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Off-Topic: What kind of music do you like?
My husband's just bought a new turntable and we've been playing some of our old records. It's been quite a trip down memory lane, I can tell you!
Shirley wrote: "My husband's just bought a new turntable and we've been playing some of our old records. It's been quite a trip down memory lane, I can tell you!"I hardly ever use my turntable any more. I have a fair number of LPs which never got replaced by CDs so I can imagine the nostalgia Shirley! Hmmm, maybe I should put on a record right now...
Shirley wrote: "My husband's just bought a new turntable and we've been playing some of our old records. It's been quite a trip down memory lane, I can tell you!"My BF has 2 turntables, it drive him crazy when I call them record players :)
He says he would rather listen to music he likes on vinyl. I can't hear a difference but he swears he can.
He looks for vintage turn tables and speakers.
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Julia wrote: "Shirley wrote: "My husband's just bought a new turntable and we've been playing some of our old records. It's been quite a trip down memory lane, I can tell you!"My BF has 2 turntables, it drive ..."
My husband says he can, too, Julia. He says it is a truer, more authentic sound.
Leslie wrote: "Shirley wrote: "My husband's just bought a new turntable and we've been playing some of our old records. It's been quite a trip down memory lane, I can tell you!"I hardly ever use my turntable an..."
Oh it was, Leslie, I actually felt quite emotional when I was listening, and watching it go round! I had forgotten hiw tactile music was, when yiu had to carefully put a record on, unlike today when you select a track on your cd or mp3 player.
If there was ever a passion in my life that could beat reading, it would be music. I am an aspiring concert-level pianist, so classical music is by far my favorite. I listen to Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Liszt, Tchiakovsky, and Rachmaninoff. My preference of style varies. I usually find the dark and brooding tone characteristic of the Russian and German composers to be gorgeous, but some days I'm in the mood for light and airy, i.e. Schubert or Mozart. The perfect balance of both styles is a rather melancholy, wistful sound that Chopin and Debussy have perfected.
I love most music but what I listen to when I'm reading depends on the book. For example, I'll listen to either of The Poirot soundtracks when I'm reading an Agatha Christie book, or just sometimes any classical music. If I'm reading a Jackie Collins novel, I listen to music that the characters love, e.g Marvin Gaye, Sinatra. This may sound peculiar but I really love listening to what the characters listen to.
Sometimes I'll listen to Murray Gold pieces from Doctor Who when I'm reading Doctor Who books or any books in general.
But Bon Jovi are my favourite band yet I favourite genre is classical music. Favourite composers are Chopin, Mozart, Handel, Beethoven & the rest of them :P
My niece and nephews have gotten the song "Cheerleader" stuck in my head. I guess this song is sweeping the teen & pre-teen population of America...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGflUb...
Brooklyn wrote: "But Bon Jovi are my favourite band yet I favourite genre is classical music. Favourite composers are Chopin, Mozart, Handel, Beethoven & the rest of them :P"Mozart is my favorite. When I'm stressed or depressed I listen to his music. Always makes me feel better.
I like anything that makes a noise.
I don't really have a favorite composer for classical music - I've never really listened to one composer enough for that. But I like Bach's Cello Suites and am starting to listen to some of his violin music. I've listened to a little bit of Beethoven too. Last fall I took a course in music history that started with the Middle Ages and ended in about 1750 (with Bach and Vivaldi), so I've listened to some medieval and Renaissance music too (usually this has words, but they're often not in English so I don't find it too distracting). The two pieces of Renaissance music that I really liked from that course were Josquin's "Ave Maria" (I like this better than Schubert's, not sure why) and Byrd's "Mass for Four Voices."I like a lot of Irish music, like Cherish the Ladies and Solas. I also listen to some metal - I really like Apocalyptica, a group of cellists from Finland.
I listen to a lot of music but never when reading - I can't cross the streams that way because I end up paying half attention to both. Frequently classical, celtic (rock), folk, jazz, world, etc, etc. Big bandcamp fan too.
Classical - basically all of it.Bon Jovi
Frank Sinatra
Dean Martin
Sammy Davis Jr
Billie Holliday
Marvin Gaye
Luther Vandross
Stevie Nicks
BB King
Soundtracks to favourite films/TV series/musicals
Bing Crosby
Judy Garland
there's probably more but these are the main ones I can think of :)
In any of the types listed I like some, don't like others, but in some areas I like a lot more than others:Classical (grew up with it, but I am not keen on Wagner nor some other composers)
Jazz is starting to grow on me as my daughter gets into it and I understand it better
Christian--contemporary (SOME), choral, classical, hymns (but then never all)
Folk but not all types of folk
Various other types of music that fall under the popular category (some country, some blues, some bluegrass, etc)
I like many different kinds of music!I love:
Lana del Rey
Drake
Ella Fitzgerald
Adele
Disney music (Especially Frozen)
The Blues (genre)
I like a lot of music from the Jazz/blues age
I like some pop
I like some rap
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In general, I feel the same Tom. I can listen to music while I'm reading something light I guess (a thriller or light fantasy book maybe), but with most books, the music would clash with the music of the words I'm hearing in my head. I often hear words in my head as I back up to re-read and savor particularly evocative or beautifully written passages. Occasionally I'll even read a few sentences out loud on occasion (as long as there's noone there to observe me). The music does generally go off while I'm reading.
