My brain hurts from too much deep thinking on here-not used to it. So nice to have a place to relax and just chat on general topics, like: what do y'all like to listen to?
me: Bluegrass, of course, though i'll admit my education in that area is pretty limited: Monroe, Flatt & Scruggs, and the Oh Brother soundtrack (which i didnt like especially but appreciate that it brought this music to millions of new fans). I could listen to the mandolin and fiddle all day long. Old Timey country-I was raised on Loretta Lynn, Marty Robbins, J Cash, Willie Nelson but even farther back than that I regularly play the Carter Family, Hank Sr...the blues-Bessie Smith, Jazz: Louis Armstrong, Sarah Vaughn...not so much a fan of Billie Holiday, or 'modern' jazz...
60's rock: I'm a deadhead, 'nuff said. and Dylan, naturally. Jefferson Airplane, Country Joe, Leonard Cohen (a buddhist, btw), Bob Marley, soul & funk...
I have as eclectic tastes as you'll ever encounter-my presets on the car radio range from classical to heavy metal (ACDC!)
-music is like anything in my life-whatever works for me at the time, I use. Take what you need and leave the rest.
Anything you think i'd enjoy hearing, please tell.

Mostly bluegrass. Here's a partial list:

Blue Sky Boys
Bob Paisley
Del McCoury
Doc Watson
Flatt & Scruggs (early years)
Hank Williams
James King
Johnson Mountain Boys
Nashville Bluegrass Band (nostalgic reasons there too)
Red Allen
Vern Williams
and anything Stanley

plus lots of other people here and there, including some local bands (Bean Creek) and more obscure old-time groups (Burnett & Rutherford, Tom Ashley, Watson Family). I let Kyle handle the Japanese stuff.

Good answer carl. Put me in my place. I treasure silence, too, and my favorite sound is my kid's vopice. No music can top that.
Thanx for the bluegrass list Luke-I've heard of about half of them, will look up the rest-i had a chance to see Doc Watson in '86 (not sure if his son was still alive then or not) in a great intimate (75 seats) little country theater in davis, cali, but passed it up-could kick myself.

I have two doc watson cd's to listen to: 'Remembering Merle' & 'down south'-have you heard them? Any good?
I'll also play these at work sunday & monday-those are our 'country' days-try to expose the kids to different music-they often havent ever heard anything thats more than 2 years old and top 40...

btw, have y'all ever heard 'Old & in the Way', a jerry garcia project from the early 70's? Or his work with David Grisman? Excellent-Garcia started on the banjo, of course...

I love music which tells a story without words. I also love a lone voice joined by one or two and then later by a chorus. I love it most when it gives me a sense of community and family.

If it does any of these it could be any type of music.

I haven't heard too many songs sung which has the power of an old mans or an old womans voice enraptured by the message or story.

I have two doc watson cd's to listen to: 'Remembering Merle' & 'down south'-have you heard them?

*awe (not sarcastic)* you have Remembering Merle? I've heard samples of Doc's Omie Wise (wonderful) on the CD but never bought the CD (I figure a whole CD for just one song that I like? I dunno 'cause Blue Suade Shoes isn't on my Top Ten if you know what I mean) but I'm learning Omie Wise from Ashley (which is like Doc's version [the clawhammer, not the fingerpicking version])recording but I need to slow it down (since Ashley blazes it on the ol' five string)

I have Down South and really enjoy the CD. I mainly got it for the Bright Sunny South song which a friend of mine generously let me borrow. His Fifteen Cents song is one of my favorites on the CD.

Home Again, Ballads from Deep Gap and Southbound are some of my favorite Watson ablums. I actually like all of what Doc Watson does (I don't care much for his Rockabilly stuff but then again, he appeals to all audiences. Heck, give him a Tuba and he could draw crowds!)

I like some kinds of semi-modern music. A bit of Mississippi (I googled that word to see if I spelled it right ) John Hurt (or Hert) and Hank Williams.

Some people like aged wines, I like aged music.

is do you know Beyonce?

Well, I know who she is now.

Heard a Hawaiin version of 'Somewhere over the rainbow / What a wonderful world' on the radio, and found out it's by a ukelele player named Israle Kamakawaol'ole-might be misspelling his name but hey can you blame me? Anyway, this cut is off the "Finding Forrester' soundtrack (suck movie, and the rest of the ST is modern jazz, not my thing mostly)
-'Iz', as he was known, died in '97, but has several good albums of beautiful stuff out there-hearing these songs done in his island style raises them from cheesy to transcendent.
and he was 700 pounds! That uke must've looked like a matchbox car in his hands...
Anyway, check him out...

I love how old bluesmen and folk singers and such just keep going...they dont 'burn out' like rock stars and such-shows who the true musicians are...who's really in it for the love of the music....seems if you really love the art you do, you could no more give it up than you could breathing...

I recently got Buell Kazee Sings and Plays and Traditional Japanese Folk Songs from Smithsonian Folkways

what kind of music I listen to depends a lot on what I'm doing. It can be anything from country to classical to jazz to rock and the music type can change from moment to moment. I can be listening to Mozart one second and then Linkin Park the next.

