Akquarius
Cheerfully Optimistic
Posts: 2,509
My main instrument is: Towet Fingerpicker, Dreizehnter SJ15 "Akquarius"
Mini-Profile Background: {"image":"","color":"020202"}
Mini-Profile Name Color: f9a507
Mini-Profile Text Color: f9a507
|
Post by Akquarius on May 4, 2016 17:20:45 GMT
Interesting topic. A closer look into my music library reveals a lot, I guess. Under "A" are listed ACDC Adrian Legg Aerosmith Al Jarreau Al Petteway The Alan Parsons Project Allanah Myles Altan America Arlo Guthrie
To name just a few. So I guess my taste is not very specific. It goes from ACDC via the Beatles, Charlie Christian and David Mead on to Miles Davies, Nickelback (the older stuff), Pat Kirtley, Queen, Reinhard Mey, Saga, Thin Lizzy and U2 and finishes with Wes Montgomery and ZZTop. And a lot inbetween.
However, the "most heard" section lists Tony McManus, Mark Knopfler, Jens Kommnick, Ian Melrose and Martin Taylor. That narrows it down much more.
|
|
stringdriventhing
C.O.G.
Posts: 1,859
Mini-Profile Background: {"image":"","color":"101011"}
Mini-Profile Name Color: E61921
Mini-Profile Text Color: e6ce19
|
Post by stringdriventhing on May 4, 2016 17:27:29 GMT
I used to be a real rock fan, went to all the Motorhead, Maiden and Megadeth gigs with all the leather gear on I was also a rocker in my misspent youth, although we called it "heavy rock" rather than metal in the late 70s/early 80s. Rush, Sabbath, UFO, Scorpions, Motorhead, Wishbone Ash, Whitesnake, Rainbow.. you name 'em I've probably seen 'em! Lost interest in that kinda music around '82 and the only band I still listen to from those days are Led Zeppelin
|
|
walkingdecay
C.O.G.
Posts: 1,676
My main instrument is: brownish and rather small.
Mini-Profile Background: {"image":"","color":"000000"}
Mini-Profile Name Color: {"image":"","color":"ffffff"}
|
Post by walkingdecay on May 4, 2016 17:47:24 GMT
Yes, even him, I'm afraid. It sets my teeth on edge. The only Jazz I've got into is Django Reinhart. I'm not ruling out a jazz phase in the future tho, but I fear I may be too thick for jazz ? Nah, it's just a groove and a tune like all popular music. It's just that jazzers tend to explore tone and harmony and to chase ideas further. You can learn to follow a solo, say (Alan Plater likened it to getting on a train and picking out details in the landscape and bumps in the track) but it isn't necessary. For me mood comes first: it catches everything from sheer joy to aching sadness, and even creates some completely unique moods of its own.
|
|
|
Post by gekko on May 4, 2016 20:48:27 GMT
Great topic and I'm sure not dissimilar to a topic that existed on the old forum previously.
My early favourites were driven by my mum's taste in music and were pretty folky:
Joni Mitchell Cat Stevens Donovan Simon & Garfunkel Melanie (I was actually named after her as my mum is a huge fan) Bob Dylan The Carpenters John Denver The Fivepenny Piece (local band)
More pop-based artists that left a big impression were:
Kate Bush Blondie
As I got into my teens, I embraced the indie / alternative scene (particularly Manchester bands) and counted the following amongst my favourites:
The Smiths (my absolute favourite band) Stone Roses Inspiral Carpets Charlatans Pixies Psychedelic Furs Dinosaur Jr New Order Depeche Mode Billy Bragg Bjork Cure The Mission The Cult James Various other indie bands of the 80s and early 90s
Following a short spell of grunge and metal (Metallica, Ramones, Faith No More, Nine Inch Nails, Mudhoney), in my late teens I started going to folk gigs and sessions as I knew a couple of people involved in that scene. I saw a number of bands during that time, most of whom no longer exist. It broadened my horizons though and got me out of that 'one style of music' thing that teenagers often end up in.
When I was 17, I asked for a gramophone for my Christmas present and acquired a collection of 78s including lots of big band music. I still have the gramophone and the 78s.
In my 20s, I added some more singer songwriter stuff:
Beth Orton Indigo Girls Suzanne Vega PJ Harvey
I also revisited the stuff my mum brought me up on and expanded my collection of albums by those artists.
