What is your favorite genre of music and who is your favorite band?

[Tman5293]

Music rules but the question is, what genre is the best?

[suitedaces]

Symphonic Metal, and of course, Nightwish are the best!

[lisati]

We listen to a wide range of music here in the "Lisati" household, but tend towards 70s, 80s, and "Easy Listening".

[Shpongle]

underground , abstract and classic hip hop and soul mainly!!

[jadelee]

Hello! Can i join you on this forum? I really like Nelly Furtado & Timbaland creative work! Still i can listen to many genres except hip-hop and rap. ;)

[kostkon]

OSTs and I like many soundtrack composers like John Williams, Hans Zimmer, Alan Silvestri, etc.

[chriskin]

Symphonic Metal, and of course, Nightwish are the best!

Symphonic Metal, and of course, Sonata Arctica are the best!

now , to the real thing, i'm currently more into eluveitie
http://www.eluveitie.ch/ check them :)

[pablopancho]

Symphonic Metal, and of course, Nightwish are the best!

I second that and I add my fovourite band: Epica! :)

[RiceMonster]

No favorite genre or artist in praticular. Here are my some of my favorite artists though:

Lightning Bolt
Melt-Banana
Sigur Ros
Bjork
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
My Bloody Valentine
Pelican
Mono
M83
Tujiko Noriko
Boris

etc, etc

[Saint Angeles]

genres are like, for losers... but my favorite bands are:

mr. bungle
fantomas
(basically ANYTHING Mike Patton)
estradasphere
idiot flesh
sleepytime gorilla museum
tubring
pain of salvation
and... porcupine tree!

[billgoldberg]

Music rules but the question is, what genre is the best?

Depend on my mood.

If I'm getting ready to go out or vent some frustration I listen to hardcore.

My favorite "band" being Masters of Ceremony (http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=masters+of+ceremony&aq=0&oq=masters+of+cere).

When I'm in a more happy place ( :p ), I like to listen to switch music.

I don't have a favorite band, but I really like Moloko (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z06gUeqUpeo).

[Bölvaður]

Favorite genre : Black metal
Artist : (none really)

[koshatnik]

Music rules but the question is, what genre is the best?

Why would anyone want to restrict themselves to a genre, or group of genres of music? That's like eating the same meal everyday.

[beren.olvar]

Why would anyone want to restrict themselves to a genre, or group of genres of music? That's like eating the same meal everyday.

Still you probably have one meal that really really like more than the rest!!

I listen to a variety of metal sub-genres. Now I am listening Opeth and Within Temptation compulsively :p

[nolliecrooked]

thrash/ Dew Scented.

[neo_1in]

OSTs and I like many soundtrack composers like John Williams, Hans Zimmer, Alan Silvestri, etc.

Hans Zimmer is the best. Another amazing composer is James Newton Howard.
In vocals, my favourite bands are Garbage, Conjure One and Lacuna Coil, and Moby.

[koshatnik]

Still you probably have one meal that really really like more than the rest!!


I quite like trifle.

[lordyosch]

Progressive Rock


Rush

[Firestem4]

Still you probably have one meal that really really like more than the rest!!

I listen to a variety of metal sub-genres. Now I am listening Opeth and Within Temptation compulsively :p

I love Within Temptation.

I listen to a lot of different genre's and quite a few of my favorite bands are subgenre or atypical of a Certain genre.

Genres: Symphonic/Gothic metal (without the grunting), Metal, and Rock.

Metallica is my favorite band.

[Chilli Bob]

now , to the real thing, i'm currently more into eluveitie
http://www.eluveitie.ch/ check them :)

I gotta admit they are one of the most interesting bands to come out in a long time. Inis Mona blew me away when I first heard it.

I could not limit myself to one genre, but based on the total hours spent listening, my favorite bands would have to be either Iron Maiden or Pink Floyd, with (early) Santana and Yes coming close. I need to listen to more symphonic and progressive metal though, there seems to be some good stuff out there.

[Nozze]

SID Metal - Machinae Supremacy - Best band ever - http://www.machinaesupremacy.com

[nolliecrooked]

SID Metal - Machinae Supremacy - Best band ever - http://www.machinaesupremacy.com

+1 @ machinae. dark city ftw ;D

[alexandari]

Nu Metal and punk...I mean the old punk bands...
Coal Chamber is my fav band...I dont know I just...like bands who have their own unique sound and style. Like limp bikzit :)

[chris200x9]

I like punk/hardcore/pop-punk/alternative/rock

my fav band has to be minor threat though...I also like early rise against quite a bit.

[gn2]

There are only two categories of music in my mind,

1: Music I like
2: Music I don't like

I don't have one favourite band, but my favourite piece of music is Echoes by Pink Floyd from the album Meddle.

