What is your favorite type of music Carolinians? (Chapel Hill, King: chapel, school)

[gman6974]

I grew up listening to late 80s, early 90s country. Reba, John Anderson, Blackhawk, Wynona Judd, Vince Gill, Lorrie Morgan, George Strait, Alan Jackson, etc. But country just died around the late 90s for me and it has been bad every since. Way too poppy and the lyrics are just too straight forward.

I mostly listen to blues and 90s rock now. Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, Hendrix, '73-'77 Skynyrd, Nirvana, STP, Alice in Chains just to name a few.

What do you listen to?

[superk]

Well, growing up in CT, "southern" rock was all the rage: Skynyrd, Blackfoot, Molly Hatchet, Allman Brothers, Outlaws, Charlie Daniels, Marshall Tucker, etc. They still are my favorites. Then, there was the arena/progressive rock/ heavy metal. Yes, ELP, Jethro Tull, Queen, Uriah Heep, Boston, Deep Purple, Sabbath, Rush, BOC, etc. Still dig the metal stuff.

Best album from this time: "Strangers in the Night" from UFO. Totally freakin' awesome!

Currently, my collection is mostly Electric Blues and Instrumental Rock. SRV, Joe Bonamassa, Walter Trout, Jimmy Thackery. Satriani, Vai, Gilbert, Johnson, Petrucci, Steve Morse, Dixie Dregs, Jeff Beck, Vinnie Moore, Gary Hoey, Malmsteen, and the list goes on and on.

[Niki]

I mostly listen to rock (Staind, My Chemical Romance, David Cook, Hinder, 30 Seconds to Mars, etc.), but I also like Black Gospel (Fred Hammond, Donnie McClurkin, Kirk Franklin), R&B, a little hip-hop, and pop.

I listen to 90s country, classical, Irish instrumentals and movie soundtracks once in awhile.

[arbyunc]

Superk, that's a nice list you have there--I grew up with those too. I remember going to see the Dregs in small clubs around Chapel Hill, and being blown away while those amazing musicians did their thing.

I have very broad tastes in music, definitely leaning towards the progressive/cutting edge/jazz/and even weird stuff, but grounded in rock, funk, soul, blues, and jazz. As a musician myself I have a rather critical ear, yet I'm very broad-minded in being able to appreciate the talent in any kind of music. I like just about anything that's presented as true musical art, and not as commercial overdone crap designed only to pad some record company exec's bank account. As such, many of my favorites are not necessarily considered commercial "successes", but they include a wide range of styles/genres. For example: Little Feat, King Crimson, Taj Mahal, Iggy Pop, early Genesis/Peter Gabriel, Bela Fleck, Louis Jordan, Gatemouth Brown, King Sunny Ade, Jeff Beck, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Primus, Hot Tuna...the list goes on, but you get the idea.

Then there's Zappa, the irreverent genius who took everything to a different level and absolutely refused to sell out for anything. He's my hero in many ways.

While I'm generally not a country music fan, again I can appreciate the talent. There are some great musicians doing that stuff, but I'm just not much into that scene. That said, I do like some old school country tunes here and there, like "You Never Even Called Me by My Name", "Crazy", and anything by Chet Atkins, Doc Watson, or Flatt & Scruggs.

[rubber_factory]

blues, jazz, funk.