i'm sure there's tons of threads like this in MD and c0r, but i'm curious...

what do the MWTAs listen to when they're not listening to EDM?

i think it'll be interesting to hear some of our more obscure musical influences that we don't usually get to talk about, and maybe you guys know of some local musicians that people outside of the MW may not neccesarily know of...

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Most people recact kind of weird when I say this, but I listen to just about everything including opera. I grew up listening to rock and classical music, and my range of influence has grown very broad since.

Outside of EDM, I listen exclusively to Austrian Yodeling. I'm working on a project that combines the two that's sure to rock a mountaintop dancefloor.

I know you're joking, but that could actually be kind of cool if you did it right. Now I'm going to be thinking about that all day.

i like beck... or led zep, doors, cure, steve miller, fleetwood mac, smashing pumpkins, and of course PETER FRAMPTON... the list goes on.

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Originally posted by Benjamin B smashing pumpkins

Speaking of which, I've heard they're getting back together in some form. I wonder if I'd still like going to their live show now as much as I did back in the day.

That would be cool. I'm a huge SP fan myself. I'm still upset with myself for never seeing them live.

Coldplay, Sigur Ros, movie scores are great, Riverdance, Celtic music, Phantom of the Opera, anything with lots of piano. Thats all I can think of right now.

Mike Oldfield.

Pretty diverse lineup...

- The "Jammy" stuff like Phish, the Dead, DMB, SCI, Claypool, etc.

- The Jazz in the vein of Miles, Sarah Vaughan, Billie, Ella, Branford Marsalis, MMW, Soulive, etc.

- I really dig quote en quote "neo soul" a la Erykah Badu and Jill Scott

- Hip Hop: ATCQ (FTW!), Black Star, Mos Def, Kweli, J5, the Beastie Boys, Common, DJ Premiere, Gang Starr, etc.

The one disc that I keep playing right now though (other than Airdrawndagger, which is on permanent repeat) is:

The Beastie Boys - The In Sound from Way Out

The only way I can describe it is The Beastie Boys stoned on acid playing some of the wettest funk I've ever heard... Highly recommended!

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I'm all over the place!

Superdrag
Nada Surf
Scorpions
Journey
Weezer
Dio
Black Flag
Misfits
Devo
Tahiti 80
The Cardigans
Smoking Popes
The Stereo
The Pixies
Foo Fighters
Reggie & the Full Effect
Hepcat
The Slackers
Air America Radio
Wrestling Entrance Music
Ben Folds
Elvis Costello
Coldplay
Sloan
Soundgarden
Bad Religion
Black Sabbath
AC/DC
Lots of old Chicago & Boston punk/ahrdcore bands I used to play with
Early 90s rap
Gotta run to work...

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Originally posted by jrock2468 Speaking of which, I've heard they're getting back together in some form. I wonder if I'd still like going to their live show now as much as I did back in the day.

i never cared for SP when they were together, but i saw Zwan live a few years ago, and it was one of the best concerts i've ever been to.


ok, my list...

- classic rock: Pink Floyd, Eagles, The Doors, U2
- hair bands: (yes i love cheesy 80's ballads) Def Leppard, Boston, Scorpions, Journey
- progressive rock: Dream Theater
- alternative rock: (i'm generalizing a lot in this category because i don't feel like getting into specific sub-genres) 311, Incubus, Sublime, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Live, Pat McGee Band, Freddy Jones Band, Stereophonics, Fountains of Wayne, The Rosenbergs, Vertical Horizon, Jimmy Eat World, Radiohead, Owsley, Weezer
- jam/hippy bands: moe, Phish, Dispatch
- chill/new-agey stuff: Zero 7, Balligomingo

^^ a lot of that stuff i haven't listened to in forever but i still dig it. i'm sure i've forgotten lots of stuff too, i don't have any old CD books with me to refer to.

and probably my favorite non-EDM genre of music is the conglomeration of emo-indie-modern-day-"rock" (i hate generalizing it because there are so many bad emo/indie bands, and a lot of the good bands don't fit into one specific category)... but stuff like Coldplay, Keane (probably my #1 favorite band), Something Corporate, Juliana Theory, Aqualung, Elliot Smith, Postal Service, Death Cab For Cutie, Dashboard Confessional, Rooney, Buddahead, etc...

and for local music, these are a few of my favorites:

The Good Luck Joes - "a sound that treads nimbly around Harrison-esque guitar hooks, Coldplays piano-driven grandiosity, and Wilco's intimate confessions-in-song"... and they went to Garth's high school, lol.

The Amber Estate - "a fusion of pop sensibilities and attractive rock stylings, driven by electro-acoustic grooves and saturated with melodic hooks and powerful vocals"... from Minneapolis.

Willy Porter - "a first-rate entertainer whose utterly charming combination of musical and lyrical muscle and finesse has been winning over audiences across the United States and Europe for years. Onstage, he masterfully combines the skills of a virtuoso musician, an eloquent poet, an agile athlete, a damn funny comedian and even a pretty good dancer"... solo folk-rock musician from Milwaukee, puts on an AMAZING live show. way better than Steve Porter, lol.


shit, now i'm just dying to hear some live music.

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