Favourite Genre of Music & Artists?

My FAVE is(are) house/electronica. Not the 10minute repetitive DUN DUN DUNDUN... but actual songs! I can't live without Daft Punk or Justice.
I listen to those two for about an hour everyday.


Next would be rock.. as in like Nirvana, The Cure, etc.

I listen to everything under the sun except country-country (I like the new pop cross over stuff) and gospel. It is hard to pin down a favorite genre but I guess it would either be Broadway/musicals, 90's alternative, or classic rock.

My all time FAVORITE artist is Jimmy Buffett. I am a giant Parrothead and try to make it to a concert every few years. My favorite album of his is probably Far Side of the World. Favorite song of his? Can't say. I love it all. Right now I have Mademoiselle on heavy play.

I am also a huge Beatles fan. My favorite song is surprising to most, it is Here Comes the Sun. I find Beatles fans expect you to like one of the more obscure songs, or one of the heavy hitters, but....this song just makes my soul feel good!

But seriously, I listen to everything. On my play list right now I have 40s French Jazz, 90s gangsta rap, Glee covers, and Enya!


Jimmy Buffett's Mademoiselle-
https://youtu.be/FVi71mH_2Hg

I listen to everything. Except Opera, I find that awful. If you'd have asked me what my favorite music was five years ago, I'd've said my favorite band is Nirvana and my favorite genre is alternative rock. Now, I'd still say Nirvana is my favorite band (sentimental reasons mostly, I don't listen to them so often anymore), but I don't have a favorite genre.

My dB powerAMP playlist starts with 311 and ends with Zac Brown Band. In between are A Fine Frenzy, Calexico, Enrique Iglesias, George Strait, Iron & Wine, Kyprios, Metallica, Outkast, Queen, Sia, Tech N9ne, and Vanessa Carlton.

The artists my player plays most often would be George Strait, Skylar Grey, Nine Inch Nails, Chris Young, the Dixie Chicks, Guns and Roses, the Cranberries, Tim McGraw, Annie Lennox, Blues Traveler, Dr. Hook, Blake Shelton, Iron & Wine, Tech N9ne and South Park Mexican.

^God I love Annie Lennox. She is a Goddess.

Julsiebean wrote:

^God I love Annie Lennox. She is a Goddess.

I was 5 or 6 when "Walking on Broken Glass" came out. Apparently, I did the funniest dance to it ever.

I also used to absolutely have to fall asleep to Tom Petty.

Love Tom Petty. I love stoner music, even though I've never touched the stuff.

Walking on Broken Glass is one of the best music videos ever. Hugh Laurie? Yes please!

Julsiebean wrote:

Love Tom Petty. I love stoner music, even though I've never touched the stuff.

Walking on Broken Glass is one of the best music videos ever. Hugh Laurie? Yes please!

If you listened to my playlist, you'd swear I was on all kinds of drugs. Pink Floyd, Tom Petty, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana, Tech N9ne, and South Park Mexican songs about making cocaine. I'm really not, though, and never have been.

Hugh Laurie was in the video for that?

For fun, my entire musical artist library. And the reason I can't pick a favorite.

