favourite songs

[naut]

Does anyone else listen to political music, like Hardcore Punk?

Sometimes. Not very often though.

The distinctions are artificial though. I mean, each band could be it's own genre if you subdivide enough.

True, but each is very different and the label "rock" can't really define them all accurately. For example:
Classic Rock - Led Zep
Rock 'n Roll - Bo Diddely
Blues - Muddey Waters
Folk Rock - Bob Dylan
Progressive Rock - ELP, Pink Floyd
Neo-psychedelia - Mars Volta, The Black Angels
Hard Rock - Iggy/Stooges
Space Rock - Hawkwind, early Floyd
Avant-Garde - Zappa
Acid Rock - Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane, New Riders of the Purple Sage
Progressive Metal - Tool
Early Punk - Germs, MIA, Minor Threat
Jazz - Duke Ellington
Soul - James Brown
Funk - Parliament-Funkadelic
Old R&B - Buddy Miles

Lately I've been listening to Jackie Greene.

Sounds a bit Bruce Springsteen.

[TevashSzat]

I listen to some rock, but mostly classical music here mainly because I do alot of playing in classical concert bands and stuff.

My two favorites are Festive Overture by Shostakovich
and Blue Shades by Frank Tichelli (more modern music, has a crazy clarinet solo at the end)

[Sasaki Kojiro]

True, but each is very different and the label "rock" can't really define them all accurately. For example:
Classic Rock - Led Zep
Rock 'n Roll - Bo Diddely
Blues - Muddey Waters
Folk Rock - Bob Dylan
Progressive Rock - ELP, Pink Floyd
Neo-psychedelia - Mars Volta, The Black Angels
Hard Rock - Iggy/Stooges
Space Rock - Hawkwind, early Floyd
Avant-Garde - Zappa
Acid Rock - Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane, New Riders of the Purple Sage
Progressive Metal - Tool
Early Punk - Germs, MIA, Minor Threat
Jazz - Duke Ellington
Soul - James Brown
Funk - Parliament-Funkadelic
Old R&B - Buddy Miles

That list isn't very accurate though. Led Zep is totally different from the rolling stones. Here's a more accurate version:

"Led Zep"- Led Zep
"The rolling stones"--the rolling stones
"Bo Diddely" - Bo Diddely
"Muddey Waters" - Muddey Waters
"Bob Dylan" - Bob Dylan
"Pink Floyd"- Pink Floyd

etc...

The only purpose of genre is so you can describe a band or a song to someone else, and that's only useful on a large scale (country, classical, rock, hip-hop).

I've spent too much time trapped in cars with people arguing about what kind of "metal" metallica is as opposed to slayer or some such nonsense...if you've heard a song by the band the genre is immaterial. Pet peeve of mine

[Ferret]

I need to change my vote to drum and base after discovering pendulum

[Thermal]

I need to change my vote to drum and base after discovering pendulum

you've only just discovered them? i can send u there album on msn if u like, or did i already?

[Ferret]

Unfortunately yes. I picked up their 2005 album today and am thoroughly enjoying it. I was actually quite shocked to hear that they are Australian, I can't hear an accent. Rythmic would be proud

If you have the knew one then I'd appreciate a sample

[Thermal]

Unfortunately yes. I picked up their 2005 album today and am thoroughly enjoying it. I was actually quite shocked to hear that they are Australian, I can't hear an accent. Rythmic would be proud

If you have the knew one then I'd appreciate a sample

unfortunately yes???

there new one being titled 'in silico' then yes i have that, if i didnt send you all that album ill make sure its in the sharing folder for tommorrow

[Ferret]

I meant unfortunately I've only just discovered Pendulum