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skyhawk

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What's your favorite type of music that's not classical?

on: July 06, 2006, 02:07:44 AM

I'm a big Prog-head. What about you?

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Re: What's your favorite type of music that's not classical?

Reply #1 on: July 06, 2006, 03:06:16 AM

more complex forms of popular music and jazz would naturally be expected.

my tastes are rather eclectic, and i can listen to quite a variety of popular music, if it does something for me/touches me in some way.

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Re: What's your favorite type of music that's not classical?

Reply #2 on: July 06, 2006, 06:10:48 AM

I am a huge fan of "prog" music, especially the more obscure:
Opeth, Comus, Amon Düül II, King Crimson, Kultivator, Popol Vuh, Alamaailman Vasarat, Planetarium, Hoelderlin, Cro Magnon, Morte Macabre, Pink Floyd, etc...

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Reply #3 on: July 06, 2006, 06:47:32 AM

Frank Sinatra, Rogers and Hammerstein, Julie Andrews, Stevie Wonder, Yngwie Malmsteen, Ozzy Osbourne (with Randy and Zakk), Edith Piaf, Supreme NTM, Hilltop Hoods to name a few. Pretty varied.

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Reply #4 on: July 06, 2006, 09:27:20 AM

I mostly go for the late 60's and early 70's rock. It doesn't get better than King Crimson, The Who, The Beatles, Frank Zappa, Yes, Van der Graaf Generator, and so on. While I do like Jazz, I find that it strikes me as repetitive if I listen to too much of it.

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Re: What's your favorite type of music that's not classical?

Reply #5 on: July 06, 2006, 12:33:39 PM

jazz, rag time,mediteranian, middle eastern, some pop, some swing eg mac the knife. lots and lots.

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Reply #6 on: July 06, 2006, 07:09:29 PM

Me is massive bluegrass fan.

It is such happy music.

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Reply #7 on: July 06, 2006, 07:14:13 PM

Free improvisation, experimental, avant garde, jazz, klezmer, African Kora, really really well written pop songs.

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Re: What's your favorite type of music that's not classical?

Reply #8 on: July 06, 2006, 07:54:37 PM

Old school Rap

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Reply #9 on: July 07, 2006, 01:30:14 AM

I'm a mild fan of rock music, esp Franz Ferdinand and the Chili Peppers.

I've always liked jazz too.

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Re: What's your favorite type of music that's not classical?

Reply #10 on: July 07, 2006, 01:56:39 AM

Carnatic.

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Re: What's your favorite type of music that's not classical?

Reply #11 on: July 07, 2006, 02:12:12 AM

Garage Punk.

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Re: What's your favorite type of music that's not classical?

Reply #12 on: July 07, 2006, 07:08:05 PM

Quote from: anekdote on July 06, 2006, 06:10:48 AM

I am a huge fan of "prog" music, especially the more obscure:
Opeth, Comus, Amon Düül II, King Crimson, Kultivator, Popol Vuh, Alamaailman Vasarat, Planetarium, Hoelderlin, Cro Magnon, Morte Macabre, Pink Floyd, etc...

I have a big crush on The Flower Kings right now. The last one was Genesis.

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Reply #13 on: July 15, 2006, 12:25:31 AM

Quote from: anekdote on July 06, 2006, 06:10:48 AM

I am a huge fan of "prog" music, especially the more obscure:
Opeth, Comus, Amon Düül II, King Crimson, Kultivator, Popol Vuh, Alamaailman Vasarat, Planetarium, Hoelderlin, Cro Magnon, Morte Macabre, Pink Floyd, etc...

You should PM me.

I love Opeth!

You forgot DREAM THEATER!

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Reply #14 on: July 15, 2006, 03:18:07 PM

melodic death metal (In Flames, Dark Tranquillity, Opeth), Boogie Woogie solo piano (Bob Seeley, Meade-Lux Lewis, Albert-Ammons, Pete Johnson, Axel Zwingenburger), Eastern classical music (Ravi Shankar, Chitti Babu & Disciples), miscellaneous pop & rock works by other artists

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Reply #15 on: July 15, 2006, 08:11:47 PM

All kinds of jazz, swing and blues

Also, classic rock and art rock.

Phil

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Reply #16 on: July 15, 2006, 10:04:18 PM

some jazz. a bit of hip-hop and rap (older stuff). maybe even a little bit of rock. it depends on my mood.

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Re: What's your favorite type of music that's not classical?

Reply #17 on: July 15, 2006, 10:22:41 PM

drum n bass, electronic and rasta.

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Re: What's your favorite type of music that's not classical?

Reply #18 on: October 30, 2006, 09:15:31 PM

Click on https://www.sens-company.com/eg/text/workal3.html
and scroll to Album 22 "Heaven's Song".

Listen to clips on Tracks 1 and 6.
They take me back to sweet memories in February 1998 and often touch me to tears.

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