[Xbehave]

Genre = indie
Band = Rage (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x236hb_rage-against-the-machine-sleep-now_music) Against (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x21owb_rage-against-the-machine-guerilla-r_music) The (http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/killing+in+the+name+of/video/x208u_ratm-killing-in-the-name-of_music) Machine (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egZy2Obm3ts) (not an indie band (wikiepdia calls them Rap/alternative/funk metal) [do not click the links if you are a easily offended]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/219/496177795_64956c4b8d.jpg?v=0

[Tipped OuT]

Genre: Metal

Band: Powerman 5000

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/4536/lceb6aa178c1025fb0fad5d.jpg (http://img231.imageshack.us/my.php?image=lceb6aa178c1025fb0fad5d.jpg)

[capnthommo]

hi
heres a HUGE vote for Richard Thompson - brilliant guitar and a very dark side.
i particularly like his version of 'oops, i did it again' and of course '1952 Vincent Black Lightning'
google him if you don't know of him - it'll be worth it (i think, anyway)
cheers
nigel

[capnthommo]

hi gn2




yes, your avatar kind of gave that one away.

also to update my previous, i actually like almost anything but R.T is probably my favourite
cheers
nigel

[gn2]

hi
heres a HUGE vote for Richard Thompson - brilliant guitar and a very dark side.
i particularly like his version of 'oops, i did it again' and of course '15952 Vincent Black Lightning'

I much prefer Burach's cover of Vincent Black Lightning, Thomson's original is a dull dirge by comparison.

[itreius]

Metal (although I listen to 80s pop quite a lot too)

Favorite bands: Death, Falkenbach, Summoning, Vreid, Windir

[Nozze]

+1 @ machinae. dark city ftw ;D

Ghost (beneath the surface) - the best sampling ever from "Pich Black" and "The Chronicles of Riddick"

[Firestem4]

Genre: Metal

Band: Powerman 5000

My favorite song from them is Free.

[murphyd311]

311 of Course. I listen to everything though. Right now I'm listening to Band Of Skulls, Coheed & Cambria and House of Heroes.

[sgosnell]

Straight ahead jazz, and I can't name one favorite. Some are Tal Farlow, The Benny Goodman Sextet/Septet, Herb Ellis, Joe Pass, Dave Brubeck, Howard Alden, Jimmy Bruno, The Great Guitars, and the list goes on.

[spcwingo]

Rock of all flavors. My fav is Seether.

[SuperSonic4]

Symphonic Metal, and of course, Sonata Arctica are the best!

now , to the real thing, i'm currently more into eluveitie
http://www.eluveitie.ch/ check them :)

I'm going to see Sonata in December, it's gonna kick bottom :KS

Genre: NWOBHM & Power Metal (can't choose between them)
Band : Sonata Arctica

[koshatnik]

There are only two categories of music in my mind,

1: Music I like
2: Music I don't like



This man wins a cigar.

[gashcr]

I can't find a favorite genre, as I like variety, but I must say some of my favorite bands include Therion, Lacrimosa, Ram-Zet, Haggard, Helium Vola, Demons & Wizards, Dead Can Dance, among others :D

[starcannon]

I like everything from Mozart (http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_dmusic?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-music&field-keywords=mozart&x=0&y=0) to Ministry (http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_dmusic?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-music&field-keywords=ministry&x=0&y=0).

I'm currently on a 80ish Metal kick, lots of Judas Priest (http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_dmusic?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-music&field-keywords=Judas+Priest&x=0&y=0) and Iron Maiden (http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_dmusic?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-music&field-keywords=Iron+Maiden&x=0&y=0) lately.

What music is best? All of it.

[Tman5293]

I didn't say what my favorite genre or band was before because i wanted to see what other people liked first. So now I'm gonna tell you:

Genre: Metal of any kind
Band: Disturbed

Also I would like to know who else out there likes Disturbed.



http://www.therockblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/disturbed-indestructible1.jpg

[Name change]

Frank Zappa / Mothers of Invention
That's both the genre and the band / artist.
I just can't tag him correctly.
But I also like Classical, Jazz, Blues Reggae, Rap...

[AndyCooll]

Like everyone else I have eclectic tastes and enjoy music from a wide variety of genres.

Been enjoying a lot of classical music recently (and all the sub-genres within that). Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Mozart, Vaughan-Williams, Britten.

Also been listening (and enjoying) a lot of stuff off Jamendo ...again a wide variety of genres, rock, punk, insrumental, jazz, country, easy listening, folk etc. The Dada Weatherman, Tryad, Brad Sucks, Rob Costlow, Revolution Void.

