What are you listening to?

**auld argonian** · 14th April 12, 08:32 PM

The Midnight Special on WFMT.....but it was better before the current DJ took over...back in the sixties and the seventies...

Best

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**Mickey** · 14th April 12, 08:53 PM

I listen to everything. Except rap (with the exception of Will Smith, the Beastie Boys, and Anthrax (who's da man)).

Classic rock, metal, classical, Motown, big band, martial music, some country, some punk, some new wave, and my wife and son (who are both far more cool than I) keep my ipod loaded with the current hot bands.

When I'm on a project though, I tend to go to what relaxes me. Celtic Woman/Thunder, Earth Wind and Fire, G. Lightfoot, Neil Diamond, Amy MacDonald (Scottish girl who I can't get enough of), that kind of stuff. An old favorite that I can't find on CD is Roger Whittaker.

When driving, if my ipod dies, I generally just put the radio on scan. Continuous 6 second bits of whatever is on generally amuses me.

**CMcG** · 15th April 12, 05:23 AM

Originally Posted by Mickey

...martial music...

That sounds like it might be right up my alley... or at least might suit the topic of the dissertation I'm proposing. What do you mean by martial music?

Today I was at the opening of the new location of an old kung fu school in Hong Kong. The master there is a friend of one of my kung fu teachers. I was playing cymbals in the percussion ensemble that accompanied a lion dance, which was doing a sort of blessing ritual for the place. This is one type of martial music, while a regimental pipe band would be another.

**Mickey** · 15th April 12, 07:25 AM

Originally Posted by CMcG

That sounds like it might be right up my alley... or at least might suit the topic of the dissertation I'm proposing. What do you mean by martial music?

Anything that you might hear out on the drill field while marching or during a parade. Regimental pipes, J.P. Sousa, drum and bugle corps, that sort of thing. Always runs a bit of a shiver up my back and gets the blood moving. I love it.

**cable scot** · 15th April 12, 07:43 AM

This week I've been on a Dead Kennedys, Fixtures,Rancid,Clash kick.It's fun to see my 2yr old son dance the same way to mickey mouse as to "lynch the landlord"

**Nick the DSM** · 15th April 12, 09:06 AM

Oh, man. I've been listening to everything from Chieftains to Slayer. All at home while I'm doing homework and writing papers.

Let's see what has been on my playlist...I'll leave out the death metal bands

Deep Purple, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Helloween, Van Halen, Blind Guardian, Exodus, Judas Priest, Manowar, Entombed, Brian Setzer/ Stray Cats, Iron Maiden, Kreator, etc

**MacMillans son** · 30th June 12, 11:03 PM

Originally Posted by Mickey

An old favorite that I can't find on CD is Roger Whittaker.

I haven't read all of the posts on this thread Mickey so this may have been pointed out already, but Amazon has a significant selection of Roger Whittaker and Itunes has a few as well.
He really does have a great voice.
Best of luck!