Reply With QuoteI'm on a pretty heavy Muse kick right now.
What kind of music do you listen to predominantly?
I'd put myself firmly in the "Alternative" camp.
My playlist currently includes:
The Temper Trap
Crash Kings
The XX
Metric
Passion Pit
Vampire Weekend
Mumford & Sons
MuteMath
The Sounds
Phoenix
Cage the Elephant
Et tu?
Bonus question: Are you on Last.fm? I am. I am "asherian". Friend me. I need friends.
"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "
I'm on a pretty heavy Muse kick right now.
"I predict your ignore will rival Ben's" - Ecofarm
^ The Poly equivalent of:
"I hope you can see this 'cause I'm [flipping you off] as hard as I can" - Ignignokt the Mooninite
My tastes are wide-ranging, embracing the (now "classic") progressive rock of the 70s, punk and new wave of the 70s and 80s, the indy movement that followed it, and jazz and blues in general. And I'm always up for a good, visceral metal experience.
But in terms of current artists, nothing has really grabbed me the past few years. I'm getting old.
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For the most part, "Classic" Rock, Blues and a splash of country.
Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
"Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead
Of these, I only know Metric and The Sounds, and I like them (Metric more than The Sounds).Originally Posted by Asher
What kind of music do you listen to predominantly?
I'd put myself firmly in the "Alternative" camp.
My playlist currently includes:
The Temper Trap
Crash Kings
The XX
Metric
Passion Pit
Vampire Weekend
Mumford & Sons
MuteMath
The Sounds
Phoenix
Cage the Elephant
Et tu?
Bonus question: Are you on Last.fm? I am. I am "asherian". Friend me. I need friends.
Which of the rest would you suggest I try first?
Which albums specifically?
Muse is also great.
Electronic (techno, house, etc., etc), rock, indie rock, jazz, blues and classical.
There's an Apolyton last.fm group, but I don't think anybody goes there anymore. I certainly don't. Didn't even bother installing the scrobbler after I installed Windows 7.
Last edited by Nostromo; March 21, 2010 at 08:11.
Let us be lazy in everything, except in loving and drinking, except in being lazy – Lessing
If you like Metric and the Sounds (is it just the hot female vocalists you like?), Phoenix is probably the best bet. Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (their latest album) just won the Best Alternative Album Grammy.
MuteMath is also kinda similar (check out the songs Electrify and Spotlight).
"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "
Yeah, I just installed it again. Windows 7 install blew it out, too.
No one uses it anymore?
"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "
http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?t=178205
Only five people the joined the 'poly group. As far as I know, only Zopperoni and Saras are still using it. Other people here use last.fm, but never bothered joining the group.
Last edited by Nostromo; March 21, 2010 at 14:07.
Let us be lazy in everything, except in loving and drinking, except in being lazy – Lessing
The Sounds' singer's accent is hilarious.
I grew up with the tail end of metal and punk, and then 90s dance music and hip hop so I've done all those.
Now I mostly listen to pop, but also jazz, electronic, Persian traditional music, whatever. I'm just not very loyal to "bands" anymore.
I just joined.
"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "
I listen to quite varied music. I'm particulary fond of 70s and 80s pop and rock, so much Elton John, Queen, Alan Parson's Project, Electric Light Orchestra, Camel. And the list goes on. Quite varied. Of newer music, I'm particulary fond of Neal Morse(progressive rock, real joy listening to!), Muse, Hillsong United. And the occational E-type.
Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. -Isaiah 41:10
The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing. - Zephaniah 3:17
Me too. Not sure if I can use it though, last.fm doesn't work in Europe anymore I think.I just joined.
Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. -Isaiah 41:10
The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing. - Zephaniah 3:17
I demand more replies.
