Poll: Your favorite music genre?

[DigitalSushi]

Classical, you can't beat a really good piece of classical music...

My American friends should be hugely proud of Samuel Barber, the American composer that has done some of the most complicated musical works ever.

Gonna go with classical on this one.

I grew up with the stuff, so it can't be helped.

*High Five*

*High Five*

Samuel Barber is probably my favorite contemporary composer.

Adagio for Strings is amazing.

You know a composer is good when something like the word "Adagio" which is a tempo in music becomes synonymous with his name.

For Strings is pretty basic compared to his other works, I wish I could link you, but people don't upload his works to the internet.

Well I'm classically trained, I play the violin, and normally the word "Adagio" brings dread, but I love his works that are slow with an awesome build up. I know myself and a few other people in my orchestra have been trying to get our conductor to play some of his works, but I don't really know how expensive it is or how easy it is to get it.

I'm quietly impressed, I'd love to have your skill with classical music.... actually I'm quite jealous.... when I was younger I spent my free time dancing or listening to the music, as opposed to learning how to play the music.

A lot of trance DJ's and producers are classically trained, trance is the digital version of classical music. I'm not saying it all is, but I would like people to embrace the digital revolution, just because drum machines are involved doesn't mean it isn't classical.

 

[CrashBang]

Punk/metal. If we're being specific then hardcore. I adore hardcore music and the hardcore scene; it's brutal, raw and beautiful.
My favourite subgenres are metalcore, progressive metal and hardcore punk.

 

[BreakfastMan]

I love me some rock and metal. Pretty much the only genre I listen to. The other genres are okay, and I listen to them occasionally, but they do not appeal to me nearly as much as rock and metal do.

 

[saints1544]

No Classic Rock s had to go with a dif

 

[Lunar Templar]

i defie your list!

i listen to country, rock and metal. usually with in a 10 minute span given how my MP3 player likes to be

 

[Fiz_The_Toaster]

Classical, you can't beat a really good piece of classical music...

My American friends should be hugely proud of Samuel Barber, the American composer that has done some of the most complicated musical works ever.

Gonna go with classical on this one.

I grew up with the stuff, so it can't be helped.

*High Five*

*High Five*

Samuel Barber is probably my favorite contemporary composer.

Adagio for Strings is amazing.

You know a composer is good when something like the word "Adagio" which is a tempo in music becomes synonymous with his name.

For Strings is pretty basic compared to his other works, I wish I could link you, but people don't upload his works to the internet.

Well I'm classically trained, I play the violin, and normally the word "Adagio" brings dread, but I love his works that are slow with an awesome build up. I know myself and a few other people in my orchestra have been trying to get our conductor to play some of his works, but I don't really know how expensive it is or how easy it is to get it.

I'm quietly impressed, I'd love to have your skill with classical music.... actually I'm quite jealous.... when I was younger I spent my free time dancing or listening to the music, as opposed to learning how to play the music.

A lot of trance DJ's and producers are classically trained, trance is the digital version of classical music. I'm not saying it all is, but I would like people to embrace the digital revolution, just because drum machines are involved doesn't mean it isn't classical.

Now I'm jealous, I can't dance to save my life. You would think that having a good grasp of rhythm and timing would make me a good dancer, but nooooo. I curse my very white and nerdy state.

I've always thought that trance had some resemblance of that, but I wasn't quite sure. I know I've discussions about that from my fellow orchestra peeps but it didn't really go far and it went somewhere else. Now that I think about it, it does make sense since that type of music does require a good understanding of timing and whatnot. I have some mixed feelings about drum machines though, but that's not to say they don't make some awesome music.

 

[Total LOLige]

I've got to go with Rock/Alt.Rock. That said my favourite band Kasaian have a little bit of an electronic vibe going.

 

[Popadoo]

What does this come under?
I voted other, because I have no idea what to call my favourite music.

 

[SEXTON HALE]

Metal was where I started off but Ive spread myself out a lot since then though I still have a definite love of metal nothing will ever replace it for me.

 

[repeating integers]

Rock/alternative. Generally I find it to be the most varied and most appealing genre. I listen to the odd bit of metal, but I find most to be unintentionally hilarious (and a bit too technically limited). Got one artist who overlaps somewhat with country (or rather, alt-country), a hip-hoppy fusion artist, a few electronic things and a Ska band (fuck yeah, Madness).

 

[malestrithe]

Pop. I'm unapologetic about that.

 

[dcdude171]

Mine would go Americana rock - Bruce springsteen, The gaslight anthem , rockabilly
Swing- Frank sinatra dean martin,Nat King cole, Louis Armstrong
Soul- Otis redding, Sam cook
Indie Rock - The strokes, the libertines, the white stripes, the black keys

I know i have weird tastes, i barely get to talk about music with anybody even though its my main hobby/interest i play gutair and sing as well- I guess the lack of people to talk to about it would be that a.) my music tastes aren't popular and b.) Im 16 ( Not trying to be like oh im sixteen listening to old music so im supieror its just kids my age aren't into old music.

 

[Chairman Miaow]

Going to go with Metal/Hard Rock because Blind Guardian falls under that category.

Saw them live, my favourite band ever. Got some signed stuff from them.

 

[Fishyash]

I picked other, since quite a few of my tastes go outisde of your poll options.

However I do enjoy electronic music, mainly house and DnB.

I don't think I have a favourite genre of music though.

 

[babinro]

Other - Punk - Mostly Green Day, Blink 182 and Sum 41.

Though instrumental and various Christian songs take a close second/third.

Beyond that there's the standard 500 or so songs that are made up of 1-4 songs from a variety of artists and types of music.

 

[Richardplex]

Classical or genre-buster music, because I'm a hipster. Put a piano in your music and I'll most likely like it at least.
[small]Damn you Yuki Kajiura and Bastion for not being easily genrefied. [/small]

 

[loc978]

Been a metalhead since I was a teenager, and I suppose metal is still what I listen to most... but I no longer eschew any genre on this list, so long as you include bluegrass as part of country (can't stand modern redneck-pop).

 

[JaceArveduin]

Going to go with Metal/Hard Rock because Blind Guardian falls under that category.

Saw them live, my favourite band ever. Got some signed stuff from them.

I almost got to go see them down in Dallas, but it's a bit of a drive and I really didn't have the spare cash. In hindsight, I probably should have said fuck it and went anyway.

 

[TheYellowCellPhone]

I'm real into classical and instrumental music. Tchaikovsky, Reineke, Scriabin, yadda yadda. For the love of god, if you mention Beethoven or Mozart I will slap you.

Current favorite is Tchaikovsky's Pathétique, but Carmina Burana is pretty amazing.

 

[TheRightToArmBears]

Well, It's not like I exclusively listen to it by any stretch of the imagination, but I'd probably have to vote for the metulz. My favourite band is Anthrax, but my general tastes at the moment seem to have drifted a lot into metalcore/hardcore territory. Stuff like Killswitch Engage, Maylene & The Sons of Disaster or Every Time I Die. Metalcore tends to be 95% arse though, it's a bit saturated at the moment with crap like Bring Me The Horizon.