Mobile Disco, MSTRKRFT, and Soulwax. They are all so great I just hope that they have some lasting power. I love that filthy Electro stuff. Oh, I just want to geek out on music right now.
Other greats include;
Elliot Smith
The Black Lips
M83
The Modern Lovers
Boys Noize
Jay Reatard
Apex Twin
Annuals
Mew
Danielson
Daniel Johnston
and a lot of Post-punk and late 90's indie stuff
As for the Beatles, they were one of the most important bands of the 20th century. With that said, I cant stand to listen to the Beatles. Every time I hear them, it is like hearing a commercial and I feel like I am supposed to buy something or like I am watching a really touching moment in a movie. Plus , to me, hearing them is like eating a 6 month old loaf of bread. Yeah at one point that loaf of bread was great but now I need something new.
Music makes me very very happy. :D

[October]

Favourite singer: Tarja Turunen, ex-singer of the finnish metal band Nightwish. She's a soprano and she's really a good one. Have been my favourite singer for 3 years, since I found out about this band.

Favourite band: Nightwish (the old one with Tarja). The band which introduced me to the metal scene. Before I didn't really listen to music, only on the radio in the car, but never really payed any attention to it. Now I have tastes and because of Nightwish. What I first liked about this band was Tarja's voice - a classical voice - and then later the whole style. I also like the themes of the lyrics, no "I love you baby" and that sort, these lyrics are far more better than those. Also Tuomas - the songwriter, keyboarder and the man behind Nightwish wrote about nature a lot (escaping in the nature) and of course he had to write some "love" lyrics, but of unrequited love and in more mature words and not "You don't love me, I cry" bla bla that sort of thing - I don't really know how to explain it. All well, that's it...

[Agent Intellect]

mostly listen to hip hop, so i imagine many of you won't know who i'm talking about, but:

Aesop Rock
El-P
Atmosphere
Cage
Brother Ali
Eyedea & Abilities
Cannibal Ox
Canibus
Wu-Tang Clan (group and solo albums)
Gravediggaz
Gang Starr


non hip hop that i listen to:

Sublime
Rage against the Machine
System of a Down
Requiem for a Dream soundtrack (really nice when i'm writing/reading)

[spockguy]

I listen to a TON of music, one of my passions I'd say. I can spend hours looking for new sounds and bands, laying in bed listening to a new CD, shit never gets old. I listen to so many damn genres and bands of music its crazy.

http://www.last.fm/user/TheSpock

this sums up most of it I'd say. I'm surprised to see that a lot on here confined themselves into a small space in the musical spectrum. Music = one of my many loves.

[ElectricWizard]

My favourite vocalist is probably Kelly 'Sundown' Carter. Especially on Outworld's self-titled album, his voice is molten steel. Also, an inevitable mention of Ronnie James Dio comes next. Out of female vocalists, I've never really liked any of the sopranos (though out of metal, they can be awesome), so my favourite is probably Danielle Draconis from Original Sin.
As for favourite bands/composers, I have too many to name.

[Friar Pug Rush]

Agent Intellect:
You're the man. For real. Aesop Rock, Brother Ali, and Atmosphere are all kick ass and rock socks.
My Top 10, in no real order:
Flogging Molly
Radiohead
Lynyrd Skynard
Pink Floyd
MC Chris
Say Anything
Coheed and Cambria
Queens of the Stone Age
Cake
The Raconteurs

[zxc]

Dream Theater!

[AAA]

Let me start be saying that I hate almost eveything that is out these days except for a few acts, but maybe im just getting old.

My Favorite music acts below

The White Stripes - Easily my favorite of all time and I just started getting into them recently ...like i said I dont really like most of todays stuff, but this is truly an awsome act. Original Sound, and not one of their songs sounds like their other songs. While I think that most truly great bands have about 20-30 solid songs. I would say the Stripes have at least 50 extraordinary songs. Also I know I just joined here but, I cant believe on an INTP forum I didnt see them mentioned once.

Led Zepplin

The Doors

Stevie Ray Vaughan

RATM

Jimi Hendrix

Bob Marley

Natalie Merchant - Has the coolest female voice. I dont know what it is but It just beeps something deep in my cerebral cortex.

