Favorite Band

[euterpenc]

What's everyone's favorite band/artist?

Mine's Tool. I love their lyrics and message. I relate to them perfectly. Also, they're pretty damn rocking.

[Edmond Zedo]

I truly adore a great many very different musicians, but Neil Young has made a large amount of great music in varied styles, and never lost his talent. He's my pick.

[Warrior413]

Karsh Kale. He's an Indian (as in the country) musician who fuses Eastern music with electronica. I highly doubt anyone here's heard of him but here's some info. (http://www.karshkale.com/bio.php)

[melancholeric]

Just one? That's not fair...
Tool, maybe. Ask that again tomorrow...

[Boneca]

This seems to change frequently, because I get bored with bands quickly.

At the moment I think Apocalyptica qualifies as my favourite band, because they play music I really enjoy AND they play my favourite instrument, which is an unusual combination.

[joft]

PINK FLOYD, hands down.

[EdwinJefferson]

I'll be boring, pretentious and British and say (currently) Radiohead. Though by tomorrow it will probably be someone you've never heard of. Like the new Franz Ferdinand, Bloc Party.

[DevNull]

Bloodhound Gang. Talented and extremely creative, musically. I disapprove of their stage and offstage antics though. Nihilist art sells I guess. Their new album is pushed back to May and will include a song made entirely of Ralph Wiggum lines. I have a preview clip if anyone is interested.

[garak]

Meshuggah.

[Serotonin]

Steely Dan.

[libertarianjim]

W.A.S.P. I consider "The Crimson Idol" to be the best album ever written, and their total career is the perfect combination of sentiment, humor, and raunch.

[int]

Too many to list.

[Edmond Zedo]

Too many to list.
Copout!

[jetboots]

Orb. They are the king of ambient dub electronica crazy trippy mindexpanding shiznat.

[Bluehaze]

Too many to list.
I'd rather say, I don't have a favorite band/artist, just many that I prefer over many others.


Orb. They are the king of ambient dub electronica crazy trippy mindexpanding shiznat.
I still have some of their music. They were popular in the earler/mid 1990s.

[Hamro]

i love The Vines :)

[sbw]

how can no-one have mentioned the beatles?

and I like the vines, but "love" is too strong a term.

[glassmoon]

hard to choose, but I think Marillion

and also King Crimson, Jimi Hendrix, Van der Graff, and lots more...

[indie]

Morrissey (his voice, mmmm) and The Smashing Pumpkins (for Billy Corgan's voice, mmm) and Tom Petty. :)

[EdwinJefferson]

Morrissey's voice irritates me more than anyones voice.

[sbw]

study in perception/preference: I like morissey's voice, yet always found myself listening to the pumpkins IN SPITE OF billy's voice (just cuz they were so good)...

Scott

[Solo]

I don't like having to choose just one but I would have to say Linkin Park. I just never get tired of listening to their songs and I like how they blend different genres of music.

Edit: This was my 100th post.

[crule81]

The Who

Least favorite (not that anyone asked) is Fleetwood Mac. My N tells me they are evil, just like The Ohio State University.

[indie]

I like that Morrissey maintains his accent, even when singing.

[EdwinJefferson]

I was unaware whining singing means that the accent is clearer..

[Wolfchylde]

Its a tie between Queen/Green Day/ACDC

[euterpenc]

I noticed it looks like some "older" artists are popular and also, no one's mentioned rap yet, at least not that I noticed. w00t.

[indie]

I was unaware whining singing means that the accent is clearer..

Sorry, dude, I believe the topic of this thread is "what is your favorite band" not "let's attack other people's tastes in music." :laser:

[Edmond Zedo]

Sorry, dude, I believe the topic of this thread is "what is your favorite band" not "let's attack other people's tastes in music." :laser:
:laser: I thought this was the laser smiley thread. :laser:

[enydona]

It's interesting that the bands I find listed here happen to mirror my taste in music. I've met some people in the past who referred to electronica as "the genre for intelligent people". Not that other personality types aren't as intelligent *ahem*. I've also found that metal is an acquired taste, especially the better metal, in my opinion, which includes Meshuggah, some numetal but only the earlier Linkin Park, the newer blackmetal, and older bands such as Pantera, Megadeth, W.A.S.P., and Twisted Sister.

The similarities between these two large genres are quite stunning as well. Though it may not sound like it if you're not familiar with both genres, they both incorporate new beats, lots of mixing and experimentation and lots of layering of different sounds. I'm attracted to metal, blackmetal especially, because of the many layers in the music. That, and I can bounce and headbang to both hehe.

Right now, my favourite band is Children Of Bodom (their older stuff)... or is it Autechre?

Sorry about the random ramblings and poor adherence to grammar, I have something to think about now. Thank you for starting this thread.

[EdwinJefferson]

Sorry, dude, I believe the topic of this thread is "what is your favorite band" not "let's attack other people's tastes in music." :laser:

Well, I am neither a dude, not attacking your taste, I am making it well known that Morrissey is my least favourite singer/artist/ex-band member. And that he doesn't really have an accent (that I've heard) when he sings.

[Hustler]

Manu Chao.

[melancholeric]

Katatonia. For now. Let's see how long...

[floyd]

i always get sick of music eventually
late 80s - the church, midnight oil
90s - pavement, pixies, velocity girl
2000+ - koufax, nada surf, shins

[EdwinJefferson]

Katatonia. For now. Let's see how long...

Any relation to the Welsh band fronted by Cerys Matthew's called Catatonia?

[melancholeric]

None whatsoever. See http://www.katatonia.com (http://www.katatonia.com/).

[MjrMarshmellows]

wheat,Arco,The Shins, The vines, Marcy Playground, Spoon, Greenday, Modest Mouse, Snow Patrol, Franz Ferdinan, Lync, The silent league, Matt Pond Pa, Josh Joplin Band, REM, Postal Service, Yo La Tengo, Tangiers, and SOO many more!
Sorry for the list, I couldn't hope to decide.

[jyakulis]

All in all when I break down my most listened to band of all time, like ummm where I was obsessed with every one of their songs I'd have to say The Clash.

Plus how can I not love lines like this:

But I believe in this-and it's been tested by research
That he who fucks nuns will later join the church
Hate and War

It's how I always see my relationship with an INFJ panning out.

[QrioCT]

I don't like having to choose just one but I would have to say Linkin Park. I just never get tired of listening to their songs and I like how they blend different genres of music.


i used to like them best. The "Hybrid" Theory works, at least for me.
by the way, anyone know staind?

[euterpenc]

Didn't mean to "attack" anything. I just think most of mainstream rap these days is terrible as far as lyrical and musical value goes. On the whole rap is pretty good. Some of it is really good, but not that "f*** you whore gimme my money or i'll shoot you" bs. Just an opinion. And whats that worth :D.

[Nindy]

Evanescence is definitely my number one. Nightwish, Linkin Park, Muse, KoRn, HIM, Adema, Blink 182, Cradle of Filth, Dimmu Borgir, Machine Head and Orgy are other favorites.

