Old Books, New Readers discussion

The title is pretty self-explanatory... What music are you interested in, or what bands or genres do you listen to the most?

Celtic, hip-hop, dance...and pretty much anything with a good beat that keeps me going as I write...oh yeah, and movie soundtracks. Gotta love those. :)

Mostly Pop and Rock. And sometimes Blues and country too. :)

Thanks Haley for putting up this folder, I guess I am a little behind.

I really love to listen to orchestral music. Sound tracks from movie and one of my favorite bands is "Nickle Creek". Not to be confused with "Nickle Back" "Nickel Creek" is a three person band with great music and songs.

Neat. I still like Nickleback though...:D

Movie soundtracks...love those.

Adele is amazing! Few people have voices like hers anymore. I haven't heard anything my Ingrid Michaelson. And I like some Nickelback songs too Tabi, but they get a lot of crap nowadays. I haven't heard of Nickel Creek either, Christa, but I'll have to look them up.

I'm I the only one who listens to country music (legit country, not all Taylor Swift and Lady A)

Oh I love Brad Paisley! I have two of his CD and have listened the heck out of them. I also listen to other country but we don't have a good country station where I am so I don't listen to it so much anymore.

However I am going to admit I do like about half of Taylor Swift's songs.

Oh my gosh, Brad Paisley. He's just awesome. Him and Keith Urban. What about Rascal Flatts? Or Garth Brooks, or Sugarland? And I like a lot of Taylor Swift and Lady Antebellum songs too, I'm just wondering if people know and like country artists besides them. Country country music rather than more pop country.

I like country, oldies, and classical. And I adore the big band sounds

I like country, classic rock, oldies, big bands, and now I'm madly in love with Blackmore's Night

I love soul (especially by Enya), country and classical music. They always relax my mind and I listen to them when I'm reading books. Also some songs by Air Supply and 60s, 80s and 90s.

Christa - Ron Paul 2012 wrote: "Oh I love Brad Paisley! I have two of his CD and have listened the heck out of them. I also listen to other country but we don't have a good country station where I am so I don't listen to it so mu..."

Me too. I thought I wouldn't, but then after hearing them I like quite a few.

Rebecca wrote: "I like country, classic rock, oldies, big bands, and now I'm madly in love with Blackmore's Night"

Wow! Someone else who loves them!!! What's one of your favorite songs?

I try to keep a broad mind when it comes to music. I like me a little bit of country and country rock - Ryan Adams, Neil Young, Johnny Cash, Gram Parsons, Waylon Jennings - but i also like stuff that's a little more punk like At the Drive-In or even the Trip Hop artist Tricky, who has that kind of spirit. I'm enjoying the new Spiritualized record a lot too. There's a band called Destroyer who i love and who are lyrically phenomenal and I would recommend Laura Marling to just about anyone.

Sara wrote: "I like country, oldies, and classical. And I adore the big band sounds"

Me too, Sara! ^_^

I love foreign singers like Giorgia, and French and Italian songs.. I also love musicians like Tori Amos, Regina Spektor, Sia, Catherine Feeney, Elisa...

Regina Spektor has an AMAZING voice! Have you ever heard her song from the second Chronicles of Narnia movie, The Call? It's one of my absolute favorites!

I'm into pretty much most things, though I lean towards rock more than anything. But tonight I shall be listening to a LOT of Beastie Boys in memory of MCA.

Country

Yay Kortni!

The Call led me to Regina Spektor and I got HOOKED! I love her voice! It gives me goosebumps! :) haha

I think I literally listen to pretty much every kind of music (no techno or disco though!) rap, country, hip-hop, r&b, gospel, pop, latino, reggaeton, etc... i could go on and on!

I'm like that too, Emi. I have music that I listen to more often (country and alt rock), but I like rock, pop, classical, soundtracks, gospel... just about anything but rap.

It seems many of us like Regina Spektor.
Me too! :DDD

Is there any of you who likes to hear Alison Krauss?

My mom always listened to Alison Kraus when I was little and didn't want to, so I can't say I'm a huge fan because she was kind of forced on me :D her voice is amazing though and I love the song she sings with Brad Paisley, Whiskey Lullaby, even though it's pretty dang sad.

I like Christina Perri. She has an amazing voice!!

Haley wrote: "My mom always listened to Alison Kraus when I was little and didn't want to, so I can't say I'm a huge fan because she was kind of forced on me :D her voice is amazing though and I love the song sh..."

I love her duet album with Robert Plant :D
For now, I'm listening Florence and the Machine, Amy Macdonald, or Duffy.
Some classical music is also lovable. :)

I love Florence and the Machine! The CD Ceremonials is amazing!

I listen to a lot of rock/metal music (which if you look at me, I don't really seem the type XD), but I also like listening to Christian music and some pop music (as long as it doesn't talk about sex and drugs constantly and has a good beat).:) I can basically listen to anything except country. I just can't do it.