[Agent Intellect]

White Stripes and Radiohead (and i know people will think i'm crazy for saying this) are two bands i never understood why people like them so much. now, i don't think they suck or anything, but i don't understand why people think they are so great.

[Jordan~]

I feel that way about most music that everyone seems to like.

[Kiosk_GW]

Roger Waters

[Dissident]

White Stripes and Radiohead (and i know people will think i'm crazy for saying this) are two bands i never understood why people like them so much. now, i don't think they suck or anything, but i don't understand why people think they are so great.
I wont say anything about White Stripes, but Radiohead, well...
Here it goes my super explanation:

Wait for it...

BACAUSE THEY ARE!!

:p

(Sorry about that) I understand that its probably not for everybody, but maybe you didnt listen to much of them?
How about these:

Go to Sleep
Let Down
Exit Music
2+2=5
Just (you do it to yourself)
Street Spirit
Weird Fishes/Arpeggi
Knives Out
Fake Plastic Trees
Black Star
A Wolf at the Door

[Thomas Young]

The best rapper that ever lived was 2Pac, but at the moment I'm listening to:

Jadakiss
Dipset (Cam'ron, Juelz Santana, Jim Jones, Hell Rell, J.R. Writer)
Lil Wayne
Young Jeezy

Anyone into rap music around here? Or am I the only one in this damn forum who's into it?

I agree... I can't see what all the fuss is about, Radiohead drone on there a bore. Most bands these days are crap cos they all sound the same and have these stupid names like... I dunno just crap names that make no sense.

[Waterstiller]

Here are a few:

Radiohead
The Beatles
The Flaming Lips
Belle And Sebastian
Of Montreal
Mika

Edit: I'll throw in some of my more embarrassing favorites for the hell of it:
John Fahey
Leo Kottke
Pedro the Lion

[Inappropriate Behavior]

Smashing Pumpkins but it all depends on my mood du jour. I followed the Grateful Dead for awhile once (a month and a half anyway) but on any given day I wanted to listen to Motorhead or some such.
Top 40 drives me nuts just on principle but most of it is whiney uncreative drivel anyway so I don't feel like I am being unfairly judgemental.

[ChaosTheory]

Three Days Grace
Linkin Park
System of a Down
Fuel

[Decaf]

Weezer
KT Tunstall
Flight of the Conchords
The Killers
Craig Carothers

I don't know... I like a lot of individual songs, like Blind Faith's Can't Find My Way Home, Citizen King's Better Days or Soundgarden's Burden In My Hand. Oh, and I like Weird Al Yankovic.

[Agent Intellect]

The best rapper that ever lived was 2Pac, but at the moment I'm listening to:

Jadakiss
Dipset (Cam'ron, Juelz Santana, Jim Jones, Hell Rell, J.R. Writer)
Lil Wayne
Young Jeezy

Anyone into rap music around here? Or am I the only one in this damn forum who's into it?



i'm a hip hop head, although our tastes seem to be quite different. 2Pac was good, the best at his style, but i wouldn't go so far as to say the best ever. you ever listen to any underground hip hop (Def Jux or Rhymesayers type stuff)?

[nocultureicons]

I like all sorts of stuff.

In the past week or so my favorite songs have been:
Brainy--The National
Heroin--Velvet Underground
Desolation Row--Bob Dylan
Grounds For Divorce--Wolf Parade
Haha--Mates Of State
Isolation--Joy Division
That's Life--Frank Sinatra
It's Tricky--Run DMC
Great Destroyer--NIN
:D

[Calamedes]

I wonder... is there a correlation between INTP's and music?

I'm a bit of the opera-hound. I also like "easy listening" (Josh Groban, Celine Dion, Sarah Brightman, etc).

Anybody have any ideas?

[scarymary777]

Heavy Young Heathens..

http://www.myspace.com/heavyyoungheathens

[nocultureicons]

I heard that INTP's usually enjoy classical a lot.

I'm a Schubert fan myself.