"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "
I don't think I have a predominant taste in one type of music. My iPod has country, rock and roll, rhythm and blues, a sprinkling of alternative, and pop. Some of the artists on my iPod:
P!nk
Green Day
U2
Nickelback
Bon Jovi
Bruce Sprinsteen
Tim McGraw
Faith Hill
Keith Anderson
Shania Twain
Cher
Daughtry
Coldplay
Three Doors Down
Aerosmith
Lily Allen (just one song - "**** You")
Usher
Brian McKnight
Seal
This is where an awesome Mark Twain quote would be, but Apolyton says it would be too many lines. :(
Patience - get some.
This is where an awesome Mark Twain quote would be, but Apolyton says it would be too many lines. :(
The rest you can delete.
"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "
Thankfully, I'm not asking for your advice.
And for the record, I have Green Day songs from 90s and 00s.
This is where an awesome Mark Twain quote would be, but Apolyton says it would be too many lines. :(
Counting Comedy and Christian, about 2000 CD's.
Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
"Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead
I didn't even know what the vocalists look like, they just happened to be the only two bands I knew in your list so I figured I might like the others.
Will try the two you suggested and report back.
im posting but don't actually hafta answer the OP because you already know my swag.
THATS how AAHZ rolls, sun.
I had totally forgotten about Last.fm. I checked my account and it said I last logged in in 2005.
"Our scientific power has out run out spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men." - Martin Luther King Jr.
"A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will produce in time a people as base as itself." - Joseph Pulitzer
I forgot - I also have Sheryl Crow and Taylor Swift on my iPod.
This is where an awesome Mark Twain quote would be, but Apolyton says it would be too many lines. :(
I haven't heard any of those bands. Are you deliberately trying to listen to obscure bands?What kind of music do you listen to predominantly?
I'd put myself firmly in the "Alternative" camp.
My playlist currently includes:
The Temper Trap
Crash Kings
The XX
Metric
Passion Pit
Vampire Weekend
Mumford & Sons
MuteMath
The Sounds
Phoenix
Cage the Elephant
Et tu?
Bonus question: Are you on Last.fm? I am. I am "asherian". Friend me. I need friends.
I personally listen to a wide variety of styles. But most playtime goes to metal (various sub genres, especially with female vocals) and rock (70's and 80's).
The musical discovery that I made today was that Dream Theater also have songs that I can stand to listen to. All of their stuff that I have heard before was going to my nerves for some reason.
Quendelie axan!
Some of these may be considered obscure, but not most?
Hell, one of them just won a Grammy.
These are all pretty popular bands in AltRock circles.
"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "
I turns out that I have listened to Metric too("Help I'm alive" gets some playtime on the rock radios that I listen to)
I was mostly curious if these are all the bands that you listen to or only the more interesting/unpopular.
Here is a nice band that mixes Bulgarian folklore with Metal sound. Some people might find this interesting although the lyrics are in Bulgarian.
http://www.myspace.com/balkandji
Quendelie axan!
They're the ones I'm listening to right now, but I also like some mainstream rock (Killers, Coldplay, U2, etc).I turns out that I have listened to Metric too
I was mostly curious if these are all the bands that you listen to or only the more interesting/unpopular.
If there's one thing I can't stand it's the prissies (mostly the Counterglow crowd) that seem to sneer at anything mainstream.
Metric, Phoenix, Vampire Weekend, and MuteMath are all fairly big right now, I think. Metric has been big in Canada for years (going back to 'Dead Disco', I think)
"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "
Currently listening to-
Broadcast & The Focus Group
Velvet Acid Christ
Tunng
Apoptygma Berzerk
The Threshold Houseboys Choir
Espers
The Third Eye Foundation
Thomas Koner
Wolf Eyes
Amon Duul II
Klangstabil
The genesis of the "evil Finn" concept- Evil, evil Finland
If there's one thing I can't stand it's the prissies (mostly the Counterglow crowdYup.
"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "
I've only heard of two of the bands you listed.
The genesis of the "evil Finn" concept- Evil, evil Finland
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