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Valiant Dancer
Forum Goalie
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 Posted - 01/28/2005 : 08:07:09 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Blindwillie
Im new here and i would like to know what skeptics listen to. But try to stick with your favorites from the past. Im just curiouse. im new here and i would like to make new friends.
Well, my musical tastes are pretty diverse. Short of free-form Jazz and Rap, I don't think theres a genre I don't like.
Favorites tend towards the 1980's Euro Techno-pop and some show tunes from Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, and Sweeney Todd. |
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Siberia
SFN Addict
Brazil
2322 Posts |
Posted - 01/28/2005 : 08:22:16 [Permalink]
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Whoa man. Let's go by category:
1. Classical - Tchaikovisky, Beethoven, Mozart, Rachmaninoff, Wagner, some Bach (organ, mainly), Vivaldi, Ravel..
2. Classic rock - I love and adore Queen. Then Beatles, Eagles, America, The Doors, Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Rollin' Stones, The Carpenters (sort of), and... yeah. The list goes on.
3. New age/Celtic - Enya, ERA, Loreena McKennitt, Clannad... let's just say I can sing in gaelic.
4. Nowdays rock - Evanescence, Linkin' Park (sort of), Nickelback, The Corrs.
I prefer classical/classic rock, though.
Oh, and Filthy: gregorian chants! I've a double cd, imported from the States  I don't like it that much, though. |
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Blindwillie
New Member
USA
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Posted - 01/28/2005 : 14:41:31 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by filthy
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Originally posted by Blindwillie
Nice,
filthy i like all that solo stuff to.
H.Humbert, what do you mean about why you dont like jazz? i dont understand your reason.
Say, are you the reincarnation of Blind Willie McTell? 
no, my user name is for Blind WIllie Johnson |
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Blindwillie
New Member
USA
8 Posts |
Posted - 01/28/2005 : 14:42:31 [Permalink]
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in case yall didnt know..
Im kils son.. |
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Rubicon95
Skeptic Friend
USA
220 Posts |
Posted - 01/28/2005 : 14:55:51 [Permalink]
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Before 30
Judas Priest, Maiden, Queensryche, Rush, Journey, AC/DC, Zagar & Evans, Beatles, Peter Allen, ABBA oh yeah FALCO
After 30
Maiden, Priest, Queensryche, Petra, Enya, Clanaad, Sara Brightman, Bocelli, Papa Roach,
Tom Lehrer. non-fluff Christian Music. Soundtracks by Basil Poledorus, Musicals like Sweeney Todd, Chess, Jesus Christ Superstar W/ Ian Gillian and Murray Head.
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Siberia
SFN Addict
Brazil
2322 Posts |
Posted - 01/28/2005 : 15:19:52 [Permalink]
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Oh, man... I don't believe I forgot Sarah Brightman...
And btw, welcome Blindwillie aka Kil's son! |
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
14408 Posts |
Posted - 01/28/2005 : 16:02:33 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by Wendy
Welcome to the SFN, Blindwillie!
Great thread. I know I will forget some music I love, but here goes (in no particular order): Jackson Browne, Aerosmith, Pachelbel, Billy Joel, Pink Floyd, Barenaked Ladies (yeah, I know but I like 'em!), B.B. King, Louie Armstrong, Jimmy Buffett, The Police, The Ennis Sisters (Celtic), Mandala (local Bluegrass), Neil Young, Bach, The Eagles, John Prine...
... and I agree with filthy about Gregorian chants, but not gospel.
Have you seen O Brother, Where Art Thou? There was some great gosple, done a'capela, in it.
I'm not wild about all of it, but what we hear around here is pretty good.
I also am a regular listener to Back Porch Music on NPR, Fri, Sat And Sunday evenings.
Edited to add that Blind Willie McTell was a street singer in the thirties and forties.
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R.Wreck
SFN Regular
USA
1191 Posts |
Posted - 01/29/2005 : 08:24:12 [Permalink]
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Im new here and i would like to know what skeptics listen to.