[Auburn]

Classic, definitely. I especially like meditative oriental flute music, as well as indian flute music. Actually, anything that has a nostalgic or mystical feel to it automatically entrances me.
*I'm such a hippie*

[Loraella]

I'm quite obessed/fanatical with my favourite bands XD I love specially:

Héroes del Silencio
Enrique Bunbury
Siouxsie & the Banshees
Dead can dance
Epica
Elis
Saviour Machine
Macbeth
Tristania
Lacrimosa
Faith and the Muse
Virgin Black

[stercusaccidit]

I have a new group of bands I like every couple months... Right now:

Gogol Bordello: gypsy punk and amazing live

Manu Chao: Latin alternative; iconic

Mano Negra: Latin punk

Jewish-Ukrainishe-Freundschaft: Collaboration between Gogol Bordello and Balkan Beat Box; awesome eastern european inspired stuff

Gypsy.cz: Romani rapper from the Czech Republic

Balkan Beat Box: Dance music inspired by Balkan beats (of course)

Gipsy Kings: Roma flamenco stuff

Circo Abusivo: Also Roma inspired; from Italy I think

DeVotchKa: More gypsy punk

Asian Dub Foundation: Nice dub...

Kultur Shock: MORE gypsy punk


I'm considering majoring in Slavic Studies. Don't know if that comes through at all. :D

Other groups that are also awesome:

Young Marble Giants
Talking Heads
Modern Lovers
The Clash
The Cure
Devo
Happy Mondays
Delta 5
The Jam
James Chance and the Contortions
Velvet Underground
Joy Division
The Ramones
The Pop Group
Scritti Politti
Tom Tom Club
Sonic Youth
The Slits
X

And many, many more...

[Waterstiller]

I'm quite obessed/fanatical with my favourite bands XD I love specially:

Saviour Machine


:eek:

I forgot about them! I listened to Saviour Machine near constantly in high school. *listens to some of Legend 1* Actually, yeah I still like them. :)

[Loraella]

I am just discovering Saviour Machine now... I already heard of them like 2 years ago but for an unknow reason never checked anything by them until now. Sounds great!

And I forgot Ultravox! I really enjoy the album Vienna.

[Taylored]

Anyone able to recommend some music without lyrics?

[FuriousEvolved]

Circa Survive is my favorite band. I never know what to classify them as because they are so unique in their sound.. I haven't heard any band that comes close to replicating their instrumentals or the voice of Anthony Green (vocalist). They've been my favorite band for about 2 1/2 years now and I can't get tired of them. Every time I listen to one of their songs its iike an adventure in my mind because it's so complex and interesting.

Epic music indeed.

[bdubs]

I like a lot of Three day's gace, Nickelback, Linkin Park, Green Day, Breaking Benjamin, and Three Doors down. I'd say my range of music mostly includes country, rock, metal with some other geners inbetween. I love collecting some of the songs from my favorite animes. Death Note and Full Metal Alchemist have some good ones.

I'v been using this thread to widen my range of music a little bit too. Recently I'v added rage against the machine to my library because I heard it on guitar hero. Apperently people take offense to the fact I use that game to find some good bands.

[perkins_o1]

Rammstein, Ruoska, Turmion Kätilöt, The Wolfe Tones, Mozart, Mediengruppe Telekommander, Red army Choir, Peter Fox, Johnny Cash.

and I just started listening to the "Scary Bitches" lol. They're british punk and some of their stuff is pretty amusing... songs like "Piss All Over Your Grave" and "Lesbian Vampyres From Outer Space".

[millyflowers777]

I love Matt Lowell!

[Lise]

Modest Mouse is love. Isaac Brock is an absolute musical/lyrical GENIUS.


Alexi Murdoch, Nick Drake, The Killers, and Coldplay are pretty great as well.

[Ermine]

I recently discovered the band Isis. Really cool stuff.

[Zezon Vice]

Dream Theater!



Go Dream Theater!!

I slide anywhere between Linkin Park all the way to Lamb of God (Chris Adler is amazing, but then again i am a drummer)
I do not have a favorite but two favorites, Machine Head and Killswitch Engage.
To anyone who likes metal i suggest checking them out.

[Ermine]

Yay, another Dream Theater fan! Killswitch is pretty good too. Do you like Opeth by any chance?

