How diverse is your taste?

innerspaceboy · 12-27-2015, 09:48 PM

I consider my tastes fairly diverse. My digital library comprises 267 genres while my vinyl catalog focuses on a few dozen of my favorite umbrella genres.

I've recently started exploring the fascinating world of microtonalism and my current project is to expand my taste to include Early and Renaissance musics (between the years 500 CE and 1600 CE) which will introduce a vast new catalog of recordings into my sphere of interest.

grindy · 12-27-2015, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by innerspaceboy

I consider my tastes fairly diverse. My digital library comprises 267 genres while my vinyl catalog focuses on a few dozen of my favorite umbrella genres.

I've recently started exploring the fascinating world of microtonalism and my current project is to expand my taste to include Early and Renaissance musics (between the years 500 CE and 1600 CE) which will introduce a vast new catalog of recordings into my sphere of interest.

BTW, you might be interested in the unexpected mixture of microtonalism and pop music. Syzygys use an organ playing in Harry Partch's 43-tone scale.

They also do those weird folky instrumental numbers.

innerspaceboy · 12-27-2015, 10:00 PM

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BTW, you might be interested in the unexpected mixture of microtonalism and pop music. Syzygys use an organ playing in Harry Partch's 43-tone scale.

Intriguing! I never expected a Partch-casiocore crossover. I dig it!

Anteater · 12-27-2015, 10:41 PM

If you can recognize the value of genres, artists, etc. that others tend to dismiss due to the deficit of initial interest, experience or even just a general lack of awareness, I'd say you might be more "diverse" than some. The trick to breaking into new genres is to find a good crossover point for whatever you are looking into that doesn't immediately alienate.

For instance, while I like most of the obvious touchstone genres, I'm also a huge fan of so called soft/yacht-rock, contemporary (smooth) jazz, AOR and progressive rock: genres that tend to get marginalized or outright ignored by most music-related publications, communities, etc on an annual basis. That's not to say they aren't relevant or that gems don't exist that might appeal to a larger audience: its just that folks get sucked into preconceived notions/opinions by people who never explore any of those genres to begin with. They heard a Journey song one day at the grocery store and decided that all 80's rock music has no value. Or they saw Toto on a really stupid looking Greatest Hits Of The 70's compilation and never bothered to see if maybe there was more to the story of why some of the best musicians on the planet were all in some "soft rock" band together.

One of the fun things about a community like MusicBanter is sharing what you know to help break down ignorance and give others the opportunity to get a better idea of what you love and why you love it. That's probably why I've stuck around for as long as I have (coming up on eight years now), and hopefully you'll do the same.

Chula Vista · 12-27-2015, 10:51 PM

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I'm also a huge fan of so called soft/yacht-rock, contemporary jazz, AOR and progressive rock: genres that tend to get marginalized or outright ignored.

Not by me.

Basil C. Thurston III · 12-28-2015, 03:22 AM

I don't know about "diverse" but I can find something in almost any genre that I like. That's why music can be so exciting- there is always something to be discovered...looking at my collection, you might say it's diverse if you feel the need to break things down into genres, labels, styles, etc. But to me, music is just music, and there is good and bad, and it's pretty subjective dependent on the listener..

Black Francis · 12-28-2015, 02:20 PM

My music taste is pretty diverse, i can listen to anything from the Pixies to Frank Black to Frank Black & the catholics.

**Frownland** · 12-28-2015, 02:23 PM

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My music taste is pretty diverse, i can listen to anything from the Pixies to Frank Black to Frank Black & the catholics.

If you really want to spread your wings you should check out Nirvana.

FRED HALE SR. · 12-28-2015, 02:25 PM

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If you really want to spread your wings you should check out Nirvana.

" Every riff I ever stole was from Joey Santiago. " [Kurt Cobain]

Or not

Black Francis · 12-28-2015, 03:13 PM

"We know." -Krist Novoselic, Dave Grohl.

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Basil C. Thurston III Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 123	I don't know about "diverse" but I can find something in almost any genre that I like. That's why music can be so exciting- there is always something to be discovered...looking at my collection, you might say it's diverse if you feel the need to break things down into genres, labels, styles, etc. But to me, music is just music, and there is good and bad, and it's pretty subjective dependent on the listener..