Music Tastes

[Odessa 086]

Undoubtedly there were similar threads in here already, but looking back, I couldn't find one that wouldn't be locked for necroposting if I posted in it. (if I overlooked one, however...oops. My apologies.)

Anyway, the title describes the topic pretty clearly. To make it a little bit more diverse, perhaps you can tell us how your music taste evolved over the years, for example - when did you actively started listening to music, what sort of music did you like back then, what sort of music do you like now etc. It wouldn't hurt mentioning some of your favourite bands/singers/composers, now as well as most notable bands/singers/composers you stumbled upon during your "music evolution". Try not to reply with only a list of your favourite bands, though. Make it a bit more interesting

I actively started listening to music when I was about...10, I think. The first band I was into at that time was The Cure. One day I heard my mum humming along one of their songs (she was a fan) and she recalls me dancing about to "Friday I'm in love". My The Cure obsession never really stopped in the 12 years from then to now. The next band I became a fangirl of were Sisters Of Mercy. Now, I was seriously getting into that sort of music, this was when I was about 12. (Unfortunately) the puberty hit soon after and you know how it goes - I needed something louder than that. And so my metal era began! I was 13 when I first heard a metal song, it was Dimmu Borgir "Mourning Palace". That was pretty much enough to mark me for the next 7 years. Before I knew it, I was getting into more and more black/death metal bands and some of my favourites were (old) Dimmu Borgir/Nightwish/Crematory/In Flames/Hypocrisy/Sirenia/Tristania/Draconian etc. Around that time a man by the name of Peter Tagtgren came to my attention (Hypocrisy, Pain) and I found myself seeking out every last album by those two bands (got the last two Pain albums a week ago). After those few years, I calmed down (if you can call it that!) and started going back to my roots, but still not abandoning my current music interests. Bands like London After Midnight and Samsas Traum came to my attention, while I kept to the old metal sound nonetheless (two most notable bands I still adore are Sirenia and Tristania).
I'm 22 now, a proud owner of something close to 100GB of pure music, genres ranging from dark wave, goth rock, industrial to doom metal, black metal and melodic death. (No, I am most certainly not a Satanist - I felt the need to stress this) At this point, after some 12 years of musical maturation, I still tend to listen pretty much all of my music from time to time, still enjoying my earliest bands as much as I do my latest acquisitions. After all that time, I like to think of myself as of something of a metal/dark wave connoisseur I find all this music to be very inspiring, and as an artist, writer and photographer, I can safely say that at least 95% of all my work (if not whole 100%) was created under the influence of all my music.

To those who didn't go "Man, tl;dr" to this post, what about you?

Just to make one thing clear - statements like "That band sucks, you're dumb!" or the like to something some other person might have posted in this thread will not be tolerated. I'd like this to be a music discussion rather than a quarrel over which band is better.

 

[Spartan 161]

Cool Thread Odessa!

I started to listen to music at around the age of 12. The First band I was into at that time was Van Halen. Loved that band and the music until David lee Roth left the band. Still to this day when I am working in the shop I will put some Van Halen on.

(About that time back in the day was the emergence of Rap. I never was a lover of Rap but there are a few songs by the Hollywood Undead that are Rap that I do like. Such as the song "Undead" and "The Diary")

At about the age of 16 I was into Iron Maiden and Metalica. Some of the best times I had growing up were with my buddies hanging out listening to Maiden and Metalica. The music went well with my infatuation with motorcycles.

Shortly after this I got introduced to Richard Wagner and his ride of the Valkyrie's. Now a whole new world of music got opened for me. Before I knew it I was into some classical and contemporary composed music. One of the main composers I got into was and still is Basil Poledouris. You may not recognize his name but he is the man who composed all the music for both Conan movies.

When I turned 18 after I graduated school I entered the military and was exposed to Blues. It was a total shift for me but I found a love for blues that lives in me to this day. I cant imagine a world without the likes of Muddy Waters, The Black keys and Scott Bomar.

Now all these years later I find myself drawn more and more into Punk and New rock. Such Bands as the Canadian Rides Again is at the top of my list and others like AFI and Blaqk Audio.

I listen to such a wide range of music its hard for me to pin down any one kind I like the best. They all have there own charm and beauty that just waits for us to notice them.