[Zezon Vice]

I havent really given them a chance to honestly say if i do or not.
Something i eventually plan to do though.

[Minuend]

My absolute favorites are:

Diablo Swing Orchestra
Kamelot
Helloween
Scar Symmetry
Machinae Supremacy

[Zombicide]

I believe thee greatest musical artist of all time may be Marilyn Manson.

I also like
Hendrix
Gwen Stefani
Coldplay
Uematsu Nobuo

and many others I fail to recall at the moment.

[aahzombies]

Currently I am exploring Contemporary Classical along with orchestral cover bands. I tend to favor rock in general though.

My Current 10 songs to listen to are as follows.
Jarvis Cocker - Don't Let Him Waste Your Time
Say Anything - A Walk Through Hell
Dresden Dolls - Pretty In Pink
Fall Out Boy - I Don't Care
Apocalyptica - Fade To Black
The Vitamin String Quartet - You're So Last Summer (Taking Back Sunday Cover)
Rufus Wainwright - Cigarettes And Chocolate Milk
Arvo Paert - Magnificant
Aaron Copland - Fanfare For The Common Man
Alexisonfire - Rough Hands

The above list is a mix of some of my old favorites and some recently discovered tracks that I've been listening to for the past few days.

[Ben]

The Misfits is my Favorite band, but i like a variety of music. Far too many types to name, I usually like either indie music or someitmes music that is more rhythmic.

Ah! I love the Misfits! But the Clash would have to be my favorite band ever. Joe Strummer is the greatest.

[MattSeven]

Smashing Pumpkins
Incubus
Radiohead
David Grey
The Future Sound of London
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Pink Floyd
Van Halen (version 1.0)
Prince

[Fordy]

Billy Talent
Rise Against
Metallica
Tenacious D
System of a Down (and a few Serj Tankian songs)
Linkin Park
Reel Big Fish
Drop Kick Murphys
Pendulum
Kings of Leon


I do like a lot of the older stuff, like Hendrix and Van Halen and Oasis (ok maybe not so old), but I just hardly listen to them anymore.

[adastrac]

currently, i am enamored with muse. i enjoy rock, jazz and classical. but usually it depends on my current mood.. for example, if my emotions are intense then rock is perfect. i generally like everything

[dbtng_thomas]

I have a huge music collection that spans every major genre I know of. Quite a few favorites, but only one hero. Dave Wyndorf of Monster Magnet.

[Luzian]

Loreena McKennit
The Birthday Massacre

[ejames]

My favourite kinds of music are- and i know this is typical- just anything that sounds good really. I especially like music when it's played by an orchestra (classical, swing, big band, etc.). It's great because you can hear so many instruments.
As far as bands go, here are a few.

Michael Jackson
Benny Goodman
Louis Prima
Beethoven
Duke Ellington
Brahms
Carl Orff
Jimi Hendrix
Led Zeppelin
Bob Seger
Mika
Elton John
Diana Ross
Glenn Miller
Simon & Garfunkel
Zapp
The Who
Bob Marley

[Raku]

The Vitamin String Quartet - You're So Last Summer (Taking Back Sunday Cover)


Vitamin String Quartet is amazing. I really enjoy their tributes. I especially like the U2, Paramore, Dido and The Killers tributes.

Also I love classical crossover/classical pop. Sarah Brightman, Sissel, Hayley Westenra as far as vocalists go. Vanessa Mae and Bond as far as instrumental goes.

I also love Symphonic Metal and sometimes Power Metal. Too many bands to list but mostly Nightwish, Epica, Within Temptation.

[Luzian]

Vitamin String Quartet is amazing. I really enjoy their tributes. I especially like the U2, Paramore, Dido and The Killers tributes.

Also I love classical crossover/classical pop. Sarah Brightman, Sissel, Hayley Westenra as far as vocalists go. Vanessa Mae and Bond as far as instrumental goes.

I also love Symphonic Metal and sometimes Power Metal. Too many bands to list but mostly Nightwish, Epica, Within Temptation.
I do like U2, but don't listen to them anymore
Paramore is one of my recent discoveries. Awesomness
I think Within Temptation is the best of their genre.
Epica and nightwish are great too.