[Edmond Zedo]

Evanescence is definitely my number one. Nightwish, Linkin Park, Muse, KoRn, HIM, Adema, Blink 182, Cradle of Filth, Dimmu Borgir, Machine Head and Orgy are other favorites.
I can't read the word Evanescence without feelings of dread and horrid reminders of The Worst Song I've Ever Heard.

[EdwinJefferson]

Didn't mean to "attack" anything. I just think most of mainstream rap these days is terrible as far as lyrical and musical value goes. On the whole rap is pretty good. Some of it is really good, but not that "f*** you whore gimme my money or i'll shoot you" bs. Just an opinion. And whats that worth :D.

Listen to some Dizzee Rascal - he likes Nirvana and bands like that.. believe it or not.

[EdwinJefferson]

I can't read the word Evanescence without feelings of dread and horrid reminders of The Worst Song I've Ever Heard.

'I second that emotion.' Apart from The Ballard Of Bilbo Baggins (see my first thread).

[Edmond Zedo]

What's everyone's favorite band/artist?

Mine's Tool.

Well my favorite tool is the bandsaw...

[glassmoon]

No one in here likes Progressive Rock?
Many of my fav bands belong to this genere: Marillion, King Crimson, Van der Graff...

[scarebear]

I never have to think again about what my favorites groups/artists are, I have a plug-in that does that for me. And it's not allowed to be used in a commercial way.

It will change often. I don't even know how I managed to listen to 35,000+ songs since August of last year, especiallly since I don't always listen to my music on my computer (like when I'm playing records, or when I'm working where I'm not near a computer.) Although the internet radio http://www.last.fm let's me listen to my music even when I'm not on my computer, or can't sign into it remotely, as long as I can get to the internet.

Here's the link:
http://www.audioscrobbler.com/user/scarebear/

[cjs55]

Favorite band...can't pick one. Can't even narrow it to 5. I could probably list 5 favorite albums though.

Favorite current band...all of them suck pretty much.

When it comes to bands, I only really enjoy metal though, unless you consider things like Autechre or Dead can Dance bands.

[bmw318tiChic]

Shinedown used to be my favorite band, but I do not have a favorite at the moment. My favorite song is "I am a Rock" by Simon and Garfunkel. (lyrics on the av)

[Karine_PsychInTraining]

Match Box 20 or OurLady Peace

[Geoff]

Right now... Chemical Brothers. Am just listening to their new album "Push the Button". It is some fresh dance music I am much enjoying this evening.

-Geoff

[Merkaba]

Overall my favorite band is Tool, but other bands I've been listening to lately include Lykathea Aflame, Wormed, Meads of Asphodel, the new Strapping Young Lad album, Pain of Salvation, Blut Aus Nord, the new Imapled album, Kreator.... and lots of Joni Mitchell

[coffeezombie]

Franz Ferdinand, with Interpol a close second. I dread the day I start getting old and start disliking "new music" and start enjoying the equivalent of stuff like U2 or Maroon 5, bands for old people who think they are still young.

[snarled]

:cool: :devil: IRON MAIDEN :devil: :cool:
:laser:

[Eileen]

I go through phases with music. Sometimes I have to listen to it a whole lot, and sometimes I just go weeks and weeks without listening to anything. And I keep my radio tuned to NPR, so I usually don't even hear anything by accident...


Lessee, though... U2, Dar Williams, Soul Coughing, Cake, Joni Mitchell, and some Tori Amos (but some just annoys the shit out of me).

[MasterMerk]

I don't subscribe to favourites, but I've been listening to a lot of Mr. Bungle lately.

[Warrior413]

Right now... Chemical Brothers. Am just listening to their new album "Push the Button". It is some fresh dance music I am much enjoying this evening.

-Geoff
Same here. Isn't odd how a lot of INTPs listen to this kind of music when we aren't exactly the dancing type? Just something to ponder...

[Geoff]

Yeah, it is. That very fact has crossed my mind more than once. I love dancy stuff... daft punk, prodigy, basement jaxx, fatboy slim, chemical brothers. But I dont really want to do the john travolta bit surrounded by extroverts.

Suppose it at least shows we appreciate the 'wake up' call of fast paced beats (which because they mirror a fast pulse are a stimulus).

For me it is because I drive a lot in my job and therefore I like to zoom around with some serious beats :)

-Geoff

[Warrior413]

Yeah, I can see that. I also think one reason is because it just... makes you think. I can't really explain it. :)

[Star]

VNV Nation, I guess.

Can't seem to make myself sick of it.

Haven't done -OMGZ favorite band ever!!- since Duran Duran, the Smiths and the Cocteau Twins.

Which reminds me of a Moldy Peaches song. :D


When I was in middle school, I had a group of friends.

We wore tight jeans and sunglasses and we listened to Duran Duran.

There were 6 of us so when we played it didn't add up you see.

Everybody had a Duran Duran boyfriend but me.

I wasn't dating Nick Rhodes, I wasn't dating Roger Taylor, I wasn't dating John Taylor I wasn't dating Andy Taylor, I wasn't dating Simon Le Bon.

I was sitting by myself with my collar up, a tear in my eye and an aching in my heart.

And my converse on.

My converse on.

My glow- in- the- dark with pink fat laces, zebra- striped converse on.

For the record, this doesn't really apply to my girlhood. I was dating John Taylor.

[Bugeater]

VNV Nation, I guess.

Can't seem to make myself sick of it.
Their song, Forsaken, makes me feel like dying...in a good way. I haven't gotten sick of them yet, either.

As for other bands, I pretty much like anything techno. Stuff with sweeping orchestral strings mixed with electronic beats seems to be my favorite. Oh, and chanting or choirs in the background.

[Star]

Their song, Forsaken, makes me feel like dying...in a good way.

Oh, I call that one the suicide song. It is not safe to listen to that one while depressed.

'Further' is another one of my favorites by them; it has the same emotional intensity as the vocal version of Forsaken but doesn't make me want to slit my wrists. :)

[Melange]

I have to listen to Forsaken when I'm alone because I don't want anyone to think anything is wrong with me when I start crying, almost sobbing. Further, another awesome song. I love VNV Nation in general, but I am thoroughly dissapointed in their new album.

[polyethylene]

Opeth...or Low...or Dream Theater...or The Smashing Pumpkins...or King Crimson

These are probably all equal to each other.

[melancholeric]

Opeth...or Low...or Dream Theater...or The Smashing Pumpkins...or King Crimson

These are probably all equal to each other.
I'm kind of surprised you didn't say Radiohead, considering your name.

Incidentally, I happened to be listening to Low : California from Radioparadise when I wrote that.

[polyethylene]

I'm kind of surprised you didn't say Radiohead, considering your name.

Incidentally, I happened to be listening to Low : California from Radioparadise when I wrote that.

Haha, I do love Radiohead but I'm kind of burnt out by them lately. They were once my most listened to band, but for now they'd make my top 10.

[nomir_dva]

Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Manu Chao

[silencio]

The white stripes, and the Clash.

[panda]

I was trying to come up with a band... but I can't think of one I actually like...