I've tried to keep abreast of the indie, alternative, folk scene and current favourites include:
Sun Kil Moon, Red House Painters or any Mark Kozelek project Bat For Lashes Florence & The Machine Mountain Goats The National Matisyahu First Aid Kit James (they are better now than ever) London Grammar Sufjan Stevens Iron & Wine
I also dabble in classical and do really like opera and German lieder. I'm particularly fond of Fritz Wunderlich. I had a fling with jazz in my late teens but haven't returned there. I wouldn't rule it out though. I like a bit of hip hop but you can keep the hoes and I don't claim to be knowledgeable. I've had dalliances with world music and would like to explore that further.
I listen to lots of playlists on Spotify. It's introduced me to a great deal of new music, some of which has stuck and some not. I find it harder to fall in love with new music these days though and I do end up listening to old favourites a lot. We've just invested in some Sonos speakers, which has meant we listen to more music in the house rather than putting on the Gogglebox.
Edit: Sorry, that's a bit of a TL:DR post. Didn't realise how long it was until I hit submit.
|
|
|
Post by delb0y on May 4, 2016 20:48:51 GMT
Johnny Hodges with the Duke Ellington Orchestra - just Heavenly!
|
|
stringdriventhing
C.O.G.
Posts: 1,859
Mini-Profile Background: {"image":"","color":"101011"}
Mini-Profile Name Color: E61921
Mini-Profile Text Color: e6ce19
|
Post by stringdriventhing on May 5, 2016 8:16:31 GMT
Great topic and I'm sure not dissimilar to a topic that existed on the old forum previously. Your taste is very similar to my own With me it was my big sisters (Beatles, Cat Stevens, Simon & Garfunkel, Lindisfarne, etc. and Heavy Rock respectively) who influenced my formative musical years, rather than my parents. With you on The National - great band!
|
|
|
Post by vikingblues on May 6, 2016 6:23:07 GMT
It is interesting to see how widespread a lot of forum members musical tastes are. I'm another one where an interest in folk music has only been stirred up by turning to play the acoustic guitar rather than the electric. The only consistent thing about my musical taste is it seems to have been out of kilter with my friends and peers. This started at secondary school where there were pretty equally divided camps of Deep Purple and Led Zepplin fans and then there was me on my own preferring Black Sabbath. The Beatles were the group that kicked off my interest in music earlier when I was at Primary School. Hearing the music of Yes got me into prog - and I haven't quite shaken that off with the Polish group Riverside interesting me enough to buy all their albums when they come out. I recall the big impact of Focus on me when they did the OGWT - particularly with Jan Akkermans guitar playing. I also veered into the more experimental forms of prog with early Pink Floyd and then as they went more mainstream the German groups like Can and Amon Duul II. Despite my being determined to rebel against my fathers taste in music I also succumbed to classical music around the age of 20. A live performance of Shostakovich Symphony 11 still remains my most stand out musical listening experience - an incredible experience! I still have quite a few classical recordings in my collection, including a lot of Claudio Abbados work - a wonderful musical interpreter and great man whose passing made the world a less musical place. I have a weakness for music that combines orchestral and choral - the likes of Verdi Requiem and Mahlers Resurrection symphony which give me chills. I even have a DVD set of the full Wagner Ring Cycle and periodically have a session over several days to listen to the whole thing (about 16 hours). Guitar playing first took me into classical territory, and after footling about on electric guitar for a good few years a focus on blues got me playing properly and got me interested in listening to older style blues rather than blues rock. Somehow a genre I'd missed out on in the late 60s British Blues boom. John Lee Hooker, Howling Wolf, BB King, Albert King etc I enjoy. Early Peter Green is wonderful blues music too - both playing and singing. So what with this more recent dabbling in folk stuff and guitar wise players like Martin Simpson and Tony McManus, my listening collection is all over the place. It seems to be individual artists and groups I'm attracted to rather than genres as a whole though. There's so many talented musicians out there and I keep finding new ones on pretty much a daily basis - and I'm getting too old to remember who they are - goldfish syndrome! Mark
|
|
|
Post by musket on May 6, 2016 6:23:10 GMT
Not just me then...
As an impressionable nipper myself, I used to play my older brother's folk albums so I entered my teens mixing Ewan MacColl with T Rex on the old Dansette record player.
I later used to be in a punk band on a Saturday night and playing in my local folk club on the Sunday. Nowadays it tends to be the folk clubs and increasingly "acoustic roots" which for those precious about such things, widens the genre.
