Have to agree with Starkers...

Shoot, twice in one thread!

Me thinks I'm gunna have to get serious a little more often. Seems all my tomfoolery and tongue in cheek insanity has done my credibility little good on the richter scale of agreement.

Thing is, I think it's all the insanity that's keeping me sane...er, well sort of. Yeah, I know I've got my critics out there with straight jackets in hand & a padded cell awaiting my arrival - but really, I'm not that far gone....honestly.

In the words of insanely brilliant Joe Walsh: "Lucky I'm still sane after all I've been through." ...but then, when I look at how much I enjoy music, how I can totally immerse myself in it when things aren't so good, "life's been good to me - so faaaar!"

Isn't music truly wonderful! It's universal, there's no borders or boundaries, and it's so comprehensive there'll always be rich tapestry of sounds there to appeal to every musical taste.

BTW MM....saw your message on MSN messenger but haven't been able to reply or chat on line cos it closes within seconds of opening....same with Hotmail. Put in an error report to MS, hopefully they'll come up with a fix soon, cos everything I've tried has been to no avail. Even my ISP's email service had been a bit dicky - received okay, but 9 times outta 10 we'd get an undeliverable message when trying to send. Seems to be back to normal now, so if I can get around to it later I'll pop one down the pipe for ya..

The QUESTION...what do YOU put on when it's just you????

For me well I like Lee Kernaghan, Weird Al Yankovic, and any other Country music and Rock and Roll

Gah....you'll never catch up to mine.....

...but to help....

If it's gonna be cranked up hard it can only [ONLY] be heavy metal.

No...

not that thrash stuff....

But...

Purple's 'Child In Time' perhaps....

or

Manowar's 'Heart Of Steel'....[little ditty I have chosen to be played at my funeral....none of that tree-hugging sissy crap for me]...

or...

Uriah Heep....July Morning

Dismal Euphony...Bathory Aria

Angel Witch....Free Man

Frank Black....Cold Heart of Stone

Cradle Of Filth....Hallowed Be Thy Name

Led Zeppelin...Kashmir

Klaatu...New Nova

Nina Hagen....Smackjack

Metallica....Nothing Else Matters

Neil Bonnet...Only You Can Lift Me

Hendrix....Purple Haze

Rammstein...Du Hast

Screaming Jets....Eve Of Destruction...

etc....

 

 

Gah....you'll never catch up to mine.....

Would IF I were to make post here for each and EVERY song in my collection....not to mention all the ones I like/haven't got YET

Thing is, Im just not that cruel. I know how so very proud you are of that thread (the sheer length) so I'll refrain from that despicably dastardly deed and add one or two of 'em to yers as well.

For me well I like Lee Kernaghan and any other Country music

You have no idea just how thankful/grateful/relieved I am 'it's just you' when you put that crud on....'ere and yer wouldn' wanna be pittin' that stuff on n' defiling my hi.fi equipment, neither...that's wot I got ya that ol' wind up phonograph for.

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Dunno if this is gonna alienate those who agreed with me earlier, but I also like to listen to Sherrie Austin (knew her dad in Sydney Oz); Shania Twain; Dolly Parton; Bobbie Eakes; The Stevens Sisters; Gretchen Wilson; Macy Gray; Cyndi Lauper; Deborah Cole; Annie Piper; Alannah Myles; Stevie Nicks; Bonnie Raitt; Cher; Destiny's Child; Donna Summer; Etta James; Gloria Estefan; Janis Joplin; Jewel; Joss Stone; Kate Meehan; LeAnn Rimes; Marcia Hines; Mariah Carey; Martina McBride; Meredith Brookes; Minnie Ripperton; Renee Geyer; The Corrs; The Cranberries; The Pointer Sisters; The Three Degrees; Toni Childs; Tracy Chapman; Vonda Shepard; Fiona Boyes; Sheryl Crowe; Anastacia and Aussie songstress Cosima.

Notice they're all female? Was never game to admit I liked female music before cos all me 'former' mates reckoned women should be barefoot, pregnant and stay out of rock n' roll, but these days I don't give a hoot...they're all great and I'm not ashamed to admit it, 'cept fer Britney SPEARS, sorta get a sharp stabbing feeling listening to her.

I am older so I listen to a lot of the older music and Jazz. Like Boney James, Rick Braun, The Four Tops, Smokey Robinson, Gladis Knight, The Dells, Van Morrison, The Stones, etc, etc.

Notice they're all female?

No...The Cranberries are all female?

Cradle Of Filth....Hallowed Be Thy Name

No, Jafo no! CoF butchered that song. Iron Maiden did it right the first time.

If it's gonna be cranked up hard it can only [ONLY] be heavy metal.

I tried to turn really up Maiden's new album...48 year-olders sure know how to rock!

No, Jafo no! CoF butchered that song. Iron Maiden did it right the first time.

And then they recorded it on the BBC Session to show how it's done right!

Dunno if this is gonna alienate those who agreed with me earlier, but I also like to listen to Sherrie Austin (knew her dad in Sydney Oz); Shania Twain; Dolly Parton;

Dolly Parton?

@ Jebro!

No...The Cranberries are all female?

Okay, so they're not strictly all female! The Cranberries are male with a female lead vocalist, and the Corrs also have their brother included in the group, and I'm sure all the others also have male musicians included, but essentially the lead vocalists/front persons are female....and great!

Dolly Parton?

Yes, jebro, Dolly Parton, really! Saw her in 'The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas' and got really hooked on her voice after hearing her sing "I Will Always Love You"......