[PenguinHunter]

Propagandhi and Tom Waits (if he counts as a "band"). I used to like Tool quite a bit too but I haven't felt like listening to them for a while.

[Zero Angel]

So difficult.... Lets see, i've liked Iron Maiden, OLP, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, A Perfect Circle, Staind, Van Halen... They have managed to put out consistently good music.

Scarebear. Last.FM is awesome. Never have I found a better radio station model, most other online stations will have some good music, but then one horrible track comes on that makes you want to stick something sharp in your ears.

[CENTIPEDE HEAD]

Pink Floyd.

I've taken up really liking Coldplay in the last couple years. I like that space-out dreamy sound they have going, intense without distortion.

For aggressive rock, I like old Rage Against the Machine or Tool. Or if I'm in a real old-school mood, Iron Maiden!

[kuranes]

I've got lots of faves. Floyd is way up there in the rock department.

Here's a new band that's kind of fun.

Check out www.thewarlocks.com/video.php

Click on "Baby Blue". They sound a little bit like the old VU, and sometimes like the Jesus and Mary Chain. I don't like the new songs as much as their old so far.

[Loco_Mullus_Surmuletus]

Art is no place for absolute categories. Ever.

Pink Floyd
Nick Cave, Jamiroquai, David Bowie....
Manu Chao, Madredeus, Pearl Jam....


And some :banana: music... sometimes.. :banana: (man, I love this banana!!)

[tomeklund]

The Cure, The Smiths, Smashing Pumpkings, Tori Amos, Depeche Mode, REM, New Order, Pearl Jam....and so on

[sasapurdue]

What's everyone's favorite band/artist?

Mine's Tool. I love their lyrics and message. I relate to them perfectly. Also, they're pretty damn rocking.

I second this notion about Tool.
I dig Beck, Blind Melon and Bjork also. Tori Amos (yes, I have strong F tendencies) is one I have listened to FOREVER.

[Pan]

At the moment, early Genesis (ie when there were still 4)

[Wiki]

Lloyd Cole (lloydcole.com), Morrissey, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, LTJ Bukem, Goo Goo Dolls, Tom Petty, DJ Micro, Garbage.

[polyethylene]

At the moment, early Genesis (ie when there were still 4)

Weren't there 5 before Gabriel left?
Anyway, I'm a big fan of theirs as well, up to and including Wind and Wuthering that is.

[Pan]

Weren't there 5 before Gabriel left?
Anyway, I'm a big fan of theirs as well, up to and including Wind and Wuthering that is.

That's true, but Gabriel left before Trick of the Tail and Wind and Wuthering. It's after Steve Hackett also left that the band really changed its sound.

[Burble]

It's a toss up between Bob Marley/Wailers and Sublime; they just don't get old and I always come back to them. I'm going to start exploring more roots/acoustic music next.

I feel most modern mainstream rap is crap. So is modern pop country. Top 40 generally blows ass.

Aggro-metal is OK, great for moshing. Linkin Park seems like the whiniest whiners ever to me.

Used to be big into Pink Floyd in my teens. Got turned off to most electronica/techno.

[polyethylene]

That's true, but Gabriel left before Trick of the Tail and Wind and Wuthering. It's after Steve Hackett also left that the band really changed its sound.

I'm aware of this. :whistle:

[joecancer]

Right now, it's Wilco and Radiohead for me. Both have become popular bands, but seem to have maintained some integrity along the way.

[adamaw11]

For me it would be Tool, and Fear Factory these days. For a while Faith No More was a big favourite

I seem to find many INTPs are Tool fans, and many Tool fans are INTPs

Fear Factory has became a favourite in the last two years or so.

[KuJo]

Nine Inch Nails, and zeitgeist, do you relate perfectly to prison sex or hooker with a penis? tool is my 2nd favorite

[adamaw11]

Nine Inch Nails, and zeitgeist, do you relate perfectly to prison sex or hooker with a penis? tool is my 2nd favorite

EDIT: oh I just realised you were actually questioning Zeitgeist, I responded anyway

They're good songs, and I've a pretty clear idea of what they're about, but I can't say I *relate* to either them very directly anyway. Lately I've been finding more significance in Pushit.

NIN is pretty good too, I'm liking songs of the new album more and more as I hear them on JJJ.

[Dempsey]

korn, rage against the machine, tool, slipknot. No particular order.

king crimson, primus, rammstein, mudvayne could be added, once I hear more of their music.

[StarkReflection]

To choose a single band for me is very difficult but i guess it would be a very close call between Ildjarn or Darkthrone.

If i choose more than one my favorites include:

1349,Amebix,Armagedda,Aura Noir,Bathory,Black Witchery,Blasphemy,Burzum, Celtic Frost,Cryptic Slaughter,Darkthrone,Disfear,Godless North,Hellhammer,Ildjarn,Marduk,Mayhem,Nattefrost,Nihilist,Poison Idear,Revenge,Sex Pistols,The Bronx,Tsjuder,Vomitory.

[Wrajk]

Thievery Corporation, St. Germain, Big Bud, Aural Planet, Moby, Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, Daft Punk, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Besh o droM, Astral Projection

I tried to include multiple genres, but the list is by no means comprehensive.

[Dr. Haight]

Bad Brains

[Stoic]

Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention.

How could someone say Puddle of Mudd???

[last_caress]

Bad Brains

:rocker:

I Against I is my favorite tune BB tune. I saw them a few years ago.
HR had a bird in a cage on stage and sat on a stool the whole time.

For me it's a tie between The Misfits (Danzig era) and Fugazi.

[Dr. Haight]

:rocker:

I Against I is my favorite tune BB tune. I saw them a few years ago.
HR had a bird in a cage on stage and sat on a stool the whole time.

For me it's a tie between The Misfits (Danzig era) and Fugazi.

Well, I almost wrote "Minor Threat," so I guess you know how I feel about Fugazi (that red album was the best 9 bucks I have ever spent). And, I am a bigger fan of Danzig after The Misfits, but I see ya.

And, HR is god... basically.

[Masterofnone]

American Nightmare(giveUpTheGhost)

[jaygh]

Steely Dan before 1983

[AllAboutSoul]

Classic Santana, Van Halen, Tom Petty, AC-DC, Rush and many,many more.

[glosoli]

Gram Rabbit

[Tayshaun]

Keith Jarrett's Trio or Bobo Stenson's trio? (I know. Too snobbish...)

Rock: Radiohead (I know. Too mainstream, overrated...) ... <_<

[CyberPanda]

Dir en grey, hands down

[anu bys]

Boards Of Canada

[Faust06]

If I have to pick one, I'd say Dream Theater.

[HackerX]

I haven't stopped loving Agalloch, so that makes them a favourite.

[Ellipsis]

Rascal Flatts .....But Nickelback is pretty much at the same place...

[Eileen]

Lately, Sufjan Stevens (yes, crying-in-a-van goshdarn Sufjan Stevens, fuck you guys) and Iron & Wine.

[MacGuffin]

Lately, Sufjan Stevens (yes, crying-in-a-van goshdarn Sufjan Stevens, fuck you guys)
Yeah what's up with all that crying (http://forums.intpcentral.com/showthread.php?p=493707)?