 

[RadioactiveMicrobe]

I don't know if you've heard of this kind, but I'm an Indie kid, through and through.

 

[Odessa 086]

Spartan 161, it's very refreshing to come by a young person who (at least at some point) appreciated classical music. I love it as well, two of my favourite composers are Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff.

RadioactiveMicrobe, have you always been into indie music or have you gotten into it after being into some other sort of music? Which bands are your favourites?

 

[Spartan 161]

Spartan 161, it's very refreshing to come by a young person who (at least at some point) appreciated classical music. I love it as well, two of my favourite composers are Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff.

RadioactiveMicrobe, have you always been into indie music or have you gotten into it after being into some other sort of music? Which bands are your favourites?

LOL!!! I'm older than you Odessa I still love some classical music but I have to have something that gets my blood flowing these days.

 

[Odessa 086]

Pardon me I'm used to being surrounded by people younger than me on forums, so you being older is yet another upside! I know what you mean about needing the music that gets your blood flowing. I don't find myself listening to classical music nearly as much nowadays as I used to when I was around 16. It's kind of contradictory when you think about it. Everyone always says how you "settle down" as you grow older. I'm just getting crazier (music-wise), haha. But I'm much more open to various music than I used to be.

 

[Spartan 161]

Ya I hear ya, on this forum you and me are the minority. There is a lot of younger people on here. As for settling down lol Never! I never want to be that dull as dishwater music type guy. I always want to be the Motorcycle riding jute box kicking mad man!
Love this thread! Musical taste and how it changes as we age is something so fundamental to the human condition that it crosses borders and political boundary's.

 

[Odessa 086]

I absolutely agree, the way we evolve musically can say a lot about our personalities and the people we're becoming.

And yeah, that's pretty much my attitude on "settling down"! I know people who like to sit down in the evening, turn the tv off, make themselves "bedtime drink" in the form of cocoa or somesuch, sit on the couch and listen to barely audible slow music to "relax". Come on! Then I turn around and see my mum who is over 50 now, singing along one of old The Offspring songs and think to myself, nah, "settling down" isn't in my genes.

 

[Vampyredh]

in 1974 I developed insomnia due to tourettes, my mother decided to put these giat "hi-fi" earphones on and play classical music like bach and the nine, in the late 70's I got into zz top queen david bowie and the likes maybe even a little franky goes to hollywood, in the early 80's i was listening to stuff like mike oglefields tubular bells and manhiem steamrollers. as well as some ozzy and some n.w.a. mid 80's I got into iron maiden and metallica and some other styles like run d.m.c. a little debbi gibson samantha fox, and some stuff like deep forrest. in the late 80's I turned into a new waver punk kind listened to stuff like tears for fears exploited the ramones sex pistols and nine inch nails.
in the early 90's I was into ministry "mind is a terrible thing to taste" my favorite album all the way to 2000, danzig Ice-t some earthwinds stuff and celtic guitar. in the late 90's I got into some more ozzy and some more rap styles, like tupac and janet jackson and some other stuff like that. then we get into the new millenium and yep I still listen to will smith and dragonforce and trent reznor all the while keeping a deep love for the classic rock scene which isn't really classic to me just more of a rememberence, and I still have a wide taste in music as long as it is well written and has a good beat I will listen to everything from d.j. icey all the way to diocide. forgive the ramble but my name is dylan and my parents were hippy bastards for naming me that in the hippy era.

 

[Spartan857]

Since I was born I was a rock and roll/metal jammin man.

The first song I can remember hearin was Ted nugents "Fred bear". Ahh those were good times......good times....

Metallica, Ted nugent, Megadeth......the list goes on. Classic rock to heavy metal to death metal. The occasional symphonic stuff like the halo soundtrack, Trans-siberian orchestra, stuff like that.

 

[droodles]

I started listening to music in order to influence my mood when skiing. For example, trying a new trick off a jump, listen to relaxing stuff. If I'm just ripping it up I'll listen to something fast and with a good beat. I don't care about what type of music it is.

 

[Sigma LS]

I grew up on old school country and bluegrass along with classical works. Once I got out of the sticks when I went to college, I got introduced to a few new types of music. Now I mostly listen to just about any rock/metal with a little country thrown in(not too hard since most new country is country rock anyway ). But that doesn't really limit much either, anything I think has a good tune is fair game. It's all good stuff.