Haley wrote: "I love Florence and the Machine! The CD Ceremonials is amazing!"

Yep, her voice is totally amazing!

Samantha wrote: "I listen to a lot of rock/metal music (which if you look at me, I don't really seem the type XD), but I also like listening to Christian music and some pop music (as long as it doesn't talk about s..."

Samantha, I remember Casting Crowns when you say Christian and rock music :DDD and I love it!

Haley wrote: "Regina Spektor has an AMAZING voice! Have you ever heard her song from the second Chronicles of Narnia movie, The Call? It's one of my absolute favorites!"

I'm another in the Regina Spektor camp. Loved how they used her songs in (500) Days of Summer too.

Giuliana wrote: "I like Christina Perri. She has an amazing voice!!"

True that. :)

Haley wrote: "Regina Spektor has an AMAZING voice! Have you ever heard her song from the second Chronicles of Narnia movie, The Call? It's one of my absolute favorites!"

Oooh. That's a wonderful song!

Opera/classic and pop songs and anything in between. I love latina music too.

Nissa Tanura wrote: "Samantha wrote: "I listen to a lot of rock/metal music (which if you look at me, I don't really seem the type XD), but I also like listening to Christian music and some pop music (as long as it doe..."

YES!!! Casting Crowns is awesome!!!! I LOVE their new song Courageous.

I listen to all kinds of music except pop.I listen to a lot of heavy meta,metal,classic rock,hard rock,grunge and country music...My favourite bands are NIRVANA,IRON MAIDEN,JUDAS PRIEST,PINK FLOYD,ACDC,CREDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL...Right now I am in love with Eddie Vedder,he is GOD for me.I am just not able to stop myself from listening to Into The Wild sountrack...esp Society..Just love him and his band PEARL JAM...\m/

YES!! Have you heard his song Winter? It's my absolute favorite one that he sings.

Am I the only one who listens to Josh Groban? Because no matter how lame that might sound, as I am a nineteen year old girl, his voice is SO AMAZING. I can't get over it. I got to see him in concert, and he was actually better live which I never would have thought was possible.

I listen to Josh Groban as well. He's a great singer and knows how to choose a good song to sing. Cinema Paradiso, To Where You Are, Mi Mancherai. I love them.

Haley, you have seen him in concert? Wow..

Listra wrote: "Haley, you have seen him in concert? Wow.."

I know. It was incredible. I cannot get over his voice :D He definitely knows how to pick songs as well, unlike a lot of artists.

I haven't heard What If You (that I know of) but I have a couple of Joshua Radin's CDs so I bet it's on one of them. I'll look for it!

Tabi (Ron Paul 2012) wrote: "YES!!! Casting Crowns is awesome!!!! I LOVE their new song Courageous."

Yes, me too! I always love their song :DDD

The type of music I listen to most is K-pop and J-rock. I also like spanish oldies, spanish rock and pop, reggaeton. I have tried hearing country and classical on the radio. I love rock, but I'll try hearing anything. I recently learned about Luciano Pavarotti. He's wonderful.

Heavy Metal!

I listen to a lot of different things. Mostly rock and country. My fav country bands and singers are: Carrie Underwood, Montgomery Gentry, Alabama, Martina McBride, Brad Pasley, Tim McGraw, Kennedy Cheney, Big and Rich.
Fav rock musicians: A7X, HIM, Apocalyptica, Theory of a Deadman, Shinedown, Guns n Roses, Def Leppard, Elton John, Genesis/Phil Collins, U2, Nickelback, and many more.

Also love this band called Kamlet. Amazing music! Almost like the opera meets hard rock. Very beautiful. I listen to them whenever I'm drawing. Fills my head with creative ideas.

I love listening to house music especially minimal tech (Genre) aritst like Manel Diaz, Angy Kore. Coming from a land such as India, generally I listen to anything which would include Indian classical, jazz, hip-hop, Old B&W Hindi Film Music, A very Big fan of Kishore Kumar(The eccentric Singer), Lata Mangeshkar(The Nightingale), Pink Floyd, Tupac, Eminem, Michael Jackson. The list is endless and there is so much more to discover.

My favourite genres of music are: Ambient (especially Brian Eno), electronica, Classical (especially Baroque) and Folk (Scottish and Irish, but some from other countries too). If I had to pick a favourite decade for music, it would probably be the sixties, when there was so much innovation and invention, and music seemed to be more fun.

Cindy: Luciano Pavarotti is wonderful. He's my favorite male opera singer.

90s pop, Glee soundtracks, modern dance and techno, and some classic rock (♥ Aerosmith and Foreigner)

Talia wrote: "Pikachu wrote: "90s pop, Glee soundtracks, modern dance and techno, and some classic rock (♥ Aerosmith and Foreigner)"

Whenever Foreigner comes on the radio, I try to get my daughter to dance with..."

Maybe she dances to it in secret. :P

Neville - do you listen Bally Sagoo and/or AR Rahman? My favorite is from Dil Se.

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