Welcome Blindwillie.
In no particular order: Steely Dan, Tom Waits, Cowboy Junkies, Elvis Costello, Warren Zevon, The Who, Neil Young, Roxy Music, Lou Reed, Los Lobos, Jimi Hendrix, REM, Dave Matthews Band, Robert Cray, Flaming Lips, Fountains of Wayne, Jeff Beck, Wallflowers, Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, Springsteen, Bob Marley, Allman Brothers, Phish. |
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Kil
Evil Skeptic
USA
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Posted - 01/29/2005 : 10:25:12 [Permalink]
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Hey Blindwillie, how about listing some of your favorites?
And yes, Blindwillie is my youngest son. |
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Blindwillie
New Member
USA
8 Posts |
Posted - 01/29/2005 : 10:35:42 [Permalink]
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well my favorite rock group is the stones.
but i mainly like stuff from the 20s 30s and 40s.
Like Leadbelly, The Mills Brothers, Blind WIllie Johnson, Robert Johnson, Rev. Gary Davis, Cab Calloway, Lonie Johnson, (certainly the Johnsons are pretty talented) John Hurt, Chalie Patton, and many more. |
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
9687 Posts |
Posted - 01/29/2005 : 14:34:31 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by Blindwillie
in case yall didnt know..
Im kils son..
Wow, Boron has a brother! Cool... Hello, and welcome Willie.
My brother uses the handle PhoenixPaw, but he hasn't written here for at least a year. He mostly hang around helgo.net (saint-net) where he knows more people who share his Wiccan beliefs. |
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Wendy
SFN Regular
USA
614 Posts |
Posted - 02/01/2005 : 13:33:44 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by filthy
Have you seen O Brother, Where Art Thou? There was some great gosple, done a'capela, in it.
I have, and you're right.  I should've known better than to disagree with you.
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
14408 Posts |
Posted - 02/01/2005 : 14:02:52 [Permalink]
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Music is as music does, I think. I like classical -- there's some going on the radio even as I write -- but when it starts to sound like somebody died, I lose intrest very quickly. Also, I find a fair amount of the blues to be repetitious, although I like the music of many individual bluesmen.
Today's Country and Western sucks, but the old stuff, 'Hillbilly' is mostly excellent. Kitty Wells, Hank Snow, Roy Acuff, and so forth.
As mentioned before, Gregorian chants are great, but only when taken in small doses. But then, here's a series of chants that can go all night: Chants for the Feast of St. Ursula (11,000 virgine) done by Hildegard von Bingen. Gorgeous voice! Great stuff!
Also like the Red Clay Ramblers, Stan Rogers, The Irish Rovers, Most of the solo atrists from Appalachia. I like Blue Grass, but more and more, I find that it sounds a little, well, 'mass produced', for lack of a better word.
In short, I like a little of everything, but not a whole lot of anything, all at one time.
Edited to add that I also like Ladysmith Black Mambazo, but like the chants, It's best in moderation.
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
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Dude
SFN Die Hard
USA
6891 Posts |
Posted - 02/01/2005 : 15:01:21 [Permalink]
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in case yall didnt know..
Im kils son..
So now we have a new minnie Kil? hehe
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H. Humbert
SFN Die Hard
USA
4574 Posts |
Posted - 02/01/2005 : 15:25:42 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by Valiant Dancer
Favorites tend towards the 1980's Euro Techno-pop and some show tunes from Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, and Sweeney Todd.
Ok, filthy has managed to make me reconsider Jazz and Gospel, but I think "show tunes" might be my absolute most hated form of music. (Sorry, Valiant) It's the only music that might drive me to violence if I were forced to listen to it for any prolonged length of time.
Yes, I'm sure there are some tolerable numbers you could name, but as a whole I detest it. I can't watch musicals of any kind, including the Wizard of Oz, Sound of Music, or Chicago.
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