Oddly music doesn't bother me at all while I'm writing software - I always listen to music while at work. For some reason in that environment it doesn't distract me at all.
I am the world's worst multi-tasker, so I could never read and listen to music at the same time. I can hardly read while there is a conversation is next to me, unless I'm only reading really light stuff, like internet statuses, news, and memes. I will end up focusing on only one or the other (almost always the music, because it doesn't stop, while you can stop reading) and end up analyzing whatever is playing.I am a classically trained violinist and I grew up listening to Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Vivaldi, Chopin, Paganini, Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, Schubert, Handel, and the like. I absolutely adore string quartets and chamber music, and having played a couple myself, know them to be immensely satisfying, complex, and richly textured. I also love violin concertos, mostly because they motivate me to practice more! But my favorite concerto ever might be Rachmaninoff's second PIANO concerto, haha. I also occasionally treat myself to an opera, requiem, oratorio, ballet, or a marathon of symphonies :)
Since ninth grade I've been exposing myself to other music types and have been much more liberal in my tastes than I was up till then. You might even say I'm eclectic. I enjoy modern, jazz, rock, world, and even a little pop music now. Since these are HUGE genres, I'll give a few examples:
Bon Jovi, Simon & Garfunkel, David Bowie (RIP)
Miles Davis, John Coltrane, BB King, Frank Sinatra
Movie soundtracks (Hans Zimmer, Howard Shore)
The Phantom of the Opera, Disney songs, and other show tunes
Christian music (Hillsong, Chris Tomlin)
Not so much EDM and I don't keep up to date with the latest hits like many of my peers, but I like what I listen to, and I'm always looking for more great masterpieces to enjoy! If you have a recommendation of what I might like, feel free to message me!
Some songs with great lyrics...Children of Jack by Guy Forsyth
"I see you in the laundrymat,
Black Irish washerwoman in a funeral hat.
Italian ballerina on an asphalt stage,
A bleach blonde poet of a Victorian age. "
Tom Traubert's Blues (Waltzing Matilda) by Tom Waits
"Now I lost my Saint Christopher now that I've kissed her
And the one-armed bandit knows
And the maverick Chinaman and the cold blooded-signs
And the girls down by the strip tease shows"
Just looking at my cds... There isn't a genre for me but lots of rock AC/DC Metalicca Black Sabbath then there is The Jam, Bruce Springsteen (of course) Lana Del Rey , Adele, and a ton of 80s synth, classical mixes and even The phantom of the opera. I probably could lend anyone a CD they'd like lol
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@Tom, Tom Waits is great!
Tom wrote: "Some songs with great lyrics...it's too early for the circus,
it's too late for the bars,
no one's sleepin' but the paperboys,
and no one in this town is makin' any noise,
but the dogs
and the milkmen and me.
Tracey wrote: "Just looking at my cds... There isn't a genre for me but lots of rock AC/DC Metalicca Black Sabbath then there is The Jam, Bruce Springsteen (of course) Lana Del Rey , Adele, and a ton of 80s synth..."Ooh The Jam! I love the song "A Town Called Malice" :)
DJ Zippergirl wrote: "Tom wrote: "Some songs with great lyrics...it's too early for the circus,
it's too late for the bars,
no one's sleepin' but the paperboys,
and no one in this town is makin' any noise,
but the..."
"The piano has been drinking
My necktie is asleep
And the combo went back to New York
The jukebox has to take a leak
And the carpet needs a haircut
And the spotlight looks like a prison break
'Cause the telephone's out of cigarettes
And the balcony's on the make"
Gloria wrote: "I am the world's worst multi-tasker, so I could never read and listen to music at the same time. I can hardly read while there is a conversation is next to me, unless I'm only reading really light ..."I can't read and listen to music, either. I teach piano (classical) but I'm learning to sing, contemporary style since I have finally realized I don't have to be perfect to perform.
My son is a HUGE classical music fan at the ripe old age of 15 and aspires to become a professional trumpeter, but he leans heavily to Russian composers at the moment.
I grew up listening to similar music, but my dad is a HUGE opera fan, plus symphony orchestras and choral music. Sadly, he didn't go for Baroque, which I love.
I was definitely born in the wrong era; I live for the 60s and 70s! For me, those decades had the most beautiful music. The Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, Steve Miller Band...couldn't go wrong! But I enjoy music from all periods and all kinds of genres, as long as something about it moves me. :)
Pam wrote: "I am a big bluegrass fan!"The old-fashioned kind like Flatt & Scruggs or the more modern variety like Bela Fleck?
Leslie wrote: "Pam wrote: "I am a big bluegrass fan!"The old-fashioned kind like Flatt & Scruggs or the more modern variety like Bela Fleck?"
Not that you asked me, but I like both. Sirius XM's Bluegrass Junction is on my programmed favorites.
