Hey people!

So many of you know I am a musician/singer and lover of good music. I grew up singing classical as a child soprano and then into my teens went on to write church music, indie rock and was in a metal band. In my 20′s I got into dance music but have since moved from there to acoustic, r’n'b, soul and blues rock. I sit however listening to more Soul R’n'B these days but I love it all.

So. I know there is a huge age range on here but I wanna hear people’s selections.

Here’s the question:

1. What’s your favourite musical style.

2. Favourite artist.

3. Most embarrassing song in your music collection

4. Your Number 1 played song on either iTunes or your collection.

Here’s Mine:

1. As Mentioned Soul/R’n'B

2. Aïrto Edmundo (Check him on Youtube.) He’s my male voice crush. I would marry his voice if I could.

3. Olivia Newton John’s Magic

4. Take on Me – A-Ha As of Yesterday it changed. Kelly (My Wife) says if people didn’t know you were gay they do now.

Feel free to add more questions if you want. All in good fun.

Hey right back!!

1. If I really had to narrow it all down my favourite styles are metal and alternative

2. My fav artists are Andreas Scholl (counter tenor) and Robert Smith. And Serge Tankian on his own.

3. most embarassing song that I’ll admit to is HIM’s version of the Neil Diamond classic ‘Solitary Man’. (though I’ve got a bit of Hillsong I’m not proud of!)

4. This is a hard one – I’m listening to Brand New’s ‘Daisy’ more than anything.

1. I tend to drift into singer/songwriter territory. Some of it gets called ‘alternative’ – how strange is it that ‘alternative’ is now a genre in itself with just as much shelf space in a music shop as ‘mainstream’.

2. Tori Amos. Let’s just say the collection is large.

3. Embarrassing? Oh gosh, I don’t know. Probably something left over from growing up in the 80s. I still have that Spandau Ballet cassette somewhere…

4. I don’t do songs, I do albums. And I don’t normally do them in ways that enable a count!

Favourite musical style – Progressive/alternative rock

Favourite artist – Dozens but I’d probably go with Opeth or Gomez.

Most embarrassing song in music collection – Right Said Fred “I’m Too Sexy”

Most played song – “Arriving Somewhere But Not Here” by Porcupine Tree.

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Hi Shane and everyone

Oh this has been hard for me to narrow down because I like a wide variety of music and artists. Anyway, here goes:

Favourite musical style – spiritual/world/jazz/soul/acoustic

Favourite artists – Elton John, James Taylor, Bee Gees, Phil Collins (love his balads), Brooke Fraser, Darlene Zschech, Finn brothers, Annie Lennox and lots of artists and power balad bands from the 70s and 80s

Most embarrassing song in music collection – a song called Revival which is on a christian tape. Really daggy!

Most played song at the moment – Sweet Disposition by Tempertrap

Hi Shane

Yes, you’re right about beauty being in so many types of music. It’s such a gift – I can’t imagine living in a world without music (Oh I can hear an Abba song in my head now – Thank you for the music . I like your idea of listening to others’ music styles as a way to open the mind and see what else is out there. I’ve already started doing that with this list and with others in my life. It’s a lovely thing to share.

Oh and in relation to your reference to Olivia Newton John, I used to idolise her and wanted to trade my mother in for Olivia! As a young girl, I loved the Xanadu and Grease albums and remember that song Silvery Rain, ? from Xanadu. I also still like Take on me from a-Ha. hehe

Thanks for the topic,

Ann Maree

My favourite music? The ABC Radio News Theme at 7:45am, the Four Corners theme, the ABC NewsRadio jingles, etc. You get the idea!

Despite being a muso of sorts, I really don’t listen intentionally to that much music these days. Tend to be more a news and current affairs junkie.

But, I like most forms of music (“catholic tastes”) except heavy metal and opera solos. (Like the grand choruses ‘though.) Have the on-hold music at work tuned to ABC Jazz (digital station) so that’s often on softly in the background via the phone speaker as I work. Classical music tastes tend to mostly baroque and surrounding eras. I must confess to even listening to “Saturday Night Country” (ABC Local Radio.) When I was in Singapore a bit last year, I found myself listening to and enjoying Lush99.5FM a lot – rightly described as “sexy, sensual, smooth”. (Have that on on-line as I type.) “The Weekend Planet” on ABC Radio National has a great world music selection. Even occasionally listen to CCM – mostly via the Wollongong Christian station (which I can pull in clearly here in inner-Sydney) .

How boring this world would be if we didn’t have the fantasic variety of music to suit all tastes. There’ll be plenty in heaven so we are told.

My favourite songs at the moment are Rock Your Soul by Elisa and Undisclosed Desires by Muse. I also love Starlight by Muse.