:cool:

[rehilliard]

King's X!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_X

It don't get much better that these three consummate musicians.

[RATM_Owns]

I like rock/metal. Most kinds of it.

My favorite band is Tool.

[sena-sena]

I like a lot of genres. Never particularly liked rap or garage or "rnb" (when I hear rnb I think rhythm n blues :)) but some stuff is quite good. I don't have enough jazz music, so don't hear as much as I'd like of that.
I suppose all time favourite bands/groups would be Goo Goo Dolls, Simon & Garfunkel, HIM, The Feeling, The Beatles :)
But of course, I usually have a new "favourite band" every month :D

[agel1]

rock (from the softest to the heaviest) my favorites bands are all the bands that are not sell-outs

almost 99% of the others genres are for material (plastic) people or for people that want to fit in

[metallicamike]

Metal:Heavy, Thrash, Nu, Classic, and Hardcore
Rock: Hard
Industial

Bands: Metallica, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Slipknot, Nine Inch Nails, Anthrax, Pantera, AC/DC, Led Zeppelin etc.

[floborg]

Hard rock/Metal

Nirvana or TOOL

Near and dear: Alice in Chains, Soundgarden

Speaking as a child of the 90s

[terabyte1]

Well I go a lot on Xink (Belgian Punk Rock band); Nightwish (from the Land of the Midnight Sun) and of course...Pink Floyd


I'm just a rocker with classical leanings

[KegHead]

rock

led zep

[spupy]

I second that and I add my fovourite band: Epica! :)

Yay! May favorite band as well. I'm just headbanging to their latest album - The Classical Conspiracy.
It has a symphonic metal version of The Imperial March, for the love of god! :guitar:

My favorite non-metal band is L'Âme Immortelle. I have no idea what their genre is.

[celticbhoy]

Indie

The Stone Roses.

[RandomJoe]

I must finally be "getting old"... I've never even HEARD of many of the bands listed so far! :lolflag:

I generally find something to like in any genre, and pretty much don't like ALL of what any group has done. Even my work laptop has a rather interesting mix of music on it to suit my moods. I get a kick out of the looks from others around me (I am often on construction sites) when the music goes from rock to classical, or maybe opera... :p

But, if I had to pick just one band over all others, it would be Boston! Just hearing even a snippet of one of their songs brings a smile... :cool:

[Chemical Imbalance]

Genres:
EBM
Industrial
Futurepop

Favorite artists? Probably:
VNV Nation
NIN
Depeche Mode
Leaether Strip
Front Line Assembly
Front 242

[meeples]

i used to be a metal head but i got bored with it lol

now im into Electro :D

i have alot of favourite bands but here are a few:
3OH!3
Boys Noize
Does It Offend You, Yeah?
Late Of The Pier
& Crystal Castles :D

[jonathonblake]

No specific genre.
It really depends upon my mood.

Musicians, and bands I like include:
* John Cage;
* Harry Partch;
* Tangerine Dream;
* Kitaro;
* A-mei;
* Krystal Meyers;
* Mccully Workshop (Their stuff from the seventies.);
* The Ferrets;
* The Daltons (I've got to show support for at least one home town band, and they were better than the Dealians.);

Now wondering if I'd like LM Radio now, the way I liked it when it was on the air. (Radio Five was a ghastly ghost in comparison.)

jonathon

[Zzl1xndd]

Mostly Metal

Favorites: Megadeth and Sonata Arctica

[Bungo Pony]

I mostly like rock of all sorts, but as my list dictates, I dive into a bit of other stuff. Here's my favs, at least according to my MP3 collection:

Altaria
Black Sabbath
Blue Oyster Cult
Cinderella
Hollies
Iron Maiden
Kix
Led Zeppelin
Nirvana
Saigon Kick
T. Rex
Was (Not Was)

[.Maleficus.]

The best genre is clearly progressive metal. In fact, my tickets to Progressive Nation 2009 arrived yesterday. My favorite bands:

Dream Theater
Pain of Salvation
Rush
Devin Townsend
Liquid Tension Experiment
Opeth
Ayreon

Others that aren't prog per se, but are some of my other favorite (power metal, symphonic metal):

Symphony X (they're prog too I guess)
Trivium
Cellador
Dragonforce

[pablopancho]

The best genre is clearly progressive metal. In fact, my tickets to Progressive Nation 2009 arrived yesterday. My favorite bands:

Dream Theater
Pain of Salvation
Rush
Devin Townsend
Liquid Tension Experiment
Opeth
Ayreon


Then you should check out Riverside - I discovered them recently and I love them :)

[Dj Melik]

Classical music is the best.

Franz Liszt is my fav composer and fav song is Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2.