How much of your music listening is classical?

Started by Mark, May 20, 2007, 02:01:03 PM

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Roughly, what percentage of your music listening is classical?

100%
26 (21.5%)
95%
25 (20.7%)
90%
19 (15.7%)
85%
12 (9.9%)
80%
8 (6.6%)
75%
5 (4.1%)
70%
5 (4.1%)
65%
2 (1.7%)
60%
4 (3.3%)
55%
0 (0%)
50%
6 (5%)
45%
1 (0.8%)
40%
1 (0.8%)
35%
1 (0.8%)
30%
1 (0.8%)
25%
0 (0%)
20%
0 (0%)
15%
1 (0.8%)
10%
2 (1.7%)
5%
1 (0.8%)
Less than 5%
1 (0.8%)

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dtwilbanks

#20
May 20, 2007, 02:44:29 PM
Quote from: Mark on May 20, 2007, 02:43:13 PM
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.

I'm pretty much with you on that one, except for some Bob Marley maybe.

AnthonyAthletic

#21
May 20, 2007, 02:45:19 PM
Jazz  :-X

"Two possibilities exist: Either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying"      (Arthur C. Clarke)

Mark

#22
May 20, 2007, 02:46:57 PM
My father exposed me to dangerous levels of Jazz when I was young. ;D Everything from Traditional to Contemporary. Some of it I got on with just fine. Most of it just switched me off.

Solitary Wanderer

#23
May 20, 2007, 02:47:25 PM
Quote from: Mark on May 20, 2007, 02:43:13 PMis there any musical genre you've never been able to take to?

Yep,

Reggae
Rap
Blues
the whole teen girl singer thing
the whole boy band thing
Cookie monster metal stuff
'I lingered round them, under that benign sky: watched the moths fluttering among the heath and harebells, listened to the soft wind breathing through the grass, and wondered how any one could ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth.' ~ Emily Bronte

AnthonyAthletic

#24
May 20, 2007, 02:50:28 PM
I listened to quite a fair bit of Jazz, yesteryear.  Never interested me one bit.

The so called 'best', Kind of Blue was 7 or 8 musicians jamming away, and lo and behold its a classic.  IMHO it is nothing more than a laborious slugfest, and a cd for Jazz officionados to hold onto as their Grail.

Biggest waste of money ever spent, although I had it on sacd and did double up, when selling to some other gullable mug

"Two possibilities exist: Either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying"      (Arthur C. Clarke)

Solitary Wanderer

#25
May 20, 2007, 02:50:32 PM
Re; Jazz

I had a jazz phase back in the early '90s. Got some books from the library and a pile of lps/cds and the trad stuff just didn't interest me at all. Boring.

I loved jazz-fusion for a while though ie; Weather Report, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Return to Forever, Eleventh House etc. But I can't listen to that stuff anymore. I find it to busy and unstructured.
'I lingered round them, under that benign sky: watched the moths fluttering among the heath and harebells, listened to the soft wind breathing through the grass, and wondered how any one could ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth.' ~ Emily Bronte

Solitary Wanderer

#26
May 20, 2007, 02:52:26 PM
Quote from: AnthonyAthletic on May 20, 2007, 02:50:28 PMThe so called 'best', Kind of Blue was 7 or 8 musicians jamming away, and lo and behold its a classic.  IMHO it is nothing more than a laborious slugfest, and a cd for Jazz officionados to hold onto as their Grail.

Yeah, I have that on LP. I never 'got' the fuss about that one. Its laid back and kinda 'cool' but I don't hear much else very special. ???
'I lingered round them, under that benign sky: watched the moths fluttering among the heath and harebells, listened to the soft wind breathing through the grass, and wondered how any one could ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth.' ~ Emily Bronte

Mark

#27
May 20, 2007, 02:53:13 PM
I like '20s and '30s Jazz. But then, I'm fascinated by that historical period.

Bonehelm

#28
May 20, 2007, 02:53:47 PM
25. The rest is heavy metal, thrash metal, death metal, power metal, symphonic black metal, alternative rock, big band, rapcore.

Mark

#29
May 20, 2007, 02:55:22 PM
Quote from: Bonehelm on May 20, 2007, 02:53:47 PM
25. The rest is heavy metal, thrash metal, death metal, power metal, symphonic black metal, alternative rock, big band, rapcore.

No hair metal, then. ;D

AnthonyAthletic

#30
May 20, 2007, 02:56:03 PM
Quote from: Solitary Wanderer on May 20, 2007, 02:52:26 PM
Yeah, I have that on LP. I never 'got' the fuss about that one. Its laid back and kinda 'cool' but I don't hear much else very special. ???

