[Fulltone]

Hey, I got this idea believe it or not from my dad. We were watching the movie "The Condemned" with Stone Cold (ex wrestler). Towards the end of the movie there was a song on the movie by a band called Eygpt Central called "Over and Under" and all of the sudden he said, "What band is that"? Which totally caught me off guard my reaction was huh? As if I didn't hear what he said. My dad falls somewhere into the hippy generation and old fart generation. He listens to some Led Zeppelin but mostly songs like Jefferson Airplanes "White Rabbit" and things along those lines. So you can see where I was shocked. So I got on the internet last night and researched and now he wants to buy the CD. I guess it just goes to show you can be really a type of music person but like other things also.

So here is the question for everyone to share. What types of music (specifically bands and songs) that you listen to that everyone might be shocked or surprised that you enjoy.

Now as everyone knows I like primarily Country, Blues and I can't stand a lot of rock.

Here is mine:

Chris Daughtry - I like pretty much the whole CD.
Three Days Grace - One X Album ( Specifically the song - Never Too Late).
Kid Rock - CD Rock and Roll Jesus.
Seether - Depends on what it is though.
Tool - Every Song I Like.
Ozzy Osborne
Stone Sour

A lot of my friends can't believe that I listen to this stuff considering that I usually turn off the rock when I drive. Plus that considering most of my clothes and the way I talk screams cowboy.

So what is your list?

[Stratrat]

While I'm primarily a country and classic rock guy, my tastes are pretty diverse. You might find me listening to any of these at a given time:

Brad Paisley - anything and everything he's done.

Judas Priest - Unleashed in the East (Live)

Van Halen - anything and everything they've done.

Led Zeppelin - (ditto)

B-52's - most of their early stuff before they went mainstream.

Larry Carlton - Friends.

Dr. Dre - The Chronic (also some NWA stuff.)

The Cars - The Cars and Candy-O; don't like their later pop/mainstream stuff.

Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.

Steely Dan - Aja

Senser - Stacked Up

Guanabatz - Powder Keg
(they're a UK "psychobilly" band that pretty much nobody here in the US has heard of.)

Dwight Yoakam - pretty much everything.

Redd Volkaert - pretty much everything
(Redd is a lesser-known country musician who primarily plays clubs in the Austin, TX area. He was Merle Haggard's guitarist for several years, and is an absolutely unbelievable Tele picker. If you like country music and/or great guitar playing, you owe it to yourself to check Redd out!)

[Fulltone]

Wow, Stratrat this is exactly why I started this. I already knew you were into country and classic rock but a few of those listed were kind of a shock the Dr. Dre (all I can say is, Wow!!). I have also ventured into hip hop. (Being a country though my whole life it just doesn't fit well). Although for some reason I like some of Wyclefs stuff (where he has a guitar in his songs). I heard him live one time he was a festival can't remember off of the top of my head what it was but I was truely impressed at how good of a guitarist he really is.

I also have to agree with you on the Dwight. Have you heard the CD Dwight Sings Buck yet. This is going to be my next cd purchase. My friend has it and we listened to it the other day and I think he did a terrific job covering the originals and I think Buck would be proud!

[solidwalnut]

Mozart, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Andre Segovia, James Taylor, Rush, Relient K, FFH, Building 429...

[Stratrat]

Fulltone - The Dr. Dre/NWA stuff is a rarity, but occasionally I'm in the mood for either that or something more "old school" like Run/DMC, Grandmaster Flash, etc. Also sometimes dig "funk" stuff like Parliament, Bootsy Collins, George Clinton...good beats and a lot of good bass work. I didn't have much of a choice about "venturing" into it - where I went to high school there was almost always rap and R&B/soul music playing in the locker rooms before/after football and basketball practice, and you either learned to like it or go crazy from it - so I adapted.

Dwight Sings Buck - yep, I've heard the CD and it will be one of my next purchases also. I heard an interview with Dwight about it recently on the radio. He and Buck were very close friends and Buck was a mentor to him. I have the DVD of Dwight's live performance on Austin City Limits in 1988, and Buck did a guest appearance with him on that one. In addition to the fact that Dwight has a classic country/honky-tonk voice, I really enjoy listening to Pete Anderson's guitar work...he has great chops and understands the concept that the space in between the notes is as important as the notes themselves.

Solidwalnut - hard to believe that I missed mentioning Rush! They're an unbelievably talented trio...each of them are absolute virtuosos (virtuosi???) on their respective instruments.

[Lcjones]

Originally Posted by Fulltone

My dad falls somewhere into the hippy generation and old fart generation.

I resemble that remark. Which I think is pretty cool.




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[DaveElson]

Well, I'm a sort of "straight laced" looking bloke. Never had long hair, worked in uniformed government service for many years, and both my colleagues in the UK and now US are sort of surprised that I listen to Alice Cooper, Zeppelin and much more.
Worked with a guy in the UK and it was 2 to 3 years before we found out that we were both big Cooper fans - went to see him in 97 in London.

That's the great thing about music - doesn't matter what you're background is - you can't help but like what you like. I remember listening to a BBC radio interview some years ago, and it was some sort of minor royalty being interviewed, and this girl was talking about bands like Magazine (superb band btw) and Zeppelin and many more. Expect most of the audience had never heard of most of them.

My favourites (at the moment):

King Crimson - only got back into them these last 3 to 4 years but I'm old enough to remember and have purchased the first album in the late 60's.

Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Still going strong.

Green On Red - reformed a couple of years ago. Give this band a listen - a superb mix of country, blues and rock. Saw them live in London a few years ago and shouldn't be missed. Great!

Syd Barrett - What can I say? There would have been no Floyd without him, and while it's not to everyones taste, The Madcap Laughs is in my opinion great.

Tool - Only have one cd of theirs but I like them.

Kevin Ayers - Have a live cd of a '74 concert where they do a slowed down version of Heartbreak Hotel. Many would probably say it was sacrilege, but it's a great track.

Robert Wyatt - Another 74 concert cd with Mike Oldfield on guitar.

Van Der Graaf Generator - Sometimes I find them a little hard to listen to, but some great stuff out there by them.

String Cheese Incident - Great Jam band.

Atomic Rooster - One of the first bands I ever saw live around '71. Great rock!

Groundhogs - see just above - Split and Thank Christ For The Bomb are two great albums/cd's.

I could go on... all the old faves like Purple/Lizzy etc.

[solidwalnut]

Originally Posted by Stratrat

Solidwalnut - hard to believe that I missed mentioning Rush! They're an unbelievably talented trio...each of them are absolute virtuosos (virtuosi???) on their respective instruments.

hehe, I'll go along with you and say virtuosi. I've never heard a trio that was so talented and so flawless at presenting a groove -- and difficult grooves at that.