Companion to the other thread...

I'm sure that most of the musical tastes of RM members would be surprising to the average person, but I mean things that really stand out, even to people who already know essentially what you listen to.

For me, most people take me for a metalhead given my appearance (( if they don't think they've actually seen me performing in a metal band somewhere! )) The fact that I listen to anything other than metal comes as a surprise.

Anyway, on here, people might be surprised to know that I love the first Korn record and just about everything SOAD's put out....and in response to one of the posts in the other thread, I think Stevie Wonder is a genius...at least his '70s output. I also like Bluegrass nearly as much as Jazz, despite it's severe underrepresentation in my collection in comparison.

I also have a weakness for pretty much all the shitty '70s arena rock bands that sound exactly alike, and for '90s commercial alternative pop/rock...yes, that means I actually still have and occasionally listen to albums from the likes of Dishwalla, The Verve Pipe, Better Than Ezra, Live, etc...

I stand without shame...it takes some pair of ears to have the Verve Pipe nearby Varese and Volcano The Bear.

Still a big Styx fan?



http://www.radiomute.com/7430-rock-confessions.html




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOWK7Tam01M

Okay...can you loan me some of those Satchmo memory powers?

I essentially already made this exact post.





And as for Styx, yes. Still one of the few bands I've seen live.

Oh well, maybe the newbies will have some contributions to make.

I am actually somewhat impressed how you and Grasshoppa panbient are able to post almost the exact same posts after such long time periods.



You did come a long way since those days of post #71 in that thread.

Hey, I think I showed up here with fairly respectable tastes...they've evolved a bit but essentially the same.

And that list was a representation of my Top Artists list back in the early/mid '90s when I didn't have 'net access, there was only one record store anywhere near me, and all I had was FM radio.


From my first post: http://www.radiomute.com/73428-post94.html

Top 100 Artists - Seba circa Oct 2003:

Afro Celt Sound System
Aloha
Amon Duul II
Amos, Tori
Aphex Twin
Autechre
Bart�k, B�la
Bauhaus
Beatles, The
Beethoven, Ludwig Van
Boards of Canada
Can
Cline, Alex
Cline, Nels
Chopin, Fryderyk
Corea, Chick
Converge
Cornelius
Davis, Miles
Dead Voices on Air
Dillinger Escape Plan
Download
Einst�rzende Neubauten
Eno, Brian
Evans, Bill
Faust
Fleck, Bela
Flying Luttenbachers, The
Focus
Friedlander, Erik
Garmarna
Gentle Giant
Godflesh
Godspeed You Black Emperor!
Gong
Haujobb
Human Remains
International Noise Conspiracy, The
Jethro Tull
Joy Division
King Crimson
Kraftwerk
Lacy, Steve
Main
Magma
Massive Attack
MC5
Merzbow
Meshuggah
Mogwai
Monk, Thelonious
Mono
Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Company
Mr. Bungle
�-Ziq
Napalm Death
Negativland
Neurosis
Nile
Opeth
'O' Rang
Pearl Jam
Phish
Pink Floyd
Porcupine Tree
Queen
Rachmaninov, Sergey
Rage Against The Machine
Ray, Scott
Red House Painters
Refused
Residents, The
Ruins
Rush
Rusted Root
Shankar, Ravi
Shooglenifty
Skinny Puppy
Soft Machine
Sonic Youth
Stellamara
Sun Ra
Swans
Swords Project
System of a Down
Taylor, Cecil
Talk Talk
Tool
They Might Be Giants
Throbbing Gristle
Trance Mission
Tribe Called Quest, A
Tricky
Vandermark, Ken
Ween
Xerophonics
Yes
Yo La Tengo
Zappa, Frank
Zorn, John

I'd only feel the need to take off maybe 10 of those today, so it's not that bad.

I have been meaning to ask you since I first saw that post a couple years ago....Did you forget to include your Social Security #, blood type, and Sign?

And now that I've made a post about my mediocre feelings on Rush ( http://www.radiomute.com/422555-post18.html ), I find Rush in my Top 100 of 2003.

They didn't ask.