Okay, let's get more specific about music.......

17 years ago

In a recent thread we talked about what's on our iPods and in our CD players. How about digging a little deeper?

Let's list our favorite types of music--but only the ones we actually listen to. For instance, I like some pop, some rock, some country, and oldies, but I rarely actively seek them out or buy those songs. So they won't be on my list.

For each kind of music on your list, tell us one or two (three maximum) of your favorite artists or composers for that genre. Got it? I'll start......

(in no particular order)

Jazz: Diana Krall, Paul Desmond/Dave Brubeck, Ahmad Jamal

Classical: Mahler, Prokofiev, Mozart

Folk: Judy Collins, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan (is he still folk?)

Opera: Kiri Te Kanawa, Renee Fleming, any of the uber-tenors

Blues: BB King, Eric Clapton, Van Morrison

Unclassifiable: KD Lang, Neil Young, Rufus Wainwright, Leonard Cohen, choral music, Eva Cassidy, Linda Ronstadt

I feel as though I've leaving out 100 things......

Who's next?

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lydia1959
17 years ago
I don't have such a varied list as you Susan. I'll stop at a fair and listen to most any type of music, but in the car and at home I am more particular.

Rock and Pop: The Fray, Linkin Park, Green Day, Snow Patrol, etc. I LOVE the new stuff. Guy bands mostly. I listen to this type of music 98% of the time.

New age: Enya

50's and 60's: Various stuff, no particular artists

I used to listen exclusively to country music from about age 25 to 40, now I never listen to it. A side effect of quitting smoking for me. Weird, huh?
mcmann
17 years ago
Classical- Mozart, Chopin, Wagner ( especially Tristan and Isolde)

Blues- Clapton and BB King (I've seen both in concert), Stevie Ray Vaughan

Folk- Judy Collins, Kingston Trio, PeterPaul&Mary

Jazz- Ella, Etta, Dave Brubeck

Shows- Brigadoon, Porgy and Bess,

and the others: Simon & Garfunkel, Fleetwood Mac, Michael Buble, Bon Jovi, Audra McDonald, Nat King Cole, Beatles, George Gershwin, Crosby Stills Nash&Young
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alisande
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17 years ago
Lydia mentioned New Age. I forgot New Age! My daughter Jill bought me all of Enya's CDs, and I'm also particularly fond of Ashana.

Mcmann mentioned George Gershwin. How could I have forgotten the old standards?? I not only listen to them, but I love to sing them. I have a shelf full of sheet music from the 30s and 40s--and even the 20s.

I knew I left out 100 things....

Lydia, I never knew there was a link between country music and smoking. I think you ought to report this to whoever it is that researches these things. :-)
Jodi_SoCal
17 years ago
Just brought up my iTunes "Favorites" Playlist...here's a summary:

Country: Hal Ketchum, Vince Gill, Tim McGraw

Easy listening: Eva Cassidy, Il Divo, Josh Groban

Disco/Dance: Kool and the Gang, Gary's Gang, RuPaul

Folk: Leonard Cohen, Joan Baez, Peter, Paul and Mary

Guitar: Ottmar Liebert, Jesse Cooke, Armik

Movie soundtracks: Out of Africa, Evita, Don Juan DeMarco

New Age: Andreas Vollenweider, Tangerine Dream, Enya

Piano: George Winston, Ernesto Cortazar, Christopher Peacock

Pop: The Association, Anne Murray, The Carpenters, Simon and Garfunkle

R&B/Blues: War, George Benson, Leon Redbone

Rock: Crosby, Stills and Nash, Steely Dan, Harry Chapin
susanjf_gw
17 years ago
i'm so behind the times...i listen to the radio in the car on an slightly oldies station...i do listen to scenescapes on the cable tv...(mostly to sleep by, lol)
wanda_va
17 years ago
Country - George Strait, Conway Twitty, Patsy Cline

Oldies - Neil Diamond, Roy Orbison, Ricky Nelson
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samkaren
17 years ago
Jazz: I like light JazzÂno particular artist though
Instrumental: Stars and Stripes Forever
Folk: Kingston Trio
Blues: BB King, Clapton

Easy listening: Celtic Woman, Gordan Lightfoot, Little River Band, Englebert Humperdink
Disco/Dance: Kool and the Gang, Saturday Night Fever
Pop: The Association, The Carpenters, ABBA, Olivia Newton John
Sound Tracks: Grease
R&B/: Temptations
Rock: Steely Dan, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Doors
msmarion
17 years ago
Boy am I behind the times. I don't have an iPod and the CD player in my car has never been used. I don't even know how to use the extensive stereo system in the house. LOL Music has never been important to me. I just find a country station in the car and listen to it. If I don't care for the song that's playing I just turn it down.
grinch_gut
17 years ago
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czech_chick
17 years ago
Jazz: Fourplay, Richard Elliot, Chris Botti

Classical: Stravinsky, Debussy, Grieg

Folk: Judy Collins, Joni Mitchell, Simon & Garfunkel

Rock: Fleetwood Mac, Moody Blues, Steely Dan, Sting

Soundtracks: End of the Affair, Grease, South Pacific
joann23456
17 years ago
Things I've actually listened to in recent history:

Rock: Springsteen and U2 (Springsteen is my longtime favorite artist)

Pop: Seal

Alternative: Psychedelic Furs

Classical: Mozart Requiem and Stravinsky's Rite of Spring (don't know who's performing)

Opera: Turandot and Pagliacci (again, not sure who's performing)

Folk: Carole King (I *LOVE* Carole King!)

Movie soundtracks: Godspell, Phantom of the Opera, High School Musical 3 (with 7-year-old Chloe!)

Jazz: a John Coltrane compilation and Miles' "Kind of Blue" is about all I've listened to recently

Zydeco: Clifton Chenier (and also the soundtrack for "The Big Easy", which is a nice intro to zydeco and cajun music.)

World Music: Salif Keita (just discovered him, thanks to a friend with very eclectic tastes)

Oldies: America, Harry Chapin, The Fifth Dimension

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