What do you listen for in music?

[genocidal]

This is a tough question. I, like many other people on here, listen to all kinds of music. Unfortunately I'm not quite as learned as the rest of you in all these different types of metal. On the reccomendation of Touflo, though, I downloaded some Helloween the other day and liked it. Still I have to say that I look for something melodic that exhibits some musical talent (ie good guitars, vocals, drumming, and in some cases I'll listen to a band because of their bassist). Enough of this bullshit I'll just put some of the random bands I like:

Led Zeppelin
Radiohead
Outkast
Tool
Phish
Coldplay
Miles Davis
Emmylou Harris
Hot Water Music
At the Drive-In
Bob Marley
Moe.
The String Cheese Incident
The Mars Volta
The Who
Eric Clapton
The Get Up Kids
Saves the Day
NWA
Beastie Boys
Jurassic 5

[aussie]

Bob, you should download some Blind Guardian, they are quite melodic, and have really good guitar parts.

In my music, it's usually the lyrics that I listen for, I'm just weird like that though. Hence why I listen to the bands that I do, like Pink Floyd, APC, Tool, The Metric, Smashing Pumpkins, and a lot of other bands.. I also like Jazz and some classical music though too.. and I really like acoustic music..

[PhaTz]

I listen to ev'rything, any organized sounds can be consider'd music, it helps me learn and understand more about different styles of music, from the basic tones to different combinations of timbre.

I do tend to listen to more oldies musical showtunes and hip hop, mainly because the first one is where you can find pop-jazz, with lil syncopation, and the second one reflects a lot of culture, depending on their instrumentations.

[Evasive]

Wrong.

Hi Vyk.

[Dabram]

Right now I'm really into Wilco. For me it's the perfect band when you have holidays and just wanna sit outside with a few friends in the nice warm sun, while enjoying a cold beer/drink and playing some cards. :]

(I need some more bands like Wilco though, but if they're 'too' country I probably won't like em.)

[ConcreteSchlyrd]

green day are the best band ever. undisputed.

I'll dispute that.

[Rion.]

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Welcome to the world ov worms.

[ZeUs!!]

i thought u liked the offspring

What track do the offspring scream on?

[Pearl Jam]

Bob, you should download some Blind Guardian, they are quite melodic, and have really good guitar parts.

for the record, this is the first (and quite possibly only) girl I've ever seen that actually likes blind guardian

some of the looks I used to get from my ex-girlfriend when I happened to have this playing in my car...priceless. wish i had a camera

[za gophar]

they scream their lyrics, they dont go AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[Ezor]

Give me anything that isn't tainted by the worthless pop-culture sound that MTV has embedded into every "me too" pop-punk band out there. As previously mentioned in another thread, Iced Earth, Meshuggah, and other similar bands do it for me; however, at times I'll kick back with some Pink Floyd, Wumpscut.. hell, I'll even take some old-school Beastie Boys once in a while. I don't like the MTV scene. I don't like the country scene. Other than that, bring it on.

[gerry]

I like Fugazi. They are politically aware, which is always good in MY opinion (NOTE: might not be you're opinion..so stfu), they bring emotion to music, and they don't yell that much..

[PUNK rock]

Hellooo? Melodic Trance anyone? Hello!
You can't get any more melodic than trance; from synths to bells to pianos... and since normally the melodies are pretty obvious it's easy listening and catchy.

Captain Techno at it again.

Biggest music turnoffs: Hard electric guitars, screaming, angst, mtv.... you get the idea.

I hope you understand that for others electric guitars and angst aren't turnoffs, but the opposite. MTV sucks, I'll give you that. Screaming, meh depends on how it's down. I'm not a big screamo or whatever the hell you want to call it. If it accompanys good singing and is more in the background, I think it can sound alright.

Lyrically, I do listen very closely to what the singer is saying. Add good talented musicianship to that and I'm a happy man. I guess I just have to get into the song to like it.

By the way Bob...I usually agree with you, but most of what Boys Night Out plays is garbage. I have a few of their songs downloaded, but when it comes up on my playlist I hit the skip button as quick as I can. A Torrid Love Affair is decent. That's it.

To those who care, I found out Anatomy of a Ghost broke up and 2 people from The Beautiful Mistake left, but they're sticking it out. I was looking forward to seeing AoaG this summer, won't be happening now.

I think the extent of my summer tour seeing is Warped Tour and I'll be able to see these BANDS. Still sucks that Good Charlotte and New Found Glory will be there, although the rest of the lineup is solid.

[bloodzombie]

Originality.

[Jerome Scuggs]

I got some billy talent mp3's. I'm definitely buying the CD.