Musical Styles

[Tibby]

What is everyone’s favorite musical Genre? And favorite bands within that Genre?

[Allinall]

#1: Country - Rascal Flatts, Lonestar
#2: CCM - Phillips, Craig and Dean, Big Daddy Weave

[Tibby]

1. Folk- the Old School stuff  (I use school to differentiate from these new rock and rap hybrids that make ones ears bleed) Such as the Dubliners, Yonder Mountain Strings, Phish, the Irish Rovers, Bob Dylan, the Country Gentlemen, the Grateful Dead, Flatt and Scruggs, etc.

2. Classical- Chamber, Chanting, anything without Brass! Tallis and Bach and at the top of my list

3. Alternative Rock- Such as David Matthews band, Hootie and Blowfish.


Lonestar is an awesome band. They are great musicians, and they can tab out some sweet lyrics, too. “My front Porch looking it” and “Unusually Unusual” and “Already there.” Good, sentimental songs, without the usual over sentimentality of Country.

Big Daddy Weave? Who is that?

[JudgeNot]

Country – the new guy Josh Turner "Long Black Train".
I like Toby Keith’s patriotic country songs.
I really miss Tennessee Ernie Ford.  
Jimmy Dean.
I really miss Jim Croce.
Pink Floyd “Dark Side of the Moon” may have been one of the greatest (secular) albums ever made.
No one could sing gospel like Elvis.
Waylon & Willie and the Outlaws
ZZ Top - the old albums.
Leonard Skynard (pre-plane crash)
Johnny Cash

[sincereheart]

Country – the new guy Josh Turner "Long Black Train".

I love that one!  

[Tibby]

Judgenot, I am offended GREATLY by your post! How could you? You put St. Johnny Cash at the END!? Shame, Shame

“Long black Train” is a good song. See, that is what I’m talking about. You don’t have to sing “Christian music” if you are a Christian who plays music. Country stars understand this. I think Country stars are more Christian then these “Christian” artist will EVER be. The Christian Artist try to hard, and they fail.

So, anyone else? What styles does the rest of the board listen to?

[Sapphire W34P0N]

Adult Alternative -- Toad the Wet Sprocket is the greatest band ever. Followed very closely by The Goo Goo Dolls.

[JudgeNot]

Now WAIT a minute:  Toad and GooGoo are "Adult"

I'm getting dizzy.

Lord - take me now - I am oviously well beyond the age limits od adulthood.  

[Brandie]

Country – the new guy Josh Turner "Long Black Train".
I like Toby Keith’s patriotic country songs.
I really miss Tennessee Ernie Ford.  
Jimmy Dean.
I really miss Jim Croce.
Pink Floyd “Dark Side of the Moon” may have been one of the greatest (secular) albums ever made.
No one could sing gospel like Elvis.
Waylon & Willie and the Outlaws
ZZ Top - the old albums.
Leonard Skynard (pre-plane crash)
Johnny Cash

Judgenot...ahhh, someone after my own heart (musically)!  You named off most of my favorites, too!!!  I especially agree with the fact that nobody sings Gospel like Elvis!

[Tibby]

Now WAIT a minute:  Toad and GooGoo are "Adult"

I ditto that. I was in middle school when GooGoo was in their prime in the mainstream. Really creaping up on us, isn't it? Next thing you know, the songs we jammed to after class our Senior year will be on the oldies!

I wonder when they will start making "Classic Rap" station. We have classic rock, why not?*shivers* that will be strange. I just can't see "Make 'um go Uhhh" classic anything...

[Sapphire W34P0N]

Maybe calling The Goo Goo Dolls "adult" alternative might be going a little far...but Toad definitely is.

[Tibby]

Just call them alternative for the sake of argument

[Allinall]

Lonestar is an awesome band. They are great musicians, and they can tab out some sweet lyrics, too. “My front Porch looking it” and “Unusually Unusual” and “Already there.” Good, sentimental songs, without the usual over sentimentality of Country.

Big Daddy Weave? Who is that?

Yup!  Like that Lonestar meself I do!  Course my favorite country artist currently is Alan Jackson.  As for Big Daddy Weave, they are relatively new (I think) and they seem sorta ecclectic to me in their sound.  They've got a good acoustic sound, and can really rock it if they want!  Which I like...they also have a jazzy feel sometimes.  Pretty good, with great lyrics.  Highly recommendable.

[Allinall]

Country – the new guy Josh Turner "Long Black Train".

DUDE!!! YOU DA MAN!!! Love that song!

I like Toby Keith’s patriotic country songs.

Yupperz!  Do you like Daryll Worely's Have You Forgotten?

Waylon & Willie and the Outlaws

OOOOOOOHHHHH YEAH!!!    And Johnny too!  BROTHER!!! *Bear hugs*

So.  How y'all feel about Billy Joel?  

[JudgeNot]

All;
I rate Billy Joel right up there with Barry Mantillow.