4 Non Blondes
311
A Fine Frenzy
A Perfect Circle
Adele
Al Green
Alan Jackson
Alanis Morissette
Alexis Grace
Alice in Chains
Alicia Keys
All Saints
Anna Nalick
Annie Lennox
Azure Ray
B 52s
B.O.B
Bad Ronald
Beatles
Bedlight for Blue Eyes
Ben Harper
Beyonce
Black Crowes
Blake Shelton
Blind Melon
Blue October
Blues Traveler
Bob Marley & the Wailers
Bobby McFerrin
Brad Paisley
Brenton Woods
Britney Spears
Bruno Mars
Buckcherry
Calexico
Candlebox
Carlos Santana
Cee Lo Green
Chevelle
Chris Coco
Chris Young
Christina Aguilera
Colbie Caillat
Cold
Collective Soul
Counting Crows
Cranberries, the
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Dashboard Confessionals
Dave Matthews Band
David Bowie
David Lee Murphy
Deep Blue Something
Deftones
Delerium
Dido
Dixie Chicks, the
Dr. Dre
Dr. Hook
Dwele
Eagle Eye Cherry
Eminem
Enrique Iglesias
Eve 6
Fastball
Fefe Dobson
Fiend
Filter
Fleetwood Mac
Flickerstick
Fort Minor
Garth Brooks
Gary Jules
George Strait
Glee
Green Day
Guns and Roses
Guster
Gwen Stefani
Hanson
Hinder
Hole
Hollywood Undead
Hootie and the Blowfish
Hum
Imogen Heap
India Arie
Ingrid Michaelson
Iron & Wine
Jackson Browne
Jane's Addiction
Jason Derulo
Jason Mraz
Jay Z
Jewel
Joan Osbourn
John Mayer
Josh Rouse
Josh Turner
Kanye West
Katy Perry
Kenny Chesney
Kyprios
Lady Antebellum
Lifehouse
Linda Ronstadt
Lisa Loeb
LIT
Live
Los Lonely Boys
Marcy Playground
Mariah Carey
Mark Ronson
Martina McBride
Marvin Gaye
Massive Attack
Matchbox 20
Maxwell
Meatloaf
Meredith Brooks
Metallica
Michelle Branch
Miley Cyrus
Miranda Lambert
Modest Mouse
N.E.R.D
Natalie Imbruglia
Natalie Merchant
Natasha Bedingfield
Nine Days
Nine Inch Nails
Nirvana
Norah Jones
Oasis
Offspring, the
Orgy
Outkast
Paula Cole
Pearl Jam
Pete Yorn
Pharell
Pink
Pink Floyd
Plain White T's
Plumb
Polaroid
Pretenders, the
Puddle of Mudd
Queen
R. Kelly
R.E.M
Rachael Yamagata
Rascall Flatts
Ray J
Reba McEntire
Red Hot Chili Peppers
REO Speedwagon
Rihanna
Rogue Wave
Rolling Stones
Sara Bareilles
Sarah McLachlan
Saving Abel
Scarlett Johannson
Seether
Shinedown
Sia
Six Pence None the Richer
Skylar Grey (Holly Brook)
Smashing Pumpkins
Soul Asylum
Soundgarden
South Park Mexican
Staind
Stone Temple Pilots
Sublime
Sugarland
Tears for Fears
Tech N9ne
Tegan & Sara
Temptations, the
The Calling
The Cardigans
The Engine Room
Three Days Grace
Tim McGraw
Tim McGraw & the Dancehall Doctors
Timbaland
Toby Keith
Tom Petty
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Train
Travie McCoy
Trey Songz
UB 40
Van Halen
Vanessa Carlton
Vanilla Ice
Vast
Veruca Salt
Verve Pipe
Wallflowers, the
Wax Poetic
Weezer
Zac Brown Band

I'm currently obsessing over a group called Il Volo.


I'm pretty eclectic - jazz, blues, rock, top 40, 80's, oldies, opera, musicals - pretty much anything but country (even then I like a country song or two).

^ It's a little concerning when your mother's obsessing over a boy band more than you... And that says a lot since I'm obsessing.

GlassOnion - My cousin absolutely loves Daft Punk.

I don't listen to opera, although thanks to Il Volo I'm thinking of giving real opera another chance. No rap. I'm fine with songs that have some rap in them, but straight rap songs I just can't handle. No horribly hard deathmetal-type music; it irritates me... There's a fine line between what's too hard and what's not for me. Also no country-country, although I too like the crossovers. Some country-country is alright. I'm not sure about punk; I think it's a no, but I haven't listened to enough to be sure. Same with gospel as punk - never listen to it, so I don't know. Any other genres really, I'll listen to and enjoy.
I've put a partial list on some post elsewhere, but some of the things I listen to pretty regularly are:
Aerosmith
A Fine Frenzy
Anberlin
Beatles (I LOVE Here Comes the Sun, Julsie!!)
Beethoven (his 5th and Moonlight Sonata)
Cake
Chicago (Saturday in the Park)
David Cook
Don Maclean (American Pie)
Eagles
Fat Boy Slim
Il Volo
Insect Airport
Jack Johnson
Jackstraws
Leona Lewis
Lester & Earl (Dueling Banjos)
LIGHTS
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Moby
Nickelback
One Republic
Owl City
Pearl Jam
Port Blue
Smashmouth
Steve Vai (electric guitar rendition of Beethoven's 5th)
Switchfoot
Taylor Swift
Vertical Horizon (Everything You Want)
Vivaldi (four seasons mainly, although I also like some of the oboe concertos)
Yes (only a couple songs)