[Eileen]

Yeah what's up with all that crying (http://forums.intpcentral.com/showthread.php?p=493707)?

might have something to do with ecstatic mystic visions and HEARTBREAKING BEAUTY!

(I originally wrote "heartbreakingly beautiful beauty" and totally meant it.)

:wub: we need a sufjan stevens head smiley. stat.

[Ivy]

might have something to do with ecstatic mystic visions and HEARTBREAKING BEAUTY!

(I originally wrote "heartbreakingly beautiful beauty" and totally meant it.)

:wub: we need a sufjan stevens head smiley. stat.

And it has to be crying.

Sufjan is my favorite, too.

[johnny_kilbane]

THE FLAMING LIPS

[Krill]

Can't decide between The Flower Kings, Genesis, or Spock's Beard.

[Ivy]

Can't decide between The Flower Kings, Genesis, or Spock's Beard.

Peter Gabriel Genesis or bad Genesis? (Have I revealed my bias there?) :)

[Deckard]

Bah. I was going to say Sufjan, but I can't now.

Hmm. I don't know about him being my favourite right now, but i've consistently liked Ben Folds for years and years. It's pretty rare for me to not get sick of an artist after that amount of time so that has to count for something.

[Krill]

Peter Gabriel Genesis or bad Genesis? (Have I revealed my bias there?) :)

Peter Gabriel era was the best, but I still like some of their stuff after the mid-seventies (IIRC, that's when Gabriel left).

Also, as an addition, I love Ian Anderson's solo stuff.

[Faust06]

I haven't stopped loving Agalloch, so that makes them a favourite.


I have. Still listen to them though.

[Randomnity]

Currently my favourite is probably IQ. It changes every few months or so though.

[demagogic_schizoid]

I will always have a place in my heart for Less Than Jake. Listening to some right now in fact.

[venerationOFrabbits]

My favorite is ever changing, I listen the hell out of one particular group until I get sick of them. Tonight I'll fire up the old laptop and download a mess of Talking Heads into the MP3 player.

It's been a long, long time since I've listen to them. Can't wait.

[TaylorS]

In no particular order:

Disturbed
System of a Down
Green Day
Godsmack
AC/DC

[booyalab]

i wonder why i hadn't yet contributed to this thread....maybe because it's so impossible to choose just one favorite.

favorite composers: Bach, Scott Joplin, Aaron Copland

favorite "solo artists": Bob Dylan, Nina Simone, Roger Miller, Dean Martin, edit: I forgot about Bill Withers

(my favorites in the above categories are much more definite than the following category, which I will explain below)

favorite bands: Tool (and APC's first 2 albums), Muse, MewithoutYou, BRMC, Super Furry Animals, The Cure, The Jesus and Mary Chain, QOTSA

(there are so many other bands that I love...but I guess I've listened to the above bands the most and I own the most albums by them.)

[Rajah]

The Beatles, The Drifters, and Cake.

[Tony]

This seems to change frequently, because I get bored with bands quickly.

At the moment I think Apocalyptica qualifies as my favourite band, because they play music I really enjoy AND they play my favourite instrument, which is an unusual combination.

omg, how about their version of Metallica? you better love it as much as i do, HAHAHA

[Faust06]

omg, how about their version of Metallica? you better love it as much as i do, HAHAHA

I thought most of Apocalyptica was just Metallica covers. I've heard some originals, they were okay.


Bob Dylan

Eeeeeeverybody must get stoned!!

[Steve]

Tool was mine for a long time, but I listened to them constantly for about 5 years and got burnt out. My favorite now is Radiohead.

[luzian]

The Birthday Massacre
and Deadsy

[dubious]

Tool is my favorite band currently. I've been listening to them for many years now. Just listening to the first few notes of any song is enough to lift my spirits.

Nine Inch Nails would probably be tied for first or at least second on the list. I've been listening to Trent for about a decade now. Year Zero is just amazing.

[bluegill-prime]

Tool is an old standby, along with Pink Floyd, Soundgarden (badmotorfinger vintage), B.O.C. Rage Against The Machine and of course Black Sabbath.

Beyond that, I love sludgy, mid-tempo, riff-intensive, Sabbath-esque, THC saturated, lyrical nonsense. Fu Manchu, Sasquatch, The Melvins, Clutch, Sixty-Watt Shaman, Monster Magnet, Obsessed are favorites, among many others.

Also love contemporary Space Rock-inspired stuff ie: 35007, Novadriver, FBFOS, etc.

[Theodoret]

Morrissey, The Smiths, REM, Pulp, Lou Reed.

Mind you, it depends what mood I'm in - I can go weeks listening to nothing except Belle & Sebastien (but only the first three albums and the early EPs), or the Pixies.

[Metamorphosis]

Rammstein

[Rice-Tactics]

the shins probably.

[Screendoor]

The Chills, Low, R.E.M., Sepultura, The Replacements, The Bats, Talking Heads, Straitjacket Fits, Pine, and more...

[Jasz]

The Chills, Low, R.E.M., Sepultura, The Replacements, The Bats, Talking Heads, Straitjacket Fits, Pine, and more...

Sepultura :rocker:

[Jasz]

after the analords series i probably put richard james/afx/aphex twin over autechre as my favorite. recent favorite is maurizio/rythm&sound stuff. richie hawtin is up there too.

[Reflection]

Led Zepp
The Mars Volta
Bob Dylan
Tool
Sigur Ros

And I listened to Dark side of the moon every other day for about 6 months in my last year at high school. But I dont listen to Pink floyd much these days...I wonder why?

[Hermione]

Bah. I was going to say Sufjan, but I can't now.

Hmm. I don't know about him being my favourite right now, but i've consistently liked Ben Folds for years and years. It's pretty rare for me to not get sick of an artist after that amount of time so that has to count for something.

Been meanin to say. Ben Folds is good. \ Why don't any of the Aussies here listen to Jet like I do? I have loved my one Jet CD alot for a couple of years now. Do you think they'll last? I say they're classic.

[Masterofnone]

Been meanin to say. Ben Folds is good. \ Why don't any of the Aussies here listen to Jet like I do? I have loved my one Jet CD alot for a couple of years now. Do you think they'll last? I say they're classic.

I once heard an interesting rumor about Jet not actually being from Australia. It was just required in their contract that they say that.

[booyalab]

Do you think they'll last?

you probably weren't asking me but....no.

[zserf]

I don't listen to much music, but

#1 Okgo
#2 Cake

[ChekhovTheAnton]

Three way tie between Mew, Muse, and mewithoutYou.

[CTG]

RUDY + BLITZ

hi chad!

[Idec Sdawkminn]

Wow. Lots of bands that I really do not like at all, several that I think are okay at best, several I've never heard of, and a few that I really like were mentioned. My favorite bands, despite what my signature may suggest, are, in roughly this order:

Dream Theater
Ayreon
Nightwish
Symphony X
Therion
Sonata Arctica
DragonForce
Stratovarius
Pain Of Salvation
Angra

[Faust06]

I've been dissapointed in the prog metal giants lately. The others have been releasing some great material though... to name a few: Dysrhythmia, Kayo Dot/Maudlin of the Well, Martyr, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Sieges Even..