You do realise we are going to feel the force of the Forum Jazzists when they start 'a readin' this thread  ;D

I have a cd of Dixieland Jazz, which has to be heard to be believed, "oh when the saints go marchin in, oh when der saints go a marchin in" and jams of that ilk....funniest thing I have heard in years  ;)

"Two possibilities exist: Either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying"      (Arthur C. Clarke)

dtwilbanks

#31
May 20, 2007, 02:58:41 PM
Quote from: AnthonyAthletic on May 20, 2007, 02:56:03 PM
You do realise we are going to feel the force of the Forum Jazzists when they start 'a readin' this thread  ;D

I see you!  :P

Solitary Wanderer

#32
May 20, 2007, 02:59:15 PM
Quote from: AnthonyAthletic on May 20, 2007, 02:56:03 PM
You do realise we are going to feel the force of the Forum Jazzists when they start 'a readin' this thread  ;D

I have a cd of Dixieland Jazz, which has to be heard to be believed, "oh when the saints go marchin in, oh when der saints go a marchin in" and jams of that ilk....funniest thing I have heard in years  ;)

Oh yes, I hesitated as I typed that  ;)
'I lingered round them, under that benign sky: watched the moths fluttering among the heath and harebells, listened to the soft wind breathing through the grass, and wondered how any one could ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth.' ~ Emily Bronte

AnthonyAthletic

#33
May 20, 2007, 03:00:20 PM
Quote from: dtwilbanks on May 20, 2007, 02:58:41 PM
I see you!  :P

<<Ducks>>

Don't take it personal, it doesn't matter too much if one Grunt from the North West of England isn't in tune with Miles & Co. ;D

"Two possibilities exist: Either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying"      (Arthur C. Clarke)

dtwilbanks

#34
May 20, 2007, 03:01:10 PM
Quote from: AnthonyAthletic on May 20, 2007, 03:00:20 PM
<<Ducks>>

Don't take it personal, it doesn't matter too much if one Grunt from the North West of England isn't in tune with Miles & Co. ;D

I never do. Subjective and all that...  :)

Solitary Wanderer

#35
May 20, 2007, 03:02:14 PM
I find all the rock star posing hilarious to view these days. Freddie Mercury & co. etc...

They take themselves so seriously  ;) ;D

Those concerts arn't about music appreciation its all about generating mass hysteria.
'I lingered round them, under that benign sky: watched the moths fluttering among the heath and harebells, listened to the soft wind breathing through the grass, and wondered how any one could ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth.' ~ Emily Bronte

Brian

#36
May 20, 2007, 03:03:49 PM
Quote from: Mark on May 20, 2007, 02:53:13 PM
I like '20s and '30s Jazz. But then, I'm fascinated by that historical period.
Do you own the CDs "Gershwin Plays Gershwin" and "Zez Confrey Rolls", produced by Artis Wodehouse for (I think) Warner? They are mandatory: utterly brilliant playing by the giants of the 1920s, in modern DDD sound.  :) 

Music I can't tolerate: hip-hop, rap, metal of any kind, post-1980 rock, country (except bluegrass), and the music they play in Thai restaurants.

Mark

#37
May 20, 2007, 03:05:13 PM
My father goes into raptures for anything featuring Pat Metheny. Didn't do it for me. I quite liked, 'As Wichita Falls, So Falls Wichita Falls', though.

AnthonyAthletic

#38
May 20, 2007, 03:07:39 PM
I often regret not keeping alive my Rock/Metal listening.  Not categorising, but I have collections of Snake, DC, Sabbath, Ozzy, GNR etc but after GNR, I kind of lost my way.  And couldn't for the life of me tell you who carried Metal on after the above?  I remember conversations ages ago on the forum and some guys listed many new names for me.

I ended up downloading some Slipknot & Mudvayne and boy how Metal had moved on....rightly so, things have got to change to remain fresh  :)

"Two possibilities exist: Either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying"      (Arthur C. Clarke)

Mark

#39
May 20, 2007, 03:07:54 PM
Quote from: brianrein on May 20, 2007, 03:03:49 PM
Do you own the CDs "Gershwin Plays Gershwin" and "Zez Confrey Rolls", produced by Artis Wodehouse for (I think) Warner? They are mandatory: utterly brilliant playing by the giants of the 1920s, in modern DDD sound.  :) 

Don't own ANY Jazz CDs. Just know that what I've heard from those decades, I liked. :)
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