The only two constants in my life are reading and music.
I've loved both from a very young age and I still do to this day.
I absolutely love hearing new music, even if I end up hating it.
So, I'd like to posit 5 questions:
1. What is your favorite genre?
2. Who is your favorite musician/band?
3. What is your single most favorite Album/EP?
4. What is your single most favorite song?
5. Why?
Please note, I do not expect the answers to these to be in line. See below.
As a "For Example" I'd answer it this way:
1. My favorite genre is Rock. Straight up. I can't differentiate between Hard Rock, Grunge, Punk, Alternative, Heavy Metal, etc. With the blending and mixing of them being so ubiquitous, I could never hope to anyway.
2. My favorite band is Nirvana. It has been since the first time I listened to Nevermind back when I was in Middle School.
3. My single most favorite Album is...Nevermind. (Surprise, surprise!!!)
4. My single most favorite song is (Sittin On) The Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding
5. The reason why I enjoy rock above all others is because, as I said above, all of the blending of styles. Country has a specific sound, and although they do kind of mesh with Southern Rock from time to time, with very rare exception, I do not enjoy the sound. I don't like that "Country Twang." And rarely do I enjoy the subject matter.
The same with Rap. Some R&B is wonderful, but I do not enjoy overly-aggressive nonsense. It's the same way with a lot of Heavy Metal. They don't "sing" (I'm using the term lightly here) about a lot of topics that I care about. That's not to say that I can't appreciate the artistry in them, I just don't enjoy it.
I won't even get started on Pop.
As far as Nirvana's Nevermind being my favorite album, when I was just starting to get in to music, I thought the stuff on the radio in Joplin, Missouri was pretty awful. They never seemed to play much that I cared for. This was back when everyone I knew was in to Guns n Roses, Metallica, and Garth Brooks. (Think late 80's early 90s.)
I did not care a lick for any of that drivel.
I went on a school trip from Joplin to St. Louis at the beginning of the summer and I brought my cassette playing Walkman with me. The tapes I had at the time were P.M. Dawn (Whom I still absolutely love) and Weird Al.
A buddy of mine saw me pull the Walkman out and asked me if I'd like to hear something new and handed me Nevermind. I listened to it over and over all the way to St. Louis. I fell head over heels in love with it.
When we got to St. Louis we ended up going shopping at one point. I eventually found a music store and bought my own copy. Weird Al had just put out Off the Deep End with the cover that was just like Nevermind's, but with Weird Al swimming after a donut instead of a dollar bill. I picked that up as well. Weird Al just solidified my love of Nirvana to begin with. I had always known Al to only cover the best of the best any way.
Since then, there has never been a time when I didn't it on me or nearby. I had to re-buy the cassette because I'd wear the tape too thin to play. It was an escape from the crappy existence I was living at the time.
As far as (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay is concerned, I don't remember the first time I heard it, but it absolutely defined me. To say that I had depression then is a massive understatement. I still listen to that song today, and love it as much now as I did then.
This should not be read as the beginning and end of my musical tastes. They are far more varied than this short post shows.
So, this is kind of what I'm looking for.
I look forward to seeing what you all enjoy as well.
I've loved both from a very young age and I still do to this day.
I absolutely love hearing new music, even if I end up hating it.
So, I'd like to posit 5 questions:
1. What is your favorite genre?
2. Who is your favorite musician/band?
3. What is your single most favorite Album/EP?
4. What is your single most favorite song?
5. Why?
Please note, I do not expect the answers to these to be in line. See below.
As a "For Example" I'd answer it this way:
1. My favorite genre is Rock. Straight up. I can't differentiate between Hard Rock, Grunge, Punk, Alternative, Heavy Metal, etc. With the blending and mixing of them being so ubiquitous, I could never hope to anyway.
2. My favorite band is Nirvana. It has been since the first time I listened to Nevermind back when I was in Middle School.
3. My single most favorite Album is...Nevermind. (Surprise, surprise!!!)
4. My single most favorite song is (Sittin On) The Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding
5. The reason why I enjoy rock above all others is because, as I said above, all of the blending of styles. Country has a specific sound, and although they do kind of mesh with Southern Rock from time to time, with very rare exception, I do not enjoy the sound. I don't like that "Country Twang." And rarely do I enjoy the subject matter.
The same with Rap. Some R&B is wonderful, but I do not enjoy overly-aggressive nonsense. It's the same way with a lot of Heavy Metal. They don't "sing" (I'm using the term lightly here) about a lot of topics that I care about. That's not to say that I can't appreciate the artistry in them, I just don't enjoy it.
I won't even get started on Pop.
As far as Nirvana's Nevermind being my favorite album, when I was just starting to get in to music, I thought the stuff on the radio in Joplin, Missouri was pretty awful. They never seemed to play much that I cared for. This was back when everyone I knew was in to Guns n Roses, Metallica, and Garth Brooks. (Think late 80's early 90s.)
I did not care a lick for any of that drivel.
I went on a school trip from Joplin to St. Louis at the beginning of the summer and I brought my cassette playing Walkman with me. The tapes I had at the time were P.M. Dawn (Whom I still absolutely love) and Weird Al.
A buddy of mine saw me pull the Walkman out and asked me if I'd like to hear something new and handed me Nevermind. I listened to it over and over all the way to St. Louis. I fell head over heels in love with it.
When we got to St. Louis we ended up going shopping at one point. I eventually found a music store and bought my own copy. Weird Al had just put out Off the Deep End with the cover that was just like Nevermind's, but with Weird Al swimming after a donut instead of a dollar bill. I picked that up as well. Weird Al just solidified my love of Nirvana to begin with. I had always known Al to only cover the best of the best any way.
Since then, there has never been a time when I didn't it on me or nearby. I had to re-buy the cassette because I'd wear the tape too thin to play. It was an escape from the crappy existence I was living at the time.
As far as (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay is concerned, I don't remember the first time I heard it, but it absolutely defined me. To say that I had depression then is a massive understatement. I still listen to that song today, and love it as much now as I did then.
This should not be read as the beginning and end of my musical tastes. They are far more varied than this short post shows.
So, this is kind of what I'm looking for.
I look forward to seeing what you all enjoy as well.