Me too! If I had to describe my music tastes to anyone who asked, my reply was always "Everything apart from country and western and big-band jazz". Nowadays I would add rap, grunge and thrash metal to the list.Originally Posted by walpurgis
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Me too! If I had to describe my music tastes to anyone who asked, my reply was always "Everything apart from country and western and big-band jazz". Nowadays I would add rap, grunge and thrash metal to the list.
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Depends on how its done. I like some of both. With you on last 3
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Well I do 'flirt' with the edges of country and western: Linda Ronstadt and Norah Jones, and I do like some early Louis Armstrong and King Oliver, who played in jazz bands.
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I can't stand country and western! It has to be my least favourite genre. I wouldn't class Norah Jones as C&W though, even though she has covered at least one C&W track that I know of. In fact she 's fairly hard to categorise I would say... and I like her music very much. Some music I have polarised opinions on could be said to be related, by some anyway! I love big band jazz ie Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and indeed most forms of jazz...except trad jazz which I can't stand!
I also can't stand thrash metal but then again I love some of the older metal bands, Sabbath, Purple etc. It was done with tune, melody etc back then (which is my number 1 priority for any music). Same with soul music. I love most of the classic Motown etc stuff but almost all of what would be termed soul/R&B today I hate with a vengeance! It strikes me that they actually try to remove as much tune and melody from it as possible and then try and make it the audio equivalent of being smothered by melted chocolate... if that makes any sense to anyone!
Edit: Oh yes and hello David!! I also remember your writings in the mags with nostalgia.
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