I have always loved music and would rather listen to somethinggood than watch TV.I have a huge collection of blues in its many
forms.Classic rock and metal are favourites too,and I listen to Classical music most days.I like to collect music biogs and band
and Album histories.Since being off work waiting for my Hip surgery I have intended to make up a database to catalogue all
my stuff,a good idea at the time.....
My sister sent me this link today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUuiZ...I loved that when he released it way back when I was in my teens. I have it on cassette but not record or cd. His later recordings of the same song are not as good because he can no longer reach such a range and height of voice. Possibly why I have always kept a stereo with a cassette player!
I've been listening to more current music recently; David Guetta, Sia, Sigma, Jess Glynne, Galantis...perhaps I'm going through a mid-life crisis. ;-)
lol:) No, Paul, your tastes are just broadening. Sia is great but I can't watch her perform - she annoys me with all that hiding her face. She's come a long way as she had a long struggle with mental illness- so good on her for her success.
Now here's a great one from the 1980s. I was a 1980 chickee babe and this music takes me back. Duran Duran - Ordinary Worldhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TreNe...
Madonna has been touring Australia this last week. She has lost herself quite a few fans by her habit of turning up to perform at 11pm when the concert is sold as 9pm. Second show in Brisbane, lots of fans requested refunds and the auditorium has many empty seats.
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2 hours late would be annoying since I'm sure the tickets weren't cheap!
B the BookAddict wrote: "lol:) No, Paul, your tastes are just broadening. Sia is great but I can't watch her perform - she annoys me with all that hiding her face. She's come a long way as she had a long struggle with ment..."Hiding her face seems to be a thing for trying to maintain her private life, which I guess makes sense given her past problems; it must be difficult to never have any privacy or time away from the limelight.
This was one of my FAVOURITE songs when I was 15, and if you're American, sadly you may have missed out if you were around then.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=As7Z3...
Adele, my favorite artist of all times is this beautiful woman. Her voice is amazing, I listen to everything in general, and I'm willing to give everything a try. I love her, but I am open for everything in general.Latin, pop, french pop and hip-hop, a little bit of old times rap, oldies, swing jazz, Frank Sinatra, Top 40. 1920s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s. 70s-80s-90s classic rock. Brazilian tempo. etc... You get the idea
I recently discovered a new band called Sons Of The East, through their self-titled EP. Check out the track 'Come Away' through the link below, I think they're great.https://youtu.be/b8yuTJyXWmI
They're not bad at all, Kevin. Thanks. The property looks like one of the many you encounter on our Australian country roads.
Well, apparently my library is not the only eclectic thing in my life: my iPod ranges from Metallica to Celia Cruz with a pinch of The Beatles and Sigur Rós. I need to listen to music when I'm studying, and I have different playlists for different topics. English literature goes fairly well with salsa music. That's mental!
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I like people going from here to there, in life as in cultural interests!
Emma wrote: "Well, apparently my library is not the only eclectic thing in my life: my iPod ranges from Metallica to Celia Cruz with a pinch of The Beatles and Sigur Rós. I need to listen to music when I'm stud..."Like I said in the introductions thread, I think eclectic is a good thing! My musical tastes range but my main go-to listening is music from my teen & young adult life (which for me is rock, punk, ska & alternative/new wave music from the 1970s & 80s). But I also like classical (Tchaikovsky not Chopin), folk music (Joan Baez, Pete Seeger) and big band/swing music...
Leslie wrote: "Emma wrote: "Well, apparently my library is not the only eclectic thing in my life: my iPod ranges from Metallica to Celia Cruz with a pinch of The Beatles and Sigur Rós. I need to listen to music ..."Are you familiar with Postmodern Jukebox? They take current hits and give them an old school treatment. One of my favourite covers is the Powerpuff Girls theme one, '90s R&B girl group style.
LauraT wrote: "Emma wrote: "Well, apparently my library is not the only eclectic thing in my life: my iPod ranges from Metallica to Celia Cruz with a pinch of The Beatles and Sigur Rós. I need to listen to music ..."Oh, thanks! I mean, it's actually quite healthy to change every now and then; it keeps things interesting. =)
I went through the same thing, from listening to music all the time to pretty much not listening to it at all. I think the end of the 90s and the 00s saw such awful music that I fell out of love with it, though recently I've regained a little interest again as there seems to be better music around again now. I've never been 'edgy' or fashionable in my music taste though, I'm far too middle-of-the-road for that.
I cannot listen to music and read at the same time either; the music takes my attention away from the book and I find myself just skimming the lines without taking it in.
Recent songs I've liked:
Sigma ft Paloma Faith - Changing
Kiesza - Hideaway
Clean Bandit - Rather Be (and 'Real Love')
Tiësto - Light Years Away
Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding - Outside
Mr. Probz - Waves
Alesso - Heroes (we could be)
I also like Adele, a-ha, The Script, Paloma Faith, Taylor Swift, Daft Punk... but at various points have also been into classical and bands like Heart, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Mary Black, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Everything But The Girl, Blondie, Dire Straits and All About Eve.