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Greetings.

Post your favorite musical genre and also, post why you like it, and why that music is representative for yourself. Getting to know each other's music is, from what I've experienced, a great way of knowing people.

I'll start:


Although I listen to various types of music (ranging from classical, trance / progressive / techno, to even some black metal (not all of it) ), the one genre that stands out for me is Melodic Death Metal.

I took eight years of piano classes, and have started to compose music myself. That's where my taste for classical music comes from.

Melodic Death Metal blends both a slightly violent part (the specific death metal core) with a beautiful melody. Often, the melody is somewhat concealed behind the rather violent vocals, but for a trained ear, it's easy to spot and enjoy. Sometimes, the two aspects alternate, but sometimes, when they overlap, the result is great.

My favorite bands are:
Children of Bodom - All-round best. They have, IMO, the best compositional balance)
Mercenary - Transitions from rough to melodic parts are often too abrupt, but I still like them.
Arch Enemy - Harsher than the other bands. Very good lyrics.
In Flames - The "classical" melodeath band. In Flames influenced pretty much everybody who followed them.

Here are some song examples:
Children Of Bodom - Hate Crew Deathroll:

- this is one of the most energetic songs I've ever heard. Pumps me up really well.

Children Of Bodom - Touch Like Angel Of Death (Tokio Warhearts version):

- notice the fabulous intro. The transition towards the song itself is smooth and natural.

In Flames - Crawl Through Knives:

- the vocals switch from being rough to smooth and, almost soothing. This fluctuation makes up the whole song for me.

Mercenary - Lost Reality:

- this band isn't famous but this song is a masterpiece. The chorus is fabulous. Many of their songs are quite long (six to eight minutes), but they're definitely worth it for me.

Arch Enemy - We will rise:

- the melodic character of this song only comes to light near the end, but overall, it's one of their best.


There's other bands I like too, that don't belong to this genre, and I'd like to list them:

Disturbed
Emperor
Thorns
Nevermore


Now, post yours.

i like disturbed, basically anything but rap
i also love this song
I kissed a girl( i fuckin love this song)

how to save a life

time to say goodbye

were in heaven remix

i love rocknroll

I can't!

I just like too many different styles of music, there's not one that I like the most.
For example, I love listening to Weezer now. I cba looking up what genre that is, don't care about that cause all I care is if I like the song or not.
Music genre flame wars are probably the most stupid thing a human can do.

So I like this song now



And next week I'll love a classic music song

But this song is sorta my all time favorite

Metal mainly, but I listen evrything.
@Stress I was on concert of Children of Bodom, altough I dont like them I must say concert was pretty good.

**** it, why am I getting this song is no longer available on so many songs
I just checked, the song is working perfect on youtube..

I like the harder electronic music styles.

Dj Quik

DPG

And after all these years, snoop is still keeping it real.


Anyways, Rap.

i like various type of music. Reasons? i just like it =D
example:

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Country

I also love Brit pop/rock.

Favorite bands: Foo Fighters, Muse, Kasabian, Boy kill Boy, Oasis, Audioslave, Nickelback, The Offspring...

Foo Fighters - Times like These (my favorite band lol)


Foo Fighters - The Pretender


Kasabian - Reason is Treason


Kasabian - LSF (i fckn love this song!!!)


Muse - Supermassive Black Hole


Muse - Knights of Cydonia


Boy kill Boy - Friday Friday (this band is super under rated, but they are great)


Boy kill Boy - Back Again

Rap / Alternative Rock. Like Avenged Sevenfold. Disturbed is good. And some 80's, like Heart. Country sucks testicles. So does Christian lewl.

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Forgot to post this originally. IMO, this is perfection. Just perfection.

my favorite genre of music is Soundtrack because i'm sort of a movie buff and also because soundtrack music has a bit of every other music genres

mines are triphop and acid jazz atm

Heavy Metal - Linkin Park

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everything, EXCEPT for country

Mostly progressive/melodic death/doom metal but i would happily listen to any sub-genre of metal.

