music

[gerbie]

I like my music, but I always find it very difficult to define what my taste is. People ask that a lot, but an easy answer is impossible for me. But as over here I've got plenty of space, I'll try to explain.

I like artists that do something original, like mixing some styles that you'd normally wouldn't expect together (Guru, John Cale)

I like any song that stands up when it is being played acoustic, i.e. only with a guitar or piano (John Hiatt, Fishbone)

I like people who dare to different things, who dare to be different (Elvis Costello, Gavin Friday)

I like someone who dares to make bad albums, but therefore makes other albums even more brilliant (Neil Young, Lou Reed)

I like rock music sang by females (Garage, some Pixies and Sonic youth)

I like songs in languages I can't understand (Cheb Khaled, Reboelje)

I like bands that are even better live than on album (Mano Negra, les Negresses vertes)

I appreciate people who are brilliant, though I wouldn't become a fan of them (Prince, Beck, Miles Davis)

I think I don't like extremes. So I do like hardrock (Queensryche), but no metal. I like Latin music (Buena Vista social club), but not the trashy variety. I like some classical music (Tjaikovsky), but not too often.

I like bands that I think are doing something new (Massive Attack, Radiohead)

I like old music (Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald) and Jazz (Charlie Parker). I like Dutch bands who dare to sing in dialect (Skik, Klinkhamer), knowing that they'll never become huge anywhere.

I like political messages to be put in the lyrics (Donovan, Rage against the machine, Michelle Shocked)

I like bands that put humour in their music (Mojo Nixon) or don't take themselves seriously (The Presidents of the USA)

I love bands for sentimental reasons (Trockener kecks, old U2 albums)

I like bands who influenced the history of music (Velvet Underground, Pink Floyd)

There are some styles that I haven't covered: Ska (madness, Jammah Tammah), Crossover (Gotcha, Red hot chili peppers), Country (Guy Clark) but not too much, Britpop (Blur, Oasis, Supergrass, Pulp).

I've got favorite artists in a lot of countries: Germany (Herbert Groenemeyer), Colombia (Shakira), Italy (Paolo Conte), Belgium (Soulwax), Ireland (Sinead O'Connor) and France (MC Solaar).

I think I could go on for a bit on the subject. I think I missed out several of my favorites still (REM, Krang, John Lennon) and probably some styles as well.

Possibly I could have made it easier for myself by defining what I don't like. Basically anythin that hasn't got any GUTS. Anything that was produced and made up. Any band that didn't form spontaneously.

Comments

Re: Shakira

[gerbie.livejournal.com]

I'll let you know as soon as I do get home, as before that I won't be able to listen to any mp3's anyway. Computers in internetcafes are usually too old, don't have the proper software or too expensive. But when I'm at home it would be brilliant, I can check first then on the tapes I've got at home.

Re: Shakira

[caniche.livejournal.com]

Nou, vooruit dan! ;)

Re: Shakira

[gerbie.livejournal.com]

Doe eens gek!

Re: Shakira

[caniche.livejournal.com]

Ik begrijp je niet! ;D

Re: Shakira

[gerbie.livejournal.com]

Es una expression, haz algo loco, pero se usa con la significacion: por que no, o como no. es muy dificil a traducir y explicar, seguramente en un ano no vas a tener ningun problema!

Re: Shakira

[caniche.livejournal.com]

LOL! ik hoop het ;)

Hope my nederlands will be good as your spaans! ;)

Re: Shakira

[gerbie.livejournal.com]

Seguramente en medio ano tu neerlandes sera mejor que mi espanol, porque yo no aprende nada mas, puedo comunicar, pero estoy perdiendo poco a poco, cuando tu vienes alla, con tu talento para idiomas, no sera ningun problema!