What is your favourite musical genre?

[Mighty Roman]

I apologize if there is already a thread on this (I'm not trying to stake claim), but on the Celine Dion thread, most people are saying that they prefer other kinds of music, so I was wondering, what is the CBR Community's favourite genre of music? Do you like rock? Classical? Pop? And why do you like this genre? And what are your favourite singers/bands from that genre?

Personally, I have a very eclectic taste in music. I like pretty much everything except Country and Heavy Metal. My favourite genres include: Indie Rock, Electric/Trap, 80s Rock, 90s Rap, and even some Doo-Wop music.
My favourite bands/artists include: Coldplay, Maroon 5, Queen, and Labrinth.

Let's find out which genre is the most popular.

[MykeHavoc]

Heavy metal. Favorite artists include Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, KISS, Danzig, Rainbow, Type O Negative, Prong, Exodus, Anthrax, Nevermore, Iced Earth, Fear Factory, Kamelot and so on.

[CSTowle]

'80s synth-poppy/New Wave/New Romantic stuff. Anything from Kraftwerk to Depeche Mode to the Smiths to thousands of one-hit wonders. Too young to experience it as anything other than a very small child, but love it today. Unfortunately, know nobody else in my personal life who enjoys just about any of it so it's strictly an earbuds play.

[Goggindowner]

Metal in its various forms. I don't really do favorites, but currently I'm listening to a lot of:

Red Fang
Mastodon
High on Fire
Orange Goblin
Thou
Yob
Slipknot
Slayer
Black Label Society
Nonpoint
System of a Down
Chevelle
Metallica
Acid Bath
Minsk
Black Tusk

I grew up on this stuff. It gets my blood pumping and focuses my mind in ways no other genre does. I was in a metal band in high school and college. I just feel it.

[GrandKaiser]

Looks like there are a lot of metal fans on here. I love metal too but I really dig ambient metal. Stuff like Gris, Forteresse, Blut Aus Nord, Csejthe, that stuff. There are lot of great metal bands in Quebec, haha.

I personally like electronic/alternative stuff, like Ladytron, the Knife/Fever Ray, Goldfrapp, the Golden Filter, Phantogram, etc. But honestly I'll listen to everything.

My favorite band is an indie/alternative band called surrenderdorothy, and the lead singer, Elmo Kennedy, has his own solo stuff under the name BONES which is just brilliant IMO. So yeah I'll listen to anything.

'80s synth-poppy/New Wave/New Romantic stuff. Anything from Kraftwerk to Depeche Mode to the Smiths to thousands of one-hit wonders. Too young to experience it as anything other than a very small child, but love it today. Unfortunately, know nobody else in my personal life who enjoys just about any of it so it's strictly an earbuds play.

That's crazy. I love that genre too. I'm a musician and I actually released a synthwave album in July. Very cool man.

[MykeHavoc]

\m/ \m/

Horns high, my metal brethren.

[Billy Batson]

Korki Buchek.

[Michael24]

A combination of rock (classic rock, hard rock, hair metal, but not heavy metal or industrial), pop, country (mostly '80s to early-2000s), '50s and '60s rock and R&B, some New Age. If I had to pick just one, though, I'd say '80s rock, since that's the music I grew up on.

A sample of favorites to give a more defined look: Bon Jovi, Trisha Yearwood, Kelly Clarkson, Brooks & Dunn, Dierks Bentley, 3 Doors Down, Duran Duran, Sara Evans, Foreigner, Def Leppard, Alice Cooper, Genesis, Phil Collins, The Police, Sting, Martina McBride, Madonna, Lifehouse, Billy Joel, Kiss, Keith Urban, Rick Springfield, AC/DC, George Harrison, Gin Blossoms, Michael Jackson, the Beach Boys, Huey Lewis and the News, Poison, Shania Twain, Sammy Hagar, Van Halen, Laura Branigan, Reba Mcentire, Carly Simon, Vintage Trouble, Faith Hill, Sam Cooke, Clint Black, Fleetwood Mac, Pat Benatar, the Supremes, the Temptations, Tom Petty, Garth Brooks, Train and Lita Ford.

[Oskar Von Strange]

Mostly 80's hardcore punk. But I do enjoy other stuff like:

Rockabilly
Jazz (20's, 30's, and 40's)
Big band/Swing
40's country
Surf rock/Instrumental rock
Blues
90's gangsta rap
Grindcore
Death metal
Powerviolence

As for favorites? Too many so I'll keep it short...
Link Wray (shame most people don't know about him)
Hasil Adkins
Glenn Danzig
Gene Krupa
Johnny Cash
and numerous punk bands

[Detox]

I am a 90's grunge guy. Nirvana, STP, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden etc...

[Jesse_Custer]

B.O.B
Mayday
Tech N9ne
Yelawolf
White Stripes/Jack White
Tool
Bob Marley
Lorde
Led Zepplin
Stevie Stone
Rittz

[BeastieRunner]

Jazz, hip-hop, classical, hard/southern/arena/punk rock, some hardcore.

[SickAlice]

I don't really have one. I just like sound and things that move me in some way. I more gravitate to different music by the song itself. The only music that isn't my season is country, or most of it. I don't have a distaste to for it nor does it agitate me or something but I just don't feel it either. Lately my playlists have been as random as can be.

[Goggindowner]

I don't really have one. I just like sound and things that move me in some way. I more gravitate to different music by the song itself. The only music that isn't my season is country, or most of it. I don't have a distaste to for it nor does it agitate me or something but I just don't feel it either. Lately my playlists have been as random as can be.

See, I actually have a pure and deep seeded hatred for country music. Growing up in East Texas I was surrounded by it. Now I feel physically ill every time I hear it.

[Marvel_Is]

Heavy Metal and "Hair Metal". Metallica, Megadeth, Accept, Saxon, WASP, Cinderella, GN'R, Ratt, Skid Row, Tesla...Morbid Angel, Cryptopsy, Obituary...Molly Hatchet, Nazareth...







Different genre logos side-by-side.