GTKY: Monday Music Taste

[piperhalliwell]

DH and I are big music fans, so I'd like to get to know you ladies a little better by hearing about your music tastes. 

What is(are) your favorite music genre(s)?

What are some of your favorite bands?

[piperhalliwell]

I truly like a little bit of everything, but my favorite genre would have to be rock.

I also have favorite bands that span the decades, but some top picks are:

Led Zeppelin
The Doors
Incubus
311
Minus the Bear

I'm going to leave it at that for now, but trust that I could go on for days. I can't wait to hear what you guys are into!

[britterrss]

Love this!

What is(are) your favorite music genre(s)? Indie, Folk, OLD Country/Folk (50s-70s), 60s-70s Rock & Folk Rock (gah there's a trend), some Electro-Pop, other random things

What are some of your favorite bands?
Radiohead
Sufjan Stevens
Iron & Wine
Arcade Fire
Alabama Shakes
Beach House
Sigur Ros
Bob Dylan
The Beatles
Beach Boys
Bon Iver

I gotta stop because I'll end up listing about 40 bands.

[piperhalliwell]

Jul 6, 2015 12:48:56 GMT -5 britterrss said:

Love this!

What is(are) your favorite music genre(s)? Indie, Folk, OLD Country/Folk (50s-70s), 60s-70s Rock & Folk Rock (gah there's a trend), some Electro-Pop, other random things

What are some of your favorite bands?
Radiohead
Sufjan Stevens
Iron & Wine
Arcade Fire
Alabama Shakes
Beach House
Sigur Ros
Bob Dylan
The Beatles
Beach Boys
Bon Iver

I gotta stop because I'll end up listing about 40 bands.

[britterrss]

Jul 6, 2015 13:10:05 GMT -5 piperhalliwell said:

Jul 6, 2015 12:48:56 GMT -5 britterrss said:

Love this!

What is(are) your favorite music genre(s)? Indie, Folk, OLD Country/Folk (50s-70s), 60s-70s Rock & Folk Rock (gah there's a trend), some Electro-Pop, other random things

What are some of your favorite bands?
Radiohead
Sufjan Stevens
Iron & Wine
Arcade Fire
Alabama Shakes
Beach House
Sigur Ros
Bob Dylan
The Beatles
Beach Boys
Bon Iver

I gotta stop because I'll end up listing about 40 bands.

Aw shucks, thank you

[mellymel15]

I love music so much. I get so excited when I discover a new band or singer

What is (are) your favorite music genre(s)? Pop, indie rock, folk rock, rock, some rap/r&b, some dance/electronic

What are some of your favorite bands?
Bombay Bicycle Club
Kimbra (sings on Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know")
Milo Greene
Glen Phillips
Fun.
Haim
St. Lucia
Years & Years
Drake
Lorde
CHVRCHES
Foster the People
Coldplay
Guster

Just to name a few

britterrss, I also like the Beatles and the Beach Boys. "God Only Knows" by the Beach Boys is one of my favorite songs.

[musicalsilver]

I haven't gotten into any new music since college I don't think. I've just never been that "into" music.

When I'm doing work, I tend to just listen to orchestral stuff or things without lyrics. I love all the Harry Potter/LOTR soundtracks, Philip Glass, Gustav Holst - pretty eclectic mix.

That being said, my favorite Pandora stations are all starting to sound the same ... so I obviously must have some sort of preference that's shining through!

Guster
Mumford and Sons
Florence and the Machine
Jimmy Eat World
Death Cab for Cutie
Sara Bareilles
Jem
Ben Folds
Dashboard Confessional
The Postal Service
Coldplay
Counting Crows

[wicked22]

I love just about everything except most R&B and Rap and older versions of country. There does however always seem to be one or two artist I like in the genres I don't like.

I have too many favs to list but top ten look something like this.
Metallica
Toby Keith
Ozzy
Nightwish
Christina Perri
Pink
Trace Adkins
Bach
Eminem
Weird Al

[lindseyp2012]

I really like singer/songwriter music, which leads me to mostly country and certain pop singers. My go-to list of artists:

John Mayer (I know he's a jerk, but he's a musical genius)
Carrie Underwood (yes, she writes/co-writes her own stuff)
Lady Antebellum
Colbie Caillat
Thompson Square
Carole King
Billy Joel

[piperhalliwell]

Jul 6, 2015 14:21:26 GMT -5 lindseyp2012 said:

I really like singer/songwriter music, which leads me to mostly country and certain pop singers. My go-to list of artists:

John Mayer (I know he's a jerk, but he's a musical genius)
Carrie Underwood (yes, she writes/co-writes her own stuff)
Lady Antebellum
Colbie Caillat
Thompson Square
Carole King
Billy Joel

Oh, John Mayer. DH and I get into silly tiffs about him often because I think he's an ass and DH only sees the genius. I see the genius too, but I just like to rile DH up. We did see him in concert last year and it was such a good show!