My listening tastes are varied to say the least but looking at concerts I am going to soon, mainly folk. (Over the next few weeks, Steve Tilston, Jez Lowe, Vin Garbutt, Martin Carthy, Martin Simpson.....)
|
|
|
Post by gillinghamrover on May 6, 2016 16:33:05 GMT
Tonight Mathew I am mostly listening to the following: Susanne Vega, Cat Stevens, Ed Sheeran, Frankie Valli and The 4 Seasons, FunBoy Three, Madness, Glenn Hansard, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Santana, Spear of Destiny, Various 90's, Nirvana, Royal Blood, Kinks, Glenn Campbell, Neil Young, Kasabian, Eagles, Taken by Trees. A bit eclectic, I'm open to all suggestions!
|
|
|
Post by earthbalm on May 6, 2016 16:44:12 GMT
Johnny Hodges with the Duke Ellington Orchestra - just Heavenly! Lovely, specially "Things ain't what they used to be".
|
|
|
Post by earthbalm on May 6, 2016 16:47:11 GMT
....and, most of all, jazz. Even the Duke? (Sobs quietly inside.) That's great but I prefer this:
|
|
|
Post by earwighoney on May 6, 2016 17:18:24 GMT
gekkoGreat list, with a lot of bands I really love and always come back to. A special mention to Dino Junior, J Mascis might be the most majestic guitarist I have ever seen play live. I saw Dino Jr in the classic line when they reformed and J Mascis with his long flowing grey hair had a vintage battered Jazzmaster resting on his mighty belly and nonchalantly played guitar solos which each one was even greater than the last. With the cranked 200w Marshall Majors it was ear bleed loud but unforgettably triumphant.
|
|
missclarktree
C.O.G.
Posts: 2,423
My main instrument is: It varies
Mini-Profile Background: {"image":"","color":"1979e6"}
Mini-Profile Name Color: 100605
Mini-Profile Text Color: 020a12
|
Post by missclarktree on May 6, 2016 17:36:03 GMT
All this makes me realise how little I know about all the music that's out there. Must try harder . . .
|
|
|
Post by bobcarter on May 8, 2016 16:41:55 GMT
Hmmm..definitely interesting to read everyone's lists! Mine would be:
All the usual fingerpickers - Adrian Legg, Clive Carroll, Rodrigo y Gabriela, a great player no-one seems to know called Peter Janson and some of the tappers like Thomas Leeb.
Then there's the rock bit - Deep Purple (MkII -there will never be a better album than Made in Japan) plus ACDC and some rather embarrasing vjnyl of the Iron Maiden variety. And Metallica of course! plus a bit of Nu Metal like Limp Bizkit some widdly metal like Joe Satriani
Then a load of jazz (the hummable kind e.g. Diana Krall yes cheese I know but she's a terrific pianist rather than a vocalist I think. not so good on modern jazz but I can love a lot of stuff on guitar e.g. John Scofield that I couldn't take on other instruments), Deano and Sinatra.
Then some dodgy jazz funk like Stanley Clarke and some proper funk like JB and early Kool and the Gang (don't knock it too you've heard it!)
And continues with Dylan, Rory Mcleod, Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Baka Beyond, Eric Bibb, assorted semi techno like Leftfield and Chemical Brothers, a bit of rap (Dizraeli and the Small Gods, anyone?)and trip hop e.g. Massive Attack.
Plus a bit of folk but not much and definitely no "modern" RnB!
....oh and The Cure, The Sundays (amazing indie rhythm guitar) and Billy Bragg. And Roy Buchanan for a bit of blues.
|
|
maninashed
Cheerfully Optimistic
Mad Farmer Liberation Front
Posts: 4,195
|
Post by maninashed on May 11, 2016 11:06:57 GMT
I'm a complete magpie when it comes to music, the only citerion I have is 'does it make me feel something?'. Most music does, irrespective of genre. I keep all my music on an external hard drive and last time I looked there were nearly 30,000 files on there. My tastes don't change, if I like a song or a tune, I always like it but I love hearing new stuff as well.
Mostly these days, what I listen to is related to what I play on guitar or uke which seems to be mainly Morris dance tunes and slow airs. You know on Top Gear when The Stig used to drive the circuit listening to really weird stuff? Mainstream compared to my car! At the moment John Kirkpatrick's Morris albums are on there most of the time.
I'm still a fan of a partitcular rock 'n' roll band at 55, same as I was at 15 but these days it's even better following a band because of the internet. When I was 15 I was fan of The Clash. I loved their style, they had something to say that resonated with me and the were provocative, I could relate to them. These days it's Drive-by Truckers. And in some ways they remind me of The Clash if they had continued in their 50's, they are very perceptive and have lots to say that ordinary people can relate to. It's great still feeling the same thrill going to a gig or waiting for a new record release.
Just getting into my stride but I better not outstay my welcome!
|
|