Matt's Introduction
 

Hey, I'm new here. My name's Matt and I'm 17. I've been looking around for a music forum and this seems like the best one. I live in a relatively small hick town in Oregon. Everyone I know has mediocre (at best) taste in music, so talking about music, getting suggestions, etc. is impossible where I live. I just started listening to music two years ago, before that I didn't bother listening. I like most genre's of music.

These are my favorite's, but I like a whole lot more than this.
Composers:
Ennio Morricone
Bernard Herrman
Nino Rota
Mozart
Beethoven

Bands:
Aesop Rock
Aerosmith
Against Me!
The Beatles
Beck
Bob Marley
Bob Dylan
Bright Eyes
The Clash
CCR
Daft Punk
Depeche Mode
The Doors
The Eagle's
Flight of the Conchords
Flogging Molly
Frank Zappa
The Fugees
Howlin' Wolf
John Fogerty
Johnny Cash
Joy Division
The Kinks
LCD Soundsystem
Magnetic Fields
Metallica
MSTRKFT
Neil Young
Nick Cave
Pink Floyd
Pixies
Pretenders
Public Enemy
Queen
RHCP
R.E.M.
The Roots
The Sex Pistols
Smashing Pumpkins
The Stooges
TV on the Radio
Weezer
The Who

You're better off in a small hick town in southern Oregon than the big shit town in northern Oregon. :rofl:
Looks like you have a pretty open mind when it comes to music. Keep an open mind and you can find a lot of good music here.

EDIT: Good name, My name is Matt also.

Thanks. I'm probably going to go to college up in Portland once I get out of high school. Just out of curiosity, what don't you like about Portland? I've been there a couple of times and I really liked it, and I've pretty much only heard good things about it (other than the weather and the traffic).

Get some mars volta, then we can talk.

Welcome to MB Matt.

Judging by your list, you have a solid base to discover new music from.

Well, for starters, the traffic is terrible. The MAX only makes things worse downtown. They have a way of squandering tax dollars on bad ideas like running MAX from Portland to Clackamas and a commuter train from Willsonville to Beaverton when they could do a lot for traffic for less by fixing the bottlenecks in the busiest parts if I-5. There is also the issue of bike nazi's. These guys think they own the roads and never stop at signs or lights. You hear all the time about a biker that gets caught in the wheels of a bus or truck because he wasn't paying attention. Now they want to take tax dollars that were paid for road improvements from things like vehicle licensing, registrations and fuel, and divert it to create better bike paths. The city allows protests and demonstrations on the city streets during the busiest times of the work week causing a such terrible backups its unreal. Then you have to consider the tweekers and street kids. Tweekers will steal anything that isn't bolted down and most things that are. Street kids are to lazy for that and bombard you begging for change and cigarettes.

There are plenty of good things about Portland. One of the most diverse music scenes I have ever seen. Its in a great location to make a run to the beach one day and be on a mountain top the next. The beer selection is awesome. There are microbreweries everywhere. Overall I'd give Portland a 6 out of 10. Its a pretty good city but the downfalls are big ones.

I really like the Mar Volta, i just forgot to put it on my list.

Thanks. Ennio Morricone has owned me since I first saw For a Fistful of Dollars.

Yeah, I'm probably going to end up living in Forest Grove (I'm probably going to Pacific University), which is 25 miles or so away from Portland. That way I could just go to Portland on the weekends and not have to deal with the problems during the weekdays.

Portland has some good things about it though.. for anyone that likes gourmet and fresh foods Portland is a great city.. good local scene.. but you cant swing a dead ****roach without hitting a bunch of morose tattooed vegan a-holes... might be why i don't live there...



*wow... did't realize you couldn't say "c ock" even if it's part of the word "c ockroach"

The Magnetic Fields are like, one of the greatest ever. Welcome.

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