Open mindedness linked to music??

Gah, wanna keep posting, this is getting good, but gotta go to lunch, back in a half ppl

Originally posted by stereovoyaged
reply to post by blupblup

 

And I am not trying to generalize hip hop as crap.

Er.....well you could have fooled me mate??


As below you said.....

Originally posted by stereovoyaged
Havn't heard anyone say hip hop yet, I think because its litterally garbage. Its substanceless, homophobic, commercial, etc. Its all about i'm better than you, I have more wealth, my dick is bigger, etc.

i don't see there where you were specifically talking about any kind of Hip-hop... just ALL hip hop.

As i said, Don't generalize... it makes no sense.

drsmooth23 gave you a list and there are a few in my selections too...
Go take a listen......

instead of listening to 50cent, Ja rule, Xibit, Chingy and any other commercial and soulless crap.




[edit on 18/3/09 by blupblup]

KRS one, and Immortal technique.
Not homphobic, or crap.
Im not into hip hop as my thing, but their stuff is good.

reply to post by guinnessford


Yep...there are literally hundreds of groups and emcee's that are the polar opposites of what the OP believes hip-hop to be.


And Immortal technique is about as Anti-government, Anti-establishment and political as you can get.

He has quite a "rough" voice but his lyrics are literally "mind-blowing".

he is amazing....and isn't afraid to speak the truth

reply to post by blupblup




I will have to check it out then for sure

reply to post by stereovoyaged


immortal Technique was in the movie "This Revolution"
Very good watch, but not much music, just a bit of him being interviewed in the studio.
And you can find KRS ones stuff just about anywhere.

My music tastes are pretty much guided by mood...

Oddly enough, heavy metal relaxes me (Metallica, Dethklok (sure, it's a cartoon, but the album kicks arse!), Rob Zombie)

Classical (especially Baroque) or Yanni/Enya (the upbeat ones) helps me wake up, whereas the slower Enya songs or Yanni will make me sleepy or relaxed.

For just normal listening, I'm more of an 80's pop fan, or the 50's rock songs.

There's some modern stuff I like, but very little of it. Most just falls into a couple of categories and very few new songs seem to be innovative.

Another favorite is soundtracks of movies and tv shows. There's some really good music there. My ringtone is the theme for Airwolf, hehe....

Originally posted by stereovoyaged
reply to post by blupblup

 

I will have to check it out then for sure

I would.... for the sake of open mindedness and all

Ektomorf, KYPCK, Soulfly, Mastodon, The Haunted, & Katatonia. For some reason it focuses, relaxes, and clears my mind.

[edit on 22/3/2009 by C0bzz]

Heh my iPod has over 3000 songs and like 300 podcasts that are music oriented so...it is difficult to categorize what I listen to. You could say it all depends on how I am feeling or what I feel like listening to.

Above & Beyond
Alizee
Armin van Buuren
Black Keys
Cabas
Carlos Jean
Carolina Liar
Celldweller
Ceu
Coldplay
Damian Marley
David Morales
Dean Martin
Deepest Blue
Dropkick Murphy
Dry Cell
Fabulous (Real Talk has some great songs)
First State
Flogging Molly
Frank Sinatra
The Game
Garth Brooks
Incubus
Jesper Kyd (his soundtracks are brilliant)
Kasabian
Kaskade
Keane
Limp Bizkit (from my hometown...gotta like them)
Linkin Park
Lisa Miskovsky
Maor Levi
Mariajose
Marilyn Manson
Maroon 5
Massive Attack (brilliant stuff)
Mat Zo
Miguel Migs
Mozart (yes I enjoy the occasional classical)
Nered
NIN
Nordic Stars (for some reason I like their songs)
Oliver Smith
Papa Roach
Paramore
Pascal Feliz
Paul Van Dyk
Pendulum
Perfect Circle
Perry Como
Plastilina Mosh
Prodigy
Puscifer
Rachid Taha (legend)
Rammstein
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Rick Astley (I enjoy being able to rick roll people via iPod)
Rom Di Prisco
Scooter (I know but again I like Excess all areas for some reason)
The Script
Signalrunners
Smashing Pumpkins
Static X
Steve Forte Rio
Sundriver
Sunlounger
Tiesto
Tom Petty
Tomer Yosef
U2
UNKLE
Veronicas
Vicente Fernandez
Yelle
Zeromancer


I have plenty of others like Anjunabeats, ISOS, ASOT, Elements of Life (Live in Copenhagen might I add...amazing concert and great album), and various compilations. So where would you categorize me? Confused as hell and completely chaotic / random?