Right now I'm mostly obsessed with the psychedelic/hard rock underground. Bands like Comets On Fire, Pearls And Brass... just phenomenal.

Best NEW band I've heard, with a 5-track demo: Exivious.

[Stoned_Rider]

Tool, Radiohead, Muse, Queens of the Stone Age. As far as I'm concerned, these four are in a league of their own.

[wivesandknives]

Sentenced. D: and The Dandy Warhols.

[Kaveri]

Nine Inch Nails

[cinnamongirl]

I could never pick just one favorite... I have too many!

Top ten in no particular order:
Pixies, Interpol, Bob Dylan, Radiohead, Spoon, Cat Power, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, New Pornographers, B.R.M.C., The Cure

And I'm still questioning if those are really my favorites - so indecisive!

[Ann]

Currently I really like Kings of Leon, Apples In Stereo, Andrew Bird, Emilie Simon, and The Radio Dept. I'm always looking for new and interesting bands, so I usually find something new and better eventually.

[MacGuffin]

Currently I really like Kings of Leon, Apples In Stereo, Andrew Bird, Emilie Simon, and The Radio Dept. I'm always looking for new and interesting bands, so I usually find something new and better eventually.

Gimmie some more (http://forums.intpcentral.com/showthread.php?p=679484#post679484).

[cosmic blues]

Okay, but only if you promise not to laugh.

My favorite band is the Grateful Dead. I prefer the Garcia/Hunter songwriting duo to Lennon/McCartney any day of the week. I am absolutely obsessed with their recorded live shows from 1968-1978. Somehow the Dead constitutes the ultimate "comfort music" for me, yet I love them the most when they were young and fearlessly adventurous.

/gush-fest

[Katzchen]

MUSE.

[liz]

Nick Cave...It will probably change to Leonard Cohen by the end of the night...It was Pink Floyd, I still love them.

[djm]

The Sundays
The The
The Smiths / Morrissey
The Cult
Radiohead
Slowdive
Belle and Sebastian
Arcade Fire
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Kate Bush
New Fast Automatic Daffodils
Joy Division / New Order

[ObtainGnosis]

T o o l

[RepoOne]

Definitely Machinae Supremacy.

[Alisha Sharie]

Led Zeppelin.

[Faust06]

Definitely Machinae Supremacy.

Definitely surprising.. but I've gotta hand it to that band for doing so much in the cheapest way possible.

[lowtech redneck]

Iron Maiden.

[euterpenc]

Tool

NIN

Floyd

[Birdsnest]

If I had to pick just one, it would be Bob Dylan.

Bob Dylan, The Who, The Grateful Dead

I like almost any classic rock, or classic jazz, or classical period, anything.

Others way up there:
Henry Mancini, (INTP), Donovan, any and all Jazz, especially: Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Count Basie, Pete Fountain, Sarah Vaughn, Al Green, Earth Wind and Fire, Iron Butterfly, Creedence Clearwater, etc, etc.

I will insert more later...

Tonys Bennetts "I left my heart in san francisco" is a favorite.

I like a variety of styles including classic rock from the 70s and 80s, Folk, Bluegrass, Classical, Reagae, Calypso, Japanese flute, Harp, Piano, etc.

I don't like rap, hiphop, whiny country, whiny rock like "Heart", certain Opera, or alternative music much, but I can listen to a little of it before I turn it off.

[ryan_m_parr]

I'm undecided, between King Crimson and Pink Floyd.

For a single individual's performance, I would say, Sting or Eric Clapton. And I should also consider Bob Dylan (some of his songs were probably inspired by some sort of drug's influence, though damn he was interesting.)

I have yet to listen to Tool, though I'll keep them in mind

[camille]

Top ten, no order

Black Flag, Van Morrison, Concrete Blonde, Albert Cummings, Black Crowes, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, Social D, Ramones, Dwight Yokam, Sonic Youth

[pioneer_167]

Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, The Who, Emerson Lake and Palmer. You know...good stuff.

[euterpenc]

Top ten, no order

Black Flag, Van Morrison, Concrete Blonde, Albert Cummings, Black Crowes, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, Social D, Ramones, Dwight Yokam, Sonic Youth

ever try Rollins Band?

[Mahavidya]

Sonic Youth.

Other favorites include (but are not limited to):

Joanna Newsom, John Zorn, Six Organs of Admittance, Paysage d'Hiver, Sir Richard Bishop, Wilco, Ghost, 久石 譲, Vashti Bunyan, Glenn Branca, Jandek, Wolves in the Throne Room, maudlin of the Well/Kayo Dot, Lightning Bolt, Converge, My Bloody Valentine, John Coltrane, Darkspace, Richard Youngs, Tom Waits, Death, Insect Warfare, Duke Ellington, Islaja, Municipal Waste, Jim O'Rourke, Can, The Pogues, Animal Collective, Eluvium, Frank Zappa, Burial, Dalek.

[PISTOLA]

Incubus is my fav band of course. They are crazy to analyze just listen to one of their cds and you will know what I mean. You can listen to it many times and analyze it differently every time. A must listen for INTP's.

[Limey]

If it had to be an atypical "band" then I would say Radiohead and Foo fighters.
If we include 80s synth - I would say Depeche Mode, New Order, A-ha and the Pet Shop boys.

[labcat]

as if you couldn't tell by my avatar...i'm a huge stone sour fan. i :wub: both albums from start to finish and their live shows are the best. it's very easy to blend in with a large crowd and go nuts for a while especially when you don't know anybody there.:llama: i'm also a slipknot fan, but i doubt seriously that i'm a maggot:p

[bagikleche]

Califone

Probably not my favorite band, but the one I'm into most at the moment
They truly have the most unique sound I've ever heard; highly recommended

[disco]

Califone

Probably not my favorite band, but the one I'm into most at the moment
They truly have the most unique sound I've ever heard; highly recommended

nice. i love califone, i was listening to 3 legged animals on my mp3 player while i was waiting at the cigarette counter earlier... what a beautiful song.

i dont have an answer for this question.

[PopZeus]

as of right now...

Guided By Voices
Captain Beefheart
The Kinks
XTC
Destroyer

[Xenolith]

I wouldn't listen to anything on MTV.

[Fierys]

most likely stone sour as a band, buckethead as an artist though...eerily spooky, kind of to my tastes, heh.

[cjs55]

Joanna Newsom, John Zorn, Six Organs of Admittance, Paysage d'Hiver, Sir Richard Bishop, Wilco, Ghost, 久石 譲, Vashti Bunyan, Glenn Branca, Jandek, Wolves in the Throne Room, maudlin of the Well/Kayo Dot, Lightning Bolt, Converge, My Bloody Valentine, John Coltrane, Darkspace, Richard Youngs, Tom Waits, Death, Insect Warfare, Duke Ellington, Islaja, Municipal Waste, Jim O'Rourke, Can, The Pogues, Animal Collective, Eluvium, Frank Zappa, Burial, Dalek.