And props for your love of Billy Joel!

[EatsRitz]

I like pop mainly. Favorite bands/artists:

One Direction
Ed Sheeran
Hanson
BSB (yes, still)
Kelly Clarkson
Jack Johnson
Coldplay
Justin Timberlake
Taylor Swift (I don't love her personality, but 1989 was damn good)
Maroon 5

[mellymel15]

Jul 6, 2015 14:52:00 GMT -5 piperhalliwell said:

Jul 6, 2015 14:21:26 GMT -5 lindseyp2012 said:

I really like singer/songwriter music, which leads me to mostly country and certain pop singers. My go-to list of artists:

John Mayer (I know he's a jerk, but he's a musical genius)
Carrie Underwood (yes, she writes/co-writes her own stuff)
Lady Antebellum
Colbie Caillat
Thompson Square
Carole King
Billy Joel

Oh, John Mayer. DH and I get into silly tiffs about him often because I think he's an ass and DH only sees the genius. I see the genius too, but I just like to rile DH up. We did see him in concert last year and it was such a good show!

And props for your love of Billy Joel!

John Mayer's "Room for Squares" always reminds me of my freshman year of college. I still get nostalgic when I hear "No Such Thing." I think I've seen him in concert at least three times. In fact, I remember seeing Maroon 5 open for him at one of his shows before they hit it big. 

[lindseyp2012]

mellymel15 - I also love his earlier stuff! There is a song on his EP named "Victoria" that really strikes a chord with me. I do believe his EP, Room for Squares and Continuum are the best records I've heard...ever...across genres (completely personal opinion here). He's done some master classes at Berkley School of Music that really delve into his process and genius that I can just watch over and over on YouTube.

[lindseyp2012]

piperhalliwell - LOVE me some Billy Joel! Have you seen "Movin' Out"? AMAZING show with only Billy Joel music. There is also a piano bar in my town called Big Shot - they play all sorts of music but all players there are required to know most of Billy Joel's stuff...especially Big Shot (one of my favs!!).

[EatsRitz]

Questions like this make me curious about how old everyone is. I read/heard somewhere that people generally stop paying attention to new music around age 33. They just listen to what they already know. It makes me so sad for people when they don't know about new artists that are really, really amazing.

[empireceo]

Oh, we have some good stuff up in here! I'm all over the board.

Led Zeppelin
Rolling Stones
Alabama Shakes
Hozier
Whitney Houston
Tupac
Hall and Oates
Bob Seger

[empireceo]

Jul 6, 2015 15:37:35 GMT -5 EatsRitz said:

Questions like this make me curious about how old everyone is. I read/heard somewhere that people generally stop paying attention to new music around age 33. They just listen to what they already know. It makes me so sad for people when they don't know about new artists that are really, really amazing.

Ha, guess, I have a few more months to find some good stuff then.  I also started listening to Leon Bridges lately, and I'm into it.

[empireceo]

Jul 6, 2015 15:20:54 GMT -5 mellymel15 said:

Jul 6, 2015 14:52:00 GMT -5 piperhalliwell said:

Oh, John Mayer. DH and I get into silly tiffs about him often because I think he's an ass and DH only sees the genius. I see the genius too, but I just like to rile DH up. We did see him in concert last year and it was such a good show!

And props for your love of Billy Joel!

John Mayer's "Room for Squares" always reminds me of my freshman year of college. I still get nostalgic when I hear "No Such Thing." I think I've seen him in concert at least three times. In fact, I remember seeing Maroon 5 open for him at one of his shows before they hit it big. 

Me too!  Specifically, the summer right after when I was living in Boston with my three best friends.  Good times, man. 

[mellymel15]

Jul 6, 2015 15:34:41 GMT -5 lindseyp2012 said:

mellymel15 - I also love his earlier stuff! There is a song on his EP named "Victoria" that really strikes a chord with me. I do believe his EP, Room for Squares and Continuum are the best records I've heard...ever...across genres (completely personal opinion here). He's done some master classes at Berkley School of Music that really delve into his process and genius that I can just watch over and over on YouTube.

"Tori had been driving around the town for awhile, playing with the thought of leaving..."

Yeah, "Victoria" is a great song. I also like "Quiet" off that same EP. 

[lindseyp2012]

Jul 6, 2015 15:46:09 GMT -5 mellymel15 said:

Jul 6, 2015 15:34:41 GMT -5 lindseyp2012 said:

mellymel15 - I also love his earlier stuff! There is a song on his EP named "Victoria" that really strikes a chord with me. I do believe his EP, Room for Squares and Continuum are the best records I've heard...ever...across genres (completely personal opinion here). He's done some master classes at Berkley School of Music that really delve into his process and genius that I can just watch over and over on YouTube.

"Tori had been driving around the town for awhile, playing with the thought of leaving..."

Yeah, "Victoria" is a great song. I also like "Quiet" off that same EP. 

