Only rock rocks! (What's your rock music taste?)

[Matrix]

I'm just posting two threads in a row.

So this is just for (hard)rock. What type of rock do you like? And I'm asking this because I'm a big rock fan and almost never listen to any other type of music.

Examples
Popular rock: the junk you hear on the radio.
Glamour rock: Guns 'n Roses, Queen: old classics.
Hardrock: Guano Apes, Nirvana, Metallica, Limp Bizkit.
Alternative rock: ...Tough one. But I feel there's a distinction between this and...
Symphonic/Progressive rock: Dream Theater, Marillion, The Gathering
Trash metal: Megadeth
Death metal: Don't know any band, but the voters do.
Speed metal: Dimmu Borgir. What's making everyone nuts.

 

[G-Man]

I drank too much... Now I see everything twice can you help me to find out where should I vote if I want classic rock or rock 'n' roll?

PS
Either there are too many metal styles or I'm seeing everything more then twice...

 

[Hitro]

Originally posted by Matrix
Hardrock: Guano Apes, Nirvana, Metallica, Limp Bizkit.

Nirvana and Limp Bizkit in the same category?
Come on, you must be kidding...

 

[G-Man]

He has 6 types of heavy rock but only two of soft rock! Where would you put the beatles, Sting, wings, dire straits, Elvis, the doors, the who, madness, alan parsons project, Knopfler, the beach boys, the bee gees, the police, and all the other not-so-heavy rock artists?

 

[Hitro]

The Beatles, the Beach Boys and the Bee Gees could be counted as "popular rock", what else should that be?
He missed classic Rock'n Roll though.
And he distinguishes between three types of metal, which is correct, but in this poll one to cover all should have been enough in my opinion.

 

[Hamlet]

Originally posted by G-Man
He has 6 types of heavy rock but only two of soft rock! Where would you put the beatles, Sting, wings, dire straits, Elvis, the doors, the who, madness, alan parsons project, Knopfler, the beach boys, the bee gees, the police, and all the other not-so-heavy rock artists?

Most of those I'd put in the pop rock section.

And there should be a seperate section for limp bizkit - 'crap rock.'

 

[Genuis]

And there should be a seperate section for limp bizkit - 'crap rock.'

and add Metallica!

There's a pretty wide definition of "alternative." I always think of it as rock, but influenced by pop - not huge guitar solos or drum solos, etc. Some people just define it as music that doesn't get played on the Top40 radio, or that doesn't fit easily into a genre or category. Oh well, I will vote for it anyway because I like alternative bands and sometimes alternative radio.

 

[damunzy]

Nirvana deffinately belongs in "Grunge Rock", Limp Bizkit is more of a "Rap Rock" and Metallica is "Money Grubbing Rock". Bastards helped to shut down Napster...yeah, well I stil ain't buying a CD, but I was back then....

I voted for Popluar Rock

I would second the idea for "Oldie Rock" for guys like Rollin Stones, Beatles, etc.

 

[Magnus]

no punk?

 

[Lt.Col. Kilgore]

Trash Metal!? Don't you mean Thrash Metal? (Though I agree Megadeth IS trash!)

Slayer is THE metal band!

80s Thrash all the way!

And psychedelia.

 

[knowltok2]

Just give me that old time rock and roll. The kind of music that soothes your soul.

Classic rock for me, but of course all classic rock was popular rock at one time.

Rush, Pink Floyd, Boston, Dire Straits, Queen, Eagles, Bruce Springstein, Bob Seager, Aerosmith, the list goes on and on but you get the idea.

 

[Simon Darkshade]

Well, i would go for all of the above save trash and death metal, only including speed metal because I don't know what it is I am meant to be condemning.


Sigh! 15.346 cm

 

[Adebisi]

 

[Mikoyan]

I like thrash metal best, bands like Motörhead and Megadeth are amongst my favorites

 

[Flatlander Fox]

Classic rock for me...

 

[ComradeDavo]

GRUNGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(as in Nirvana, Soundgarden and Alice In Chains being three of my favorite bands!!!)