I love bluegrass ever since hearing it played live when I was in college some 15 years ago.

For Christmas I got Steve Earle and Del McCoury 's "The Mountain" - I love love LOVE it!

I'm very eclectic in my music. I grew up on pop/bubblegum music...Donny Osmond, David Cassidy, The Partridge Family, The Jackson Five (when Michael was normal)

I loved to watch Sonny and Cher as a teen, but I recently saw a Cher concert and wasn't all that impressed. The HBO concert special was better than our expensive seats.

I'm not embarrassed to admit that one of the best concerts I recently went to was none other than Barry Manilow! I know...groan! You either love the guy or hate him. Guess which category I'm in! Anyway, he does give you your money's worth at the concert.

Another fantastic concert I went to in December was the Transiberia
Orchestra. The special effects were out of this world! If you haven't seen them, they are a must!

I love classical music too. Driving to that takes away road rage. I recently found the Celtic Enya a few years ago. And I love Manheim Steamroller too.

And yes, I like Country/Blue Grass too. I've even been to the Grand Old Opery!

Another secret I'll let you in on, is I like to watch Lawrence Welk and I'm not even Polish!

And I love gospel and old time hymns and the old Musicals.

About the only muscic I don't like is Acid Rock, although I love Pink Floyd's "Stairway to Heaven", so go figure.

One of my favorite memories as a kid, was my family driving and singing in the car.

Whistle while you work,

Michi

I stand corrected...all five feet of me. I figured out my mistake and was getting on to edit, but you beat me to it Buddy.

I think Cher's tears for Sonny were sincere.

Michi

Wow, we like the same kind of music...that's something!

My obssesion this week is Woody Guthrie-just finished reading 'Bound For Glory'-now have a new bio of him, plus his 'Dust Bowl Ballads' & 'Library of Congress' 2 cd set-sad life-I had an uncle that suffered from the same disease (huntingtons) -terrible-but at least Woody had his say before his voice was silenced.

a kid at work turned me on to System of a Down. WOW !! I am very impressed with this group. They very hard edged but they have some terrific lyrics that, to me, are very relevant to todays troubles, especially BYOB.

I love the music that is played on the radio, how many of you have heard of :
Ciara
Eminem
50 Cent
missy elliot
greenday
gwen stefani?

e.g, hip hop, pop, rock

Lol I like your type of music as well. Its really interesting and different. I love the styles.

Hi Alexis,

Welcome to the board. I emigrated to Australia in 63, worked in Western Australia, but soon went up into Asia. I really enjoyed Australia. I imagine so much has changed there... as with everywhere else. Now, to your musical point...

I don't doubt what you say. However, I'm below, very below, average in music talent. Thus, the only music I can manage to be in the groove playing is the simple 'people music' - bluegrass and the like (and Shakuhachi which is a whole other thing).

When you've got music talent, as you must, then the world of music is wide open. When you are average or below, and just want to express yourself and 'live in music', then the simplest form is all you can manage to do.

The modern world, being increasingly expert driven, has put a rift in the people's access to music. They hear the world's greatest musicians, the greatest talent. When people of average music talent try to imitate that, they fall flat on their face and give up. That is if they even attempted it in the first place. Most just turn on the player and listen.

I think I'm the only person here who doesn't listen to bluegrass... hehe. It's not that I don't like it, I just prefer other things

I suppose my favorite genre is rock, but there are so many branches of it that I dunno which one I'd fit into. My favorite bands are Oasis (brilliant British band with good lyrics) and Blink 182 (I think I like them more because the guitar in their songs is easy to play). I like pretty much anything, though, so if any of you have any suggestions I'll try to give 'em a chance

I don't really listen to bluegrass either.
I play a bit of it with friends, but I don't actually know the songs, just follow what they do and sing along when they reach a chorus which has already been repeated 12 times so I can remember a few words (my short term memory is pretty shocking... actually, so is my long term... hmmm..). It's fun to play.
On a daily basis I probably listen to classical and alternative australian bands the most... I do like a bit of brit pop, but mainly the older stuff, by Pulp and Blur and a few others I can't remember the names of.

Gorillaz are a bit too over produced for me. I don't mind studio editing etc. but I think they use it a bit too much that it takes over a bit... sorry... am not being too articulate today... long week.

If you're interested in classical music, start with the stuff that has always been really popular etc. and if you find a tune you like, look at some of that particular composer's other works. I'd suggest the more rousing tunes, but that's what I like... so, tchaikovsky, strauss is really fun as long as you like waltzes, beethoven, chopin, most things (most) by the more famous composers are pretty good... which is why they're so famous. Mozart is good if you like more... intricate, delicate music... as is Haydn etc. Don't start with Opera, it's hard work.

As far as aussie music I listen to goes, I like Darren Hanlon, Missy Higgins, Sarah Blasko, The Whitlams (though gets a bit navel gazing), Magic Dirt, Injettison, Dappled Cities Fly... too many to list.

I also like old school french music, like Edith Piaff etc. but some people can't stand her... so...

I've recently been turned onto System of a Down by a kid at work. they are very hard edged but they have social comentary in their lyrics. Their latest hit on the airwaves is BYOB.