Originally posted by stereovoyaged

Originally posted by Acidtastic

I never listen to sad music either, even when i feel like a need a good cry. I suppress it like any proper man, and whack on some hard fast dance music.

[edit on 18/3/2009 by Acidtastic]

You need to youtube techno viking, lol, you would enjoy!

and all of the remixes. Waaaay ahead of ya!! The techno vikings grandmother one is wicked aswell.

edit to add link



[edit on 23/3/2009 by Acidtastic]

I'm very much grounded in the Blues but I'm suprised no one has mentioned JAZZ for it's mind expanding qualities.

Like this....

www.youtube.com...

or perhaps something like this....
www.youtube.com...



[edit on 23-3-2009 by whaaa]

Felt the need to post this one, as to me at least, should seem to fit in here.

Iced Earth - Come What May

My favourite artists/bands:
Tool
A Perfect Circle
Puscifer
Nine Inch Nails
Metallica
Cire
Emptyself
Saul Williams
Skepticism
Black Light Burns
Sulpher
Peach
Suns of the Tundra
Angelspit
Girls Under Glass
Tomahawk (Mike Patton in general is pretty awesome)
Marilyn Manson

My favourite genres:
Funeral Doom Metal
Industrial Rock/Metal
Progressive Rock/Metal
Metal and Rock (in general)
Techno (most forms of electric music are good)
Ambient

Examples of my favourite music:

Tool - Lateralus


Cire - Adrenological


Sulpher - Problem (contains "swear" words)


Skepticism - The March and the Stream (not my favourite version, though)


Shape of Despair - Angels of Distress


Saul Williams - Robeson (contains "swear" words)


Tomahawk - God Hates A Coward (contains "swear" words)


[edit on 13-4-2009 by flyindevil]

I think the conclusion I have kind of formed after reading the posts and thinking (Even making changes while writing this post) is that Open Mindedness is its own thing. It seems that the open minded people that have posted are also open minded when it comes to music. Me personally, am very open to any kind of music. Simply you have good music and bad music, and there is a certain mentality that comes with the love of music. True musicians to me, are sensitive to some knowledge or sensation that many aren't. Same goes with being open minded I think. You have rights and wrongs; possibilities and impossibilities. People truly open minded or truly striving for such, are also tuned into some similar sensation. I notice something in every artist, whether it be a musician, author, painter, or what have you, that there is some higher or different level of understanding that they hold. Same goes for those who tend to remain Open-minded. Those are my 2 cents (or maybe 200...). In any case, great topic.
Favorite Genres:
Folk (Folk/rock)
Rock
Metal
Classical
Blues
Jazz
Big Band/Swing
Vocal
Instrumental
Big fan of Celtic Music
Acoustic

Like I said, I'm very open to all music. Not so much partial to rap and hip hop though not denouncing it or bashing it. (Even though I find a hard time labeling some of it, mostly mainstream stuff, as music at all.)

A little external source that does a better job of explaining what I meant in the last post. The Band is Black in the Mind, they are not the most well-know band ever, but one of the members is a high school buddy of my brother. I thought they shed some light on this sort of unknown sensation.

They needed to find the perfect band name, a name that would catch the minds of the fans and draw in the others. They came up with ‘Black in the Mind’. So what does it mean? The question itself can almost be the answer you’re looking for; it’s whatever you want it to be. Being Black in the Mind is easy; you simply "black out" your mind and allow your thoughts and worries of everyday life to dissolve into nothing. When you free your mind of everything, you find yourself in the right state of mind to really hear music. To be Black in the Mind, you must be able to "hear" the music. If so, the music will be free to take your imagination anywhere it wants to go. This creates a strong bond between the music and the listener, a personal relationship. This is what music is and does for us. So there it is- Black in the Mind is more than just an idea; it’s a place, a feeling, a safe haven of escape that’s always there when needed. You can make it whatever you want; it’s your musical world to customize.

www.myspace.com...