 

[G-Man]

Originally posted by Matrix
Examples
Popular rock: the junk you hear on the radio.
Glamour rock: Guns 'n Roses, Queen: old classics.
Hardrock: Guano Apes, Nirvana, Metallica, Limp Bizkit.
Alternative rock: ...Tough one. But I feel there's a distinction between this and...
Symphonic/Progressive rock: Dream Theater, Marillion, The Gathering
Trash metal: Megadeth
Death metal: Don't know any band, but the voters do.
Speed metal: Dimmu Borgir. What's making everyone nuts.

Something seems wrong.. I'll fix it!!! *EvilLaughter*

Popular rock: The kind or rock people like. Dire straits, beatles
Glamour rock: Guns 'n Roses, Queen: old classics.
Hardrock: Like popular rock only lauder
Alternative rock: Like popular rock but different
Symphonic/Progressive rock: Like JS Bach but with drums and distortion
Trash metal: Junk
Death metal: X - junk
Speed metal: Junk on SR-71s

 

[Beam]

Originally posted by G-Man


Something seems wrong.. I'll fix it!!! *EvilLaughter*

Popular rock: The kind or rock people like. Dire straits, beatles
Glamour rock: Guns 'n Roses, Queen: old classics.
Hardrock: Like popular rock only lauder
Alternative rock: Like popular rock but different
Symphonic/Progressive rock: Like JS Bach but with drums and distortion
Trash metal: Junk
Death metal: X - junk
Speed metal: Junk on SR-71s

More fixes!
Popular rock: None of the other
Glamour rock: as seen on MTV, 90'ies Metallica
Hardrock: seventies like Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Status Quo, AC/DC, Judas Priest, Motorhead, Iron Maiden, Def Leppard and derivatives
Alternative rock: The Gathering, Grunge etc.
Symphonic/Progressive rock: Dream Theater, Rush, Marillion, Spocks Beard, Flower Kings, Transatlantic, Genesis, Yes, Asia, UK
Trash metal: Slayer!
Death metal: Venom (Home taping is killing music, so are venom)
Speed metal: 80'ies Metallica

 

[allan]

My tastes just can't be pigeonholed that easily.... I tend to like, what I call "good music"--and that can fall into any category (well, maybe not "trash metal" ). "Not good" music can also fall into any category too.

For example, under "glam rock" I like David Bowie and Queen, don't mind Guns n' Roses, generally dislike Kiss and HATE Motley Crue. Under "speed metal" I liked the Dead Kennedys in their day but didn't care so much for Metallica, etc.

Generally if I feel a band is fresh and creative, genuine, or not merely resting on some formula, I tend to like them, or at least appreciate them. And such bands can fall into any genre. So can the crap bands too though.

One thing about the poll though--I guess I picture "pop music" as being the dance music you hear on Top 40 radio, bubblegum stuff, etc. Even the way you described the category in the poll implies this somewhat. I LIKE the Beatles (especially the more "serious" stuff they did in their later years), the Stones, Pink Floyd, Santana, etc.--but I kind of cringe at voting for the same category that supposedly includes n'Sync, the Backstreet Boys, Madonna, and all that other pop crud.... You really should have had another category then (psychedelic rock, "classic" rock, etc.).

But as Thorogood said, "that don't confront me"--I generally don't vote in polls like these anyway. My tastes range from Jimmy Buffett to Black Sabbath.... But that certainly doesn't mean "everything in between" either.

 

[SunTzu]

I like all kinds of rock
Hmmm i think my fav's would be Popular Rock and Hard Rock.
Like Linkin Park and System of a down.
Pop. Rock is good cause thats where you here the good songs(on the radio).
Alice in Chains is good
311
Live
Tool
Ozzy Osborne
Nickelback
Unwritten Law(sonme good ass songs!)
Korn
LINKIN PARK
SYSTEM OF A DOWN!!
i like really anything, no matter what the genre, but rock is my favorite.