Wow. I think that's the most eclectic list I've ever seen. I'm impressed. I like Branca and Eluvium quite a bit.

[stopharian]

I wouldn't listen to anything on MTV.

Cant....I dont think they play music on that channel.

[Simply Sizam]

The Beatles are my favorite... ever since i was in middle school... but these days i've grown to love other bands... incubus being one, Red Hot Chili peppers, The Strokes, i'm getting into Radiohead now... Gotta love em.

[Faust06]

Wow. I think that's the most eclectic list I've ever seen. I'm impressed. I like Branca and Eluvium quite a bit.

Yeah, it's a great list. Even likes Zorn, huh..

[Shoot!]

Besides my obsession with the Beatles, I've been getting into Muse here, recently. I like their style quite a bit.

[V Profane]

Pixies.

[a_k]

Very interesting thread. I just had to read all the replies and see everyone's tastes and compare with mine. A lot of the bands some people like I have never really listened to, or in many cases never even heard of.

I guess I'd have to attribute the differences then to environment, since we're exposed to different music, and age obviously.

I love Metallica, Pink Floyd, Oasis, and a few others. Personally I think the most powerful band to emerge since Nirvana is My Chemical Romance.

I'm curious as to the reason why people like the bands they like. Personally I like songs that are darkly rich with emotion. To make a comparison that I hope won't anger too many people, Linkin Park makes very good music, but fails to hit the emotional sweet spot that My Chemical Romance hits.

[Rashes]

Sonic Youth - definitely :rocker:

PJ Harvey, Rasputina, Dresden Dolls, Portishead, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Metric.

[bass_n_treble]

Beatles, Nirvana, Elvis Costello, Elliott Smith, Muse

probably in that order too.

[MoneyJungle]

I always go back to the Beatles. I'll never forget the holy shit moment of hearing " A Day In The Life" in High School. I ping pong around in musical genre but I can always listen to the Beatles (at least the post-Help! albums).

[mfratt]

Rush, Tool, Porcupine Tree, Sabbath, Metallica, Dream Theater, Iron Maiden, Kansas, Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Who, The Doors, and anything with Victor Wooten in it.

[Shoot!]

I always go back to the Beatles. I'll never forget the holy shit moment of hearing " A Day In The Life" in High School. I ping pong around in musical genre but I can always listen to the Beatles (at least the post-Help! albums).

Solidarity! :highfive: I'd definitely agree that Rubber Soul -> Abbey Road has absolutely legendary material.

Since my last post, I've gotten heavily into David Bowie, Elliot Smith, and Radiohead.

[teleforce]

'60s beach boys.

[Ill eagle]

Smashing Pumpkins, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, or the Cure

[80 page GIANT]

This is a tough one...I listen to all sorts of music, but at my core I love rock the most. Here's a list of my 15 all-time favorite rock bands, sort of in order, but not really (I can't really pin my preferences down 100&#37;):

Beatles
Rolling Stones
Led Zeppelin
the Who
Jimi Hendrix Experience
the Kinks
Iggy and the Stooges
the Velvet Underground
King Crimson (their 1973-'75 period)
Sex Pistols
Black Sabbath
Pink Floyd (prior to The Wall)
Motorhead
the Yardbirds (especially the Jeff Beck period)
the Small Faces (really been into them a lot the last couple of years, if you like British Invasion, check them out!)

Some of my favorite contemporary bands/musicians are Los Straightjackets, the Ghastly Ones, Hank Williams III, Toots & the Maytals, Buddy Guy, the Black Keys, the Derek Trucks Band, and whatever Jack White's up to lately.

[Arcturus]

I always go back to the Beatles. I'll never forget the holy shit moment of hearing " A Day In The Life" in High School. I ping pong around in musical genre but I can always listen to the Beatles (at least the post-Help! albums).
Same. They did a lot of terrific straight ahead rock and roll in their early days though. Don't sleep on that.

Great avatar.

[earwax]

When I was a kid, it was The Beatles. But then they were current and on top of the charts.

40 years later... I keep going back to The beatles. The music stands the test of time.

[stuck]

To everyone who is answering this question:

What does this choice say about you? Is it important that the music you listen to be of a certain quality (broadly stated, "quality" as in "possessing a set of characteristics")? Did hearing your now-favorite artists initially break you out of listening to a style of music you now hold as inferior? Do you think any of these things are objective? Can you back it up?

[earwax]

I like a wide range of styles. I'm just as likely to listen to Mahler, The Clash or Willie Nelson.

It's all subjective. No accounting for taste.

But the subject is Favorite band... And the one I listed keeps floating back to the top.

[Shoot!]

What does this choice say about you?
Well, I suppose you could say that I've always been into pop/rock music with a twist. I don't like conventional conventional. I like it to be a bit out there experimentally speaking but I don't actively seek experimental music. In my opinion when you experiment with no roots to base it on then it's sort of all for naught.

Is it important that the music you listen to be of a certain quality (broadly stated, "quality" as in "possessing a set of characteristics")?
I don't like limiting myself to a set of characteristics, because I want to be as open-minded musically as I can. However I will say my tastes are refined to the degree that most other genres don't compare (mainstream rock and rap to name a few).

Did hearing your now-favorite artists initially break you out of listening to a style of music you now hold as inferior?
No, I've always been into Beatles-like music ever since I was a child. I really haven't gotten too deep in any other genre except Classic Rock.

Do you think any of these things are objective?
No, I think music is a very subjective thing, and I believe it has a lot to do with what you listened to when you were younger.

Can you back it up?
?

[80 page GIANT]

Nice to see all the metal in this thread

A couple years ago it was Sonic Youth/My Bloody Valentine
This year it has been Kyuss






can you tell I am a fan of distorted feedback? :grin:


Kyuss was a great band! Love the stoner metal sound....Fu Manchu, the Sword, etc. My guitar playing leans towards that style most of the time.

[avolkiteshvara]

Just sampling some God Speed You Black Emperor. Not sure how they got by me.

[djm]

Still Radiohead

Still closely followed by the Smiths, Joy Division, Belle and Sebastian and The Sundays.

[avolkiteshvara]

We're all so fucking predictable.

The only thing somewhat consistent about INTP is the taste in music.

[Mickehh]

If I'll have to go with just one I'd have to say New Pornographers. Brilliant pop-songs and rich soundscapes.

There's also more basic choises like Sonic Youth, The Who, Weezer, Cheap Trick and Queen.

E: I forgot Belle and Sebastian.

[Jynweythek]

Right now: Queensryche. Every time I listen to Operation: Mindcrime it gets stuck in my head for about a week, but goddamn is it a good album imo.

[80 page GIANT]

To everyone who is answering this question:

What does this choice say about you? Is it important that the music you listen to be of a certain quality (broadly stated, "quality" as in "possessing a set of characteristics")?

I will endeavor to answer your questions to the best of my ability. These are challenging and thought-provoking questions, so sorry if I ramble a bit.

Hmmm, what do my choices say about me? That I like Rock' n 'Roll! I purposely limited the scope of my list to rock though, so as not to make an incredibly long, silly list (which I wound up doing anyway).