UGH!!! I could listen to that song all day long! Something so raw about it.

The rawness is what I really appreciate about a really talented singer/songwriter who can strip down his/her music to the bare bones and human emotion.

[tkford216]

My tastes are all over the place. I like most everything except rap, "poppy" pop, and techno.

Pandora stations that get played often:
Billy Joel
Elton John
Mumford & Sons
Sara Bareilles
Beegie Adair
Frank Sinatra
Adele
Hall & Oates
Journey
Michael Buble
Miranda Lambert
Luke Bryan
French Cafe
Smooth Jazz
Summer Hits of the 90s
Summer Hits of the 80s
Summer Oldies

I have been caught on more than one occasion listening to the Walt Disney station or the Wicked (Broadway) station as well.

[lindseyp2012]

Jul 6, 2015 15:54:06 GMT -5 tkford216 said:

My tastes are all over the place. I like most everything except rap, "poppy" pop, and techno.

Pandora stations that get played often:
Billy Joel
Elton John
Mumford & Sons
Sara Bareilles
Beegie Adair
Frank Sinatra
Adele
Hall & Oates
Journey
Michael Buble
Miranda Lambert
Luke Bryan
French Cafe
Smooth Jazz
Summer Hits of the 90s
Summer Hits of the 80s
Summer Oldies

I have been caught on more than one occasion listening to the Walt Disney station or the Wicked (Broadway) station as well.

+1 to this!!!!! I made a "Frozen" station on Pandora for my stepson. I most definitely have that station shuffled in with the rest of my stations. No shame here!

[chocolate]

Jul 6, 2015 15:34:41 GMT -5 lindseyp2012 said:

mellymel15 - I also love his earlier stuff! There is a song on his EP named "Victoria" that really strikes a chord with me. I do believe his EP, Room for Squares and Continuum are the best records I've heard...ever...across genres (completely personal opinion here). He's done some master classes at Berkley School of Music that really delve into his process and genius that I can just watch over and over on YouTube.

Loooove the Continuum album. All of it. John Mayer nowadays, sigh, it makes me sad.

[chocolate]

I can literally go from listening from one genre to another, on opposite ends of the spectrum. I'm someone who can listen to songs on repeat so I tend to favor songs and not necessarily bands, unless they kill it on every song.

In the car, 90's station all the way. Last concert I went to was Goo Goo Dolls and I'd go again tomorrow if I could. Loved it.

[dreadpiratebuttercup]

What is(are) your favorite music genre(s)? Rock

What are some of your favorite bands? One Direction (duh), Shinedown, Flogging Molly, Dropkick Murphys, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Queen, The Offspring, Metallica, Static-X, System of a Down, Bad Religion. I could name more, but I'll stop now. Also, one of these is not like the others lol.

[leahks77]

Oh man I love this thread! Except I just got out of work and I'm so tired I can't see straight. So I definitely can't type all my faves.... But I am taking DS to a 2 day music festival this weekend and I'm so excited It's our second year going. I want him to grow up loving music too! I'll add more bands/genres/pandora channels tomorrow...

[rivers and roads]

Jul 6, 2015 23:48:21 GMT -5 leahks77 said:

Oh man I love this thread! Except I just got out of work and I'm so tired I can't see straight. So I definitely can't type all my faves.... But I am taking DS to a 2 day music festival this weekend and I'm so excited It's our second year going. I want him to grow up loving music too! I'll add more bands/genres/pandora channels tomorrow...

Have fun!!

[rivers and roads]

Great question! I love music

Favorite bands from teenage-dom that I still adore:
Rainer Maria
The Format
Iron and Wine
Mates of State
The Weakerthans

these days,
Head and the Heart, Alabama Shakes, Noah and the Whale, Mumford

I grew up listening to classic rock. We called Bruce Springsteeen "Uncle Bruce" because he was always playing. I also love the Stones for that reason

[piperhalliwell]

Everyone here has such awesome music taste! You've all reminded me of some bands I need to listen to more often.

[kh59]

Jul 6, 2015 15:42:41 GMT -5 empireceo said:

Jul 6, 2015 15:37:35 GMT -5 EatsRitz said:

Questions like this make me curious about how old everyone is. I read/heard somewhere that people generally stop paying attention to new music around age 33. They just listen to what they already know. It makes me so sad for people when they don't know about new artists that are really, really amazing.

Ha, guess, I have a few more months to find some good stuff then.  I also started listening to Leon Bridges lately, and I'm into it.

Guess I better hurry up before it's too late! Good thing I found this out before my birthday... ;-)

As for me,
Jazz: Dave Douglas, Brad Mehldau, John Hollenbeck, Kurt Rosenwinkle, many more
Classical: Mahler, Monteverdi, Reich, many more
?: Laurie Anderson, Meredith Monk, Theo Bleckmann, some more
Pop/Rock/etc: Radiohead, Iron and Wine, Elliott Smith, many more