 

[Razgriz]

To make a long post short, I'll listen to anything other than rap (if you even want to call it music), pop, or almost anything from the 80's.

I LOVE big band though. Dean Martin, Andrew Sisters, Bing Crosby, the list goes on: I love them all.
Also high up on my list is the Blues and Jazz.

Right now I'm listening to "Green Onions" by Booker T. and the MG's. That's good music. Next on my playlist is "The Beast" by Milt Buckner.

I grew up with, and still listen and play, classical music. I love sitting down in front of my piano and releasing stress through playing. I don't know how I would live without my piano or music.

 

[vadersfist]

very interesting topic and i have my own little history with music. Looking back, my life has reflected the change in tastes with the change in music. I started with crazy rebellious rock during my teens and reflecting my wrong choice in friends/ life and general want for being someone badass with attitude and who didnt care about anyone i started getting heavy into rap. This is not to say rap influenced me though it did give an adrenaline rush and added to who i was. Then that path took me someplace i never wanted to go. I learned my lesson but i came out very different with a larger view of the world on the whole. I saw the lowest of the low and its not something you want to see. After that i started back into rock but more meaningful rock. At this time my current favorite artist of all time is Linkin Park. Their songs have meant the most to me and made the most sense. Reanimation especially took the cake with Krwlng instrumental. one of the most beautiful songs i have ever heard in terms of the music. Other songs that really mean a lot to me is "What I've Done," "In the End," and "Pushing me Away." I also have the song of my life as i call it which is "Behind Blue Eyes" (both Pete Townshend of The Who and even Limp Bizkits version). What with Rock Band and Guitar Hero im getting introduced to a lot more rock music and have grown to like a couple others.

I feel music has a very powerful affect on the emotions whether we care to admit it or not. When we love, love music appeals. When we're revved or have an adrenaline rush we go for the fast pace music. and when we're hurting, the sad music always seems to make us sadder. Music is magic to the ears i guess.


quick note @ Ragriz, i like to play Ace Combat 6 quite a bit and i love playing Bleed it out, Given up and especially no more sorrow from linkin park while flying top speed and just going nuts flying like a maniac ripping up the skies.

Case in point, what would Halo be without a soundtrack? maybe not as many melee attacks huh lol?

 

[Radioactiv]

I first got into Metallica when I was about 10 or 11, my cousin gave me a CD by them (Garage Inc. their cover album)
I immediatly got into them, then my good friend showed me their other album, Master of Puppets, other friend showed me Ride the lightning, and I myself found Kill em all (which is my personal favorite)
Stuck with metallica from then on, and now I know everthing about them, like band history, members history. I recently stumbled upon And Justice for all, but have known the song One for a while before then.

I then found Iron maiden, my other mega fav band, they have too many albums, so I just really like to name a lot of their songs, I first heard run to the hills on the radio, and from then on, got WAY into them. I went to go see them live in May, and it was incredible, after 20 or so years, they sound the same.
About 2006, I stumbled upon a green CD, just a copy CD, in my bro's room, so I play it. This music reminded me of video games for some reason.
I then found that this band is known as Dragonforce, one of my other favorite bands. I know so many of their songs, the first album I heard was Inhuman Rampage, I became interested in their old stuff, so I bought Valley of the Damned (their best also) and also got their new album, Ultra Beatdown (Which comes very close to VoD) And am very interested in them and so forth. A lot of people don't like them, saying they are overrated and all that, but hell with them, I love them!
I have also been listening to other stuff, but not as much as those top 3.
Black metal bands like Abigail Williams, As blood runs black, Cradle of filth, and a little bit of death metal like Cannibal corpse.
But other alternitave bands like Taking back sunday, Farewell down.
And other random bands like Red Hot chili peppers, reel big fish, goldfinger, a bunch of other bands that would take a big list if I named em right now.

 

[Bethanxx]

My favourite groups/singers at the moment are Snow Patrol, Guns 'n' Roses, Sam Sparrow and Linkin Park. I like anything lively, but maybe some Indie every so often. And then, if I'm depressed, I have the soundtracks to Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2, which cheers me up no end!