I'm also really into the blues, jazz, old school country, bluegrass, Jamaican ska & reggae, soul, funk, surf, and a lot of world music. (much of the stuff I listen to was recorded pre-1970, but it doesn't have to be vintage for me to like it).

My choices also reflect my age (I'm 48). There have been a lot of good bands that have come along over the years, but the bands on my list are the ones that I always return to. I've been infatuated with other bands over the years, such as the Pixies, Husker Du, the Butthole Surfers, Joy Division, Gang of Four, Captain Beefheart, et al, but they didn't make it onto my top 15 list.

I wish that my top favorites weren't quite so popular, they're all zillion album sellers. At first glance that would indicate that I have rather pedestrian tastes. I just love a lot of rock from the mid 60's through early 70's, its a big part of who I am. These are the bands who, to my ears, did it best.

Ten years ago I could play most of the biggest hits of my top 5 fave bands, I wish I still could (my memory has gotten really bad the past few years, and if I don't practice a song regularly, my brain doesn't retain it). I still remember most of the main riffs at least though. It's a great natural high to learn how to play a riff that has thrilled me since I was a kid.


Is it important that the music you listen to be of a certain quality (broadly stated, "quality" as in "possessing a set of characteristics")?

When I was younger, I was all about gnarly guitar riffage. As I've gotten older, I've grown to appreciate many other aspects of music. I used to generally avoid mellow music, now I love listening to it (LOL- I'm definitely getting old!) One of my favorite cds this summer has been "Jazz Samba" by Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd, and its some of the most relaxing music that I know of.

Some music is definitely more technically challenging than others. Sometimes I'll be in the mood to listen to a pyrotechnic style of playing, sometimes a more melodic or rhythmically complex style. And sometimes I just think "Fuck musicianship, I just want some good ol' primal rock- n-roll!"



Did hearing your now-favorite artists initially break you out of listening to a style of music you now hold as inferior?

Hmmm, another tough question. There have been some recording artists who definitely were enlightening for me, and broadened my tastes, such as John Coltrane. I used to dislike most country and reggae, but now I'm crazy about a lot of it. It was 'uncool' to like country music when I was in high school, and a lot of my friends still look at me like I'm from Mars if I play some George Jones or Buck Owens - but there's some soulful, quality music there if you open up your ears enough to accept it. Same goes for hip hop. Of course there is crap in every genre as well.

Some of my old friends are really into progressive rock and look down on bands like the Ramones. Songs by Yes are a million times harder to play by the Ramones, so they think that makes Yes the better band. Are they right? Does having a higher degree of musicianship make you a better band? To a degree, but in rock I think the overall energy and hooks are just as important.

I don't really hold any styles as inferior. I don't like opera, but that's just me. I don't listen to much hip hop nowadays, but sometimes I'll hear something that I really like (and I do like a lot of old school hip hop, such as Public Enemy).

There are some bands I liked as a teenager, such as Alice Cooper, Deep Purple and Aerosmith, that I quit listening to in the eighties, and I even considered cheesy for a while, but over time I started listening to them again (a few people I know think that I'm crazy for liking them, though). So even if you feel that your tastes have evolved beyond a certain point, you might find that you're evolving in a circle.


Do you think any of these things are objective?

Well IMO they're more subjective than objective. But not 100&#37; one or the other.

I definitely prefer Jamaican ska & reggae over English ska & reggae, but does that make the English versions inferior? Do the Jamaicans play and sing with more soul, or am I just imagining that? Its really just a matter of taste.



Can you back it up?

Heck no. Wouldn't even know where to begin.

[stuck]

No, I think music is a very subjective thing, and I believe it has a lot to do with what you listened to when you were younger.

?

Thanks for answering. By asking "can you back up your opinions?", I'm trying to find what people think of as "objective" in music. An example would be someone who likes "the most brutal music." They'd be able to point out the subtleties of such a style better than a less dogmatic fan.

It's a backwards way to sort the broad from the deep in music taste.

I had assumed INTPs would have fairly broad tastes (just judging by myself), and I don't know if it's true. Can it really be considered 'broad' taste to like music that 'makes you feel a certain way'?

[stuck]

awesome answer

Thanks!

[80 page GIANT]

Originally Posted by 80 page GIANT
awesome answer

Thanks!

I don't really remember typing that, but you're welcome!

[stuck]

It seems like music is inherently subjective..I don't understand your question.

I think you're talking about this:

"Can it really be considered 'broad' taste to like music that 'makes you feel a certain way'?"

I think there's a difference in music of "breadth" and "depth". Broad musical taste would mean you like a lot of different things. Deep musical taste would mean that you stick to only a few things. A person with broad tastes will hear something differently than someone with deep tastes. These are relative, but I think the dichotomy is valuable.

Even if music is inherently subjective, I think there might be a pattern to the enjoyment of music. It's probably mostly culturally defined.

[LastRailway]

Am I the only one here who can't think of one single band that I have liked all of their songs (and thus it can count as a 'favourite')? I like random songs of various bands and styles, but there's no band and or even album that I have liked all of the songs.

For instance, my favourite song has been for many years "Wish you were here" of Pink Floyd, but I can hardly stand anything else of them.

Anyway, I generally like simplistic music and focus more on the lyrics, with some exceptions of some really very musically atmospheric songs that can be mediocre (for my taste) lyrically.

[egregious cerebrum]

uhh, i have favorites, as in plural

Spoon
Rage Against The Machine
Minus the Bear
The Fall of Troy
Between the Buried and Me
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Queens of the Stone Age
The Doors
Pinback
HORSE the band
Modest Mouse

there are other "runners up," but this is my top-bands-list, currently, in no specific order

[Qfwfq]

I don't listen to music 24/7 like I used to, but I've always loved Pink Floyd.

[Neville]

Explosions in the Sky or Mono.

[ciphersort]

Sublime is my favorite band.

[bluebell]

I generally listen to whatever happens to match my mood, regardless. That said, these are my favourites, in terms of enjoying multiple albums of each over a longish period of time (just liking one or two songs from a band = didn't make the list, otherwise the list would easily hit triple figures many times over). I've liked these since my teens, except Nick Cave who is a more recent discovery:

Queen
Pink Floyd
Alice Cooper
Nick Cave

Linkin Park nearly made the cut, as did Dido, Mika, The Cranberries, Split Enz, and Pearl Jam.

[iwakar]

I generally listen to whatever happens to match my mood, regardless. That said, these are my favourites, in terms of enjoying multiple albums of each over a longish period of time (just liking one or two songs from a band = didn't make the list, otherwise the list would easily hit triple figures many times over). I've liked these since my teens, except Nick Cave who is a more recent discovery:

Queen
Pink Floyd
Alice Cooper
Nick Cave

Linkin Park nearly made the cut, as did Dido, Mika, The Cranberries, Split Enz, and Pearl Jam.

So this is where you are most of the time!

[tobba]

X Japan. No doubt.

Pretty much everything they've done is pure magic...

