What type of music do you like?

[RGR]

So, I'm guessing you'd feel at home with my Lewis Family, Bill Monroe, and Flatt & Scruggs LP's? LOL!

[Guest shadow2b]

--SHOOT LOW SHERIFF---------HE'S RIDIN A SHETLAND---------------------

WeLL,now i reckon i'll get shot at BUT------I don't really listen to ANY music but I have some cd/s BY

ELVIS---#1-BEST-singing voice EVER---specially----

you'll never walk alone----

how great thou art-----

in the garden------

i saw the light---love hank singing this one too--tied for #2 singing voice ever with#2- Rick Nelson-

HAD some of ELVIS'S original 45/s at sun-some of hanks original 78/s--some no-good-dirty rotten lousy thief stole-em-- Grrrrrrrrr---POX ON EM---

Johnny Cash---#3-----

Roy Orbison----#4-----

WeLL fore ya'll start Ashootin --------I'M ouTTa here-----------Gary--

[Guest yod]

Well you have great taste in music, pardner!

I have some of Elvis' early RCA records (but no Sun ones) and I've got a large stack of 78's. I have an original "album" from Bing Crosby.

Ya'll know where the name "album" comes from? The 78s only held one song per side and they would put 5 or 6 of them together and it looked like a photo album.

I also have a good collection of 70s soul music....Spinners, 4 Tops, etc...

Motown and Philadelphia soul mostly.

And then I have a fine collection of independant (unsigned) bands from back then also. I have a few from Pantera before they became satanic.

But Hank Williams was the first singer that I liked, then ELVIS was my favorite singer for about 10 years, then I got into Al Green and Bread....then I discoved English rock bands like Led Zep and Bad Co.

Music used to be more original and diverse (until the 80s). An album didn't have to be ONE style like they are today. A Zep album could have blues, acoustic folk, heavy metal, melodic rock, and bubblegum pop on the same disk.

I like bands like MercyMe and Skillet but their last album sounds just like their first one with different lyrics. I went to see Pillar and Disciple last Friday night and they are no different than the christian rock bands of the mid 90s.

Overall the bands of today are not as musically talented as bands from the 80s...though I do like the songwriting more. Back then, it seemed like a lot of songs were just an excuse for a long guitar or drum solo.

So back to the topic of the thread "What kind of music do you like?"

1. Original

2. Innovative

3. Interesting

4. Fresh

5. Lyrically reflects my perspective or at least challenges me in a positive way

The style is not important

I don't think that every song I listen to has be christian but that is from a musician's perspective, not an average listener.

[Paul]

Christian music only...Michael W. Smith, Hillsong, Fernando Ortega, Paul Baloche, Rich Mullins...

And I absolutely love Bluegrass gospel...my dad was in a band in his younger days, so I guess it's in the blood.

At last, another Mullinite,,,,,,,Rich really got it. His music made so much money, and he gave it all away, (he paid himself 24,000 dollars year) When he died they went to the trailer(that's right trailer) he lived in (he was building hogans on the Navajo res', they found almost nothing, he have given every thing away. He had his money put in an account(someone asked him how much he made, he said, that he didn't know, that if he did it would be harder to give it away), but as he drove around the country and saw folks in need he would call his accountant, and ask, "do I have any money" and they would send it, as he said in his music "I don't want to lose the erternal for the things that are passing" Rich got it, I miss his music :a:

[JesusisGod2]

shadow2b,Nov 2 2003, 09:53 AM

SHOOT LOW SHERIFF---------HE'S RIDIN A SHETLAND---------------------

Thats too funny riden a shetland --- umm umm lets continue shall we

WeLL,now i reckon i'll get shot at BUT------I don't really listen to ANY music but I have some cd/s BY

ELVIS---#1-BEST-singing voice EVER---specially----

you'll  never walk alone----

how great thou art-----

in the garden------

i saw the light---love hank singing this one too--tied for #2 singing voice ever with#2- Rick Nelson-

This is all great stuff , I am a big Hank fan as well as elvis and Johnny Cash

HAD some of ELVIS'S original 45/s at sun-some of hanks original 78/s--some no-good-dirty rotten  lousy thief  stole-em-- Grrrrrrrrr---POX ON EM---

Johnny Cash---#3-----

Roy Orbison----#4-----

WeLL fore ya'll start Ashootin --------I'M ouTTa here-----------Gary--

But I guess ima gonna hafta start ta shootin any who, Im a sucker fer a good shootin match

[Guest caffeineyellow5]

I love Bluegrass Gospel! but nothing heavier than... oh... I would say the Gaithers. I also like family groups.

Sound Doctrine is my favorite. The Blunkalls, The Rochesters, The Rowlands, The Tangubs, Acappella, Glad, Zambian Acappella, Bass Mountain Boys, Hee Haw Gospel Quartet, Andy Griffith, Chuck Wagon Gang, Cathedrals, Kingsman, Gold City, Kings Gold, Kingdom Heirs, Charlotte Chuch, Eden's Bridge, Concord Baptist Church Young People's Revival Choir, Victory Youth Choir, New Manna Baptist Church Youth Choir, M. Tab. Choir and B. Tab Choir, NorthEast Baptist Singers, Sacred Music Services, Ed Sweitzer Trio, The Duncans, The Hinsons, Legacy Five, Mountain Therapy, The Old Fashioned Revival Hour Quartet, The Oak Ridge Boys, Smoky Mountain Gospel, The McKameys, The Nelsons, The Rambos, The Perrys, The Statler Brothers, The Speers, The Bishops, The Blenders, The Dillards, The Crabb Family, The Stamps, The Wilds, The Greens, The Rupes, The Down East Boys, The Wilburns, Serenade, Squire Parsons, The Jordanaires, The Carter Family, The Daultons, Damascus Road Acoustic Gospel, The Denver Lamb Singers, Cree Ative Harmony, The Florida Boys, The Freemans, The Goodmans, The Gaithers, Good News, The Blue Ridge Quartet, The Hemphills, The Herbster Trio, Greater Vision, The Imperials, The Inspirations, The Isaacs, and The Statesman.

To name a few off the top of my head... hehe.