How much of your music listening is classical?

[Mark]

Intrigued by threads in other parts of this forum where Jazz, Blues, Rock and other musical genres have been discussed, I'm interested to know roughly how much of GMG members' listening time is given over to classical music. In my case, it's 95% (and higher), with only albums by Tori Amos, Kate Bush and a handful of other, mainly Pop/Rock artists, occasionally getting a look in.

How about you?

[dtwilbanks]

This is a toughie, but overall, I'd say 25%.

[Mark]

This is a toughie, but overall, I'd say 25%.

What other kinds of music occupy the remaining 75% of your listening time, may I ask?

[71 dB]

The most accurate answer I can give is 50 %. The last two years I have listened to more classical and less other music but on the other hand between 2001 and 2005 I didn't listen to classical that much. Even now, perhaps 30 % is non-classical so it's between 30 % and 70 % I guess...

[dtwilbanks]

What other kinds of music occupy the remaining 75% of your listening time, may I ask?

Hey, Mark. I'm actually ready for that question:

Hard Rock
Beatlesque Pop/Rock
New Wave
Synth Pop
Prewar Blues
Prewar Jazz
Hard Bop
Jazz Vocals/Standards
Traditional Country

[orbital]

I'd say about 80%. The rest would be rock, some world music (Brazilian mostly) and very little jazz.

[Bunny]

90% is classical.  For the rest, it's going to be jazz, broadway showtunes, and some world music.with the occasional foray into pop.  I hate new age, anything that's "easy listening," and cannot fathom techno or trance.

[Mark]

The most accurate answer I can give is 50 %. The last two years I have listened to more classical and less other music but on the other hand between 2001 and 2005 I didn't listen to classical that much. Even now, perhaps 30 % is non-classical so it's between 30 % and 70 % I guess...

Although I've been collecting and listening to classical music since I was 18 (so, about 16 years), it's only since 1998 that classical music has slowly begun to overtake my preference for other genres. Last year, I don't recall listening to anything else other than classical. Prior to 1998, classical made up less than 20% of my listening, with Rock, Pop and Electronic Dance music each getting more than 25%.

[Harry]

100% young master Mark!

[Mark]

DT, that's quite an eclectic selection of stuff you're into.

Bunny, I used to be really into techno and especially trance (underground, non-commercial stuff), but I can't stomach it now. Never got into the whole 'scene' that went with it, though.

[Mark]

100% young master Mark!

Harry, at the rate you buy classical CDs, you don't have time to listen to anything else!

[Solitary Wanderer]

65%+ for me.

The balance is made up of;

Pre-rock crooners
Lounge
Psych
'70s library/soundtrack etc
'75-'79 AM Gold
Instrumental, conceptual Progressive
Electro-acoustic space music

[Harry]

Harry, at the rate you buy classical CDs, you don't have time to listen to anything else!

Honestly, besides classical music there is nothing.
Just a myth,  they want you believe that, but don't, its all humbug.

[dtwilbanks]

Honestly, besides classical music there is nothing.
Just a myth,  they want you believe that, but don't, its all humbug.

Where Harry lives...

[dtwilbanks]

DT, that's quite an eclectic selection of stuff you're into.

That's a pared-down list. 

[Solitary Wanderer]

I used to be really into techno and especially trance (underground, non-commercial stuff), but I can't stomach it now.

Funny how tastes can change.

The British hard rock I loved from 11-18 years old I literally can't stand now.

BUT the late '70s pop that was on the radio, which I loathed at the time, I now love! 

I guess its good for musical taste to evolve 

[Gurn Blanston]

100% for the last 5 years or so. I've pretty much lost interest in anything else, although I still love to hear old time bluegrass if someone puts some on. Won't go out of my way to buy any though...

[Mark]

I once had every album by:

Peter Gabriel (inc. early Genesis)
Thin Lizzy
The Eagles
Sting
Gary Moore

... but got rid of almost all of it. Still have every album by Scottish rock band, Del Amitri, though - brilliant lyrics, and a seriously underrated outfit.

[Brian]

85%

There's plenty of fun stuff in my collection besides classical, despite Harry:
- Traditional music from China, Lebanon, Turkey, Hungary, and  Kentucky
- Klezmer (Finjan!)
- Latin jazz (Tito Puente!)
- Simon Shaheen's brilliant Arab jazz album
- Brazilian guitar
- Great singer/songwriters: Jim Croce, Paul Simon, Randy Newman, John Denver
- Old-style jazz

[Mark]

Moving this thread on a bit, is there any musical genre you've never been able to take to? For me, this would be Reggae/Ska.