POLL: Favorite styles of music, ok stuff, dislike?


Many types of music are readily available.
Each of use has favorites: Classical, Rock, Jazz...
And perhaps some we really only listen to if politeness demands... and a few one would need earplugs to stay in the same room!
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POLL QUESTION: What are your favorite types of music?
Second? third? etc. What forms are tolerable but you would not buy? and what types do you head for the door?
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For me: first desert island music is Classical... Always loved classical music since teen. Preferences within Classical music: Mozarts Operas, Beethovens chamber music, Bartok/Stravinski, Debussy...
Second has been Rock, In Rock I like middle of the road stuff, Beatles, girl groups, Dylan (no heavy metal)
but I would say recently I have been learning about Jazz, and Jazz, from 1930 through 1969, is now my most played form of music. I am still learning about Jazz so picking favorites is hard. Some single items that stand out: Benny Goodman's 1939 Carnagie Hall concert. Miles Davis Kind of Blue, and Sketches ...
Stuff I am so so on is country,reggae,world,folk.
I am not willing to bear Thrash rock, most rape (though J.J.Kool is sort of listenable... Easy listening (Lawence Welk)
So this is the idea: list the stuff you like....
elizabeth
For pragmatist: you might try an opera that I find the group singing together to be fabulous:
In Rossini's "Barber of Seville".. a group aria is exquisite: the scene when the troops come to arrest the Don, but can't... The vocal interplay is absolutely FANTASTIC!!! You'll love it.
My crap list is only for individual performers:
1. Eagles
2. Green Day
3. Celine Dion.

Rarely listening to classics, but enjoy.

Sometimes listening to light rock of end-70's mid-80's:
Chris Rea, Chris Debourgh, Prokol Harum, Gary Brooker, 10cc...;
International music such as tangos, french chanson.

Heavy listening is dedicated to progressive rock, avant-jazz, ECM, avant-funk, neo-classical, soffisticated electronic music, innovative and abstract.
Marakanetz -- interesting take. I never classed Procul Harum on the LIGHT side -- probably due to having lost some hearing during one of their concerts in the Stone Age. Nice mix of music though. I also buy the Celine Dion thing too. But hey -- if it's your music why is she in your house?

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