What music do you other photographers listen to?

Clutch · Apr 10, 2008

For the most part I listen to classic rock and blues. Though I'm open to anything for the most part with the possible exception of gangsta rap, bubblegum and old country music.

spiffybeth · Apr 10, 2008

the beatles :heart:

Clikon · Apr 10, 2008

Tom Petty

clarinetJWD · Apr 11, 2008

Chris of Arabia said:
I missed Radiohead - shame on me...

With a gun? That would be the only way missing Radiohead would be shameful...

lostprophet · Apr 11, 2008

clarinetJWD said:
With a gun? That would be the only way missing Radiohead would be shameful...

eravedesigns · Apr 13, 2008

I listen to almost everything. Right now its drum&bass, rock, heavy rock, and some rap

-Hilltop Hoods
-Metallica
-London Elektricity
-MGMT
-Jay Z
-Kanye West
-Steely Dan
-Daft Punk
-TIMZ

Yahoozy · Apr 14, 2008

pretty much i listen to alternative stuff
i got Flogging Molly (Irish Rock) as my all time favorite
but theres also Gamma Ray (deemed "Epic Metal" by my friends)
Dragonforce (great sign spinning music)
Iron Maiden (nothing really needs to be said)
Daft Punk (also fun for spinning)
Sonata Arctica (slightly more mellow/weird Dragonforce)
Coheed and Cambria (great band, just avoid reading the lyrics)
The Aquabats (gotta love em)
The Skank Agents (some random ska band that opened to The Aquabats one time)
and any random indie bands that my brother "discovers"

Dubious Drewski · Apr 17, 2008

Yahoozy said:
Coheed and Cambria (great band, just avoid reading the lyrics)

Ha! You think those lyrics are heavy and disturbing? Try his one-off side-project: The Prize Fighter Inferno. Incredible, strange music - very strange. Not like C&C at all. Very intense, engaging, but disturbing narrative to those songs too.

matt-l · Apr 17, 2008

Kenny Rogers-the gambler
Queen
Kim Mitchell
April Wine
Brian Adams..

etc\

Arch · Apr 17, 2008

clarinetJWD said:
With a gun? That would be the only way missing Radiohead would be shameful...

I should ban you for that :grumpy:

flipsy · Apr 17, 2008

David Hasselhoff is my star. He makes such great music!

MarcusM · Apr 17, 2008

LaFoto said:
I must quote you on that, but leave out the "...and NPR" since I neither know what it is nor do I listen to anything BUT classical music. Some jazz, if that is on on some of the nighttime programmes of "my" radio channel, too. But rarely.

NPR is public radio as another poster said, and IMO one of the best news sources in the U.S. They actually talk about NEWS (yes this is unfamiliar territory for some news outlets such as Fox among others), and they present it in an objective format including mature dialogue without the sleazy infotainment that pollutes much of the airwaves with U.S. TV and radio.

One thing I like about them is they actually devote whole blocks of time to important political speeches, of which you will only hear soundbites from the other mainstream sources. (Sorry, my intention is not to open a debate on the state of the news media in the U.S. but I just wanted to let LaFoto know what NPR is)

http://www.npr.org/

Dubious Drewski said:
Ohh, I'll have to check out some of these bands. As for me, the best bands I've ever heard are as follows:

The Decemberists - Masters of storytelling, often with an old English spin. They rock hard, as heard in their 13 minute song - "The Island/Come and see/ The Landlord's Daughter/You'll not feel the Drowning", or their classic rusty sweet alt-bluegrass rocker "Chimbley Sweep". They take it slow on songs like "Eli, The barrow boy", and "Los Angeles, I'm yours" and still can get me tapping toes. And throughout it all, their lyrical brilliance consistently outshines nearly all other artists I've ever heard. I'm talking goosebump-inducing stuff, here.