I always highly recommend "The Birthday Massacre" to anyone
YouTube- The Birthday Massacre - Kill the Lights
YouTube- ★ The Birthday Massacre - Walking With Strangers ★

[Luzian]

Vitamin String Quartet is amazing. I really enjoy their tributes. I especially like the U2, Paramore, Dido and The Killers tributes.

Also I love classical crossover/classical pop. Sarah Brightman, Sissel, Hayley Westenra as far as vocalists go. Vanessa Mae and Bond as far as instrumental goes.

I also love Symphonic Metal and sometimes Power Metal. Too many bands to list but mostly Nightwish, Epica, Within Temptation.
I do like U2, but don't listen to them anymore
Paramore is one of my recent discoveries. Awesomness
I think Within Temptation is the best of their genre.
Epica and nightwish are great too.

I always highly recommend "The Birthday Massacre" to anyone

[Ancalion]

My favorite band was, is and will be Iron Maiden.

[MochileiroAzul]

I can listen and appreciate just about any kind of music, from Tchaikovsky to Leon-Cavallo to Hank Willians to Pantera, and long as the music has "absolute truths".
I just can't cope with the "Lincoln-Escalade-diamonds-bitches-money-drugs-kill-the-cops" hip-hop. Arrrgh!!

[wolf_spirit]

Mine would be a draw between: the rasmus, my chemical romance (not the new my chemical romance, the old one) and billy talent
I also like fall out boy, paramore, 30 seconds to mars and nightwish

[Luzian]

other people's music sucks

[wolf_spirit]

other people's music sucks
There are people who could say your music sucks

[Luzian]

There are people who could say your music sucks
Maybe this is included in what I'm trying to say.

[saffyangelis]

Paramore, Linkin Park, My chemical romance, The killers, kings of leon, Snow patrol, stuff from musicals and just about everything else.

[wolf_spirit]

Paramore, Linkin Park, My chemical romance, The killers, kings of leon, Snow patrol, stuff from musicals and just about everything else.
NOT MUSICALS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111!!!eleven!!11!!!1!
I think that musicals are evil >:-(

[saffyangelis]

NOT MUSICALS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111!!!eleven!!11!!!1!
I think that musicals are evil >:-(

*gasp!* But I just auditioned for a part in a musical today!!!

[Ben]

other people's music sucks

What bands do you listen to?

[Luzian]

What bands do you listen to?
YouTube- The Birthday Massacre - Walking With Strangers (Lyrics)

[Ancalion]

Sounds pretty good. Not my type of music I'm afraid.

[Luzian]

Sounds pretty good. Not my type of music I'm afraid.
try YouTube- Re-edit Health and Theory Slide Show

[Ben]

Not bad. But nothing beats some choking victim.

http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/9/25/1459847/Crack%20Rock%20Steady.mp3

[lucazin]

I love blues, the 60's, the 70's and classic music. In a list of my favorite bands shoud be:

Led Zeppelin
Pink Floyd
Jimi Hendrix
Eric Clapton (with Cream, B.B. King, John Mayall and solo)
B.B. King
Beethoven
Mozart
The Track Team (their OST for Avatar is perfect)
Muddy Waters

[Ancalion]

try http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxDt_VfPuvM

What genre is this?

[Luzian]

What genre is this?
The band "Deadsy" are in their own genre.

[Luzian]

Another: YouTube- DEADSY - Paint it Black

[Anthile]

@Ancalion: Ever heard of Heart Of Cygnus? They sound like a cross between Iron Maiden and Rush.
Maybe you like it.

Heart Of Cygnus - Before The Court

Heart Of Cygnus - Another Day

[Ancalion]

Jesus! It was like instant orgasm. I like it a lot.

[Luzian]

Another: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5jy8oiNgeA
This delay thing is annoying. I'm going to start using tinyurl

[Vegard Pompey]

Devin Townsend is god as far as I'm concerned. I also like Dream Theater, King Crimson, Voivod, Love, The Doors and Nobuo Uematsu to name a few.

