If there was one song that defined your musical tastes what would it be?

**The Spartan (Returns)** · 03-28-2009, 21:29

Originally Posted by Feanaro

Anyone know of a song that combines jazz, blues, rock, metal, classical, and a little funk together?

Definitely. Queens of the Stone Age has the blues, rock, metal, jazz influence in some of it's songs.. but you probably wanna look at Audioslave. Audioslave definitely has the blues, rock, I guess jazz influences. Definitely have the funk as well, I'm not sure about the metal influence or classical though in Audioslave.

Try:
Audioslave:
What You Are
Like a Stone
Shadow on the Sun
Getaway Car

(Revelations)
Revelations

Queens of the Stone Age:
(Queens of the Stone Age)
Give The Mule What He Wants

(Rated R)
Auto Pilot
The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret
In the Fade

(Songs for the Deaf)
No One Knows
Gonna Leave You

(Lullabies to Paralyze)
Burn the Witch (definitely has the jazz, blues, and metal)
In My Head
Little Sister

(Era Vulgaris)
Make it wit Chu
Into the Hollow

Audioslave has the funk that Queens don't have, and Queens has the metal that Audioslave doesn't have. I think they're a very good match for what you're look for. Listen to all these songs, you're bound to like at least three of 'em.

**Legosoldier** · 03-28-2009, 21:47

Breaking the Law!

**Hooahguy** · 03-29-2009, 03:23

Master of Puppets- Metallica

**Feanaro** · 03-29-2009, 08:16

Lord Winter: Interesting band. I like the music and the vocoder bits but the inclusion of death metal vocals kind of ruins it for me. I've never been fond of the style, except for Lee Dorian's funderal croak on Cathedral's first album which isn't really the same thing.

Sorblade: Thanks for the recommendations. I've heard songs from both bands already though. I mildly dislike Audioslave. Like the QotSA a good bit but none of their songs "capture" my tastes in one go. It's hard to fit Handel in with Miles Davis in with Iron Maiden in with etc.

**Incongruous** · 03-29-2009, 08:36

A bit of the old Sigur Ros, I don't understand it but it paints pictures in my head.

http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doc1eqstMQQ

**General Appo** · 03-29-2009, 10:21

One song? Impossible, as I don't actually like musical genres, just bands and songs. Besides, my two favourite bands are bands that transcended any easy categorising, namely The Clash and The Kinks.
But I guess if I have to chose two songs from each to show what I like...
(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais - The Clash
Ghetto Defendant - The Clash
Shangri-La - The Kinks
Big Sky - The Kinks

I don't really like punk as a musical genre, yet I love The Clash early work, and I love punkbands Sham 69, Cock Sparrer and two Swedish punk bands. I don't like pop or even Britpop as a genre, yet I love the masters of that genre, the Kinks.
In the end, I just like quality music.

Edit: Argh, no I can't just mention so few songs! There are so many more, so many. Jimmy Jazz, Rudie Cann't Fail, Somebody Got Murdered, Village Green, Phenomenal Cat, Prince of the Punks, Sweet Lady Geneive, Alcohol, Know Your Rights, Garageland, Stay Free, Drug-stabbing Time, Mirror of Love, London Calling, Corner Soul, Up In Heaven (Not Only Here), Starstruck, Days, Dedicated Follower of Fashion, Arthur, Art Lover, Waterloo Sunset, Strangers, Some Mother's Son, Sean Flynn, Victoria, Death is a Star, Straight to Hell, The Card Cheat, Death or Glory, All The Young Punks ahhhh I can't stop myself!!!

**Fragony** · 03-29-2009, 11:02

Originally Posted by General Appo

One song? Impossible

Ya. Some more from me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nGuhK5oVs0 Cardigans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ex2E4vyGem0 Cardigans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=styYbRWQYP8 Cardigans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-f8PDZvPYs Lamb
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt1E...eature=related Lamb
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utV8...eature=related Lamb

Cardigans and Lamb are probably my favorite bands, not afraid to experiment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc5Q...eature=related

^- especially brilliant

**Lord Winter** · 03-29-2009, 21:56

Originally Posted by Feanaro

Lord Winter: Interesting band. I like the music and the vocoder bits but the inclusion of death metal vocals kind of ruins it for me. I've never been fond of the style, except for Lee Dorian's funderal croak on Cathedral's first album which isn't really the same thing.

Sorblade: Thanks for the recommendations. I've heard songs from both bands already though. I mildly dislike Audioslave. Like the QotSA a good bit but none of their songs "capture" my tastes in one go. It's hard to fit Handel in with Miles Davis in with Iron Maiden in with etc.

I can understand that, it's a kind of acquired taste.

If you don't listen to them already you many want to try King Crimson. They're the closest I can think to of your Handel/Davis/Maiden mix. There's defiantly a strong Jazz influence running through there and the keyboard gives somewhat of classical feel. The metal parts a little more difficult but there's traces of some Sabbath-esque rifts in there.

**Feanaro** · 03-30-2009, 21:52

Originally Posted by Lord Winter

I can understand that, it's a kind of acquired taste.

If you don't listen to them already you many want to try King Crimson. They're the closest I can think to of your Handel/Davis/Maiden mix. There's defiantly a strong Jazz influence running through there and the keyboard gives somewhat of classical feel. The metal parts a little more difficult but there's traces of some Sabbath-esque rifts in there.

Why didn't I think of King Crimson to start with? Even though I don't like the beginning of the song, Providence has some classical elements, jazz improv, and nasty metal in there. Still missing a few things but if I can pick the entire "Starless and Bible Black" album, that should about cover everything.