A question....

Led Zeppelin...

The only act worth listening to on X Factor every week.

Anything by David Freel/Swell how this man/band got so little recognition is a crime.

Swell

Rock
Indie
Blues Rock
bit of Hip Hop/Rap

I am, of course, a hip-hop fan...
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But I also enjoy various other genres.
I enjoy reggae of all styles, from your Bob Marley, Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Peter Mackintosh through to Eek-a-Mouse, Yellowman and on to the more modern stylings of Beenie Man, Baby Cham, Buju Banton and Bounty Killer.

I am also a fan of soul music, from the Motown era and the likes of The Four Tops, The Jackson 5, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson through to the New Jack swing era of Jodeci, R Kelly, Blackstreet, TLC, En Vogue, Bobby Brown and Guy and the more ballad sounds of the likes of Boys II Men, New Edition, Dru Hill and D'Angelo.

I also like Blues. The likes of BB King, Muddy Waters, Oscar Brown Jr, John Lee Hooker, Howlin' Wolf.

Being a Dartford boy, and a fan of the Blues, I am also of course a fan of the Rolling Stones.

Like what I think is referred to Grunge, Nirvana and Pearl Jam being the obvious bands to name.

Stone Roses, Inspiral CarpetsHappy Mondays and Black Grape are all pleasant to my ear, although Oasis never really made an impression on me.

One of the most recent albums I bought was by Elvis Costello, entitled Wise Up Ghost. Wasn't really a fan before, but this is a great album.

Don't mind a bit of classical music in the right situation, Beethovens Fifth in C Minor being a personal favourite.


Also love Justin Bieber, but does that not go without saying?

I have quite a large orchestral collection.

This is not exhaustive:

Mussorgsky
Dvorak
Elgar
Tchaikvosky
Khachaturian
Stravinsky
Grieg

Plus, I reckon about 90% of all of john Williams movie stuff that he's done, right from Towering Inferno onwards

Im also partial to Beethoven Piano Concertos, Mozart Clarinet Concerto, Rachmaninov Piano Concerto 2 and Dvorjak new World Symphony amongst many other things classical.

comment by Dunc the d'Ork - Proud co winner of the Ballon d'Ork 2013. (U11713)
posted 21 hours, 56 minutes ago
never understood the fascination with groups the stone roses and happy mondays.
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Oi Duncster, you're having a laugh ain't ya? Dissin the Roses.

just not my cup of cha mate

Plus, I reckon about 90% of all of john Williams movie stuff that he's done, right from Towering Inferno onwards
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I've been listening lately to a few bands like Two Steps from Hell and The Immediate who do movie trailer music. Sort of short, punchy orchestral rock music.