[Anthile]

Devin Townsend is god as far as I'm concerned. I also like Dream Theater, King Crimson, Voivod, Love, The Doors and Nobuo Uematsu to name a few.


Ah, a nice taste of music. I assume you know Pain of Salvation?

Well, that´s my favorite band. Beautiful. Intense. Complex. The only band that made me cry.


Of course there are other bands I adore like The Mars Volta, Protest the Hero, Sieges Even, Ayreon or Coheed & Cambria. And many more.

[Vegard Pompey]

Ah, a nice taste of music. I assume you know Pain of Salvation?

Well, that´s my favorite band. Beautiful. Intense. Complex. The only band that made me cry.

I only have Remedy Lane, which is good, but not great. I've been told I need to get The Perfect Element though.

[Wisp]

@ Wolf_spirit

Fallout Boy? I want to hear your rationalization behind that one...

EDIT: I realize that may have come out a tad strong. I would like to understand the appeal behind it, as I see none. (I've heard them, before)

[hopefulmonster]

http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bkva4hy2_OI -Jay nash performing oogly boogly

andYouTube- Ratatat - Falcon Jab Ratatat being amazing as usual

[Vegard Pompey]

The only band that made me cry.

I think the only song to ever make me cry is "Day" by Katatonia.

[Wisp]

....! Thank you Anthile. I... think I'm obsessed with HoC now...

[FF]

Depeche Mode! Sure, they were better when the genius Alan Wilder (the cutie in my avatar pic) was still in the band, but they've still got it! :D <3

[bananaphallus]

If I had to pick one - Van Morrison.

[LucasM]

Collective Soul. Totally relates with me. Anyone else?

[Sparrow]

I don't have a favorite band. I have an "artist of the day" though.

[Hawkeye]

I'm currently listening to Sky. They're awesome!

[Himself]

My music tastes vary by my mood, but here's a pretty decent cross-section of my music library.

Alternative & Indie Rock: the American Analog Set, Arctic Monkeys, Beck, Bloc Party, Brazilian Girls, Broken Social Scene, Cake, Cold War Kids, Deerhunter, the Dirty Projectors, Faunts, Interpol, Jimmy Eat World, jj, Los Campesinos!, Maxïmo Park, Minus the Bear, Phoenix, +/-, the Postal Service, Ra Ra Riot, Radiohead, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Republic Tigers, Sigur Rós, Speechwriters LLC, Spoon, Third Eye Blind, Vampire Weekend, Wilco, the xx

Electronic: the Album Leaf, Amon Tobin, Aphex Twin, ATB, Autechre, Basement Jaxx, Ben Frost, Blockhead, Clark, the Crystal Method, DJ Shadow, Dntel, Faithless, Federico Aubele, Four Tet, Gabriel & Dresden, Gotan Project, Kaskade, Lo Fidelity Allstars, Massive Attack, Portishead, Ratatat, Röyksopp, Squarepusher, Thievery Corporation, Tiësto, UNKLE, Venetian Snares, Zero 7

Folk / Baroque & Indie Pop: A.A. Bondy, Andrew Bird, Belle & Sebastian, Blind Pilot, Bon Iver, the Decemberists, the Felice Brothers, Fleet Foxes, Grizzly Bear, Kings of Convenience, She & Him

Hip-Hop/Rap: Aesop Rock, Atmosphere, Classified, Danger Mouse, DJ Ese, El-P, Jay-Z, Lupe Fiasco, MC Hawking

Jazz: "Getz / Gilberto," "High Water" by El-P & The Blue Series Continuum, "Kind of Blue" by Miles Davis, the big-band radio soundtrack of "Fallout 3"

I'm sure I could go on, but I think you guys get the idea.

[Red Devil]

Nice to see some metal-heads in here! I don't listen to much mainstream music as it all sounds the same to me. It's mostly rock for me. Pink Floyd would be my favourite band. And in no particular order.. Iron Maiden, Metallica, Black Sabbath, Queen, Led Zepp, Radiohead, The Doors, Porcupine Tree, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Who, Tool, Dream Theatre, Eric Clapton, Deep Purple, Satyricon, Megadeth, Opeth, Avial, Rammstein, AC/DC, SOAD, Poets of the Fall.. phew. I'd be here all day. I'll stop. xD

[reprographist]

Manchester Orchestra
Joy Division
Cynic
The Faceless
Andrew Bird
Right Away, Great Captain
Oh no Oh my
The Smiths
And a lot of bands you've probably never heard of.
I'm really into indie and folk music and within the past year I've really been getting into metal.