And I don't give a stuff if folk happen to call me a nancy boy, flamin' sook or a big girl's blouse cos it brought a tear to me eye. Music for me isn't just about the sound, it's also about the raw emotion and feelings put into a song, the story it tells and how it makes me feel. Guess that's why I love the Blues so much....and even a sad wailing guitar will evoke emotion in me cos it's not just the musician or the instrument, but the inner emotion it's played with.

Oh, and BTW, jebro, that 100% is NOT Dolly Parton in the pic....that I can guarantee cos there's far more of Dolly Parton than what'd fit into a pic that size. Besides, I recognise that bikini top and I'm wondering how the heck ya got a hold of one me n' tha missus' beachside holiday snaps.

Music for me isn't just about the sound, it's also about the raw emotion and feelings put into a song, the story it tells and how it makes me feel.

I agree.
The whole spectrum of music affects people in different way and at special moments in life. That's great because otherwise, we wouldn't have that many different and fantastic song writers and musicians out there.

Personally, I listen to all kind of music. The most important to me, when it comes to music, is a perfect matching song at the right time and depending what mood I'm in. It can be with any singer or band. It can be everything from Beethoven to Rammstein, but a "lonely" guitarr- or a saxophone solo-performance can never be wrong.

However, I haven't found that special moment when Dolly Parton would be perfect to listen to, and I'm sure it never will be. Sorry.

Besides, I recognise that bikini top and I'm wondering how the heck ya got a hold of one me n' tha missus' beachside holiday snaps.

I haven't got a clue how this could happen, but I do believe that you'll agree with me when I say that music is fantastic, with or without a bikini top...

 

Joe Satriani, anything and everything!!! {right now anyhow}

But disputing taste in music is like giving a new pair of tennies to a sparrow!

It's all good, and it depends on your mood!!!

As Jaffo said.... there is another thread for all this.... it's called: "People Will Hit Me but...."

Enjoy your day peeps and "CRANK" up the music!!!   

there is another thread for all this.... it's called: "People Will Hit Me but...."

true......but it doesn't have Jebro dancing in a bathing suit (#37).......

giving a new pair of tennies to a sparrow!

  

Jebro dancing in a bathing suit

  

but it doesn't have Jebro dancing in a bathing suit (#37).

Dancing? No, no. It was one of those bumpy off roads...

c'mon...I can't be the only WC member who would crank "Eat a Peach" when given the chance...

Personally, I listen to all kind of music. The most important to me, when it comes to music, is a perfect matching song at the right time and depending what mood I'm in. It can be with any singer or band. It can be everything from Beethoven to Rammstein, but a "lonely" guitarr- or a saxophone solo-performance can never be wrong.

Sounds like we're on very similar wavelengths. There's a song for every mood and emotion....regardless of the artist/s, it's how that particular song relates to you at the time to reach the inner you: how it can make us aware of what we're really feeling beneath the stiff upper lip facade we all too often present to others to hide our true selves. For example, my father would never complain of being in pain, nor would he show others any kind of sad emotion, yet there were certain songs that'd bring a tear to his eye every now and then....and I'm sure there's plenty of other men out there who have shed a tear or two over a sad song or movie but would never admit to it.

However, I haven't found that special moment when Dolly Parton would be perfect to listen to

Neither had I until hearing "I Will Always Love You" and one line in particular: "If I should stay, I would only be in your way...and so, I'll go...." At the time those words very much related to myself and a very special lady I was engaged to. Whilst she was a very career oriented person with dreams of making it big as a graphic artist, I was very much family oriented (with two children from a previous marriage) and quite simply I would have held her back, so I let go to follow her dreams.... knowing full well that I would always love her. I still do to this very day, not in a romantic way, but for the positive influence she had on myself and children.

Now Dolly's rendition of 9 to 5 does absolutely nothing for me, but there's a certain quality to her voice that gives similarly themed songs to 'I Will Always Love You' a sense of feeling/emotion that'll hit home on various occasions.

I haven't got a clue how this could happen, but I do believe that you'll agree with me when I say that music is fantastic, with or without a bikini top...the poetry in motion...

Anyhow, forget about the bikini (poetry in motion) holiday snap , let's just agree to agree on how fantastic music really is.

Dancing? No, no. It was one of those bumpy off roads...

Ah! So it was you I passed that day....causing me to nearly run off the road.

Maybe I should've made it WHAT you crank it up on....

Nakamichi components (a true 150 Watts RMS) and home assembled speaker kits from a local Seattle company "Speaker Lab".

Both Phil Lesh (Grateful Dead bassist) and Roger Waters (Pink Floyd bassist) are fully handled by the speakers, as well as classical music. Sort or my 'testing' criteria.

Volume knob goes to 20 marks, but at 12 the walls and floor vibrate, and the sound is great.

Nakamichi components (a true 150 Watts RMS) and home assembled speaker kits from a local Seattle company "Speaker Lab".

I once had a home built component hi.fi system consisting of a Pye amp, combined with a Pioneer 12 band EQ booster and a Technics pre-amp....delivered 200 + Watts RMS through a pair of home made 5' speaker towers, each housing: an 18" Driver; a 12" woofer; a 10" midrange; 3 tweeters (hi. low & mid) plus a 10" horn up top....

Now that baby not only rattled the floorboards and rafters at my place on quarter volume, it could literally break windows and could be heard several streets away when cranked above halfway. Once got a "that thing should be outlawed" comment from a cop who attended my place regarding a noise complaint....

Sadly, it was stolen during a break-in while I was hospitalised for reconstuctive surgery after a serious motorcycle accident....didn't ever get it back but the thieves didn't benifit from it for long, someone torched their house two days later and everything went up in flames.