I hate these people who have amazing voices and then throw it all away, like Amy Winehouse. I just don't understand why they'd do it!

Awesome thread Odessa!I haven't seen one of these in a while! =]

 

[RedTogusa]

My parents are now in their late 50's/early 60's now so I grew up on the music from their era, 60's music. It was a good upbringing as the 1960's had some classic bands, The Beatles, Status Quo, The Beach Boys, Dusty Springfield ect but ofcourse I wanted to expand my knowledge of music.

I bought my first CD as late as the age of 13, it was some compilation CD of all the current pop music of the time. I liked some of the music on it but the track that stood out for me was Papa Roach's 'Last Resort'.
Soon after this I saw a trailer for the animated film Titan AE which featured a song called 'Higher' by a band called Creed. Many people believed them to be a Christian Rock group but this wasn't the case, the lyrics just reflected the lead singers interest in Spirituality.
In any case I picked up all 3 of their albums and they remain one of my favorite bands to this day.
So started my delving into the Rock/Metal Genre.

My mates all seemed to be into the real heavy stuff such as Norma Jean, American Head Charge, Slipknot and the like so I followed suit.
But it wasn't all just rock, we also tended to listen to a lot of game and movie sound tracks featuring all types of music from classical to dance music. I was especially fond of The Matix OST's which included work from Rob Dugan (Clubbed to Death anyone?).

2 years ago I got married and as any married person will know, like it or not, you inevitably go through some life style changes.
I still love to listen to Rock ect and buy more movie and Anime soundtracks then ever but, as much as I hate to admit it, find myself enjoying lighter, more melodic stuff, like Take That's 'Rule the World' for example.

Over all I feel that I've been well exposed to a wide selection of genres.
The problem with me and music is that I tend to listen to the same song over and over again and for some reason by brain retains lyrics really well. This is annoying not only to me as I get bored of songs very quickly but also to others as I'm constantly correcting them for misquoting lyrics. I try not to but I can't help myself.

 

[Odessa 086]

I'm glad this thread is getting some positive critiques.

To those who mentioned Halo games soundtracks - I absolutely love them. When I first got them, it took me a while to get into them but before I knew it, I was playing all 3 of them on repeat for days. It's probably the most motivational music I have ever heard, I was listening to it non-stop while studying for my graduation and it helped me a lot. If you ask my husband, he'd tell you just how huge of a change I went through (personality-wise) since I started playing Halo and listening to the soundtracks. It was just the thing I needed.

@RedTogusa: I liked Creed myself, when I was about 11, for a very short period of time. It just didn't have enough...*something* to keep me interested. I'm surprised you think Slipknot is "really heavy stuff". I went through another very short period of liking that band when I was in my teens (13-14) but it soon wore off, it wasn't heavy enough for me and the lyrics were a bit too shallow for my taste. And of course, Matrix soundtrack was pure awesome, I was high on Clubbed To Death for a while. I think every Matrix fan was, at the time.
I seem to share one trait with you - listening to one song/album over and over again until every word is stuck in my head. But you're right, the downside of that is that it gets boring too soon and I end up forgetting that particular song/album for a while. This happens most with A Perfect Circle to me. Every few months, I dig out their first two albums, get into frenzy and listen to them all the time and a few days later, I get bored and forget about them for the next few months.

A big change in life such as getting married inevitably changes who you are, music tastes included. I'm lucky to be able to say that my husband and I have pretty much identical tastes so when I get tired of something, his interest in it brings me right back to it. I'm fairly certain that I won't stop liking at least 70% of all the bands I used to like in the past 12 years. I've had 12 years to get out of that jazz and if I didn't so far, fat chance I ever would. Some bands and some music just sticks with you for life and I have a few bands that I'm confident I will always like.

 

[RadioactiveMicrobe]

I like anything lively, but maybe some Indie every so often.

Yay! It's about time I found another Indie person!

Everywhere at school I tell them that I listen to indie, and they're always like, "You listen to Indian music?" *sigh* Northern Wisconsin is so uncool.


I also listen to one Ska band by the name of Streetlight Manifesto. They're my favorite band, with Beirut in close second.

 

[Radioactiv]

If you like Ska, you should really check out Reel Big Fish.