How musically conservative/liberal are you?

[Associate Justice PiT]

     This was inspired by the discussion in the Brokencyde topic, & I was interested to see how other people felt. I personally think of it as a measure of how strongly you hold to a certain set of musical principles & how open-minded one is in regards to trying new things musically.

     For me, I'm pretty musically liberal. I listen frequently to a wide variety of stuff ranging from light rock to death metal & also including jazz, folk, & country. Anyone who is aware of my former musical exploits knows that I've played some very avant-garde songs. With that said, there are certain genres that just don't interest me.

[k-onmmunist]

Very liberal.

[MaxQue]

I'm far right, i.e. fascist.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Very conservative.

[k-onmmunist]

Very liberal.

For example, I'll listen to pretty much anything except folk and country. Even then, I like some psychedelic folk and stuff like Johnny Cash. I also listen to alot of industrial and musique concrete.

[Marokai Backbeat]

I listen almost exclusively to pop music. What does that make me?

(Aside from a flamer, duh)

[Associate Justice PiT]

I listen almost exclusively to pop music. What does that make me?

(Aside from a flamer, duh)

     Probably center-right, though since you are an avid video gamer I will add that video game music tends toward the left end of the spectrum (as do movie soundtracks).

[Marokai Backbeat]

Ah yes, I didn't think of video game music, I do listen to a great deal of that as well.

[k-onmmunist]

Marokai is a musical Constitution Party member.

[Associate Justice PiT]

Ah yes, I didn't think of video game music, I do listen to a great deal of that as well.

     Video game & movie music are interesting in that they are supposed to correspond to what is onscreen. In context, they aren't that different from pop music, though they explore a larger sonic spectrum. Out of context, they can be fairly avant-garde. Doubly so if you are unfamiliar with their proper context.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Liberal and conservative in what way?

[Marokai Backbeat]

Ah yes, I didn't think of video game music, I do listen to a great deal of that as well.

     Video game & movie music are interesting in that they are supposed to correspond to what is onscreen. In context, they aren't that different from pop music, though they explore a larger sonic spectrum. Out of context, they can be fairly avant-garde. Doubly so if you are unfamiliar with their proper context.

Feel free to give me some of your favorites sometime.

[k-onmmunist]

Clockwork Orange soundtrack is awesome, movie music wise.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Clockwork Orange soundtrack is awesome, movie music wise.

Are you just saying that cause it was composed by a transsexual on the synth?

[Associate Justice PiT]

Liberal and conservative in what way?

     Read the second sentence of my opening post for a rough means of defining the spectrum.

Ah yes, I didn't think of video game music, I do listen to a great deal of that as well.

     Video game & movie music are interesting in that they are supposed to correspond to what is onscreen. In context, they aren't that different from pop music, though they explore a larger sonic spectrum. Out of context, they can be fairly avant-garde. Doubly so if you are unfamiliar with their proper context.

Feel free to give me some of your favorites sometime.

     How familiar are you with Castlevania? I can name off a bunch of tunes from that series.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

I listen almost exclusively to pop music. What does that make me?

(Aside from a flamer, duh)

     Probably center-right, though since you are an avid video gamer I will add that video game music tends toward the left end of the spectrum (as do movie soundtracks).

Video game music? What video game music is worth listening to in its own right? Legend of Zelda?

[Marokai Backbeat]

I listen almost exclusively to pop music. What does that make me?

(Aside from a flamer, duh)

     Probably center-right, though since you are an avid video gamer I will add that video game music tends toward the left end of the spectrum (as do movie soundtracks).

Video game music? What video game music is worth listening to in its own right? Legend of Zelda?

Stuff like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9Rd3EEi18w

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAFmefU6DKM

Both of which I find hopelessly addictive.

Liberal and conservative in what way?

     Read the second sentence of my opening post for a rough means of defining the spectrum.

Ah yes, I didn't think of video game music, I do listen to a great deal of that as well.

     Video game & movie music are interesting in that they are supposed to correspond to what is onscreen. In context, they aren't that different from pop music, though they explore a larger sonic spectrum. Out of context, they can be fairly avant-garde. Doubly so if you are unfamiliar with their proper context.

Feel free to give me some of your favorites sometime.