*jumps on the "put videos in a spoiler box" bandwagon*

Anywho, some songs. Im trying to pick some of the not-so-mainstream bands so im not just posting the same old stuff half the internet would post but, half the bands in my current playlist cant be found on youtube or theres only 1 or 2 songs up. So this isnt necessarily the best out of my collection

Dark Tranquillity - Lethe
One of my favourite songs - you may want to skip the first minute if you get bored of the long intro

Eternal Tears of Sorrow - Aeon

Edge Of Sanity - Crimson II
Not the full song. cant find the full song on youtube. The song was split into 9 sections. This is the last section of it called Aftermath.

Kalmah - Heroes To Us

In Mourning - Amnesia

Mors Principium Est - Pressure

That will do for now i guess. I didnt really cover everything though.

I listen A LOT to MashUps... It is just awesome, two songs together.. like these two:

Fergie vs. Fergie - My Fergalicious Humps and Britney Spears vs. Linkin Park - Faint Toxic.


I've always been into the Sugababes ( Never Gonna Dance Again and About You Now)

Lately Lady Sovereign is doing on my Mostly Played List... (Hoodie, 9 to 5 and Sad Ass Strippa)


And also... Adele. This girl's got voice, honey! (Cold Shoulder and Chasing Pavements)


Amy Winehouse, of course. Sure, she's got dem druggies. But listen to her damn voice, don't look at her! (Sure, she looks pretty well in F**k Me Pumps, but in My Tears Dry On Their Own she looks like crap)


Girls Aloud, always loved those 5 girls. They're awesome.


Moar will come soon, but I'm tired a bit, get friends over tomorrow, and runnin'low on me niccy.

Rhythm n' Blues!

Apparently I'm into "viking" metal now.

One of my favorite songs by Amon Amarth:

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Icealya wrote:Girls Aloud, always loved those 5 girls.

I also love them. Though not primarily for the music.

dom wrote:Heavy Metal - Linkin Park

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I really hope you joking , linkin park heavy metal

Reise wrote:Apparently I'm into "viking" metal now.

One of my favorite songs by Amon Amarth:

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one of the first metal songs i ever learnt to play on my bass

I'm mostly listening to rock/metal etc.(And mainly in japanese/korean)

Example from Seo Taiji - F.M Business
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYJgYEtrL_Y
Example2 from heidi. - Synchro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxJMhqgCKjc
Example3 from D'espairs Ray - Forbidden (from LIQUIDIZE tour)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogCQ6sE086g&feature=related

And sometimes softer pop/rock.(Also mainly in japanese/korean)

Example from Riyu Kosaka - Dobermann
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kvfCLFdE88&feature=related
Example2 from Angela - Gravitation (no vid for this song)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anTtNiHWfiI


EDIT:
Forgot to mention drum'n'bass

Makoto - Time (feat. Cleveland Watkiss)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwah0XroqUs
Matrix and Futurebound - Coast to Coast
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q23sJ-emqds

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And about everything in between.

I can like songs from any genre, I'm just very picky.

Screamo.
and Acoustic Screamo <3

Hopes Die Last - Thanks For Coming(acoustic)
Amazing vocals.


Hopes Die Last - I Belong to the Skies


blessthefall(old) - Higinia

blessthefall - Higinia Spoof - They spoofed their own video


A Skylit Drive - This Isn't the End
Vocals are amazing at the Chorus.


underOATH - A Boy Brushed Red Living in Black and White


And of course, best screamo voice ever:
Saosin(Anthony Green) - Seven Years

and Saosin - Seven Years(acoustic)

Reise wrote:Apparently I'm into "viking" metal now.

One of my favorite songs by Amon Amarth:

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This is my favorite viking/celtic (whatever it is) song.

anything except rap, bluegrass, and death metal..you know those songs where the people just scream? fcked up.

Sum 41 : With me
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Mor ve Otesi : Deli
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Mor ve Otesi : Sirket
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Manga : Bitti Ruya
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After Disturbed left me speechless at tonight's concert (literally, my voice was gone), I would have to say I'm going to be listening to metal for a while.