[Rashes]

I would say Sonic Youth - Kim Gordon is one badass corpse xD

Rasputina, Dresden Dolls, Portishead, Yeah Yeah Yeahs are also serious contenders ^^

[Defensin]

Currently I'd say Spoon or Mock Orange
& I think The Format are worth a mention... I like their music (even though their lyrics can be a bit whiney sometimes)

[Ptah]

Within Temptation.

[Cbug]

Within Temptation.

#1 Nightwish
#2 Within Temptation

[Ill eagle]

#1 Nightwish
#2 Within Temptation

The first INTP female i've ever met irl was obsessed with Nightwish.
Haven't heard their best yet- I'm more of a Tool fan when it comes to INTP bands. Interpol's another favorite, Smashing Pumpkins, Muse, Led Zeppelin and some of the Cure songs.


Currently I'd say Spoon or Mock Orange


I love the song I Summon You by Spoon!

Great song.

[Cbug]

The first INTP female i've ever met irl was obsessed with Nightwish.
Haven't heard their best yet- I'm more of a Tool fan when it comes to INTP bands. Interpol's another favorite, Smashing Pumpkins, Muse, Led Zeppelin and some of the Cure songs.



I love the song I Summon You by Spoon!

Great song.

I have to check out this Tool band everyones on about. What type of music is it?

[Ill eagle]

I have to check out this Tool band everyones on about. What type of music is it?

I'd like to say 'perfectionist' metal with great lyrics, somewhat progressive and alternative, really good bass, distortion- feels really good on the ears.

Here's a profile:
http://www.amiannoying.com/(S(cml1cu55wf5lqv45n21ucp55))/view.aspx?ID=3875
copy and paste

-They are considered to be one of the most innovative modern rock groups.

-They have a large and dedicated fan base.

-Their influences include Led Zeppelin and King Crimson.

-They let King Crimson open for them on one of their tours.

-They are fans of the legendary, controversial comedian Bill Hicks.

-They put on amazing live performances.

-Adam is an accomplished visual aids student, who has worked on special effects for such movies as Terminator 2, Jurassic Park, and Predator 2.

-Thanks to those visual aids skills, Adam has directed several stand out music videos for the band.

-Maynard appeared onstage with Tori Amos, as she played a benefit show for her charity organization, RAINN, and they performed 'Muhammad My Friend (1997).'

What are your top 3 Nightwish songs?

[Cbug]

What does this choice say about you?

That I'm overly dramatic :p.


Is it important that the music you listen to be of a certain quality (broadly stated, "quality" as in "possessing a set of characteristics")?

Yeah. The music has to have many layers, it has to provoke emotion, it has to have 'secret' moments - little pockets of magic, I'd prefer the lyrics to mean something to me personally - especially if I can hear what they're saying, light and shade, variety and amazing singing.


Did hearing your now-favorite artists initially break you out of listening to a style of music you now hold as inferior?

I used to listen to bands like coldplay, jet, the eagles, fleetwood mac, powderfinger, wolfmother and the foo fighters. I still like them to a degree, but their music is too simple for me now.


Do you think any of these things are objective? Can you back it up?

Probably not, I know the basics of music - I studied piano for about 4 years - but I couldn't tell you in 'objective' technical terms why I prefer certain types of music.

[Cbug]

I'd like to say 'perfectionist' metal with great lyrics, somewhat progressive and alternative, really good bass, distortion- feels really good on the ears.

Here's a profile:
http://www.amiannoying.com/(S(cml1cu55wf5lqv45n21ucp55))/view.aspx?ID=3875

What are your top 3 Nightwish songs?

God! Do I have to choose? Ok, um, Beauty of the Beast, Lappi (Lapland), Wishmaster.

[Ill eagle]

God! Do I have to choose? Ok, um, Beauty of the Beast, Lappi (Lapland), Wishmaster.

I'll be sure to download those.

You should download:

Aenima, Parabola, Sober, and Schism for starters

[Neville]

Explosions in the Sky or Mono.

Fixed.

[weebolj]

In ascending chronological order from last ten years or so:

Smashing Pumpkins
The Cure
Tool
Slowdive
Boris
Kyuss
Electric Wizard
Eluvium
The Radio Dept.


These are all bands that I've thought of as a possible answer to the question at some point in time.

[Ptah]

#1 Nightwish
#2 Within Temptation

Well, Nightwish is pretty much tied with Within Temptation in my mind, particularly now with their new lead singer.

[Thirsty]

Rush, Tool, Porcupine Tree, Sabbath, Metallica, Dream Theater, Iron Maiden, Kansas, Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Who, The Doors, and anything with Victor Wooten in it.

That, plus Judas Priest.

[gardnerj]

Band? Dave Matthews Band

[Cbug]

Well, Nightwish is pretty much tied with Within Temptation in my mind, particularly now with their new lead singer.

I'm pretty much with the crowd that doesn't like the new singer though.

[Idec Sdawkminn]

I saw Nightwish in concert with their new singer. It was the best concert I've ever been to. I already listed mine, but that was several pages and a couple years back. Favorites:

Dream Theater
Ayreon
Symphony X
Pain Of Salvation
Nightwish
Therion
Savatage
Stratovarius
Children Of Bodom
Angra


What does this choice say about you?

I like loud, fast, powerful, epic metal with heavy symphonic and operatic elements. A lot of them make me feel powerful and instigate fantasies of myself being powerful.


Is it important that the music you listen to be of a certain quality (broadly stated, "quality" as in "possessing a set of characteristics")?

Certainly. I have a Pandora account, which, in case you don't know, plays songs according to similarities in song "genes" (each one has hundreds that describe it) and I find that I really dislike some, like some, and really like some that Pandora shows as sounding very similar.


Did hearing your now-favorite artists initially break you out of listening to a style of music you now hold as inferior?

Yes. My favorite was Boyz II Men, then I heard Metallica and that became my favorite. Then System Of A Down did. I then listened to Dream Theater and was turned on to progressive metal, then symphonic metal. I now rarely listen to Metallica, sometimes SOAD, and never to B2M. I view my favorites, as well as lots I don't like as much as them, as way above Metallica and SOAD now.


Do you think any of these things are objective?

I think some are, but others I can't help but think that I'm biased because I know who is playing the song. "If so-and-so was playing this, would I like it more or less?" I think I'm subjective, but I try not to be.


Can you back it up?

Not sure.

[Unique]

Interesting how many INTPs like Tool!

I like a lot of strange indie rock bands too, anyone else? I actually need some suggestions

[Animus]

My music preference changes all the time, but these usually stay at the top of my list.

The Faceless
Cynic
Tool
Born of Osiris

[Ill eagle]

NIN is one of my new favorite bands.

I've been missing out.

[Jwes115]

Explosions In The Sky

[helsabot]

I have an insanely long list, but if I HAD to pick just one it would definitely be Sunset Rubdown. There is only like one song by them that I don't like.

[porcupine]

I hate picking favorites, I like so many different artists for different things, but if you point a gun at my head and make me choose I'd probably pick Pink Floyd for their pre-DSotM work.

[mikek]

Some of my favorites: Radiohead, Sigur Ros, Neutral Milk Hotel, and Portishead.

[gardnerj]

Placebo