     How familiar are you with Castlevania? I can name off a bunch of tunes from that series.

A gamer I am, a Castlevania fan I'm not, but I've heard it has superb music.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Liberal and conservative in what way?

     Read the second sentence of my opening post for a rough means of defining the spectrum.

So you are asking how liberal our opinions are with regard to music, not how the liberal the music itself is...

I suppose I am fairly liberal then as I do listen to a variety of genres.

[Sam Spade]

Clockwork Orange soundtrack is awesome, movie music wise.

Are you just saying that cause it was composed by a transsexual on the synth?

It is pretty cool.  But electronic music was just cooler back then, period.  Of course, you had to spend hours in the shop splicing tape with your hands (literally), but at least the sounds were original.  Unlike most of the crap we get nowadays in the electronic/computer genre, whether pop or otherwise.

However, I don't think musically liberal/conservative is the proper dichotomy for this discussion.  It should be musically stupid/intelligent.

I can't qualify most of you to a specific category, since your exposure is so limited (it's like comparing 1st grader's vocabulary to Shakespeare's), but there are some lines being drawn.  It makes sense that I would be the one to draw the lines around here, since I actually have a couple of degrees to back up my pronouncements (appeal to authority?)

Of course, some around here might question my musical intelligence, since I am known to like Wagner. 

[k-onmmunist]

Clockwork Orange soundtrack is awesome, movie music wise.

Are you just saying that cause it was composed by a transsexual on the synth?

It was? Awesome.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Clockwork Orange soundtrack is awesome, movie music wise.

Are you just saying that cause it was composed by a transsexual on the synth?

It was? Awesome.

Like you didn't know that. 


Anyway, while it certainly is a good soundtrack, I still couldn't the fathom the idea of listening to it as though it were true music for music's sake.

[k-onmmunist]

Clockwork Orange soundtrack is awesome, movie music wise.

Are you just saying that cause it was composed by a transsexual on the synth?

It was? Awesome.

Like you didn't know that. 


Anyway, while it certainly is a good soundtrack, I still couldn't the fathom the idea of listening to it as though it were true music for music's sake.

I really didn't!

And why not? Beethoven's 9th on a Moog synth is awesome.

[dead0man]

Fairly liberal I guess.  I enjoy both Gwar and Donovan.  Cypress Hill and Johnny Cash.  I really enjoy punk covers of Broadway hits.

[Associate Justice PiT]

I listen almost exclusively to pop music. What does that make me?

(Aside from a flamer, duh)

     Probably center-right, though since you are an avid video gamer I will add that video game music tends toward the left end of the spectrum (as do movie soundtracks).

Video game music? What video game music is worth listening to in its own right? Legend of Zelda?

     I'm not really a fan of the LoZ series music, though the OoT Forest Temple theme is all kinds of awesome.

Ah yes, I didn't think of video game music, I do listen to a great deal of that as well.

     Video game & movie music are interesting in that they are supposed to correspond to what is onscreen. In context, they aren't that different from pop music, though they explore a larger sonic spectrum. Out of context, they can be fairly avant-garde. Doubly so if you are unfamiliar with their proper context.

Feel free to give me some of your favorites sometime.

     How familiar are you with Castlevania? I can name off a bunch of tunes from that series.

A gamer I am, a Castlevania fan I'm not, but I've heard it has superb music.

     Well, I know a few things about Castlevania music.

Vampire Killer: is overrated & everywhere. HoD version is the best, though none of them impress me.
Heart Of Fire: check out the AoS version. The CV I original looped too quickly.
Bloody Tears: is also overrated to an extent, though I can enthusiastically recommend the SC IV version of the song.
The Beginning: is quite seaworthy in the form of the CV III original, though it's worth listening to the DoS version as it is essentially the same with much better sound quality.
Clockwork: unlike the other NES Castlevania themes it heavily outclasses all successors, though the CotM version is good too. I'm personally a fan of the organ remix.
Bloodlines: is good in all three of its versions (Bloodlines, SotN, PoR). I'm partial to the SotN version, though that's the first one I knew.

     For that matter, anything from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is good, though Abandoned Pit, Door To The Abyss, & Curse Zone might be considered slightly creepy.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

I listen mostly to 60's and 70's Classic Rock.  Call that what you will.