The all new revised, what are you listening to thread?

[Ian Absentia]

The Sword: Old skool metal played by pasty 120lb teenagers from Austin. The vocals are a bit suspect, but they certainly can kick out the jams.

If you like that, then you might enjoy Skullbot.  Same MO.  Seriously.  And they're pretty good!

!i!

[Tim]

Can't listen from work, being American, do they sound somewhat like Dragonforce?

Fortunately, no.

If you like that, then you might enjoy Skullbot. Same MO. Seriously. And they're pretty good!

Those kids rock!

[The Yann Waters]

Tori Amos, American Doll Posse.

[Pseudoephedrine]

I drive around to Pelleas et Melisande and Verklarte Nacht by Schoenberg, the 7th Symphony ("Leningrad") by Shostakovich, Porgy and Bess, Bitches Brew and Ascenseur pour l'echaffaud by Miles Davis, Set Your Heart on Fire by Stars, Neon Bible by the Arcade Fire, Ys by Joanna Newsom and the most recent Of Montreal disc right now.

I play RPGs to Therion, Rasputina, Coil, Dimmu Borgir and that kind of thing. I also have a mix CD of this music one of my fellow gamers gave to me that I play when I drive around.

I drink to Funeral by Band of Horses and Ca' the Yowes to the Knowes by Joanna Newsom, as well as Meatloaf's Bat out of Hell 3 all set on endless repeat.

[Sosthenes]

Fortunately, no.

Yeah, just got home where myspace isn't blocked. Meh, stoner rock.

[Serious Paul]

I have 90 Gb's of music at the moment, and I've been slowly plowing through it all-everything from the Stones to French Rap to traditional Islamic music to hardcore metal of any sort to Industrial and Ambient, I like just about everything. (Well except much of the Country and Western genres, I just can't get down with that stuff.)

[Ronin]

I have 90 Gb's of music at the moment, and I've been slowly plowing through it all-everything from the Stones to French Rap to traditional Islamic music to hardcore metal of any sort to Industrial and Ambient, I like just about everything. (Well except much of the Country and Western genres, I just can't get down with that stuff.)

You might try some old country. The new stuff is just pop music in disguise. The old stuff is where its at.  Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson (Who by the way all sang together as "The Highwaymen"), Hank Williams Sr., Jr., Patsy Cline, Kenny Rogers (How can you not like the gambler?), Jerry Reed (I dare you not to sing along with "East Bound and Down"), and Charlie Daniels Band ("The Devil Went Down To Georgia" need I really even name anymore?).
A couple honorable mentions I think are Commander Cody and his Lost Airmen (Hot Rod Lincoln), and The Eagles (the Desperado album specifically)

[EDIT] Anything considered "Outlaw Country" or "Bluegrass" is good to go in my opinion

[Ronin]

If you like that, then you might enjoy Skullbot.  Same MO.  Seriously.  And they're pretty good!

!i!

Ok I finally got home from work. So I could check out music links. Skullbot's pretty cool. I like 'em. Thanks for the link!:D

[Tim]

You might try some old country.

Or even some new(ish) countryesque stuff, like:

Lucero: Punkish country straight out of Memphis, TN. The singer has a great three packs of camel no-filters per day voice, plus he's an Arkansas boy, so he knows all about being downtrodden. "Nobody's Darlings" is their best song.

Son Volt: One of the founding alt.country bands that's undergoing a bit of a resurgence. Jay Farrar writes awesome stream-of-consciousness lyrics that accompany some of the sweetest vintage guitar tones ever recorded.

Lucinda Williams: One of the best song-writers around in any genre, Lucinda writes hooky bluesy country with heart-wrenching lyrics and a complete lack of over-produced Nashville Sound bullshit. Plus she has a really sexy boozy voice. Her dad is the well known poet, Miller Williams. I recommend her album "Car Wheels on a Gravel Road."

[Mr. Christopher]

At this very minute? Anoushka Shankar's self-titled 1998 album.

[Zalmoxis]

I just made a new batch of New Wave compilation CD's for my car. So... I was just listening to John Foxx, Fad Gadget and Lene Lovich.

[RPGPundit]

Right now I'm listening to Silvio Rodriguez' latest album, "Erase que se Era".

One of my recent blog entries was about Rodriguez, so I'm sharing the link here.

RPGPundit

[Serious Paul]

That sounds interesting. Say have you heard of a band that goes by the name of Gotan Project?

I'll be looking into this Silvio Rodriguez, as I am always interested in new stuff.

[jdrakeh]

I'm listening to my neighbors physically and verbally abuse each other!

[Koltar]

Earlier...during my shift at work I was listening to these CDs:

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER "Once More With Feeling" Soundtrack of the musical episode that got me interested in watching the show. (also some customers like it when they hear it playing during my shifts.)

THE BEST of THE CALL, The Millenium Collection. - specifically ordered that CD to get the song thats in one of the YouTube videos in my sig. The rest of the songs are also pretty good - so I play it at work. Kind of an Anthem/political rock group with a bit of soul to them.

CAMELOT Original Broadway Cast Recording.
Its a game store, I like musicals, King Arthur, Knights, we sell PENDRAGON - its perefect match musically speaking.

EVANESENCE - BRING ME TO LIFE The 4 song singles CD version.
I just like it - and it does "wake me up" during the slow parts of the shift.

EDMONSON, Greg - "FIREFLY" - soundtrack of the TV series.
I play TRAVELLER, we sell that and other games similiar. I LOVe the show, so do customers - 'nuff said.

TALKING HEADS - STOP MAKING SENSE
Soundtrack CD to the live concert movie. I LOVE that group, always have..."safe" to play at work...plus they restored and added song that were never on the old cassete version.

Right now I have FOX NEWS or Sci-Fi channel on  just as background noise. Thinking of putting on either the 4400 soundtrack CD...or some ENYA.   Maybe some old "Pop Will Eat Itself" instead.

- Ed C.