[Logos]

Some of the bands that I listened too today (because I don't talk much, my teachers let me keep my headset on in class, which serves two purposes
1. so I can listen to music 2. to cancel out all the stupid):

The Mars Volta, Meshuggah, Hella, The Protomen (check out their wiki page), Electric Wizard (they did doom metal right, way before The Sword came along), Sleep (another amazing Doom band check out their hour long epic Dopesmoker on youtube), Death, Opeth, Between The Buried And Me (seeing them April 17!), Mastodon (seeing them with BTBAM!), Dream Theater, Protest The Hero, Yes, King Crimson, At The Drive-In (if I ever got a band tattoo atdi would be first on the list!), Coheed & Cambria, Al Di Meola,oh and everything Wu-Tang Clan has ever put out because that's the only good hip-hop (aside from Tupac and Biggie but those are given).

Pretty much everything you won't hear on the radio... oh well simple music for simply people. It's a shame that most people will only ever experience the radio, where the music is made off of a simple formula for success with little thought behind it other than to make money. poor, poor radio zombies :segen:

[Logos]

Ah, a nice taste of music. I assume you know Pain of Salvation?

I know this wasn't directed to me but I looked them up and my god they're awesome! (I'll have to store them in my prog archieves)


Of course there are other bands I adore like The Mars Volta, Protest the Hero, Sieges Even, Ayreon or Coheed & Cambria. And many more.

I don't actually know another person that likes The Volta! And if you haven't I recommend checking out Hella their drummer Zach Hill (one of my favorite drummers) has collaborated with Omar before.

[Logos]

My favorite band was, is and will be Iron Maiden.

I kinda like Iron Maiden but they always manage to annoy me with their songs because they'll write one kickass riff of godliness per song, and then (the annoying part) they will play said riff for six minutes straight and I'm like "*argh!!!*IF YOU WERE JUST GOING TO PLAY ONE RIFF THEN YOU COULD HAVE JUST DONE THAT IN THREE MINUTES!" A band I think you would like though would be SkeletonWitch because guitar-wise they play similar types of thrash/NWOBHM riffs except they will play their riff for 3 to 4 minutes. Oh and their vocals are awesome also its a cross between death and black metal (all of the good none of the bad)

[Double-Think]

My favorite band was, is and will be Iron Maiden.

YES!!!!!!!! Although Virtual XI and X Factor are really under-rated albums! Blaze is a great singer, different from bruce but still just great.

[Irishpenguin]

My musical taste ranges from classic rock, indie stuff, and then over to techno. So here are some of my recent discovered cool bands.

-Dan Deacon
-The Killers
-The Strokes-along with Julian Casablancas going solo
-Black Moth Super Rainbow (Can't help but find their name amusing)

I also relate with about 80% of the bands that Himself mentioned

Does anybody else on here listen to satellite radio to find music?


Collective Soul. Totally relates with me. Anyone else?

I fucking love this band. My dad played the shit out of their self-titled album as I was growing up and I loved every single song that was on it. Not sure if I actually relate to it though, it's just one of those bands that's like...awesome. I was really happy to figure out their newest album maintained a sufficient level of awesomeness.

[Cogito]

-The Strokes-along with Julian Casablancas going solo

Been meaning to check out his solo work for some time now. . .
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There's one constant throughout the years: Death Cab for Cutie.

Otherwise, I like folk, folk-punk, shoegaze, chanson francaise, metal, and so on and so forth. I'm not terribly knowledgable when it comes to genres, unfortunately. (Where does the Mars Volta fit? Progressive rock?)

Shout-out to my homeboys:
Fleet Foxes, Elliott Smith, Yann Tierson, Violent Femmes, Monogrenade, Autolux, Marilyn Manson, Beirut, Black Sabbath, Charles Trenet, etc. (Too lazy to continue.)