What taste in music do y'all have?

[EVysther]

I should also say that around the time Use Your Illusion came out, Pantera released Vulgar Display of Power and I was hooked. Nothing sat right with me after that. 92 was also an incredible and interesting year for music, too. Dream Theater, Faith No More, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Alice in Chains, Helmet, and Megadeth all released albums that year so it was a pretty stacked year for GnR to contend with

I agree on the music of '92 - Sabbath's Dehumanizer we've already discussed, Pantera, Alice were big on my radar as well - Maiden? Fear of the Dark was spotty, but a vast improvement on No Prayer for the Dying...Megdeath's Countdown was a *remarkable* album - very sophisticated and ultra-tight, playing-wise, it definitely set a bar in terms of precision....

Overall, I ignored the Grunge thing...Nirvana/Soundgarden/Pearl Jam, etc. were EVERYWHERE, but it really didn't affect me that much, but I had soft spot for Temple of the Dog's Hunger Strike...a lot of big albums from '91 were still prowling around - Metallica/Ozzy/Skid Row....jeez, how time flies...

[TK421]

I should also say that around the time Use Your Illusion came out, Pantera released Vulgar Display of Power and I was hooked. Nothing sat right with me after that. 92 was also an incredible and interesting year for music, too. Dream Theater, Faith No More, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Alice in Chains, Helmet, and Megadeth all released albums that year so it was a pretty stacked year for GnR to contend with

I agree on the music of '92 - Sabbath's Dehumanizer we've already discussed, Pantera, Alice were big on my radar as well - Maiden? Fear of the Dark was spotty, but a vast improvement on No Prayer for the Dying...Megdeath's Countdown was a *remarkable* album - very sophisticated and ultra-tight, playing-wise, it definitely set a bar in terms of precision....

Overall, I ignored the Grunge thing...Nirvana/Soundgarden/Pearl Jam, etc. were EVERYWHERE, but it really didn't affect me that much, but I had soft spot for Temple of the Dog's Hunger Strike...a lot of big albums from '91 were still prowling around - Metallica/Ozzy/Skid Row....jeez, how time flies...

Bruh, Dave Mustaine needs to give Nick Menza and Marty Friedman MVP awards for Countdown and Youthanasia because the refinement was all them I feel. Like Dave is talented but I think both Marty and Nick both brought a lot of focus to their overall sound.

Agree that Maiden’s FotD album wasn’t their highest effort but considering that was more their experimental era, I would say it was an amazing effort. I didn’t hate “No Prayer for the Dying” but there were some dogs on there. “Bring Your Daughter…”, “Public Enema #1”, and “Fates Warning” would be my picks off that one. The rest I largely forgotten lol

Hot take: I hated Nirvana. Just was never a fan and never understood the appeal. Even though Ioved punk like Bad Brains, Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, and Sick of it All, I just never thought they ever qualified. Only “Grunge” I enjoyed was AIC or at the most, Soundgarden. Candlebox was another that hit all the right notes for me but sadly, I don’t think they ever got past their first album.

[Aiko]

... End of day is usually something mellow or progressive like Tool, Dream Theater or Floyd lol

I saw Dream Theater live on stage for the first time just a few months back. What an amazing band.

I love their stuff when I am feeling nerdy and wanna geek out over polyrhythms. Problem with Dream Theater and other prog metal bands is the arrangements are typically too complex for the casual listener to enjoy so getting all the people in the room to enjoy it is a bit of a challenge. Aquiles Priester has been a lil obsession of mine since I saw him playing with W.A.S.P. The man is a beast and worthy of listening to his other works including Dragonforce.

Funny. I saw Dragonforce on the same day. They and Dream Theater both performed at Nova Rock.

[BogDog]

One thing I noticed when MTV became a thing was that I enjoyed watching live performances much more than I did cute or clever music videos. A few of my favorite all-acoustic performances here,"unplugged if you will.

The Clap - Steve Howe (YES)
https://youtu.be/iNUedapF-bo

Mandolin Wind - Rod Stewart / Ron Wood (formerly of Faces)
https://youtu.be/D6CjLKFHzWY?si=vwn95a8maffJDupU

Life is a Long Song - Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) + a stringed quartet
https://youtu.be/CDqw4wi2PwU

[TK421]

One thing I noticed when MTV became a thing was that I enjoyed watching live performances much more than I did cute or clever music videos. A few of my favorite all-acoustic performances here,"unplugged if you will.

The Clap - Steve Howe (YES)
https://youtu.be/iNUedapF-bo

Mandolin Wind - Rod Stewart / Ron Wood (formerly of Faces)
https://youtu.be/D6CjLKFHzWY?si=vwn95a8maffJDupU

Life is a Long Song - Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) + a stringed quartet
https://youtu.be/CDqw4wi2PwU

To be honest, if you look at all the music videos produced in the 80’s, a good majority of them SUUUUCKED. I mean cheesy as they come but that was the 80’s so yeah, live performances were the cake then. Among my faves was some of the live stuff from Headbangers ball and late night TV. I remember geeking out over any live performance aired then and I swear the production value was 100x better than anything produced today.


Some of my faves looking back:

Ozzy Osbourne “Shot in the Dark” Peace Music Festival, Moscow 1992

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qszajHoIp ... FyayBsaXZl

Metallica “For Whom the Bell Tolls” Monsters of Rock, Moscow 1991

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gdFryNN7Y ... IDE5OTE%3D

Def Leppard “Bringing on the Heartbreak” 1988 featuring one of the last few recorded appearances of Steve Clark. I have always been enamored by Clark and Collen’s playing and ability to create any atmosphere

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IcMTUpk7- ... IDE5ODM%3D

Dio “Sacred Heart” 1985

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YNb_SSE-j ... FydCBsaXZl

W.A.S.P 1984

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=riMlz0zHK ... IDE5ODQ%3D

[EVysther]

Since we're talking Metal, here's a documentary on my fave Sabbs album with Ozzy, Volume 4 - very concise, researched and well produced...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6GTf6r ... GM7w%3D%3D

[BogDog]

All good shi.........STUFF!

[MuddySkater]

My taste in music may seen a little odd but while I like listening to classical music I also enjoy more heavier stuff like Rammstein and Kraftwerk, I got into that music from when I was in my Goth days, although for the past twenty something years now I've been a trojan styled traditional skinhead so I listen to a lot of reggae, soul and ska

[Theo]

It would probably be quicker to list the music I don’t care for, generally, I love most everything but heavy metal, hip-hop, and Taylor Swift.

I have a lot of country on my playlist, Blake Shelton, Maren Morris, Dierks Bentley, and Lady Antebellum (not Lady A) to name a few favorites. Some of my rock favs are Coldplay, Sting, The Eagles, and Florence and The Machine. Gordon Lightfoot, Fleet Foxes, Al Stewart and Simon and Garfunkel to name a few folk favs. Foster the People, Lana Dey Rey, Cigarettes After Sex, Moby, M83, Enya, I could On and On and On (see if you can find the lyrical reference there lol). Recently I discovered and have been enjoying some selections from Night Tapes, the Chromatics, and Aphex Twin.

And then there’s movie scores, I love me a good soundtrack. Hans Zimmer, Howard Shore and Max Richter are a few I often like. As a kid I remember once asking for a Lord of the Rings soundtrack CD for Christmas.

I used to play the piano, not great, but I could play a few songs and riffs, mostly by ear. I also started leaning the guitar, but never got further than how to play a few cords.

[Boggy Man]

On and On and On (see if you can find the lyrical reference there lol).

Whenever that phrase comes to mind, or whenever I see it, I just can't help but think of Journey - Don't Stop Believin'