Absolute favorite artist right now is Switchfoot. From now until they stop, or until the crowds get waaaay too big and mob-ish, I plan on seeing them in concert once a year at the San Diego County Fair. Favorite genre's constantly changing with my mood. Some days I love classical, some days I can't stand it. Switchfoot makes it to the top for me as an average - they're the band I most often love to listen to, that I love the highest percentage of songs of, and even if I'm in the mood for something else I'll still enjoy their music. So I guess, going by that, my favorite genre would be whatever sub-genre of rock Switchfoot is.

I love Here comes the sun! And Nirvana used to be my fave for years!
I enjoy a lot of the music you all posted, bur not a big Switchfoot fan..

GlassOnion wrote:

And Nirvana used to be my fave for years!

I'm pretty sure Nirvana will be my technical favorite for life since I'm sentimentally attached to them. I even thought about naming Cheney Bird Francis, but decided to use a variation of it for a future daughter, lol.

I really don't know what type of music I like. I won't rule out any genres, because there will always be songs I like from all genres.

I do listen to some pretty unique music though. My favorite performer is Amanda Palmer/The Dresden Dolls. I have so much fun listening to her music, always strikes some type of emotion.

Also, I seriously considered shaving off my eyebrows because of her



I'm also a HUGE musical fanatic. When I was a baby, my mom used to play the soundtrack from "The Phantom of the Opera" to make me fall asleep. To this day, it remains my favorite musical. I have all the soundtracks to the Disney movies, and I'll go out to see kids movies (in the guise of 'taking my little brother out'), just to hear the music.

My favorite song from a musical has got to be Defying Gravity from Wicked.

zazanomore wrote:

Also, I seriously considered shaving off my eyebrows because of her

If this sounds totally obnoxious, I'm sorry, but please please please don't shave your eyebrows. If you do and ever decide to let them grow back in, it will be hell. And if you shave them enough, there's a chance they'd never grow back.

ANYWAY. Wicked was an awesome book. So was Son of a Witch. There's a third I haven't read yet, but someday I will. I've been dying to see Wicked the play.

Saw Wicked last year. Took my breath away.

Phantom of the Opera at Broadway was a very remarkable experience. I like funky stuff too!

Speaking of eyebrows.. I went through this phase where I started plucking my eyebrows thinner and thinner until I drew on most of them. I know it sounds gross, but it is weirdly addictive...

GlassOnion wrote:

I love Here comes the sun! And Nirvana used to be my fave for years!
I enjoy a lot of the music you all posted, bur not a big Switchfoot fan..

To each their own. I have a similar opinion of Justice.

GlassOnion wrote:

Phantom of the Opera at Broadway was a very remarkable experience. I like funky stuff too!

Speaking of eyebrows.. I went through this phase where I started plucking my eyebrows thinner and thinner until I drew on most of them. I know it sounds gross, but it is weirdly addictive...

I've never actually done anything to my eyebrows. However, when I was little, I picked out all my eyelashes.

Trichotillomania ftw!

It tooks months for my eyebrows to grow back.. I still sometimes think about plucking them and drawing on..

zazanomore, have you ever listened to the Yeah Yeah Yeah's? I think you'd like them.

Hate neuroticism! I have an awful nail-biting habit where I spend most of my day picking at nails and ripping pieces off.. The other day I got a really bad finger infection and couldn't move my middle finger because it swelled up twice its normal size.

Know and love them

I'm awful for picking at my finger nails.

I don't know how many times I've lost / damaged my finger nails!

Eyebrow plucking is intense and addictive, I've got the awful habit of plucking myself nearly bare when I am stressed.