Of Montreal - A bit of an acquired taste for some, these guys often dabble in a reborn-vintage psychadelic rock sound, as heard in songs like "Disconnect the Dots" or "The Party's Crashing Us". They are also immensely skilled with lyrics, as seen in the spectacular songs "Lysergic Bliss" and "The Repudiated immortals". Highly recommended.

Mates of State - This married pair of singer/songwriters have by themselves, created the most solid and consistent collection of creative music I've ever heard from a single musical group. This group is the epitome if musical creativity. Many of their songs have 3 to 6 musical movements - all capable of being complete songs on their own(Indeed, many lesser artists settle for that). Yet they manage to cram each song with such aurial creativity (And sugary, saturated, oversweetened tunes), that it's a little overwhelming at times. Recommended songs include "For The Actor", "Punchlines", "Think Long", "Ha Ha", "Open Book", "Everyone Needs an Editor", "Goods", "Fluke", "Throw Down", "Fraud in the 80's", "Along for the Ride"...I could go on for much longer. But I think that should convey the point.

Sleater-Kinney - For pure and creative rock the likes of which has never been heard from any other all-female group, check these guys out. Highlights are songs such as "Entertain", "Burn, Don't Freeze", and the very odd "One-Beat"

Sufjan Stevens - Here's some music at the opposite end of that spectrum. Sufjan (Pronounced soofyan), like Colin Meloy (Lead singer for the Decemberists) has a degree in Creative Writing - and it shows. He's a Christian singer, and he touches on those subjects, but with an honest and (sometimes brutally)objective viewpoint. Highly recommended songs include "They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From The Dead!! Ahhhhh!", "Come on! Feel the Illinoise!", "Chicago", and if you're confident enough shed a tear or two, "Casimir Pulaski Day".

The Magnetic Fields - My first foray into non-mainstream music. I've been listening to their songs for over a decade, and I'm still not tired of them. They are the the masters of texture, as heard in songs like "Suddenly, There is a Tidal Wave", "All My Little Words" and "Take ecstacy with me". Other just plain great songs are "Underwear", "The Luckiest Guy on the Lower East Side" and "Absolutely Cuckoo".

Other honourable mentions are the bands Neutral Milk Hotel, Ratatat, The Fiery Furnaces, Animal Collective, Vashti Bunyan, Immaculate Machine, Ben Folds(Five)

I like almost all the bands you list...some of the others I will have to check out.

Great descriptions, BTW! I felt like I was reading reviews from Pitchfork or something.

flipsy said:
David Hasselhoff is my star. He makes such great music!

I can only imagine...I'm sure his music is as brilliant as his acting. Which CD would you recommend for a Hasslehoff beginning listener? :lol:

MarcusM · Apr 17, 2008

And speaking of NPR and the Decemberists...here's something just for you DubiousDrewski:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89718726

craig · Apr 17, 2008

Drum & Bass!!!!!!! Breaks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and some hip hop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1 for the treble 2 for the Bass!!!!!

Love & Bass

invisible · Apr 17, 2008

In no particular order... with the ones that are in my iPod right now in bold face...

New Pornographers, Neko Case, Metric, Sugar/Bob Mould, Heatmiser/Elliott Smith, Lemonheads, The Jayhawks, Mary Lou Lord, The Weakerthans, Letters to Cleo/Kay Hanley, Wilco, Presidents of the USA, Fountains of Wayne, Aimee Mann, Wailin' Jennys, Luna/Dean & Britta, Gina Villalobos, Suzanne Vega, Allison Moorer, Regina Spektor, Apples in Stereo, Sparklehorse, Black Crowes, Matthew Sweet, Juliana Hatfield, The Replacements/Paul Westerberg, Eels, Foo Fighters, Grant Lee Buffalo/Grant-Lee Phillips, Ivy, Marisa Monte, The Strokes, the The, Miranda Lee Richards, R.E.M., Nada Surf, Tori Amos, Rilo Kiley, Shelby Lynne, Pretenders, Thea Gilmore, Band of Horses...