The Smith's- How Soon Is Now?

White Zombie-Thunderkiss 65

Whiter Shade Of Pale - HSAS

Stabbing Westward- What Do I Have To Do?

Stabbing Westward-Shame

Simple Man - Shinedown ...I think it's better than the original. I love it.

Edited July 24, 200718 yr by blackviper8891

Stabbing Westward-Save Yourself

Soundgarden-Fell On Black Days

The Cars - Moving in Stereo.

Warrant - Love In Stereo.

"Numb" - Seemless

Falling Away From Me - KoRn

Rhythm From A Red Car - Hardline (A Hard Rock/Hair Band With Neil Schon?! How Can You Lose!? )

And All Things Will End - Avenged Sevenfold

The Blue Bouffant Polka - The Lawrence Welk Orhestra

I broke away from the hairbands today

Deftones - Adrenaline

Korn - Follow the leader

Led Zeppelin I

Rolling Stones - 40 Licks

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Thryty

Marilyn Manson - assorted

NWA - Straight Outta Compton

AC/DC - Highway to Hell

You all make me feel like a hopeless nerd. I haven't a clue as to most of the performers you refer to. About 10 years ago, I switched over to jazz and never looked back.

Sex and Candy - Marcy Playground

Driven Under - Seether

Down - Socialburn

Bottom of the bottle - Smile Empty Soul

Vicarious - Tool

One - Metallica

You all make me feel like a hopeless nerd. I haven't a clue as to most of the performers you refer to. About 10 years ago, I switched over to jazz and never looked back.

Oh come on Bob, I'm sure you've heard of Led Zeppelin and AC/DC at least.

I've started liking jazz more ever since we went to a few jazz bars in Rome. It's amazing what a live performance will do to your perception of something. My grandpa's an avid listener of WNUA Smooth Jazz out of Chicago...it's more contemporary jazz though, but not bad. I hear it every time we're driving around the Northwest Suburbs in his Grand Marquis. It's one of my fond memories as a kid.

You all make me feel like a hopeless nerd. I haven't a clue as to most of the performers you refer to. About 10 years ago, I switched over to jazz and never looked back.

Ironically, I used to play in a Jazz Band in high school. Not only was I a half-decent trumpet player, but the discipline required to play every note, to properly keep time, to pay close attention to detail... and that in turn steered me onto more and more hard rock where technical prowess and skill are valued over just some idiot screaming.

Plus, when I was back in Grade 8, we had to play, 'I'm Just A Giggolo/I Ain't Got Nobody' . Our teacher played a sample of that song, and the singer was none other than David Lee Roth. I've been hooked since.

Howard Stern Show

Anna Molly - Incubus

Metallica - Harvester of Sorrow

Ironically, I used to play in a Jazz Band in high school. Not only was I a half-decent trumpet player, but the discipline required to play every note, to properly keep time, to pay close attention to detail... and that in turn steered me onto more and more hard rock where technical prowess and skill are valued over just some idiot screaming.

Plus, when I was back in Grade 8, we had to play, 'I'm Just A Giggolo/I Ain't Got Nobody' . Our teacher played a sample of that song, and the singer was none other than David Lee Roth. I've been hooked since.

I was in band and played trumpet too, but I only did marching band, concert band, and pep band. Pep band was great...we used to play Crazy Train, Smoke on the Water, We're an American Band, Hey Jude, and a few others. You really take on more of an appreciation for music being in school band I think. Like you said, the trumpet is not an easy instrument to play and you get the melody a lot, so learning technique is important. Same thing with recorded music; if there's no technical proficiency, I get bored.

I played the Kazoo!

Oh come on Bob, I'm sure you've heard of Led Zeppelin and AC/DC at least.

My grandpa's an avid listener of WNUA Smooth Jazz out of Chicago...it's more contemporary jazz though, but not bad.

Of course, this guy I used to work with was an avid metal fan...he was 2 years younger than me. He thought he was really cool but he was really sort of a geek. Sometimes while we were working, I would wale out that weird refrain from "The Immigrant Song" just to piss him off.

People a LOT earlier than "grandpa status" are avid jazz fans. I probably transitioned to jazz several years after The Cure or thereabouts. Basically, I find jazz to be disciplined, sophisticated and tightly constructed, for lack of a better description.

So what am I listening to? An Italian stock market report on the news waiting for dinner to be served over here.

Edited July 25, 200718 yr by trinacriabob

Save Me - Shinedown

Jazz is love it or hateb it for me... about a 50%/50% mix.

DJ Sammy. the HEAVEN album.

I used to listen to it all the time when I'd be thinking back/

remeniscing about Julie. That's OUR album. I have a lot of

great memories that come rushing back to that album.

Either my mind wanders to March 2003 when Julie & I were

together for the first time OR I think back to April of 2003

when I was flying down the highway in Arizona at 95mph

in a rental Dodge listening to that album, feeling like my

heart was about to tear in half because I decided to break

Julie's heart and stay with Marcia out of guilt.

It's funny how a certain song/album can bring back a flood

of memories or feelings from years ago. Music can be SO

very powerful, I can tell you in exact detail certain points of

my life when a certain song triggers a memory.

Rocket - Def Leppard

Edited July 25, 200718 yr by Captainbooyah

"The Patient" - Tool

Giving me a little strength right now.

Mike & the Mechanics, yo

Bullethead - Van Halen

This guy, he freakin' rocks...check out the solo at the end. He has tons more videos of him playing too.

Wow, even better solo on this one...this is technical proficiency

Edited July 26, 200718 yr by mustang84

The Moody Blues-Nights in White Satin

45 - Shinedown

The Moody Blues-Nights in White Satin

Deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep song. I gotta listen to that tonight when I unwind.

Oh, and as far as what I'm listening to...

some super stupid/cheesy 1990s pop songs on the XM radio

over the iontercom at Chevy/Cadillac, I hate the station we always play.

Deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep song. I gotta listen to that tonight when I unwind.

Great song.. I went and saw the Moodies in January..they are incredible in concert (even though they are all north of 60 now).

I'm listening to my usual news podcasts today at work (3 different BBC programs, CNN, NPR, Rick Steeves travel) and also the new Velvet Revolver CD 'Libertad' and Bryan Ferry's new CD 'Dylanesque'...

"Pillars Of Faith" - Down

I think quite a few people here could get into Down once they take a look at their member line-up.

Edited July 27, 200718 yr by YellowJacket894

She Wants Money - Ratt

Seven Nation Army - White Stripes

Black Label Society-Suicide Messiah

Safety Dance - Men Without Hats

Voodoo Chile-- SRV

White magic -- long time ago

Raffi - this little light of mine

Tribute - Tenacious D

Guns N' Roses all day...Appetite through Spaghetti

Spaghetti

Somewhere on this continent... Steven Adler is gathering his lawyers to sue your ass.

Don't Treat Me Bad - Firehouse

Back to Black - Amy Winehouse

...sometimes it's really, really difficult being alone.